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Montague Ave. Suite A-200 - North Charleston, SC 29418 Jared Shafran, Director of Media Relations and Broadcasting | [email protected] | (843) 744-2248 ext. 1203 2020-21 SCHEDULE December (3-0-2) Orlando Solar Bears vs. South Carolina Stingrays Fri • 11th vs. L, 2-3 OT Fri • 18th @ W, 2-1 Saturday, March 27 • North Charleston, SC Sat • 19th vs. Jacksonville Icemen W, 5-1 Sat • 26th @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits W, 3-2 SO 2020-21 Team Comparison (ECHL Rank) Sun • 27th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits L, 2-3 OT Orlando South Carolina January (5-3-1) Fri • 1st @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits L, 1-3 GF/G 2.92 (8th) 2.81 (11th) Sat • 2nd @ Jacksonville Icemen W, 3-2 Fri • 8th vs. W, 4-2 Sat • 9th vs. Wheeling Nailers W, 6-3 GA/G 2.95 (9th) 3.17 (11th) Fri • 15th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits L, 4-5 OT Sat • 16th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits W, 4-3 SO PP% 13.8% (10th) 14.9% (9th) Fri • 29th @ W, 5-1 Sat • 30th @ Florida Everblades L, 1-4 PK% 88.2% (1st) 83.1% (8th) Sun • 31st @ Orlando Solar Bears L, 1-4 February (2-5-3-2) 20-13-3-1 15-13-6-2 Wed • 3rd vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits W, 2-0 Thu • 4th @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits L, 3-4 OT SC Looking For Extra Strength on Marvel Super Hero Night Saturday Fri • 5th vs. Jacksonville Icemen L, 1-4 Wed • 10th vs. Florida Everblades L, 2-4 After dropping the first contest of a 3-game weekend home series with Fri • 12th vs. Florida Everblades L, 2-5 the Orlando Solar Bears on Friday night, the South Carolina Stingrays are Sat • 13th vs. Florida Everblades L, 1-5 Sun • 14th vs. Jacksonville Icemen L, 3-5 looking to get even on Saturday during the team’s Marvel Super Hero Fri • 19th @ Jacksonville Icemen L, 2-3 OT Night at the North Charleston Coliseum. SC came into the weekend Sat • 20th @ Jacksonville Icemen L, 3-4 OT after claiming a sweep of Fort Wayne last week with three straight wins Wed • 24th @ Florida Everblades L, 3-4 SO Fri • 26th @ Florida Everblades L, 5-6 SO by scores of 2-1, 5-1 and 5-2 in their lone series against the Komets this Sat • 27th @ Florida Everblades W, 4-3 SO season. Orlando recently gained four points from their own 3-game set March (5-5-0) last weekend, going 2-1-0 against Jacksonville. In three previous meetings Wed • 3rd vs. Jacksonville Icemen W, 2-1 SO this season against the Solar Bears, SC has an 0-3 record which began Fri • 5th vs. Jacksonville Icemen W, 5-3 with a pair of losses by identical 4-1 scores at the on Jan. Sat • 6th vs. Jacksonville Icemen L, 2-4 Tue • 9th @ Orlando Solar Bears L, 1-4 31 and March 9. The Stingrays’ sit in fifth place in the Eastern Conference Wed • 10th @ Florida Everblades L, 2-4 standings with a points percentage of .543, while Orlando is in third place Fri • 12th @ Florida Everblades L, 0-4 Fri • 19th vs. W, 2-1 at .583. The Solar Bears rank first in the ECHL in penalty killing percentage, Sat • 20th vs. Fort Wayne Komets W, 5-1 discarding 88.2% of their opponents’ man-advantages this season. After Sun • 21st vs. Fort Wayne Komets W, 5-2 scoring five power play goals last weekend, South Carolina is ninth in the Fri • 26th vs. Orlando Solar Bears L, 3-6 Sat • 27th vs. Orlando Solar Bears 6:05 p.m. league’s man-advantage rankings at 14.9% for the year. Sun • 28th vs. Orlando Solar Bears 3:05 p.m. Wed • 31st vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits 7:05 p.m. Rays Start Fast But Fall To Orlando, 6-3 April The South Carolina Stingrays scored the first three goals to get out to an Fri • 2nd @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits 7:05 p.m. Sat • 3rd @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits 7:05 p.m. early lead but were unable to hold off a comeback by the Orlando Solar Sun • 4th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits 