SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY

SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY 3300 W. Montague Ave. Suite A-200 - North Charleston, SC 29418

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2017-18 SCHEDULE

October

Fri • 20th Sat • 21st Fri • 27th Sat • 28th

vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits

Fri • 3rd Sun • 5th Tue • 7th Wed • 8th Fri • 10th Sat • 11th Tue • 14th Sat • 18th Sun • 19th Thu • 23rd Sat • 25th Sun • 26th

@ Greenville Swamp Rabbits

Sat • 2nd Sun • 3rd Tue • 5th Thu • 7th Sat • 9th Sun • 10th Wed • 13th Fri • 15th Sat • 16th Thu • 21st Fri • 22nd Sat • 23rd Fri • 29th Sat • 30th

vs. Orlando Solar Bears

@ Atlanta Gladiators vs. Atlanta Gladiators

L, 2-4 L, 4-5 OT W, 8-2 W, 4-2 W, 3-1 W, 4-1 W, 4-2 L, 3-4 W, 1-0 W, 3-1 L, 3-4 W, 3-2 SO L, 2-4 W, 3-1

Fri • 5th Sat • 6th Tue • 9th Fri • 12th Sat • 13th Sun • 14th Fri • 19th Sat • 20th Wed • 24th Fri • 26th Sat • 27th Sun • 28th Tue • 30th

vs. Florida Everblades vs. Florida Everblades vs. Norfolk Admirals vs. Atlanta Gladiators vs. Orlando Solar Bears vs. Jacksonville Icemen @ Norfolk Admirals @ Norfolk Admirals @Jacksonville Icemen vs. Orlando Solar Bears vs. Orlando Solar Bears vs. Norfolk Admirals vs. Norfolk Admirals

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

Fri • 2nd Sat • 3rd Fri • 9th Sat • 10th Sun • 11th Fri • 16th Tue • 20th Fri • 23rd Sat • 24th Wed • 28th

vs. Orlando Solar Bears @ Jacksonville Icemen @ Worcester Railers @ Manchester Monarchs @ Manchester Monarchs vs. Jacksonville Icemen vs. Norfolk Admirals vs. Brampton Beast vs. Brampton Beast @ Cincinnati Cyclones

W, 6-2 W, 2-1 SO W, 4-1 W, 1-0 L, 1-2 OT 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:35 p.m.

@ Toledo Walleye @ Toledo Walleye

7:15 p.m. 7:15 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 3:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

November

December

January

February

March

Fri • 2nd Sat • 3rd Tue • 6th Fri • 9th Sat • 10th Sun • 11th Thu • 15th Fri • 16th Mon • 19th Wed • 21st Fri • 23rd Sun • 25th Tue • 27th Fri • 30th Sat • 31st

@ Jacksonville Icemen @ Norfolk Admirals @ Norfolk Admirals

vs. Jacksonville Icemen vs. Reading Royals vs. Reading Royals vs. Atlanta Gladiators vs. Atlanta Gladiators @ Jacksonville Icemen

vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits

@ Atlanta Gladiators @ Atlanta Gladiators @ Orlando Solar Bears @ Orlando Solar Bears

vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits

vs. Atlanta Gladiators @ Atlanta Gladiators @ Florida Everblades @ Florida Everblades @ Florida Everblades

@ Greenville Swamp Rabbits

vs. Atlanta Gladiators

@ Greenville Swamp Rabbits

@ Greenville Swamp Rabbits vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits

vs. Atlanta Gladiators vs. Jacksonville Icemen vs. Idaho Steelheads vs. Idaho Steelheads @ Atlanta Gladiators @ Orlando Solar Bears @ Orlando Solar Bears @ Orlando Solar Bears vs. Kalamazoo Wings @ Jacksonville Icemen @ Jacksonville Icemen

April

Tue • 3rd Thu • 5th Fri • 6th Sun • 8th

vs. Florida Everblades

@ Greenville Swamp Rabbits @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits

vs. Orlando Solar Bears

Jacksonville Icemen vs. South Carolina Stingrays

W, 4-3 W, 3-2 W, 5-4 W, 5-2

Friday, February 16 • North Charleston, SC

2017-18 Team Comparison (ECHL Rank) Jacksonville South Carolina

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

7:05 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 3:05 p.m.



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GF/G GA/G PP% PK%

2.78 (24th) 3.35 (17th) 9.5% (27th) 82.7% (13th)

