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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 W, 5-2 W, 3-2 W, 1-0 W, 5-1 L, 1-2 OT
@ Toledo Walleye @ Toledo Walleye
L, 2-4 W, 2-1 W, 4-3 L, 2-3 W, 5-0 W, 6-3 L, 0-3 L, 0-1 W, 3-2 SO W, 3-2 SO W, 2-1 SO 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 Sat • 7th
vs. Florida Everblades
@ Greenville Swamp Rabbits @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits
vs. Orlando Solar Bears
South Carolina Stingrays vs. Orlando Solar Bears
W, 4-3 W, 3-2 W, 5-4 W, 5-2
Sunday, March 25 • Orlando, FL
2017-18 Team Comparison (ECHL Rank) South Carolina Orlando
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. 7:05 p.m.
GF/G GA/G PP% PK%
2.97 (18th) 2.16 (1st) 16.0% (20th) 90.0% (1st)
42-15-6-1
2.93 (19th) 3.24 (16th) 15.8% (21st) 83.3% (13th) 31-27-6-3
SC Aims For Sweep on Sunday in Orlando The South Carolina Stingrays are looking to sweep their three-game series in Orlando and go unbeaten on the week when they drop the puck on Sunday afternoon at the Amway Center. The Rays have won back-to-back shootouts in the sunshine state to begin the series in a potential preview of the first round of the 2018 Kelly Cup Playoffs. With the teams currently in second and third place in the South Division standings, the Stingrays and Solar Bears may see each other when postseason play begins next month. South Carolina has clinched their berth in the playoffs with 91 points thru 64 games and recently won their 42nd game of the season. Orlando nailed down their place in the postseason when Jacksonville lost to Greenville on Saturday night. The Stingrays hold the top spot in the ECHL both defensively and on the penalty kill, allowing just 2.16 goals per game while killing off 90% of their opponents’ power plays. The Solar Bears have had more trouble defending this year, ranking 16th in goals against (3.24) and 13th on the penalty kill (83.3%). Stingrays Earn Third Straight Shootout Win, 2-1 The South Carolina Stingrays won in a shootout for the third consecutive game and picked up victory No. 42 of the season Friday night, topping the Orlando Solar Bears by a 2-1 score at the Amway Center. Goaltender Parker Milner led the way for SC with 23 saves in regulation, a perfect 3-for-3 mark in the shootout and an assist on the only Stingrays goal of the night. Forward Patrick Megannety picked up the lone strike for the Rays in the game, scoring his fourth goal of the season while the team was shorthanded early on in the first period. The Stingrays also had the edge in shots on goal during the game, 35-24.
2017-18 ECHL South Division Standings
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GP xFlorida Everblades 65 xSouth Carolina Stingrays 64 xOrlando Solar Bears 67 Atlanta Gladiators 68 Jacksonville Icemen 66 Norfolk Admirals 68 Greenville Swamp Rabbits 66
W 46 42 31 31 25 25 23
L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA 13 2 4 98 0.754 232 159 15 6 1 91 0.711 190 138 27 6 3 71 0.530 196 217 32 2 3 67 0.493 196 214 34 4 3 57 0.432 193 223 36 6 1 57 0.419 203 254 35 7 1 54 0.409 192 262
SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY Scouting The Solar Bears Orlando is in third place in the ECHL’s South Division with a record of 31-27-6-3 and 71 points thru 67 games during the 2017-18 year. Forward Max Novak has led the way offensively with 53 points on 20 goals and 33 assists while playing in 61 of the team’s contests. Forward Hunter Fejes has also made a major impact to the team’s offense since coming over in a midseason trade with Wheeling. He has totaled 55 points on 27 goals and 28 assists in 65 games with the two teams this year, and Thursday earned a call-up to the AHL, signing a PTO with the team’s affiliate, the Toronto Marlies. Defenseman Nolan Valleau is having a big year on the blue line with 31 points in 39 games and has recently returned to the team after AHL call-ups with the Chicago Wolves and Rockford IceHogs. Goaltender Cal Heeter has made more starts than any other Solar Bears’ netminder, appearing in 41 games with a goals against average of 2.83 and a save percentage at 0.911. All-Time History vs. Orlando South Carolina has an all-time record of 33-12-4-5 vs. the Solar Bears, with the two teams having faced each other 54 times over the last six seasons. A year ago, SC and Orlando split their eight matchups evenly with each side winning four apiece. Sunday’s contest is the 10th meeting between the two division foes this season, with the Stingrays having won the last five after dropping the first four earlier in the year. The two teams still have one more meeting on the schedule which comes as the regular season finale at the North Charleston Coliseum on Saturday, April 7. Shootout Streak Continues South Carolina has won three consecutive road games in a shootout this week against Atlanta and Orlando. The Rays haven’t allowed more than two goals in any of the contests, with goaltender Parker Milner backstopping the team in all three wins. Forward Steven Whitney had the winner in the third round of the first two shootouts, while Kelly Zajac produced the only strike in the third skill session in Orlando on Friday night. Kamrass’ Leads Third Period Comeback Rookie forward Jake Kamrass registered his first professional point Monday night in a 3-2 shootout win over the Atlanta Gladiators. He then built off the performance Wednesday night in Orlando to help SC come from behind in the third period and defeat the Solar Bears. Kamrass recorded an assist during a 2-on-1 rush with Paul Geiger to pull the Rays within one goal before scoring his first pro tally with a deflection 12 seconds later to tie the game at 2-2. After recently finishing a 4-year career with UMass-Lowell in the Hockey East, Kamrass signed with the Stingrays last week. Milner Time Goaltender Parker Milner has been outstanding all season for South Carolina and has a record of 24-6-3-0 in 32 appearances for the Stingrays this season. The Pittsburgh, Pa. native’s goals-against average of 1.90 leads the league among qualifying netminders, while his save percentage at 0.929 is third-best in the ECHL. Now in his fifth professional season, Milner has appeared in 170 career ECHL games and 26 AHL contests.
