ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Solar Bears have announced that defenseman Matthew Spencer has been reassigned to Orlando by the Tampa Bay Lightning, the club’s NHL affiliate.
Spencer, 21, has tallied one assist in six games with the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League this season.
The second-year pro has posted six points (1g-5a) and 13 penalty minutes in 46 career AHL games with the Crunch. The 6-foot-2, 204-pound blueliner has also appeared in 14 ECHL games with the Adirondack Thunder, where he has added three points (2g-1a) and 13 penalty minutes.
Prior to turning pro, the Oakville, Ontario native played major junior hockey for the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League, where he accumulated 98 points (19g-79a) and 203 penalty minutes in 251 games.
Spencer was a second-round selection of the Lightning (#44 overall) in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.