SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY

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2016-17 SCHEDULE

October

Sat • 22nd Tue • 25th Thu • 27th Fri • 28th Sat • 29th

November

vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits

vs. Wichita Thunder @ Orlando Solar Bears @ Florida Everblades @ Florida Everblades

Tue • 1st Thu • 3rd Sun • 6th Thu • 10th Sat • 12th Sun • 13th Thu • 17th Sat • 19th Sun • 20th Sat • 26th Sun • 27th

vs. Orlando Solar Bears vs. Elmira Jackals vs. Elmira Jackals @ Orlando Solar Bears @ Orlando Solar Bears @ Orlando Solar Bears vs. Colorado Eagles vs. Colorado Eagles vs. Colorado Eagles vs. Norfolk Admirals @ Atlanta Gladiators

L, 2-6 W, 2-1 OT W, 3-2 OT W, 5-1 L, 0-3 W, 3-2 L, 2-4 L, 5-7 W, 5-2 W, 5-1 W, 1-0 OT

Fri • 2nd Sat • 3rd Sun • 4th Fri • 9th Sat • 10th Wed • 14th Fri • 16th Sat • 17th Tue • 20th Fri • 23rd Tue • 27th Wed • 28th Sat • 31st

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

L, 4-5 W, 3-1 W, 2-1 L, 0-2 W, 8-2 L, 3-4 SO W, 6-3 L, 2-5 W, 6-3 L, 1-2 W, 5-4 OT W, 6-3 W, 5-1

Tue • 3rd Fri • 6th Sat • 7th Sun • 8th Wed • 11th Fri • 13th Sat • 14th Sat • 21st Sun • 22nd Thu • 24th Fri • 27th Sat • 28th Sun • 29th

vs. Tulsa Oilers

December

January

@ Norfolk Admirals @ Norfolk Admirals @ Norfolk Admirals


vs. Norfolk Admirals @ Atlanta Gladiators

@ Greenville Swamp Rabbits

vs. Florida Everblades

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

W, 4-1 W, 3-0 W, 3-2 SO W, 2-1 L, 1-3 L, 1-2 W, 3-2 7:05 p.m. 3:05 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 3:05 p.m.

Wed • 1st Fri • 3rd Sat • 4th Tue • 7th Thu • 9th Fri • 10th Sun • 12th Tue • 14th Fri • 17th Sat • 18th Sun • 19th Fri • 24th Sat • 25th Sun • 26th

@ Manchester Monarchs @ Manchester Monarchs @ Manchester Monarchs @ Adirondack Thunder @ Reading Royals @ Norfolk Admirals vs. Orlando Solar Bears vs. Atlanta Gladiators vs. Manchester Monarchs vs. Manchester Monarchs vs. Adirondack Thunder @ Rapid City Rush @ Rapid City Rush @ Rapid City Rush

7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 3:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 3:05 p.m. 9:05 p.m. 9:05 p.m. 5:05 p.m.

Wed • 1st Fri • 3rd Sat • 4th Sat • 11th Sun • 12th Sat • 18th Wed • 22nd Fri • 24th Sat • 25th Sun • 26th Tue • 28th Fri • 31st

@ Colorado Eagles @ Colorado Eagles @ Colorado Eagles vs. Florida Everblades vs. Florida Everblades

vs. Orlando Solar Bears

9:05 p.m. 9:05 p.m. 9:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 3:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 3:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m.

Sun • 2nd Wed • 5th Fri • 7th Sat • 7:05

vs. Orlando Solar Bears @ Atlanta Gladiators vs. Atlanta Gladiators vs. Cincinnati Cyclones

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

February

March

April

vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits

@ Atlanta Gladiators @ Florida Everblades @ Florida Everblades @ Florida Everblades @ Atlanta Gladiators

vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits


@ Atlanta Gladiators vs. Atlanta Gladiators vs. Atlanta Gladiators vs. Indy Fuel


South Carolina Stingrays vs. Atlanta Gladiators

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

Saturday, January 21 • Duluth, GA

2016-17 Team Comparison (ECHL Rank) South Carolina Atlanta

GF/G GA/G PP% PK%

3.00 (18th) 2.50 (1st) 19.2% (9th) 86.1% (5th)