INSIDE THE SERIES Record vs. ORL.........33-12-4-5 Last 10 vs. ORL............. 6-3-0-1 Streak vs. ORL...........Won Five Warsofsky vs. ORL....... 9-7-0-1
First meeting
.............Oct. 25, 2012 (L, 3-5)
Last meeting
.....Mar. 23, 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 42-15-6-1 30-16-3-1 35-12-4-1 6-4-0-0 6-0-1-0 1-2-0-0 1-1-1-0 3-6-0-0 0-2-0-0 22-12-2-0 22-8-3-0 18-16-1-1 20-7-3-1 11-0-3-1 7-6 1-1 5-1
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
25-6-3-1 17-9-3-0 18-3-1-0 7-6-0-0 17-6-5-1 26-0-3-1 6-12-0-0 10-3-3-0
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
20-9-3-0 22-6-3-1 10-7-4-0 32-8-2-1
One-Goal Games Two-Goal Games OT/Shootout Games
19-11-3-1 7-6-0-0 11-0-3-1
21-8-6-1 10-5-0-0 12-0-6-1
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
16-4-2-1 18-7-2-0 8-4-2-0
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
15-4-0-0 8-0-1-0 11-0-0-0 8-11-5-1
Outshooting Opponent Outshot by Opponent Shots are Even
26-14-1-0 10-9-2-1 4-5-0-0
24-8-3-0 18-6-3-0 0-1-0-1
Following a win Following a loss
21-16-1-1 27-10-4-0 19-12-1-0 14-5-2-1
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SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY Leaders Against Orlando Kelly Zajac and Frankie Simonelli are tied for the team lead against Orlando this season with six points apiece that includes four goals and two assists for Zajac as well as six helpers for Simonelli. Forward Hampus Gustafsson had also fared well against the Solar Bears, scoring five points (three goals, two assists) in just four games. Team captain Joe Devin has posted five points on two goals and three assists in the nine games against the Solar Bears this season. Goaltender Parker Milner is 4-0-0 in his four appearances against Orlando this year with a 1.20 GAA and a 0.956 save percentage, while Jeff Jakaitis has also opposed the Solar Bears four times this season and has a 2.29 goals against average with a save percentage at 0.900. Stingrays Bring In Mercyhurst Forward Charbonneau The Stingrays announced the signing of Jonathan Charbonneau to a standard professional contract Friday and the forward made his debut for SC later that night in Orlando. The native of St-Columban, Que. recently finished his collegiate career at Mercyhurst University in the Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA), suiting up for 33 games while scoring a career-high of 29 points on 17 goals and 12 assists. Charbonneau played in 145 games during his 4-year NCAA career, totaling 102 points on 56 goals and 46 assists along with 66 penalty minutes and a +10 rating. The 5-foot-7, 180-pound attacker was a consistent scorer during his time with the Lakers, posting 19 points as a freshman before consecutive 27-point campaigns as a sophomore and junior with 16 goals and 11 assists during each season.
Stingrays Win 1,000th Game In Franchise History The South Carolina Stingrays got their 1,000th victory in franchise history Wednesday night at the Amway Center after coming from behind in the third period against the Orlando Solar Bears and winning 3-2 in a shootout with the final strike coming from Steven Whitney in the bottom of the third round for the second consecutive game. Whitney’s winner capped off a come-frombehind performance in which the Rays erased a 2-0 deficit in a 12-second span during the final period on goals by defenseman Paul Geiger and forward Jake Kamrass. Parker Milner got the start in net and won his 23rd game of the season, making 24 saves. Whitney’s Big Night Propels Stingrays Past Atlanta Steven Whitney did it all for the South Carolina Stingrays in a 3-2 shootout win over the Atlanta Gladiators on Monday night, scoring a goal, assist and the game-winner in the skill session at the Infinite Energy Center. Parker Milner made 24 saves to earn his 22nd victory of the season for the Stingrays, while Joey Leach scored the gametying goal in the third period and Jake Kamrass earned his first professional point with an assist in the first frame. The win was the 40th of the season for South Carolina, which matches their regular season total from the 2016-17 regular season. Atlanta got the better of the special teams battle at 1-for-4 on the power play while SC went 0-for-4 on the man-advantage.
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................. 1,001-576-65-131 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 2016-17 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
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