3:05 p.m. Bears Friday night, falling by a final score of 6-3 at the North Charleston Wed • 7th @ 7:05 p.m. Fri • 9th @ Wheeling Nailers 7:10 p.m. Coliseum. South Carolina tallies all came in the first period from forwards Sat • 10th @ Wheeling Nailers 7:10 p.m. Brett Supinski, and Cam Askew, while Hunter Sun • 11th @ Wheeling Nailers 4:10 p.m. Shepard made 37 saves in a losing effort. The Solar Bears went 1-for-3 on Wed • 14th vs. Orlando Solar Bears 7:05 p.m. Fri • 16th vs. Orlando Solar Bears 7:05 p.m. the power play while holding South Carolina off the board on the man- Sat • 17th vs. Jacksonville Icemen 6:05 p.m. advantage at 0-for-5. Sun • 18th @ Jacksonville Icemen 3:00 p.m. Wed • 21st vs. Jacksonville Icemen 7:05 p.m. Fri • 23rd vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits 7:05 p.m. Sat • 24th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits 6:05 p.m. Sun • 25th @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits 3:05 p.m. 2020-21 ECHL Eastern Conference Standings Fri • 30th @ Orlando Solar Bears 7:00 p.m. May GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA Sat • 1st @ Orlando Solar Bears 7:00 p.m. Sun • 2nd @ Orlando Solar Bears 3:00 p.m. Wed • 5th @ Florida Everblades 7:30 p.m. Florida Everblades 40 28 10 0 2 58 0.725 147 100 Fri • 7th @ Florida Everblades 7:30 p.m. Sat • 8th @ Florida Everblades 7:00 p.m. Indy Fuel 37 24 11 2 0 50 0.676 117 103 Tue • 11th vs. Indy Fuel 7:05 p.m. Wed • 12th vs. Indy Fuel 7:05 p.m. Orlando Solar Bears 37 20 13 3 1 44 0.595 108 109 Fri • 14th @ Jacksonville Icemen 7:00 p.m. Sat • 15th @ Jacksonville Icemen 7:00 p.m. Greenville Swamp Rabbits 38 16 12 8 2 42 0.553 107 118 Wed • 19th @ Orlando Solar Bears 7:00 p.m. Fri • 21st @ Orlando Solar Bears 7:00 p.m. Sat • 22nd @ Orlando Solar Bears 7:00 p.m. South Carolina Stingrays 36 15 13 6 2 38 0.528 101 114 Fri • 28th vs. Wheeling Nailers 7:05 p.m. Jacksonville Icemen 34 15 14 2 3 35 0.515 83 95 Sat • 29th vs. Wheeling Nailers 6:05 p.m. J A C K S O N V I L L E June Wheeling Nailers 37 10 22 5 0 25 0.338 106 132 Tue • 1st vs. Wheeling Nailers 7:05 p.m. Thu • 3rd @ Orlando Solar Bears 7:00 p.m. Sat • 5th vs. Jacksonville Icemen 6:05 p.m. SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY

Scouting The Solar Bears Orlando is in third place in the ECHL’s Eastern Conference with INSIDE THE SERIES a 20-13-3-1 record in 37 games. The Solar Bears have been led by Record vs. ORL...... 50-22-5-5 First meeting forward Aaron Luchuk who has totaled 36 points on 12 goals Last 10 vs. ORL...... 5-5-0-0 ...... Oct. 25, 2012 (L, 3-5) and 24 assists. Defender Mark Auk has earned 17 assists and 21 Streak vs. ORL...... Lost Four points in 29 games with Orlando after recording five helpers at Blair vs. ORL...... 0-3-0-0 Last meeting the start of the season with Rapid City. In addition, returning ...... Mar. 26, 2021 (L, 3-6) forward Tristin Langan has picked up 30 points (11g, 19a). Jake Coughler leads the team in scoring with 14 tallies in 28 games. Coughler, Luchuk and Langan are the only Solar Bears SITUATIONAL RECORDS skaters to have secured a double-digit goal total thus far this 2019-20 2020-21 season. Goaltender Clint Windsor is having another solid season Overall Record 44-14-3-1 15-13-6-2 for Orlando, posting a 2.56 goals-against average along with a vs. South Division 38-11-3-1 10-13-6-2 0.919 save percentage. vs. North Division 4-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 vs. Central Division 1-0-0-0 5-0-0-0 All-Time History vs. Orlando vs. Mountain Division 1-2-0-0 0-0-0-0 South Carolina has an all-time regular season record of 50-22-5-5 Home record 19-9-0-0 10-7-3-0 vs. the Solar Bears, with the two teams facing each other 82 times Road record 25-5-3-1 5-6-3-2 over the last eight campaigns. Last season, SC secured wins in nine 4-3 0-6 of 12 meetings with a 9-2-1 record. In 11 contests during 2018-19, Shootout 2-1 4-2 the Stingrays had