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2017 PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

South Carolina vs. Greenville (SC Wins, 4-2) Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6

Thursday, April 13 Friday, April 14 Monday, April 17 Tuesday, April 18 Friday, April 21 Monday, April 24

L, 3-6 L, 1-4 W, 6-0 W, 6-1 W, 4-2 W, 4-0

South Carolina vs. Florida (SC Wins, 4-1) Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5

Friday, April 28 Saturday, April 29 Monday, May 1 Wednesday, May 3 Thursday, May 4

W, 3-2 2OT L, 2-5 W, 1-0 2OT W, 4-2 W, 2-1

S. Carolina vs. Manchester (SC Wins, 4-3) Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7

Friday, May 12 Saturday, May 13 Monday, May 15 Friday, May 19 Saturday, May 20 Monday, May 22 Wednesday, May 24

South Carolina vs. Colorado Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7

Friday, May 26 Sunday, May 28 Sunday, June 4 Monday, June 5 Wednesday, June 7 Friday, June 9 Saturday, June 10

L, 1-2 L, 3-4 W, 5-3 W, 2-1 W, 3-1 L, 1-5 W, 4-3

9:05 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 9:05 p.m. 9:05 p.m.

South Carolina Stingrays vs. Colorado Eagles Game 1: Friday, May 26 • Loveland, CO

16-17 Reg. Season Comparison (ECHL Rank) South Carolina Colorado



GF/G GA/G PP% PK%

3.15 (17th) 2.93 (7th) 17.3% (12th) 84.9% (3rd)

3.68 (5th) 2.86 (3rd) 24.8% (2nd) 83.4% (10th)

Rays Open 2017 Kelly Cup Finals In Colorado Friday Night The South Carolina Stingrays are appearing in their fifth Kelly Cup Finals beginning Friday night against the Colorado Eagles at the Budweiser Event Center in Loveland. The Rays advanced to the league finals Wednesday night after defeating the Manchester Monarchs 4-3 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Colorado has been waiting for an opponent after disposing of the Toledo Walleye in the Western Conference Finals last weekend, finishing off a 5-game series. The Eagles will host the first two games of the finals this weekend before the series shifts to South Carolina for three games. If necessary, the teams will return to the BEC for Games 6 and 7 on June 9-10. Before defeating Toledo, Colorado won series over the Idaho Steelheads and defending champion Allen Americans.

Stingrays Win Game 7, Advance To Kelly Cup Finals Olivier Archambault scored twice including the game-winning strike in the third period as the South Carolina Stingrays defeated the Manchester RAYS PLAYOFF LEADERS Monarchs 4-3 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals Wednesday Assists Goals Domenic Monardo, 12 night at SNHU Arena to advance to the Kelly Cup Finals. Rob Flick and Rob Flick, 11 Domenic Monardo also had a goal and an assist for South Carolina in Olivier Archambault, 7 Kelly Zajac, 11 the victory, while Kelly Zajac picked up two assists and Parker Milner Rob Flick, 9 Chern./Monardo, 6 stopped 24 shots to earn the win. The Rays held off a few late chances by Plus-Minus Shots On Net Manchester and pulled out the victory, outshooting the Monarchs 30-27. Rob Flick, +8 Rob Flick, 62 Domenic Monardo, +8 Parker/Epp, +6