21-13-1-1

3.44 (11th) 3.82 (25th) 16.8% (13th) 78.6% (25th) 15-18-5-1

South Carolina Begins Second Half In Atlanta Saturday Night The Stingrays get the second half of the season started Saturday night when they take on the Atlanta Gladiators for the fourth time at the Infinite Energy Center. South Carolina has gotten the better of the Gladiators in all three previous contests, all of which have been one-goal games. The Rays resume their schedule after the league’s all-star break sitting in third place in the South Division with 44 points. South Carolina ranks as the top defensive unit in the ECHL allowing just 2.50 goals per game, while Atlanta is 11th in the league offensively with 3.44 goals per contest. The Gladiators are coming off a 4-3 overtime loss to Greenville on Friday night. Atlanta is in sixth place in the division with 36 total points. Stingrays Score Three In Third To Shock Florida Trailing by two at the start of the third, the South Carolina Stingrays staged a three-goal comeback in the final period to defeat the Florida Everblades 3-2 at Germain Arena on Saturday night. Colton Saucerman played a big part in the resurgence by scoring his first goal of the season and adding an assist, while Scott Tanski netted the game-winner and Parker Milner made 26 saves to earn his 17th victory of the season. The Everblades took control of the game in the second, scoring twice to take a 2-0 advantage. Saucerman got the comeback started with his first goal of the season on the power play with a blast that beat Florida netminder Anthony Peters at 6:47 of the third. Patrick Gaul then tied the game at 2-2 with his sixth goal of the season at 11:03 of the final period. Tanski provided the winner while the Rays were on the man-advantage, scoring on a redirection off a pass by forward Tim McGauley at 17:07 of the third.

2016-17 ECHL South Division Standings

GP Florida Everblades 37 Orlando Solar Bears 40 South Carolina Stingrays 36 Greenville Swamp Rabbits 39 Cincinnati Cyclones 37 Atlanta Gladiators 39 Norfolk Admirals 37

W 26 20 21 20 17 15 12

L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA 8 1 2 55 0.743 134 103 14 4 2 46 0.575 147 145 13 1 1 44 0.611 108 90 16 2 1 43 0.551 118 131 16 4 0 38 0.514 104 108 18 5 1 36 0.462 134 149 21 4 0 28 0.378 94 130

SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY Scouting The Gladiators Atlanta has a record of 15-18-5-1 through their first 39 games of the ECHL regular season and most recently fell to Greenville 4-3 in overtime on Friday night. The Gladiators played a large part of their schedule early in the season and was originally at the top of the South Division standings, but have since fallen as the rest of the division has caught up. Forward Brock Higgs leads the team and is 8th-best in the ECHL with 44 points (12 goals, 32 assists), while Justin Buzzeo is right behind with 41 points (12 goals, 29 assists). Forward Eric Neiley is tops on the squad and 12th in the ECHL with 18 goals, while Derek Nesbitt has also contributed with 17 tallies and 14 assists. Rookie defenseman Josh Atkinson leads the blueliners offensively with 27 points (five goals, 22 assists). Goaltender Matt Ginn has garnerned most of the time in net playing in 24 games, while rookie Dan Vladar has returned from the World Junior Championship and has a played in six contests. All-Time History vs. Atlanta Since the Gladiators joined the ECHL for the 2003-04 season, the two teams have met a total of 160 times, with South Carolina carrying an overall record of 90-56-6-5 (with three ties) against the Glads. Last year during the 2015-16 season. South Carolina went 9-3-1-0 against Atlanta in 13 meetings. In all three meetings this season at the Infinite Energy Center the Rays have prevailed with one goal victories. First, SC won 1-0 on a strike by Marcus Perrier in overtime Nov. 27 before another 5-4 victory in overtime on Rob Flick’s Dec. 27 tally. Most recently the Stingrays prevailed 2-1 on Jan. 8 with goals from Domenic Monardo and Olivier Archambault. Saturday’s game is the fourth of 11 matchups between the two franchises during the 2016-17 season. Magic Milner Goaltender Parker Milner has been carrying the load in between the pipes during the last three weeks. The Pittsburgh, Pa. native is now 3rd in the ECHL in both wins (17) and goals against average (2.35) with a save percentage at .909. The netminder was in the goal for all three games in Florida before the break, holding the Everblades to just seven total tallies during the series. With all the time in between the pipes, Milner has now racked up 1,509 minutes of gameplay, which is fourth-most in the ECHL. Saucerman Starts The Comeback Defenseman Colton Saucerman got the comeback started last Saturday night with his first goal of the season on a blast that beat Florida netminder Anthony Peters during an SC power play at 6:47 of the third. The blueliner also added the primary assist on the next goal by taking an initial shot before Patrick Gaul deposited the rebound into the back of the net. Saucerman now has a goal and seven assists for eight points in 21 games played this year. Escaping The Close Ones The Stingrays have been successful in close contests this season, with a record of 10-4-1-1 in one-goal games. South Carolina has also done well in overtime, winning six of their eight games that have gone to extra time.

