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Power outage at Amway Center postpones Orlando Solar Bears game

Ticket buyers will receive an email regarding refunds and exchanges, officials said

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ORLANDO, Fla. – A power outage from the weekend storms that rolled through Central Florida caused Sunday’s Orlando Solar Bears game to be postponed, officials said.

Social media posts from both the Amway Center and the Solar Bears confirmed the power outage with messages on social media.

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The Solar Bears, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Tampa Bay Lightning, were scheduled to take on the Florida Everblades.

“This has led to unforeseen & unsafe conditions for both teams,” Solar Bears officials said in their post, saying ice conditions were not safe.

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Team officials said that ticket buyers will receive an email regarding refunds and exchanges.

They also announced that if you parked in the Geico Garage, to keep your receipt because it will be honored for the new game date which is to be determined.

Record rain fell across Central Florida on Saturday and into Sunday morning as a Gulf low system brought intense heavy rain.

The heavy rain not only led to localized flooding, but also led to record-breaking rainfall for many cities.

December is usually one of the driest month of the year in Central Florida and many cities saw more-than-normal rainfall in less than 24 hours.


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Jacob joined ClickOrlando.com in 2022. He spent 19 years at the Orlando Sentinel, mostly as a photojournalist and video journalist, before joining Spectrum News 13 as a web editor and digital journalist in 2021.

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