18-27-3-3

3.04 (15th) 2.25 (1st) 16.1% (19th) 91.6% (1st) 31-11-5-1

Stingrays Back At Home To Host Jacksonville Friday The South Carolina Stingrays play their only game of the week at home on Friday night against the Jacksonville Icemen at the North Charleston Coliseum. The Rays are coming off a four-game road swing that included three contests against North Division teams in which they went 3-0-1. SC sits in second place in the South Division with 68 points thru 48 games. After a win in Norfolk on Wednesday, the Icemen are tied in sixth place in the division standings with 42 points and trail Orlando for the final playoff spot in the table by eight points. The Stingrays boast the top defense and penalty killing units in the ECHL, allowing just 2.25 goals per game while discarding 91.6% of opponents’ power play opportunities this season. Jacksonville has done better on the defensive side of the puck this season, allowing 3.35 tallies per game while posting a penalty kill percentage at 82.7%. The tilt begins a four-game homestand for the Stingrays which will account for their final contests in North Charleston during February. After Friday, the teams have three more scheduled meetings this season. Monarchs Force Series Split, Top Rays In OT Matt Marcinew scored at 1:15 of overtime to give the Manchester Monarchs a 2-1 victory over the South Carolina Stingrays at the SNHU Arena on Sunday afternoon. Forward Taylor Cammarata registered the only goal for South Carolina during the third period, scoring his 10th of the season from defenseman Paul Geiger. Goaltender Jeff Jakaitis made the start in net for the Stingrays and took the loss after making 26 saves in the contest. Branden Komm turned aside 31 shots and picked up the win for the Monarchs. Neither team was able to convert on the power play for the second straight day, each finishing 0-for-2 in the contest.

2017-18 ECHL South Division Standings

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GP Florida Everblades 48 South Carolina Stingrays 48 Atlanta Gladiators 53 Orlando Solar Bears 51 Greenville Swamp Rabbits 50 Jacksonville Icemen 51 Norfolk Admirals 50

W 34 31 26 22 20 18 18

L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA 9 1 4 73 0.760 171 120 11 5 1 68 0.708 145 106 24 1 2 55 0.519 154 164 23 5 1 50 0.490 153 175 26 3 1 44 0.440 156 197 27 3 3 42 0.412 142 171 26 5 1 42 0.420 152 191

SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY Scouting The Icemen Jacksonville is continuing a three-game road trip which began in Norfolk on Wednesday and will also finish in Norfolk on Monday. A 5-2 win Wedesday against the Admirals gave the Icemen their third win in their last four games, which have also included victories over Greenville and Allen. Jacksonville has struggled to gain consistency this season and currently have an overall record of 18-27-3-3 in their inaugural year. The team’s leading scorer, Elgin Pearce, has posted 38 points on 15 goals and 23 assists in 46 games. Jimmy Lodge has also been an important offensive threat with 13 goals and 18 assists for 31 points in 38 games. Rookie forward Cameron Critchlow has recently flourished, posting 27 points through 49 games on 10 goals and 17 assists. Defensemen Christopher Dienes and Dajon Mingo have become part of the team’s offense with 22 and 19 points respectively. Dienes, in his rookie season out of Western Michigan, has four goals and 18 assists while Mingo has contributed three goals and 16 helpers. Austin Lotz had emerged as the starter for the Icemen but has recently been summoned to the AHL by the Manitoba Moose, leaving Colton Phinney and Alex Sakellaropoulos as the team’s options in between the pipes. All-Time History vs. Jacksonville Friday’s meeting is the seventh between South Carolina and Jacksonville during the first season of play for the Icemen. The Rays were victorious in the first bout in Jacksonville on Oct. 21 by a score of 3-2 and have gone on to win three other contests against their newest division rival this season. Overall, SC is 4-2-0 against the Icemen this season. The Stingrays were familiar with Jacksonville’s first ECHL franchise, the Lizard Kings, during their existance from 1995-2000. The two teams will face-off 10 total times during the Icemen’s inaugural year in Jacksonville. Top Notch Goaltending Tandem South Carolina goaltenders Parker Milner and Jeff Jakaitis have made up the top tandem in the league this season and are both currently in the top five in the ECHL’s goals-against average leaders. After his second shutout of the season on Saturday for his fourth straight win, Milner’s GAA is now down to 2.03 which is second in the league. Jakaitis’ mark of 2.19 is fifth among all qualifying netminders. The two have combined for more than 2,300 minutes in net this year along with three shutout performances. Shots Securing Success South Carolina has done well when outshooting its opponents this season, posting a record of 20-6-2. The Stingrays have managed to hold teams to an average of just 26.94 shots on goal per game this year, which is the lowest number in the league. Top Dogs On Defense The Stingrays have allowed an average of 2.25 goals per game this season, which gives them the top defensive unit in the ECHL through 48 games. South Carolina also owns the top penalty killing rate in the league at 91.6% with just 16 power play goals allowed in 191 shorthanded situations this year. In their last nine games, the Rays have gone 35/36 on the PK.