INSIDE THE SERIES Record vs. ATL..... 90-56-3-6-5 Last 10 vs. ATL............. 9-0-1-0 Streak vs. ATL..............Won Six Warsofsky vs. ATL........ 3-0-0-0

First Series (2003-04) ........................................ 4-1-1

Last meeting

..............Jan. 8, 2017 (W, 2-1)

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 21-13-1-1 27-10-4-2 17-10-1-1 2-1-0-0 2-0-0-0 3-1-0-0 1-1-0-0 0-0-1-1 1-2-0-0 21-7-5-3 9-6-1-0 23-11-2-0 12-7-0-1 1-7-3-3 6-0-1-1

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

12-7-0-1 9-6-1-0 7-3-1-0 3-3-0-0 11-7-0-1 11-2-1-1 2-9-0-0 8-2-0-0

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

13-5-0-0 8-8-1-1 7-8-0-0 14-5-1-1

One-Goal Games Two-Goal Games Overtime Games

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

10-4-1-1 1-5-0-0 6-0-1-1

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

9-8-1-1 7-3-0-0 5-2-0-0

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

6-0-1-1 1-1-0-0 9-1-0-0 5-11-0-0

Outshooting Opponent Outshot by Opponent Shots are Even

29-12-6-1 13-5-1-2 2-1-0-0

16-6-0-0 4-5-1-1 1-2-0-0

Following a win Following a loss

26-10-4-2 17-9-3-1

11-8-0-1 10-5-0-0

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SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY Leaders In Atlanta Forward Rob Flick has led the way offensively for South Carolina against the Gladiators this season with five points (one goal, four assists) in the three previous matchups. Four of his five points came in the 5-4 victory back on Dec. 27. Rookie forward Steven McParland has also had success when facing Atlanta, recording three points (two goals, one assist) in the first three meetings. In Adam Carlson’s only appearance at the Infinite Energy Center on Nov. 27, he recorded his first career shutout. Penalty Killing Prowess After holding Florida to 2-for-17 on the power play during their week-long series, South Carolina is now 5th in the ECHL with a penalty killing rate of 86.1%. When the team allowed a goal to the Everblades while short-handed last Friday night, it was the first time the Stingrays had allowed a power play tally since Dec. 28, which broke a streak of seven games with perfect penalty killing. Road Warriors South Carolina has a record of 12-7-0-1 in 20 games away from North Charleston this season, which gives them the most points gained away from home of any team in the South Division. The 12 road wins are tied for second-best in the ECHL. Most recently the Stingrays have won five of their last seven on the road. Rays Come Up Short In Florida One goal was all the South Carolina Stingrays could muster on Friday night against goaltender Anthony Peters and the Florida Everblades, falling 2-1 at Germain Arena. Forward Rob Flick scored the lone goal for South Carolina on the power play, while goaltender Parker Milner kept his team in the game with a 30 save performance. Florida out-shot the Stingrays 32-27 in the contest. Two middle period goals were the only offense Florida needed in front of Peters, who finished the game with 26 saves to earn his third victory of the year over South Carolina. Special teams play was a big part of the game, as both teams earned extensive time with the manadvantage. Each team netted one goal with the extra attacker, as South Carolina finished 1-for-5 and Florida ended at 1-for-7. All 15 infractions in the game took place during the first two periods and both teams stayed clear of the penalty box in the third. Streak Ends With 3-1 Loss To Everblades Despite out-shooting the Florida Everblades 35-26, the South Carolina Stingrays were held quiet by goaltender Anthony Peters and fell 3-1 Wednesday night at Germain Arena. The loss ended the Stingrays winning streak that had spanned seven games dating back to Dec. 27. Steven McParland scored the lone goal in the loss for South Carolina late in the first period, while SC netminder Parker Milner made 23 saves. After taking a minor penalty for slashing, McParland got the Stingrays on the board by scoring his ninth of the year on the breakaway. The play was started by forward Patrick Gaul who blocked a shot in his own end and got the puck to McParland just as he exited the box. The rookie forward put the puck 5-hole on Peters to make it 3-1. South Carolina was unable to beat Peters in the final 40 minutes of the game and suffered the loss despite outshooting the Everblades in all three periods.

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.....................919-533-56-129 Winning Seasons...........................................23 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 Newcomers......................................................17 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

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