the edge with a record of 6-5. The clubs met in the first round of the Playoffs in back-to-back seasons Scoring First 30-4-2-0 12-3-3-0 during 2018 and 2019, with Orlando advancing in both years. Opponent scores first 14-10-1-1 3-10-3-2 Leading after one period 21-3-1-0 8-2-0-0 Go With The Flo Behind after one period 8-6-0-1 2-9-2-2 Forward Justin Florek tied for the team lead with four points in Tied after one period 15-5-2-0 5-2-4-0 South Carolina’s three wins last week, scoring three goals and Leading after two periods 30-1-2-1 8-0-0-0 an assist. All three of the Marquette, Mich. native’s tallies came Behind after two periods 2-10-0-0 1-12-2-2 on the power play, including back-to-back game-winning goals Tied after two periods 12-3-1-0 6-1-4-0 on Saturday and Sunday. The attacker followed up last week’s performance with another tally Friday against Orlando, his seventh Scoring on the PP 22-6-2-0 8-4-4-1 of the season. Florek now leads the Rays with three game-winning Scoreless on the PP 22-8-1-1 7-9-2-1 Allowing a PPG 11-9-2-1 5-7-5-1 goals this year as well as 92 shots on goal. Opponent Scoreless on the PP 33-5-1-0 10-6-1-1

Supinski Starts A Streak One-Goal Games 15-4-3-1 7-0-6-2 SC forward Brett Supinski scored the first goal of the game against Two-Goal Games 12-4-0-0 3-5-0-0 Orlando Friday, posting his eighth tally of the season in unassisted OT/Shootout Games 6-0-3-1 4-0-6-2 fashion after a steal in the offensive zone. The Collegeville, Pa. native has points in three straight games for the Rays after recording assists More Penalties than Opponent 16-5-1-1 5-2-2-0 on Saturday and Sunday in wins over Fort Wayne. Overall, Supinski is Less Penalties than Opponent 17-8-2-0 6-9-3-2 fourth on the team with 18 points (8g, 10a) this season in 32 games. Same Amount of Penalties as Opp. 11-1-0-0 4-2-1-0

Power Play Heats Up Scored three goals 11-2-1-1 2-2-2-1 South Carolina scored five times on the man-advantage during their Scored four goals 14-0-1-0 3-0-1-0 last two victories over Fort Wayne on Saturday and Sunday and Scored five or more goals 13-1-0-0 6-0-0-1 went a combined 5-for-11 in the three wins on the week (45.4%). Held to two goals or fewer 6-11-1-0 4-11-3-0 The Rays have enjoyed sustained success on the man-advantage at home this season, totaling 19 power play goals in 20 games in North Outshooting Opponent 26-4-1-0 9-5-3-1 Charleston. SC ranks sixth in the ECHL with a success rate of 19.4% Outshot by Opponent 15-10-2-0 6-6-3-0 at home this year. Shots are Even 3-0-0-1 0-2-0-1 Fast Starts Leading To Success Following a win 30-10-3-1 9-3-3-0 South Carolina is looking to continue having good starts during Following a loss 13-4-0-0 6-10-2-2 their three remaining home contests over the next five days. The Rays hold a record of 12-3-3 this year when they score the opening goal as well as a 8-2-0 record when leading after the first period and a 8-0-0 mark when they are in front after 40 minutes. South Carolina Stingrays Hockey - #RaysUpSC - Visit stingrayshockey.com for more information /SCStingraysHockey @SCStingrays scstingrayshockey SCStingraysHockey SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY

South Carolina Signs Forward Marc Johnstone SOUTH CAROLINA IN BRIEF The Stingrays announced the signing of forward Marc Johnstone Thursday. Johnstone recently finished his senior season at Sacred TEAM INFORMATION Heart University where he totaled 16 points on six goals and 10 Location...... North Charleston, S.C. assists in 16 games. The 24-year-old served as the school’s captain Nickname...... Stingrays for the past two seasons, beginning with his junior year in 2019-20 Colors...... Blue and Red when he posted 27 points in 34 games on nine goals and 18 assists. Home Rink...... North Charleston Coliseum A native of Cranford, N.J., Johnstone reached the 30-point mark as a Capacity...... 