NORTH

2017 ECHL KELLY CUP PLAYOFFS CENTRAL

SOUTH

A. Cherniwchan, 55 Domenic Monardo, 52

MOUNTAIN

SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY Scouting The Eagles Colorado finished the regular season with an overall record of 47-20-2-3 and 99 points, which was second-best in the ECHL’s Mountain Division and third in the Western Conference. Forward Casey Pierro-Zabotel led the team with 88 points (24 goals, 64 assists) while playing in all 72 regular season games. Matt Garbowsky was right behind with 81 points and led the team with 36 goals. Luke Salazar also had a big year, eclipsing the 70-mark with 77 points (30 goals, 47 assists). Defenseman Matt Register led the blueliners in scoring with 64 points (18 goals, 46 assists). Goaltender Clarke Saunders was the team’s mainstay in net, playing in 38 games with a record of 28-7-1, a goals against of 2.60 and a save percentage at 0.913. But Saunders is currently with the San Jose Barracuda in the AHL Calder Cup Playoffs. Forward Alex Belzile leads the team and the entire ECHL in playoff scoring with 24 points on 14 goals and 10 assists, while Register has 20 points (six goals, 14 assists) and defenseman Jake Marto has 15 points (four goals, 11 assists). Netminder Lukas Hafner has played 12 games in between the pipes during the playoffs with a GAA of 2.60 and a save percentage at 0.896. All-Time History vs. Colorado Although Colorado joined the ECHL at the start of the 2011-12 season, the Eagles and Stingrays had never met before this year. In their first-ever series back in November the Eagles got the best of the Rays, winning two of three games in North Charleston. Colorado again won two of three when the teams played another series during the first week of March in Loveland but South Carolina was victorious in the most recent matchup with a 4-1 win on Mar. 4. Archambault’s Big Night Stingrays forward Olivier Archambault had a breakout performance in Wednesday’s Game 7 victory over Manchester in the Eastern Conference Finals. Archambault struck for two goals, including the game-winner at 8:56 of the third period and also led the team with five shots on net. The forward’s seven postseason tallies rank second on the team, while his four game-winning goals is tied for the most in the ECHL’s Kelly Cup Playoffs. Milner Saving His Best For The Postseason Goaltender Parker Milner has been great in between the pipes for South Carolina during the postseason. While starting in all of the Rays’ 18 playoff games, Milner has a goals against average of 2.17, a save percentage at 0.920, three shutouts and 12 wins. The netminder is high among the league leaders in all categories during the Kelly Cup Playoffs. Milner has done his best work at home, allowing just 13 total goals during nine contests in North Charleston for a GAA of 1.44 to go along with a save percentage at 0.950. Scoring First Leading To Success The Stingrays are 7-0 when scoring the first goal during their postseason run. South Carolina has allowed the first strike in 11 of their playoff contests and have still managed to come from behind and win five of those games. Three of the team’s four wins in the Eastern Conference Finals came in come-from-behind fashion.

INSIDE THE SERIES Record vs. COL............. 2-4-0-0 Last 10 vs. COL............. 2-4-0-0 Streak vs. COL.......... Won One Warsofsky vs. COL....... 2-4-0-0 *regular season only

First meeting

............ Nov. 17, 2016 (L, 2-4)

Last meeting

............. Mar. 4, 2017 (W, 4-1)

SITUATIONAL RECORDS Overall Record vs. South Division vs. North Division vs. Central Division vs. Mountain Division Home record Road record Overtime

2015-16 2016-17 44-18-7-3 40-28-3-1 27-10-4-2 30-16-3-1 2-1-0-0 6-4-0-0 3-1-0-0 1-2-0-0 0-0-1-1 3-6-0-0 21-7-5-3 22-12-2-0 23-11-2-0 18-16-1-1 1-7-3-3 11-0-3-1

Scoring First Opponent scores first Leading after one period Behind after one period Tied after one period Leading after two periods Behind after two periods Tied after two periods

35-4-2-2 29 times 28-2-1-2 6-9-4-1 10-7-2-0 33-1-1-0 3-13-2-2 8-4-4-1

24-15-0-1 16-13-3-0 17-8-1-0 5-10-1-0 18-10-1-1 20-3-1-1 5-20-1-0 15-5-1-0

Scoring on the PP Scoreless on the PP Allowing a PPG Opponent Scoreless on the PP

27-7-3-0 17-11-4-3 11-13-4-1 33-5-3-2

18-13-1-0 22-15-2-1 12-16-2-0 27-13-1-1

One-Goal Games Two-Goal Games Overtime Games

11-4-7-3 19-11-3-1 11-10-0-0 7-6-0-0 1-7-3-3 11-0-3-1

More Penalties than Opponent Less Penalties than Opponent Same Amount of Penalties as Opp.

