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2017 PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
South Carolina vs. Greenville (GRN Leads 2-0)
Greenville Swamp Rabbits vs. South Carolina Stingrays
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Game 6
Game 7
Game 3: Monday, April 17 • North Charleston, SC
Thursday, April 13
Friday, April 14
Monday, April 17
Tuesday, April 18
Friday, April 21
Monday, April 24
Tuesday, April 25
L, 3-6
L, 1-4
7:05 p.m.
7:05 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:05 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
RAYS TEAM LEADERS
Regular Season
Goals
16-17 Reg. Season Comparison (ECHL Rank)
Greenville
South Carolina
GF/G
GA/G
PP%
PK%
3.49 (11th)
3.50 (19th)
16.1% (20th)
82.1% (16th)
3.15 (17th)
2.93 (7th)
17.3% (12th)
84.9% (3rd)
Game-Winning Goals
Stingrays Return Home As Series Shifts To North Charleston
Behind in the series 2-0, the South Carolina Stingrays return home to
host Game 3 of their first round South Division Semifinals series against
the Greenville Swamp Rabbits on Monday night at the North Charleston
Coliseum. The Rays are trailing in the series after two losses to the Swamp
Power Play Goals
Assists
Rabbits in Greenville by scores of 6-3 and 4-1 on Thursday and Friday.
South Carolina has been led by Joe Devin, Kelly Zajac and Wade Epp,
Rob Flick, 7
Kelly Zajac, 39
Olivier Archambault, 5 who have each earned two points in the games in Greenville. The Swamp
Rob Flick, 32
Joe Devin, 5
Steven McParland, 29
Rabbits are an offensive group that scored 251 total goals this year for
Scott Tanski, 4
Patrick Gaul, 26
an average of 3.49/game. So far Greenville has continued their offensive
Domenic Monardo, 21 Steven McParland, 4
reputation in the postseaon, scoring 10 times in the first two games.
Rob Flick, 31
Steven McParland, 19
Joe Devin, 16
Olivier Archambault, 16
John Parker, 15
Joe Devin, 4
Kelly Zajac, 4
Rob Flick, 4
Olivier Archambault, 3
Scott Tanski, 3
Plus-Minus
Power Play Assists
Rob Flick, +19
Danny Federico, +19
Marcus Perrier, +2
A. Cherniwchan, +10
Patrick Gaul, +9
Kelly Zajac, 14
Rob Flick, 9
Olivier Archambault, 6
A. Cherniwchan, 5
Steve Weinstein, 5
Penalty Minutes
Shots On Net
Marcus Perrier, 235
Rob Flick, 160
Wade Epp, 106
Trevor Gillies, 94
Joey Leach, 63
Rob Flick, 207
Steven McParland, 188
Joe Devin, 135
Patrick Gaul, 119
Kelly Zajac, 117
Malcolm’s 39 Saves Give Greenville Game 2 Win
A 39-save performance by Greenville Swamp Rabbits’ goaltender Jeff
Malcolm kept the South Carolina Stingrays at bay for most of Game 2
and helped earn Greenville a 4-1 win to take a 2-0 series lead Friday night
at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena. Rays’ captain Joe Devin scored the
team’s only goal of the game on a power play in the second period. South
Carolina outshot Greenville 40-31 in the contest. Parker Milner made the
start and stopped a total of 27 shots for South Carolina. The Stingrays
were 1-for-6 on the power play, while Greenville finished 1-for-5 on the
man-advantage.
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Scouting The Swamp Rabbits
Greenville finished the regular season with an overall record of
40-26-5-1 and 86 points, which was good for second place in the
South Division standings. Forward Angelo Miceli led the team and
was 10th in the ECHL with 77 points (22 goals, 55 assists). Miceli’s
assist total was also fourth-best in the league. Brandon Alderson
scored 26 goals in just 45 games to lead the team, while Ahti
Oksanen also struck 21 times in 53 games. Defenseman Joe Houk
led the blueliners in scoring and finished fourth on the team with
47 points (16 goals, 31 assists). Both goaltenders on the playoff
roster played in at least 30 games for Greenville this year. Jeff
Malcolm posted a record of 16-9-4 with a goals against of 3.33 and
a save percentage at 0.904 while Mackenzie Skapski went 18-111 with a GAA of 3.38 and also had a 0.904 save percentage. Allan
McPherson leads the team so far in the postseason with six points
(two goals, four assists), while both Alderson and Tyler Brown have
each lit the lamp three times.
All-Time History vs. Greenville
South Carolina has an overall record of 54-30-8-10 in 102 all-time
regular season meetings with the Swamp Rabbits, and are now 0-2
against their in-state rival in the playoffs. Last year during the 201516 season, the divisional opponents met 11 times with the Stingrays
finishing 6-4-1-0. This season, South Carolina won nine of the 14
meetings. In the matchups this year the Stingrays averaged 3.85
goals per game.