7,250 freshman during 2017-18 when he notched 13 goals and 17 assists League...... ECHL and was named to the Atlantic Hockey’s All-Rookie Team. President...... Rob Concannon Alex Dubeau Named ECHL Goaltender of the Week HOCKEY STAFF Stingrays goaltender Alex Dubeau was been selected as the Warrior Head Coach...... Ryan Blair Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for March 15-21. Dubeau Assistant Coach...... Brenden Kotyk went 2-0-0 with a 1.00 goals-against average and a save percentage Athletic Trainer...... Max Finley of .974 in two appearances against Fort Wayne last week. It is the Equipment Manager...... Nick Lazor second time in his career that he has received the league’s weekly honor. The 26-year-old made 38 saves in a 2-1 win on Friday and turned aside 37 shots in a 5-1 victory on Saturday. A native of FRANCHISE HISTORY Mascouche, Quebec, Dubeau is 8-1-3 in 12 appearances with SC this First Season...... 1993 season. He is tied for seventh in the ECHL with a 2.52 goals-against Total Seasons...... 28 average and is 11th with a .914 save percentage. Overall Record...... 1,101-636-79-135 Winning Seasons...... 27 Macoy Erkamps Re-Assigned To South Carolina Regular Season Titles...... 1, 1996-97 The announced Tuesday that defender Macoy Division Championships...... 6 Erkamps has been re-assigned to the Stingrays. Erkamps, 26, has Conference Championships...... 5 appeared in two games with Hershey this season. After beginning Kelly Cups...... 3 his fifth professional year in SC he was recalled by the Bears prior to the team’s training camp on January 22. Prior to his recall, Erkamps, HOCKEY INFORMATION a native of Richmond, B.C., suited up for eight games with the Rays 2019-20 Overall Record...... 44-14-3-1 while posting an assist and a +5 rating. The defender was previously with the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins during the past 2019-20 vs. South...... 38-11-3-1 two campaigns. In the shortened 2019-20 year, 6-foot, 196-pound Returning Players...... 11 defender skated in 36 AHL games as well as three contests with the Newcomers...... 16 ECHL’s Wheeling Nailers. COMMUNICATIONS 5-2 Win Gives Stingrays Sweep of Komets Address...... 3300 W. Montague Ave. Three power play goals and 32 saves from goaltender Hunter Contact...... Jared Shafran Shepard helped the South Carolina Stingrays pick up a 5-2 win Email...... [email protected] over the Fort Wayne Komets Sunday afternoon which earned Office Phone...... 843-744-2248 them a sweep of the weekend series between the two teams at Rays Facebook...... /SCStingraysHockey North Charleston Coliseum. Justin Florek starred in the game for Rays Twitter...... @SCStingrays the Stingrays, scoring two power play goals and an assist, while Rays Instagram...... @scstingrayshockey Dan DeSalvo had a goal and an assist and notched three helpers. South Carolina finished 3-for-5 on the man-advantage in the game, while the Komets went 2-for-4 on the power play. 5-Goal Outburst Sends Stingrays Past Fort Wayne Five different scorers lit the lamp and goaltender Alex Dubeau MEDIA INFORMATION

made 37 saves as the South Carolina Stingrays earned their second Watch:...... MyTV Charleston | FloHockey straight win over the Fort Wayne Komets by a score of 5-1 on Listen:...... Caps Radio 24/7 | Mixlr Saturday night at the North Charleston Coliseum. Defender Max Play-By-Play: Jared Shafran | Color: Nick Harvey Gottlieb scored a goal and assisted on two others in the victory for Live Stats Link:...... bit.ly/ECHLlive South Carolina, while Dylan Steman added a goal and an assist and In-game Updates:...... @SCStingrays Max Gottlieb posted two helpers. The Rays finished 2-for-3 on the power play in the contest, while the Komets were held scoreless on their two man-advantage chances. South Carolina Stingrays Hockey - #RaysUpSC - Visit stingrayshockey.com for more information South Carolina Stingrays Hockey - #RaysUpSC - Visit stingrayshockey.com for more information /SCStingraysHockey @SCStingrays scstingrayshockey SCStingraysHockey