Feb 25: Without actually appearing in a single game, Avery has now been released from his ECHL contract by the Solar Bears.
Feb 23: Sean Avery is a professional hockey player once again. The previously retired forward has signed an ECHL contract with the Orlando Solar Bears. He will begin on the team’s reserve list, as he returns to pro hockey after a decade away from the game.
Avery, 41, last played during the 2011-12 season, when he suited up 15 times for the New York Rangers and seven times for the Connecticut Whale of the AHL. Over parts of ten years in the NHL, the undrafted forward played in 580 regular season games, racking up 90 goals, 247 points, and 1,533 penalty minutes.
Perhaps known best for leading the league to create the “Avery Rule” which hands out a two-minute unsportsmanlike conduct penalty if a player “positions himself facing the opposition goaltender and engages in actions such as waving his arms or stick in front of the goaltender’s face, for the purpose of improperly interfering with and/or distracting the goaltender as opposed to positioning himself to try to make a play.” Avery’s on-ice antics made him one of the most talked-about players in the game during the peak of his career, though he was also an effective offensive player at times.
In 2006-07, a year split between the Rangers and Los Angeles Kings, Avery recorded 18 goals and 48 points, to go along with his 174 penalty minutes. Fifteen of those points came on the powerplay, while he also contributed on the penalty kill.
It is not yet clear when he will make his Solar Bears debut.
I wouldn’t think even the Orlando Solar Bears could get that desperate.
Avery’s still pissed that Rob Brown got away with the best sucker punch ever on his sorry hide — a cross-check to his ugly face! Every time he tells that story, it just brings a smile…
But I already bought his jersey. LOL.
@Dave – First, if you paid by CC, then just call the company and say that the store just notified you of a potential card fraud purchase and they need to stop it. If, however, you had a momentary lapse and used real cash, scour every inch of the house for that receipt and hope it doesn’t say “No returns. All sales final.” As a last resort, you’ll have to use it in place of the old burlap sack and ambush him coming out of the arena. It’ll be the first time a guy gets his sweater put back on over his own head before the beat-down! :)
And, you may need to hurry, because Georges Laraque has promised to sign with the Everblades, so you know what that means!
Good one!
The Solar Bears are getting sloppy seconds
Guess Avery got tired of playing with his dolls. :D
Kinda weird. Orlando’s comfortably in line for a playoff berth, and they haven’t had any more of a revolving door this year than any other ECHL team. You wonder whether Avery is drinking buddies with the team owner or something.
Bring back the Danbury Trashers!!!!!!!
Y tho
Shame the Solar Bears are giving that bully Avery a chance at a comeback. Guy is a complete tool. He is definitely NOT “veteran leadership” unless you are interested in mentoring your young players in how to be a complete “adam henry”. Does not seem like something that Tampa would be interested in. Must be a media stunt by the DeVos family that owns the Orlando Solar Bears. Hope the comeback is short and he can get back to being an idiot outside of hockey.
Just when I think that there aren’t enough hockey players who I truly dislike…
Say what you want to say, but hockey is more entertaining with Sean Avery in it.
As a clown show maybe. Almost as funny as the senile idiot in the White House
Trumps gone
Yes, Trump is gone. Enjoy your inflation!
And empty shelves, and $4.50 gasoline, and illegals flooding over the border and…..
@KRB – And, don’t forget, steaming piles of socialist belligerence and flat-earther junk science…
So is watching the Zamboni cleaning the ice!
Didn’t this jerk throw his skates into the Hudson River vowing to never play hockey again?
A fitting end for a giant turd of a human.
2 days. That’s 2 days longer than it should have been
Edit for Feb 25th – Georges Laraque gets denied a shot to defend his title. Man, this is worse than just “Mail-It-In Friday”…
Mac , yes bring back Avery for 1 game in NHL see if P.K. Subban makes another bone head play against him
link to youtube.com
The Solar Bears just got back the results of his background check?
So now I’m reading that the Solar Bears released him. Only Sean Avery could screw up a hockey comeback in 48 hours. Really!
Wouldn’t we all love to know what happened?
Look on the bright side Sean….Walmart’s hiring!
“Yes ma’am. Sloppy seconds are in Aisle 12”
I think the Solar Bears punked Avery. :D
So is watching the Zamboni cleaning the ice!
i wonder what the MSM is gonna try and hang him for