INSIDE THE SERIES Record vs. JAX............. 4-2-0-0 Last 10 vs. JAX............. 4-2-0-0 Streak vs. JAX.......... Won One Warsofsky vs. JAX....... 4-2-0-0

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First meeting

........... Oct. 21, 2017 (W, 3-2)

Last meeting

....... Feb. 3, 2018 (W, 2-1 SO)

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

2016-17 2017-18 40-28-3-1 31-11-5-1 30-16-3-1 27-11-4-1 6-4-0-0 4-0-1-0 1-2-0-0 0-0-0-0 3-6-0-0 0-0-0-0 22-12-2-0 16-5-3-0 18-16-1-1 15-6-2-1 11-0-3-1 5-5 1-1 2-1

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

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

18-5-2-1 13-6-3-0 11-3-1-0 6-5-0-0 14-3-4-1 20-0-2-1 4-9-0-0 7-2-3-0

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

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

14-7-2-0 17-4-3-1 5-5-4-0 26-6-1-1

One-Goal Games Two-Goal Games OT/Shootout Games

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

14-6-5-1 10-4-0-0 7-0-5-1

More Penalties than Opponent 18-16-2-1 Less Penalties than Opponent 15-7-1-0 Same Amount of Penalties as Opp. 7-5-0-0

12-2-2-1 13-5-1-0 6-4-2-0

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

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

12-4-0-0 7-0-1-0 7-0-0-0 5-7-4-1

Outshooting Opponent Outshot by Opponent Shots are Even

26-14-1-0 10-9-2-1 4-5-0-0

20-6-2-0 11-5-3-0 0-0-0-1

Following a win Following a loss

21-16-1-1 19-12-1-0

20-8-3-0 10-3-2-1

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SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY Hughes, Simonelli Get AHL Calls The Stingrays announced multiple transactions Tuesday, with defenseman Tommy Hughes recalled to the AHL’s Hershey Bears and blueliner Frankie Simonelli signing a PTO with the AHL’s Utica Comets. Hughes has appeared in 26 games with South Carolina this season, scoring eight points (2g, 6a) along with a +5 rating and 18 penalty minutes. It is the second recall for the London, Ont. native, who suited up in four games with the Bears earlier this year and registered two penalty minutes. Simonelli has been enjoying success on both sides of the puck with the Stingrays this season, posting 30 points (8goals, 20a) in 46 games. The defender has played in 64 career AHL games from 2014-17 with the Providence Bruins and Bakersfield Condors, scoring 12 points (3g, 9a). Leaders Against Jacksonville Forward Steven Whitney leads the Rays in scoring during the team’s six previous games against Jacksonville this season with five points two goals and three assists. Defenseman Joey Leach is second with four points on a goal and three helpers. Forwards Joe Devin and Dylan Margonari have each chipped in three points apiece. Jeff Jakaitis has suited up for three games against Jacksonville and has a 2-1 record, while Parker Milner has a GAA of 1.02 and a save percentage at 0.926 in two appearances opposing the Icemen. McGauley Continues To Aid Offense Forward Tim McGauley picked up three assists last weekend and now has 31 points on the season with 10 goals and 21 helpers. All of his numbers this year have eclipsed his totals during 39 regular season games with the team last season. The Wilcox, Sask. native has seemingly scored in bunches this year and has accumulated nine multi-point performances while appearing in 44 games overall. His assist mark is tied for third on the team behind forward Joe Devin and defenseman Frankie Simonelli.

Milner Shuts Out Monarchs With 22 Saves Paul Geiger’s first period goal stood up as the only tally of the night and Parker Milner stopped all 22 shots the Manchester Monarchs sent to the net in a 1-0 victory for the South Carolina Stingrays at the SNHU Arena on Saturday night. The shutout was Milner’s second of the season for the Stingrays as well as his 16th win of the year. SC got the only goal of the night when Geiger crashed the net and redirected the puck home on a pass by Tim McGauley at 16:38 of the first. Steven Whitney started the play by finding space at the top of the offensive zone, then moved it down low for McGauley, who found Geiger open in front for his 6th goal of the year. Stingrays Feel Right At Home With 4-1 Win In Worcester The South Carolina Stingrays scored in the first three minutes of each period to earn their 30th win of the season by a score of 4-1 in their first-ever meeting with the Worcester Railers last Friday night at the DCU Center. Defenseman Frankie Simonelli had a three-point night with a goal and two assists, while Tim McGauley had two helpers and goaltender Parker Milner earned his 15th victory of the year with 21 saves. South Carolina outshot Worcester 28-22 in the game, while both teams came up empty on the power play with the Railers getting four chances and the Rays earning three.

SOUTH CAROLINA IN BRIEF TEAM INFORMATION Location.....................North Charleston, S.C. Nickname........................................... Stingrays Colors........................................... Blue and Red Home Rink...... North Charleston Coliseum Capacity......................................................7,250 League.........................................................ECHL President............................... Rob Concannon

HOCKEY STAFF Head Coach...........................Ryan Warsofsky Assistant Coach......................... Steve Bergin Athletic Trainer............................ Rick Covard Equipment Manager.........Cameron Parker

FRANCHISE HISTORY First Season.................................................1993 Total Seasons..................................................25 Overall Record.....................959-561-59-130 Winning Seasons...........................................24 Regular Season Titles...................1, 1996-97 Division Championships............................... 6 Conference Championships........................ 5 Kelly Cups........................................................... 3 HOCKEY INFORMATION 2016-17 Overall Record................ 40-28-3-1 2015-16 vs. South........................... 30-16-3-1 Returning Players..........................................15 Newcomers......................................................11 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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