Sean Avery is back in professional hockey.
The former Rangers forward, who last stepped on the ice in 2012, signed a contract with the East Coast Hockey League’s Orlando Solar Bears, Tampa Bay’s ECHL affiliate, the team announced on Wednesday.
Avery, who led the NHL in penalty minutes twice, played parts of six seasons with the Rangers, scoring 45 goals with 78 assists as a member of the Blueshirts. The 41-year-old posted a video to his Instagram story on Tuesday in which he said he was in Winter Park, Fla. and skated with the Solar Bears. Avery is being placed on the Solar Bears’ reserve list, meaning he will not play right away.“I’ve got seven months to be physically ready to walk on to an NHL training camp,”Former Ranger Sean Avery is making a hockey comeback with the Orlando Solar Bears.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Glass Animals and Big Sean to Headline 2022 Mo Pop Festival“It’s been a journey and I can’t wait to see everybody,” said Big Sean in a statement.
Read more »
Around the Oval: Ohio State Men's Lacrosse Blasts No. 4 North Carolina, Women's Hockey Sweeps No. 3 Wisconsin and Baseball Mounts ComebackAround the Oval: Unranked men's lacrosse crushes No. 5 North Carolina by a score of 20-8, women's hockey sweeps No. 3 Wisconsin and baseball mounts a huge comeback against Indiana.
Read more »
Everything We Know About Florence + The Machine's Mysterious ComebackIt looks like Florence + The Machine is making its comeback with new billboards and playing cards teasing a song called “King.”
Read more »
Solar Orbiter captures a dramatic solar prominence | Digital TrendsSolar Orbiter, a mission to study the sun from NASA and ESA, recently took an image of the sun showing a dramatic solar prominence as it happened.
Read more »
Massive solar eruption captured in unprecedented imageIt's the largest solar prominence ever observed in a single image together with the full disc of the sun. The eruption extended millions of miles into space.
Read more »
500-pound black bear known as ‘Hank the Tank’ has broken into 28 homes in California communityAn enormous black bear, affectionately known as “Hank the Tank,” is making headlines after photos of him went viral on social media.
Read more »