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STINGRAYS HOCKEY 3300 W. Montague Ave. Suite A-200 - North Charleston, SC 29418 Jared Shafran, Director of Media Relations and Broadcasting | [email protected] | (843) 744-2248 ext. 1203 2018-19 SCHEDULE October (4-4) Sat • 13th @ L, 2-4 Jacksonville Icemen vs. Mon • 15th @ Orlando Solar Bears L, 4-5 Tue • 16th @ Orlando Solar Bears W, 6-5 Sunday, Jan. 13 • North Charleston, SC Sat • 20th vs. W, 7-4 Sun • 21st vs. Gladiators W, 2-0 2018-19 Team Comparison (ECHL Rank) Wed • 24th @ Norfolk Admirals L, 1-4 Fri • 26th @ Norfolk Admirals W, 5-2 Jacksonville South Carolina Sat • 27th @ Norfolk Admirals L, 3-5 November (7-5) GF/G 3.00 (20th) 3.17 (14th) Fri • 2nd @ W, 5-4 Sat • 3rd @ Allen Americans W, 4-1 GA/G 2.91 (9th) 3.06 (11th) Thu • 8th @ Jacksonville Icemen L, 1-4 Sat • 10th vs. Orlando Solar Bears L, 3-5 PP% 15.3% (22nd) 18.2% (10th)

Tue • 13th vs. W, 4-2 CKSONVILLE Fri • 16th vs. W, 1-0 JA PK% 84.5% (10th) 85.4% (7th) Sat • 17th vs. L, 1-4 Tue • 20th @ Jacksonville Icemen L, 2-3 19-15-1-0 Wed • 21st @ Orlando Solar Bears W, 3-2 20-14-2-0 Fri • 23rd @ Atlanta Gladiators W, 3-2 Wed • 28th @ Florida Everblades L, 1-4 Stingrays Host Icemen in North Charleston for Sunday Matchup Fri • 30th @ Florida Everblades W, 3-2 The South Carolina Stingrays face-off against the Jacksonville Icemen December (7-4-1) at the North Charleston Coliseum on Sunday afternoon in their sixth Sat • 1st @ Florida Everblades L, 2-4 Tue • 4th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits L, 1-2 matchup of the 2018-19 . The Icemen have seen things go their Fri • 7th vs. Jacksonville Icemen W, 3-2 way for most of this year’s season series, winning four of the first five Sat • 8th vs. Atlanta Gladiators W, 4-3 OT Sun • 9th @ Atlanta Gladiators W, 6-5 meetings between the two clubs. South Carolina’s only winning result Wed • 12th vs. Atlanta Gladiators W, 3-2 SO came in the teams’ only game played in North Charleston thus far, a 3-2 Sat • 15th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits W, 6-2 victory for the Stingrays on Dec. 7. Both squads are coming off of losses Mon • 17th @ Orlando Solar Bears W, 5-2 Wed • 19th @ Jacksonville Icemen L, 4-6 to the Atlanta Gladiators, with SC falling 3-2 in on Friday night Fri • 21st @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits W, 4-3 and the Icemen dropping a 6-3 contest in Duluth, Ga. on Saturday. The Sat • 22nd @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits L, 3-4 OT Stingrays are continuing to hold second place in the ECHL’s South Division Fri • 28th vs. Norfolk Admirals L, 3-4 with 42 points in 36 games, while Jacksonville has fallen to fourth place January with 39 points in 35 contests. South Carolina is continuing to hold a top- Fri • 4th vs. W, 4-1 Sat • 5th @ Orlando Solar Bears W, 2-1 10 position in both special teams categories this season with a Sun • 6th @ Orlando Solar Bears L, 1-4 killing rate of 85.4% (7th) as well as a power play conversion percentage of Fri • 11th vs. Atlanta Gladiators L, 2-3 OT Sun • 13th vs. Jacksonville Icemen 3:05 p.m. 18.2% (10th). Jacksonville has also done well on the PK this year, killing off Tue • 15th vs. Jacksonville Icemen 7:05 p.m. 84.5% of opponents’ opportunities. Fri • 18th vs. Orlando Solar Bears 7:05 p.m. Sat • 19th vs. Orlando Solar Bears 7:05 p.m. Sun • 20th vs. Orlando Solar Bears 3:05 p.m. Gladiators Surge Past Stingrays In Overtime Sun • 27th @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits 3:00 