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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) South Carolina Stingrays vs. Fri • 11th vs. L, 2-3 OT Fri • 18th @ W, 2-1 Friday, March 12 • Estero, FL 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 South Carolina Florida January (5-3-1) Fri • 1st @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits L, 1-3 GF/G 2.77 (9th) 3.72 (1st) Sat • 2nd @ Jacksonville Icemen W, 3-2 Fri • 8th vs. W, 4-2 Sat • 9th vs. Wheeling Nailers W, 6-3 GA/G 3.23 (11th) 2.56 (3rd) Fri • 15th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits L, 4-5 OT Sat • 16th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits W, 4-3 SO PP% 13.4% (12th) 15.5% (9th) Fri • 29th @ Florida Everblades W, 5-1 Sat • 30th @ Florida Everblades L, 1-4 PK% 84.8% (7th) 87.5% (2nd) Sun • 31st @ Orlando Solar Bears L, 1-4 February (2-5-3-2) 12-11-6-2 22-8-0-2 Wed • 3rd vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits W, 2-0 Thu • 4th @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits L, 3-4 OT Stingrays Aim For Win In Florida Friday Night Fri • 5th vs. Jacksonville Icemen L, 1-4 Wed • 10th vs. Florida Everblades L, 2-4 The South Carolina Stingrays wrap up their week in the Sunshine State Fri • 12th vs. Florida Everblades L, 2-5 Friday night with their 10th meeting of the season against the Florida Sat • 13th vs. Florida Everblades L, 1-5 Sun • 14th vs. Jacksonville Icemen L, 3-5 Everblades at Hertz Arena. SC has dropped the first two games on Fri • 19th @ Jacksonville Icemen L, 2-3 OT their current trip, falling 4-1 to Orlando on Tuesday and 4-2 to Florida Sat • 20th @ Jacksonville Icemen L, 3-4 OT Wednesday. Although South Carolina is just 2-5-0-2 against Florida in Wed • 24th @ Florida Everblades L, 3-4 SO Fri • 26th @ Florida Everblades L, 5-6 SO nine contests this season, the Rays have picked up points in three of their Sat • 27th @ Florida Everblades W, 4-3 SO last four matchups with the Everblades in Estero. SC began this trip after March (2-3-0) a series victory over Jacksonville last week, winning two of three games Wed • 3rd vs. Jacksonville Icemen W, 2-1 SO at the North Charleston Coliseum. Florida, on the other hand, fell in three Fri • 5th vs. Jacksonville Icemen W, 5-3 straight on the road in Orlando last week at the . Despite Sat • 6th vs. Jacksonville Icemen L, 2-4 Tue • 9th @ Orlando Solar Bears L, 1-4 their recent skid, the Everblades moved back into first place in the ECHL’s Wed • 10th @ Florida Everblades L, 2-4 Eastern Conference standings with their win on Wednesday, now holding Fri • 12th @ Florida Everblades 7:30 p.m. Fri • 19th vs. 7:05 p.m. a points percentage of 0.719. After three straight losses, South Carolina Sat • 20th vs. Fort Wayne Komets 6:05 p.m. has fallen back to fifth place in the standings (.516). Florida also ranks first Sun • 21st vs. Fort Wayne Komets 3:05 p.m. in the league on the offensive end, posting 3.72 goals per outing. The Rays Wed • 24th vs. Jacksonville Icemen 7:05 p.m. Fri • 26th @ Orlando Solar Bears 7:00 p.m. average the 5th-most shots on goal per game in the ECHL (32.16). Sat • 27th vs. Orlando Solar Bears 6:05 p.m. Sun • 28th vs. Orlando Solar Bears 3:05 p.m. Wed • 31st vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits 7:05 p.m. Blades’ Strong Second Period Too Much For SC