Lyszczarczyk signs with Solar Bears

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Solar Bears have announced the club has signed forward Alan Lyszczarczyk to a contract for the 2020-21 season.

Lyszczarczyk joins Orlando after posting 20 points (10g-10a) in 23 games this season with Polish club Podhale Nowy Targ. 

Last year, the 22-year-old played his first season of professional hockey with the Fort Wayne Komets, where he tied for fifth in scoring among all ECHL rookies with 46 points (19g-27a) in 57 games.

Prior to turning pro, the native of Nowy Targ, Poland played major junior hockey with the Ontario Hockey League’s Mississauga Steelheads, Owen Sound Attack and Sudbury Wolves, where he played under current Solar Bears head coach Drake Berehowsky. In 251 career OHL games, Lyszczarczyk notched 205 points (87g-118a).

Lyszczarczyk has also enjoyed a prolific career representing his homeland on the international stage, leading his team to back-to-back silver medal finishes at the World Junior Championships Division 1-B tournaments in 2017 and 2018, where he led both tournaments in scoring and was named the top forward each year. In senior competition, he also helped Poland capture a silver medal at the 2019 World Championships Division 1-B tournament.