p.m. Nick Bligh scored on the breakaway with seven seconds remaining in Wed • 30th vs. Norfolk Admirals 7:05 p.m. overtime to give the Atlanta Gladiators a 3-2 win over the South Carolina February Stingrays on Friday night at the North Charleston Coliseum. Matt Fri •1st @ 8:05 p.m. Sat • 2nd @ Kansas City Mavericks 8:05 p.m. Pohlkamp and Tim Harrison scored goals for the Rays, who picked up Thu • 7th @ Atlanta Gladiators 7:35 p.m. one point in the standings to stay in second place in the South Division. Fri • 8th @ Atlanta Gladiators 7:35 p.m. Wed • 13th @ Norfolk Admirals 7:00 p.m. Angus Redmond made his first start at home in between the Fri • 15th vs. 7:05 p.m. pipes and made 36 saves. Sat • 16th vs. Jacksonville Icemen 7:05 p.m. Sun • 17th vs. Atlanta Gladiators 3:05 p.m. Tue • 19th vs. Norfolk Admirals 7:05 p.m. Fri • 22nd vs. Florida Everblades 7:05 p.m. 2018-19 ECHL South Division Standings Sat • 23rd vs. Florida Everblades 7:05 p.m. Tue • 26th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits 10:30 a.m. Thu • 28th @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits 7:00 p.m. GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA March Florida Everblades 38 26 7 5 0 57 0.750 153 95 Fri • 1st @ Jacksonville Icemen 7:30 p.m. Sat • 2nd vs. Jacksonville Icemen 7:05 p.m. South Carolina Stingrays 36 20 14 2 0 42 0.583 114 110 Fri • 8th @ Maine Mariners 7:15 p.m. Sat • 9th @ Maine Mariners 6:00 p.m. Sun • 10th @ Worcester Railers 3:05 p.m. Orlando Solar Bears 37 19 15 3 0 41 0.554 123 130 Wed • 13th @Atlanta Gladiators 7:35 p.m.

Fri • 15th vs. Norfolk Admirals 7:05 p.m. J A C K S O N V I L L E Jacksonville Icemen 35 19 15 1 0 39 0.557 105 102 Sat • 16th vs. Florida Everblades 7:05 p.m. Sun • 17th vs. Florida Everblades 3:05 p.m. Norfolk Admirals 39 15 19 2 3 35 0.449 116 155 Tue • 19th vs. Kansas City Mavericks 7:05 p.m. Fri • 22nd vs. Kansas City Mavericks 7:05 p.m. Greenville Swamp Rabbits 41 14 22 3 2 33 0.402 110 157 Sat • 23rd @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits 7:00 p.m. Sat • 30th vs. Orlando Solar Bears 7:05 p.m. Sun • 31st vs. Atlanta Gladiators 3:05 p.m. Atlanta Gladiators 35 10 19 5 1 26 0.371 93 117 April Tue • 6th vs. Atlanta Gladiators 7:05 p.m. Thu • 7th @ Atlanta Gladiators 3:05 p.m. SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY

Scouting The Icemen

Jacksonville has a current record of 19-15-1-0 and 39 points, which INSIDE THE SERIES JA CKSONVILLE is good for fourth in the ECHL’s South Division. Kris Record vs. JAX...... 8-7-0-0 First meeting Newbury is leading the team in scoring with 31 points in 29 games Last 10 vs. JAX...... 5-5-0-0 ...... Oct. 21, 2017 (W, 3-2) on 12 goals and 19 assists. Veteran has also been Streak vs. JAX...... Lost One impressive for the Icemen and has 30 points in 35 games on 14 Anastas vs. JAX...... 1-4-0-0 Last meeting goals and 16 assists. Maxime Fortier is also averaging over a point ...... Dec. 19, 2018 (L, 4-6) per game this season with 25 points (12g, 13a) in 21 contests. Defenseman Dajon Mingo has had a career year on the back end SITUATIONAL RECORDS and leads the team’s blueliners with 19 points on eight goals and 11 assists. Mingo was also recently selected to represent the Icemen 2017-18 2018-19 the ECHL All-Star Classic. After stellar numbers through his first Overall Record 48-16-7-1 20-14-2-0 12 games, rookie goaltender Mikahil Berdin earned a call-up to vs. South Division 40-13-5-1 17-13-2-0 Manitoba. He has now returned to Jacksonville and has a record of vs. North