April A pair of second period goals from Alex Kile were too much for the South Fri • 2nd @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits 7:05 p.m. Carolina Stingrays to overcome as the Florida Everblades secured a 4-2 Sat • 3rd @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits 7:05 p.m. decision on home ice at Hertz Arena on Wednesday night. Forwards Sun • 4th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits 3:05 p.m. Wed • 7th @ 7:05 p.m. Andrew Cherniwchan and Max Novak picked up goals for the Stingrays Fri • 9th @ Wheeling Nailers 7:10 p.m. in a losing effort, while goaltender Hunter Shepard turned out 27 Florida Sat • 10th @ Wheeling Nailers 7:10 p.m. shots in his eighth start of the season. Everblades’ netminder Jake Sun • 11th @ Wheeling Nailers 4:10 p.m. Wed • 14th vs. Orlando Solar Bears 7:05 p.m. Hildebrand made 33 saves to secure the victory, including 13 in the third Fri • 16th vs. Orlando Solar Bears 7:05 p.m. period to keep Florida ahead by a two-goal margin. Sat • 17th vs. Jacksonville Icemen 6:05 p.m. Sun • 18th @ Jacksonville Icemen 3:00 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 32 22 8 0 2 46 0.719 119 82 Fri • 7th @ Florida Everblades 7:30 p.m. Sat • 8th @ Florida Everblades 7:00 p.m. Indy Fuel 31 21 8 2 0 44 0.710 100 81 Tue • 11th vs. Indy Fuel 7:05 p.m. Wed • 12th vs. Indy Fuel 7:05 p.m. Orlando Solar Bears 30 17 10 3 0 37 0.617 89 87 Fri • 14th @ Jacksonville Icemen 7:00 p.m. Sat • 15th @ Jacksonville Icemen 7:00 p.m. Greenville Swamp Rabbits 32 14 10 6 2 36 0.563 91 99 Wed • 19th vs. Orlando Solar Bears 7:05 p.m. Fri • 21st @ Orlando Solar Bears 7:00 p.m. Sat • 22nd @ Orlando Solar Bears 7:00 p.m. South Carolina Stingrays 31 12 11 6 2 32 0.516 86 100 Fri • 28th vs. Wheeling Nailers 7:05 p.m. Jacksonville Icemen 27 11 12 1 3 26 0.481 62 76 Sat • 29th vs. Wheeling Nailers 6:05 p.m. J A C K S O N V I L L E June Wheeling Nailers 29 8 17 4 0 20 0.345 80 106 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 Everblades Florida is in first place in the ECHL’s Eastern Conference after INSIDE THE SERIES 32 games with a 22-8-0-2 record. After recently dropping four Record vs. FLA...... 96-93-9-6 First meeting straight, the Blades got back on track at home Wednesday where ...... (7 ties) ...... Oct. 24, 1998 (W, 6-4) they’ve secured a 13-2-0-2 record this season. Their offensive Last 10 vs. FLA...... 2-6-0-2 attack is led by captain John McCarron, who has totaled 28 Streak vs. FLA...... Lost One Last meeting points in 32 games on 15 goals and 13 assists. Just behind him is Blair vs. FLA...... 2-5-0-2 ...... Mar. 10, 2021 (L, 2-4) forward Alex Kile, who has earned 25 points with 11 goals as well as 14 assists. Forwards Michael Huntebrinker (14g, 10a), Blake Winiecki (9g, 11a) and Joe Pendenza (8g, 12a) have also reached SITUATIONAL RECORDS the 20-point mark. Defender Logan Roe has continued his 2019-20 2020-21 dominance at the ECHL level, posting 12 points (3g, 9a) as well Overall Record 44-14-3-1 12-11-6-2 as a league-high +20 rating. In the net, Jake Hildebrand leads the vs. South Division 38-11-3-1 10-11-6-2 ECHL with a 0.932 save percentage and is third in the league with vs. North Division 4-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 a 2.21 goals-against average. vs. Central Division 1-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 