Devin Performing In The Postseason
Joe Devin is currently on a seven-game point scoring streak and has
been on the scoresheet in 10 of his last 12 games since returning to
the team after a stint in the AHL with the Cleveland Monsters. He
has six goals and six assists since coming back to South Carolina and
finished the regular season with 33 points (16 goals, 17 assists) in 48
games.
Epp Records Multi-Point Performance To Begin Postseason
Wade Epp had two assists in South Carolina’s Game 1 loss to
Greenville on Thursday night, posting helpers on goals by Patrick
Gaul and Kelly Zajac. Epp had just two multi-point games during
the regular season, his third year with the Stingrays. He finished the
season with 13 points on two goals and 11 assists while playing in
66 games on the back end. The blueliner’s penalty killing abilities
have been a big reason why South Carolina ended the regular
season ranked third in the ECHL with an 84.9% success rate.
Keep Shooting
Although they haven’t gotten the results they’ve wanted so far this
postseason, the Stingrays have continued their trend of outshooting
opponents, posting a combined 77-56 advantage in shots on net
through the first two games of the series against Greenville. During
the regular season, South Carolina averaged 30.15 shots per game,
while allowing just 27.53, which was the lowest mark in the ECHL.
INSIDE THE SERIES
Record vs. GRN..... 54-30-8-10
Last 10 vs. GRN............ 7-1-2-0
Streak vs. GRN.......... Lost One
Warsofsky vs. GRN...... 9-2-3-0
*regular season only
First meeting
........... Oct. 24, 2010 (W, 4-2)
Last meeting
...... Mar. 28, 2017 (L, 3-4 OT)
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 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
1-7-3-311-0-3-1
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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Leaders Against Greenville
Through 14 contests against Greenville during the regular season,
forward Kelly Zajac led the Stingrays offensively with 16 points on
four goals and 12 assists. John Parker put up a total of 11 points
against the Swamp Rabbits, while Joe Devin has racked up 10
points and played in all 14 games. Goaltender Parker Milner made
10 appearances against Greenville posting a record of 7-1-2, while
Adam Carlson started four games and earned the better numbers
of the two against the Rabbits with a GAA of 1.97 and a save
percentage at 0.925.
Zajac Continues Steady Offensive Presence
Forward Kelly Zajac has been on the scoresheet in both playoff
games for South Carolina, scoring a breakway goal on Thursday and
assisting on Joe Devin’s goal in Friday’s contest. While he’s among
three Stingrays skaters with two points thus far in the postseason,
Zajac has been one of the team’s top scorers all year. The Winnipeg,
Man. native led South Carolina with 39 assists during the regular
season and was second-best on the squad with 52 points. Both of
those numbers were career-highs for the fifth-year pro.
History On Their Side
During their 24-year ECHL history, the Stingrays have more playoff
wins than any other franchise with 110. South Carolina has qualified
for the postseason in 23 of their seasons, including 10 straight
campaigns. The Rays’ three Kelly Cup titles are tied with the Alaska
Aces for the most of any squad.
Swamp Rabbits Skate Past Rays In Game 1
The Greenville Swamp Rabbits got ahead early and held off the
South Carolina Stingrays in Game 1 of the teams’ opening round
Kelly Cup Playoffs series by a score of 6-3 on Thursday night at the
Bon Secours Wellness Arena. Stingrays forwards Patrick Gaul, Kelly
Zajac and Rob Flick each scored goals in the loss, while defenseman
Wade Epp picked up two assists. The Swamp Rabbits now have a 1-0
lead in the best-of-7 series. Parker Milner made a total of 19 saves for
South Carolina, while Jeff Malcolm turned aside 34 shots to earn the
win for Greenville. The Stingrays out-shot the Swamp Rabbits 37-25
in the game.
Flick Leads Stingrays To Overtime Win
Rob Flick was welcomed back to the South Carolina Stingrays with
open arms Saturday night as he factored in all four of his team’s
goals in a 4-3 overtime victory over the Cincinnati Cyclones at
the North Charleston Coliseum. Flick finished with two goals and
two assists, while his linemates Andrew Cherniwchan (two assists)
and Domenic Monardo (one goal, one assist) also had multi-point
efforts in South Carolina’s 40th win of the season. The Stingrays are
the No. 3 seed in the South Division Kelly Cup Playoffs and face the
Greenville Swamp Rabbits in the opening round of the postseason
this week. Goaltender Adam Carlson earned his ninth victory of his
rookie season, making 24 saves in the contest for South Carolina.
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
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