Division 6-0-1-0 1-0-0-0 12-5-0 this season with a goals-against average of 2.58 and a vs. Central Division 2-1-1-0 0-1-0-0 percentage at 0.909. Rookie netminder Tanner Jaillet has also seen vs. Mountain Division 0-2-0-0 2-0-0-0 action in 14 games for the Icemen this season. Home record 24-8-4-0 9-4-1-0 Road record 24-8-3-1 11-10-1-0 All-Time History vs. Jacksonville Overtime 7-7 2-2 Sunday’s meeting is the 16th contest overall between South Shootout 5-1 1-0 Carolina and the Icemen since Jacksonville began play in the South Scoring First 30-6-3-1 13-4-1-0 Division for the 2017-18 season. After seeing each other 10 times Opponent scores first 18-10-4-0 7-10-1-0 in Jacksonville’s first campaign, the rivals will see one another for Leading after one period 23-3-1-0 11-2-0-0 another 10 total matchups this season. The Rays were victorious in Behind after one period 8-7-1-0 2-10-0-0 seven of the contests between the two a year ago, but have gotten Tied after one period 17-6-5-1 7-2-2-0 off to a cold start this year with four losses in Jacksonville on Oct. Leading after two periods 30-0-4-1 16-0-0-0 13, Nov. 8, Nov. 20 and Dec. 19. The Stingrays were also familiar Behind after two periods 7-13-0-0 1-9-2-0 with Jacksonville’s first ECHL franchise, the Lizard Kings, during their Tied after two periods 11-3-3-0 3-5-0-0 existance from 1995-2000. Scoring on the PP 25-9-4-0 13-7-2-0 McKernan Keeps It Consistent Scoreless on the PP 23-7-3-1 7-7-0-0 After recording an assist in Friday’s overtime loss to Atlanta, Allowing a PPG 12-7-4-0 8-8-1-0 defender Kevin McKernan has earned a point in four consecutive Opponent Scoreless on the PP 36-9-3-1 12-6-1-0 contests for South Carolina. Last weekend he was the only Stingray skater to register points in all three of the team’s games with a One- Games 23-8-7-1 12-4-2-0 goal in last Friday’s win over Worcester and assists in both outings Two-Goal Games 11-5-0-0 2-5-0-0 at Orlando last Saturday and Sunday. The Quinnipiac University OT/Shootout Games 12-0-6-1 3-0-2-0 grad now has 21 points this season on five goals and 16 assists while leading the team with a +9 rating. The point streak has tied More Penalties than Opponent 17-5-2-1 6-2-0-0 a season-high for the rookie blueliner, who also recorded points in Less Penalties than Opponent 22-7-3-0 11-10-2-0 four straight games earlier this year from Oct. 21 thru Oct. 27. Same Amount of Penalties as Opp. 9-4-2-0 3-2-0-0 Scored three goals 16-4-1-0 5-3-1-0 Pohlkamp Cracks Double-Digits Scored four goals 10-0-1-0 5-2-0-0 SC forward Matt Pohlkamp scored his third power play goal of the Scored five or more goals 12-0-0-0 7-0-0-0 season in the second period of Friday’s overtime loss to Atlanta. The Held to two goals or fewer 10-12-5-1 3-9-1-0 second-year attacker has now reached 10 goals on the season for the Rays, becoming the third skater in double figures. In addition, Outshooting Opponent 30-8-3-0 10-9-0-0 Pohlkamp has seven assists and 119 shots on goal this year. Outshot by Opponent 18-7-4-0 10-5-2-0 Shots are Even 0-1-0-1 0-0-0-0 Defiel Defying The Odds Goaltender Gordon Defiel was very busy in the crease last weekend, Following a win 32-11-4-0 11-8-1-0 facing a total of 100 shots in two contests. The netminder was able Following a loss 15-5-3-1 9-5-1-0 to stop 49 attempts last Friday to pick up his sixth win of the season before turning aside 46 more last Sunday afternoon in Orlando. His improved goals-against average sits at 2.62 this season, along with a 0.921 after 12 games with the Rays.