vs. Mountain Division 1-2-0-0 0-0-0-0 All-Time History vs. Florida Home record 19-9-0-0 7-6-3-0 South Carolina has a long history against Florida which dates back Road record 25-5-3-1 5-5-3-2 to the first season of Everblades hockey in the ECHL during the Overtime 4-3 0-6 1998-99 year. Since then, the two teams having played against Shootout 2-1 4-2 each other 211 times in the regular season. Last year the teams split eight meetings and SC earned points in five contests with Scoring First 30-4-2-0 9-2-3-0 a 4-3-1 record. During 2018-19, Florida had the better of the Opponent scores first 14-10-1-1 3-9-3-2 Rays on their way to a division title and an appearance in the Leading after one period 21-3-1-0 6-1-0-0 Eastern Conference Finals, winning five of the eight contests. In Behind after one period 8-6-0-1 2-9-2-2 2017-18, the two squads split six matchups, with South Carolina Tied after one period 15-5-2-0 4-1-4-0 finishing 3-2-1. The Stingrays have won three straight postseason Leading after two periods 30-1-2-1 6-0-0-0 series against the Blades with victories in 2009, 2015 and 2017. Behind after two periods 2-10-0-0 1-11-2-2 Tied after two periods 12-3-1-0 5-0-4-0 Hot Cole Forward Cole Ully had points in all three of South Carolina’s games Scoring on the PP 22-6-2-0 6-4-4-1 last week and picked up an assist Tuesday in Orlando, but failed to Scoreless on the PP 22-8-1-1 6-7-2-1 get on the scoresheet in Wednesday’s loss to Florida which snapped Allowing a PPG 11-9-2-1 4-5-5-1 his season-high point streak at six games. Ully had assists last Opponent Scoreless on the PP 33-5-1-0 8-6-1-1 Wednesday and Saturday, as well as a goal and an assist in Friday’s 5-3 win. The Calgary, Alberta native leads the team with 25 points on One-Goal Games 15-4-3-1 6-0-6-2 12 goals and 13 assists in 21 games played and is 8th in the league Two-Goal Games 12-4-0-0 3-5-0-0 in overall scoring. Ully’s 12 goals are tied for 9th-best in the ECHL. OT/Shootout Games 6-0-3-1 4-0-6-2 More Penalties than Opponent 16-5-1-1 5-2-2-0 Shepard Returns To The Crease Less Penalties than Opponent 17-8-2-0 4-8-3-2 Goaltender Hunter Shepard returned to the ice last Friday after Same Amount of Penalties as Opp. 11-1-0-0 3-1-1-0 missing nine weeks with an injury. The rookie netminder made 40 saves to earn his third win of the season in his seventh start. The Scored three goals 11-2-1-1 2-1-2-1 Grand Rapids, MN native also got the start on Saturday, stopping Scored four goals 14-0-1-0 3-0-1-0 23 shots in a losing effort. Most recently, he got his first taste of the Scored five or more goals 13-1-0-0 4-0-0-1 rivalry with the Florida Everblades, stoping 27 shots in a 4-2 loss on Held to two goals or fewer 6-11-1-0 3-10-3-0 Wednesday. Shepard leads South Carolina with a 2.59 goals-against average and a 0.916 save percentage this season. Outshooting Opponent 26-4-1-0 9-5-3-1 Outshot by Opponent 15-10-2-0 3-4-3-0 Saving The Best For Last Shots are Even 3-0-0-1 0-2-0-1 This season the Stingrays have a +10 goal differential in the third period after 31 games, which is tied for second-highest in the ECHL. Following a win 30-10-3-1 7-2-3-0 SC has scored 38 goals in the final frame and have allowed just 28. Following a loss 13-4-0-0 5-9-2-2 The only team with a higher positive differential is the Indy Fuel at +14.

