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. Greenville Swamp Rabbits
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
L, 0-4
W, 4-3 OT
L, 2-3 OT
L, 4-5
W, 5-4 OT
L, 4-5
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
vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits
@ Atlanta Gladiators
vs. Atlanta Gladiators
vs. Atlanta Gladiators
vs. Indy Fuel
vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits
South Carolina Stingrays vs. Manchester Monarchs
L, 3-4 OT
L, 1-3
L, 1-2
W, 2-1 OT
L, 0-4
Wednesday, February 1 • Manchester, NH
2016-17 Team Comparison (ECHL Rank)
South Carolina
Manchester
GF/G
GA/G
PP%
PK%
3.02 (19th)
2.71 (1st)
18.8% (10th)
84.1% (10th)
23-16-2-1
3.93 (2nd)
3.25 (14th)
23.8% (1st)
87.2% (1st)
26-11-3-4
Rays Begin Road Trip With First Ever Visit To SHNU Arena
The South Carolina Stingrays begin a three-game series in Manchester
against the Monarchs Wednesday night at the SHNU Arena. Wednesday’s
matchup marks the first time that South Carolina and Manchester
have ever met, as the Monarchs are in only their second ECHL season.
Manchester is sitting at the top of the league’s North Division with 59
points while South Carolina is in the middle of a close race in the South
Division and tied for 3rd with 49 points. The Monarchs are at the top of the
league in both specialty teams categories, with a power play conversion
rate at 23.8% and a penalty killing percentage of 87.2%. Manchester is
also one of the top offensive teams in the league, averaging 3.93 goals per
game, while South Carolina is the No. 1 defense in the ECHL allowing just
2.71 goals per contest. After Wednesday’s game, the series continues with
two more matchups on Friday and Saturday.
Late Comeback Not Enough As Rays Fall To Atlanta
The South Carolina Stingrays scored three straight third period goals to
get back in the game but couldn’t find an equalizer in the final minutes
and fell 5-4 to the Atlanta Gladiators on Sunday at the North Charleston
Coliseum. Rob Flick led the way offensively for the Rays with a goal and an
assist in the contest, while Patrick Gaul, Olivier Archambault and Steven
McParland each scored third period tallies. Despite more chances in the
final minutes and an extra attacker on the ice with Milner on the bench,
South Carolina couldn’t produce a fifth tally and dropped their second
straight to the Gladiators. The Stingrays out-shot Atlanta 18-4 in the third
period and 36-27 in the game while going 2-for-5 on the power play. The
Glads were 1-for-2 on the man-advantage.
2016-17 ECHL South Division Standings
GP
Florida Everblades
41
Greenville Swamp Rabbits43
South Carolina Stingrays 42
Orlando Solar Bears
43
Atlanta Gladiators
43
Cincinnati Cyclones
42
Norfolk Admirals
41
W
28
23
23
21
17
18
15
L OTL SOLPTS PCT GF GA
9 2
2 60 0.732150 117
16 3
1 50 0.581135142
16 2
1 49 0.583127114
15 5
2 49 0.570157158
19 6
1 41 0.477148 164
20 4
0 40 0.476116 125
22 4
0 34 0.415112 148
SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY
Scouting The Monarchs
Manchester has a record of 26-11-3-4 through their first 44 games
of the ECHL regular season and are in first place in the North
Division with 59 points despite hitting a slide as of late. Last week
the Monarchs came up short in all four of their contests, losing
three overtime games to Norfolk before falling to Reading by a
score of 6-3 on Sunday. Forward Matt Leitner leads the team with
37 points (nine goals, 28 assists), while rookie Quentin Shore is
just behind with 35 points (15 goals, 20 assists). Joe Diamond has
scored the most goals of any Monarch forward with 16. David
Kolomatis leads the blueliners with 24 points (three goals, 21
assists) through 40 games. Goaltender Sam Brittain has led the
way in net, playing in 26 games, but was recently recalled to the
NHL by the Florida Panthers. Jonah Imoo will fill in during Brittain’s
absence and has a goals against average of 2.91 with a save
percentage at .909% with a 6-2-2-2 record in 13 games.
Stingrays Set To Write New History vs. Manchester
South Carolina and Manchester have never played one another and
will meet for the first time on Wednesday night at the SNHU Arena.
The contest will be the first of three during the week in Manchester
and the first of five total matchups during the month of February
as the Monarchs make their first ever trip to North Charleston for a
weekend series Feb. 17-18.
Flourishing Flick
Stingrays forward Rob Flick leads the team with 19 goals on the
season and is second on the squad with 36 points. The sixth-year pro
has now scored points in nine straight home games dating back to
Dec. 10. Flick had a goal and an assist in Friday’s loss to Florida, an
assist in Saturday’s win and another goal and assist in Sunday’s loss
to Atlanta.
Defensive Standouts
South Carolina has the top defensive unit in the ECHL, allowing just
2.71 goals per game through 42 contests this season. The Stingrays
also allow the least amount of shots on goal per game in the league,
giving up an average of 27.24 per contest.
Nicastro Comes Alive
Defenseman Max Nicastro led the third period comeback in
Saturday’s win over Florida, scoring twice in less than a minute. The
blueliner notched his second goal of the year on the power play at
1:50 of the period to even the score and came right back at 2:42 to
give the Stingrays a 3-2 advantage off a pass from Steven McParland.