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Leaders Against Jacksonville SOUTH CAROLINA IN BRIEF Forward Jonathan Charbonneau has led the Rays against Jacksonville this season with five points on two goals and three TEAM INFORMATION assists in the five matchups. Despite playing in just two of the five Location...... North Charleston, S.C. meetings between the teams this year, forward Shane Eiserman has Nickname...... Stingrays earned four points on a goal and three assists. Andrew Cherniwchan Colors...... Blue and Red has also found success against the Icemen, posting four points on Home Rink...... North Charleston Coliseum two goals and two assists. Defender Kevin McKernan has also scored Capacity...... 7,250 twice against Jacksonville in the five outings. Goaltender Parker League...... ECHL Milner has picked up the Stingrays’ only win over the Icemen this President...... Rob Concannon season and has started three of the five meetings. In just 26 minutes of action in the teams’ last meeting on Dec. 19, netminder Gordon HOCKEY STAFF Defiel allowed one goal and stopped 14 shots. Head Coach...... Spiros Anastas Assistant Coach...... Steve Bergin Gratton’s Strong Start Athletic Trainer...... Rick Covard Forward has earned primary assists in three of his first Equipment Manager...... Cameron Parker four games with the Stingrays since jumping into the lineup Jan. 4. The has found good chemistry right away with linemates FRANCHISE HISTORY Patrick Gaul and Tim Harrison. Gratton, who has been known for his First Season...... 1993 physical play during his 16-year pro career, has yet to take a penalty Total Seasons...... 26 in his first four contests with South Carolina. Overall Record...... 1,025-591-68-131 Winning Seasons...... 25 Angus Comes Highly Certified Regular Season Titles...... 1, 1996-97 Goaltender Angus Redmond stopped 36 shots in Friday’s overtime loss to Atlanta and has now helped the Stingrays earn points in Division Championships...... 6 four of his five appearances since being reassigned to the team Conference Championships...... 5 one month ago on Dec. 13. The netminder has earned two wins Kelly Cups...... 3 over Orlando, while also helping South Carolina pick up points in overtime losses to Greenville Dec. 22 and Atlanta on Jan. 11.The 36 HOCKEY INFORMATION saves matched Redmond’s previous season-high in a win for the 2017-18 Overall Record...... 48-16-0-7 against Wheeling on Nov. 21. 2017-18 vs. South...... 40-13-5-1 Returning Players...... 12 Defiel’s 46 Saves Not Enough In 4-1 Loss To Orlando Newcomers...... 12 The Orlando Solar Bears took an early lead never surrendered, ...... Joey Leach scoring three power play goals to defeat the South Carolina Alternate Captain...... Patrick Gaul Stingrays 4-1 on Sunday afternoon at the . Alternate Captain...Andrew Cherniwchan Goaltender Gordon Defiel made 46 saves in a losing effort, while forward Andrew Cherniwchan scored his team-leading 17th goal of COMMUNICATIONS the season when SC was shorthanded in the third period. Orlando Address...... 3300 W. Montague Ave. finished 3-for-4 on the man-advantage, while South Carolina ended at 0-for-4. Goaltender Charlie Millen turned aside 38 shots in the Contact...... Jared Shafran win for the Solar Bears. Email...... [email protected] Office Phone...... 843-744-2248 South Carolina Cools Off Solar Bears For 20th Win Rays Facebook...... /SCStingraysHockey Two first period goals were enough for the South Carolina Stingrays Rays ...... @SCStingrays to pick up their 20th win of the 2018-19 season Saturday night, Rays Instagram...... @scstingrayshockey defeating the Orlando Solar Bears by a final score of 2-1 at the Amway Center. It was the fourth victory over the Solar Bears this MEDIA INFORMATION season for South Carolina, with all four coming on the road in Orlando. Goaltender Angus Redmond was named the first star Watch:...... ECHL.TV of the game after stopping 31 shots and holding Orlando down Listen:...... Mixlr Play-by-Play: Jared Shafran for most of the night, while forwards Patrick Gaul and Jonathan Live Stats Link:...... bit.ly/ECHLlive Charbonneau each got on the board with goals in the first period for South Carolina. In-game Updates:...... @SCStingrays

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