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Leaders Against Florida SOUTH CAROLINA IN BRIEF Forwards Dan DeSalvo and Max Novak lead the Rays in scoring against the Everblades this season with nine points apiece. DeSalvo TEAM INFORMATION has four goals and five assists in eight games, while Novak has Location...... North Charleston, S.C. piled up eight assists and scored a goal in the most recent matchup Nickname...... Stingrays with the Blades Wednesday. Cole Ully is just behind them with Colors...... Blue and Red eight points on a team-leading five goals and three assists, while Home Rink...... North Charleston Coliseum Brett Supinski also has seven points with three goals and four Capacity...... 7,250 helpers. Alex Dubeau has helped SC earn points in each of his two League...... ECHL appearances against the Blades, going 1-0-1 with a 3.16 goals- President...... Rob Concannon against and a 0.889 save percentage. HOCKEY STAFF Herbert Provides A Boost In Return Head Coach...... Ryan Blair Forward Caleb Herbert has been on the scoresheet in both contests Assistant Coach...... Brenden Kotyk this week for South Carolina, scoring the team’s only goal Tuesday Athletic Trainer...... Max Finley in Orlando before assisting on Max Novak’s strike Wednesday in Equipment Manager...... Nick Lazor Florida. In 13 games with the Rays this season, Herbert has totaled 11 points on five goals and six assists. FRANCHISE HISTORY First Season...... 1993 Stingrays Announce Multiple Transactions Total Seasons...... 28 South Carolina announced multiple roster transactions Tuesday Overall Record...... 1,098-634-79-135 prior to this week’s three-game road trip. Forward Caleb Herbert was Winning Seasons...... 27 re-assigned to SC by the Hershey Bears and defender Zach Malatesta Regular Season Titles...... 1, 1996-97 was sreleased from his professional tryout agreement with Hershey and will return to the Stingrays. In addition, South Carolina agreed Division Championships...... 6 to terms with defenseman Ryan Cook, who has signed a standard Conference Championships...... 5 ECHL player contract and released forward Anthony Collins from his Kelly Cups...... 3 standard player contract. Cook joined SC after spending the first 17 games of his pro career with the SPHL’s Huntsville Havoc. HOCKEY INFORMATION 2019-20 Overall Record...... 44-14-3-1 Rays Securing Points in Tight Games 2019-20 vs. South...... 38-11-3-1 South Carolina has earned points in all 14 of their one-goal games Returning Players...... 11 this season, holding a record of 6-0-6-2. Half of the team’s 12 wins Newcomers...... 16 have been one-goal games, while four of their six overtime losses have come at the hands of Greenville. COMMUNICATIONS Address...... 3300 W. Montague Ave. Orlando Slips Past Stingrays, 4-1 Contact...... Jared Shafran Goaltender Clint Windsor stopped 25 shots to lead the Orlando Email...... [email protected] Solar Bears past the South Carolina Stingrays by a final score of Office Phone...... 843-744-2248 4-1 on Tuesday night at the Amway Center. Forward Caleb Herbert Rays Facebook...... /SCStingraysHockey scored the lone goal for South Carolina in the contest, beating Rays Twitter...... @SCStingrays Windsor at 8:43 of the middle period. Both teams were unsuccessful on the power play, with the Rays holding the Solar Bears to 0-for- Rays Instagram...... @scstingrayshockey 3 while they came up short themselves at 0-for-6. South Carolina outshot Orlando 26-24 overall in the game. Icemen Escape After Rays 3rd Period Rally Falls Short Third period goals from forwards Matthew Weis and Justin MEDIA INFORMATION Florek put the South Carolina Stingrays within striking distance of completing a comeback, but the team was unable to find an Watch:...... FloHockey equalizer late in the game and suffered a 4-2 loss to the Jacksonville Listen:...... Caps Radio 24/7 | Mixlr Play-By-Play: Jared Shafran Icemen on Pink In The Rink Night Saturday at the North Charleston Live Stats Link:...... bit.ly/ECHLlive Coliseum.Jacksonville goaltender Kyle Keyser turned aside 25 shots to earn the win for the Icemen, while his counterpart Hunter In-game Updates:...... @SCStingrays Shepard finished with 23 saves for SC in a losing effort.

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