With the game tied 4-4 in overtime, Nicastro had the first assist on
Tim McGauley’s game-winning goal for his third point of the contest.
After adding another assist Sunday, Nicastro now has 17 points this
season (three goals, 14 assists).
Milner Returns
After a call-up to the Hershey Bears last week, goaltender Parker
Milner was returned to the Stingrays before Sunday afternoon’s
game with the Atlanta Gladiators. Milner is second in the ECHL in
goals against average with a mark of 2.47.
INSIDE THE SERIES
Record vs. MAN........... 0-0-0-0
Last 10 vs. MAN........... 0-0-0-0
Streak vs. MAN.................. N/A
Warsofsky vs. MAN..... 0-0-0-0
First meeting
............................ Feb. 1, 2017
Last meeting
...........................................N/A
SITUATIONAL RECORDS
Overall Record
vs. South Division
vs. North Division
vs. Central Division
vs. Mountain Division
Home record
Road record
Overtime
2015-162016-17
44-18-7-3 23-16-2-1
27-10-4-2 19-13-2-1
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 11-8-1-0
23-11-2-0 12-8-1-1
1-7-3-38-0-2-1
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
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
12-9-0-1
11-7-2-0
7-4-1-0
3-5-0-0
13-7-1-1
11-2-1-1
3-12-0-0
9-2-1-0
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
14-7-0-0
9-9-2-1
9-11-1-0
14-5-1-1
One-Goal Games
Two-Goal Games
Overtime Games
11-4-7-3
11-10-0-0
1-7-3-3
12-6-2-1
1-5-0-0
8-0-2-1
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
10-10-1-1
8-4-1-0
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
2-3-0-0
10-1-0-0
5-12-1-0
Outshooting Opponent
Outshot by Opponent
Shots are Even
29-12-6-1
13-5-1-2
2-1-0-0
16-8-0-0
6-6-2-1
1-2-0-0
Following a win
Following a loss
26-10-4-2 11-10-1-1
17-9-3-1 12-6-0-0
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SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY
On The Road Again
South Carolina will spend 11 days on the road over the next two
weeks, playing in a total of six games. The Stingrays begin with three
contests in Manchester this week against the Monarchs and will
then continue on to face Adirondack, Reading and Norfolk.
Leach Moves Back To Hershey
The Hershey Bears announced Wednesday afternoon that they
have recalled defenseman Joey Leach after a four-game stint with
the Stingrays. Leach had a goal and two assists during his stay in
South Carolina and now has six points (one goal, five assists) in eight
total games with the Rays this year. The defenseman will return to
Hershey where he has played in 18 games (three assists) this season.
9-Goal Games Galore
During the South Carolina Stingrays’ three-game home weekend last
week, the Rays played three straight one-goal 5-4 contests, two with
Florida on Friday and Saturday before their third against Atlanta on
Sunday. After falling to the Everblades on Friday due to a last minute
goal, South Carolina came from behind on Saturday after beginning
the third period trailing 2-1. The game went into overtime before
rookie forward Tim McGauley netted the winner with his second
career goal for the Stingrays. Sunday’s game also featured some
third period dramatics as South Carolina attempted a late comeback
after trailing 4-1 entering the final period.
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
Double Deuce Nearing Season-High Scoring Marks
Patrick Gaul, the longest tenured Stingrays player scored his seventh
goal of the year in Sunday’s loss to Atlanta and is nearing some
career highs this season with 23 points (seven goals, 16 assists)
through 40 games. The fan favorite is just five goals shy of his career- HOCKEY INFORMATION
high of 12 and also needs just three more assists to match his mark
2015-16 Overall Record................ 44-18-7-3
of 19. Both of those highs came during the 2013-14 season, when
2015-16 vs. South........................... 27-10-4-2
Gaul finished with 31 points.
McGauley Lifts Rays Over Everblades In Overtime
Tim McGauley scored 1:12 into overtime to give the South Carolina
Stingrays a 5-4 victory over the Florida Everblades in front of a crowd
of 7,048 on Saturday night at the North Charleston Coliseum. Max
Nicastro netted consecutive goals early in the third period and
recorded an assist on McGauley’s game-winner to earn first star
honors for the Rays. Joe Devin and Joey Leach also scored for South
Carolina in the victory. Brendan O’Donnell scored twice for Florida,
including the game-tying goal in the third period. Matt Berry and
Brant Harris also found the back of the net for the visitors.
Last Minute Florida Goal Sinks Rays
A late goal by Matt Berry with just three seconds left in the third
period gave the Florida Everblades a 5-4 victory over the South
Carolina Stingrays on Friday night at the North Charleston Coliseum.
South Carolina saw goals from four different scorers, including
captain Joe Devin, Rob Flick who returned from an injury, Dylan
Margonari who scored for the third straight game and Andrew
Cherniwchan who notched his first strike of the year. The Stingrays
out-shot Florida 36-24 in the game, with goaltender Adam Carlson
making 19 saves in the process. South Carolina went 2-for-7 on the
power play, while Florida finished 1-for-5.
Returning Players............................................ 7
Newcomers......................................................17
Captain...............................................Joe Devin
Alternate Captain.......................Patrick Gaul
Alternate Captain.....................Trevor Gillies
COMMUNICATIONS
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Contact....................................... Jared Shafran
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Office Phone.............................843-744-2248
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Rays Twitter............................... @SCStingrays
MEDIA INFORMATION
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