19-8-2-2 18-8-3-1 7-2-2-0

18-16-2-1 15-7-1-0 7-5-0-0

Scored three goals Scored four goals Scored five or more goals Held to two goals or fewer

8-3-0-2 14-0-2-0 14-0-0-0 8-15-5-1

11-3-2-1 7-4-0-0 16-1-0-0 6-20-1-0

Outshooting Opponent Outshot by Opponent Shots are Even

29-12-6-1 26-14-1-0 13-5-1-2 10-9-2-1 2-1-0-0 4-5-0-0

Following a win Following a loss

26-10-4-2 21-16-1-1 17-9-3-1 19-12-1-0

*regular season only

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SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY Leaders Against Colorado Rob Flick led all Stingrays skaters during the six regular season contests against the Eagles, scoring 10 total points on six goals and four assists. Right behind Flick was Steven McParland, who was also a major contributor with nine points on three goals and six assists. Defenseman Steve Weinstein led the squad with seven assists as part of nine points in the six meetings. Forward Scott Tanski was at his best against the Eagles this year, scoring four goals and two assists for an average of a point per game in the six contests. Flick Among Top Playoff Performers Forward Rob Flick has been one of the top offensive players in the 2017 Kelly Cup Playoffs and is currently tied for third among all skaters in postseason scoring with 20 points. The London, Ont. native’s 11 goals and three game-winning tallies are second in the ECHL, while his 62 shots on net rank third. The sixth-year forward was also the top performer for SC during the regular season with 63 points (31 goals. 32 assists) in 60 games. Locking Down Leads Both the South Carolina Stingrays and Colorado Eagles have been successful in holding leads during this year’s Kelly Cup Playoffs. South Carolina is 8-0 when leading after the second period, while Colorado is 6-0. The two teams also both hold 3-0 records during the playoffs in games that were tied at the conclusion of the second period. History On Their Side During their 24-year ECHL history, the Stingrays have more playoff wins than any other franchise with 122. South Carolina has qualified for the postseason in 23 of their seasons, including 10 straight. South Carolina has now advanced to at least the Eastern Conference Finals in three consecutive years and is making their fifth appearance in the Kelly Cup Finals. The Rays’ three Kelly Cup titles are tied with Alaska for the most of any team in league history. Brittain’s 38 Saves Force Game 7 Manchester Monarchs’ goaltender Sam Brittain made 38 saves behind a desperate team that scored five times to win Game 6 by a score of 5-1 over the South Carolina Stingrays on Monday night and force a Game 7 which will be played Wednesday night in Manchester. The Stingrays’ only goal came late in the game from Olivier Archambault on the power play, while goaltender Parker Milner made 27 saves in a losing effort. South Carolina outshot Manchester 39-34 on the night, but were unsuccessful early in the game against Brittain before falling behind. Third Period Comeback Earns Rays Game 5 Victory Three tallies in the third period of Game 5 gave the South Carolina Stingrays their third consecutive win and a 3-2 series lead in the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday night at the SNHU Arena by a score of 3-1. Steven McParland and Olivier Archambault both had a goal and an assist in the final period, while Kelly Zajac added an insurance marker and Parker Milner made 19 saves in the victory. South Carolina owned the third, holding the Monarchs to just three shots in the final 20 minutes.

SOUTH CAROLINA IN BRIEF TEAM INFORMATION Location.....................North Charleston, S.C. Nickname........................................... Stingrays Colors........................................... Blue and Red Home Rink...... North Charleston Coliseum Capacity................................................... 10,537 League.........................................................ECHL President............................... Rob Concannon Vice President.........................Scott Frasnelly

HOCKEY STAFF Head Coach...........................Ryan Warsofsky Assistant Coach......................... Steve Bergin Athletic Trainer............................ Rick Covard Equipment Manager.........Cameron Parker Strength & Conditioning............Matthew Blair Davis

FRANCHISE HISTORY First Season.................................................1993 Total Seasons..................................................24 Overall Record.....................959-561-59-130 Winning Seasons...........................................24 Regular Season Titles...................1, 1996-97 Division Championships............................... 6 Conference Championships........................ 4 Kelly Cups........................................................... 3 HOCKEY INFORMATION 2015-16 Overall Record................ 44-18-7-3 2015-16 vs. South........................... 27-10-4-2 Returning Players............................................ 7 Captain...............................................Joe Devin Alternate Captain.......................Patrick Gaul Alternate Captain.....................Trevor Gillies COMMUNICATIONS Address...................3300 W. Montague Ave. Contact....................................... Jared Shafran [email protected] Office Phone.............................843-744-2248 Rays Facebook............ /SCStingraysHockey Rays Twitter............................... @SCStingrays Rays Instagram............@scstingrayshockey



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