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STINGRAYS HOCKEY 5050 Etna St. Suite B - 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) vs. Orlando Solar Bears Fri • 11th vs. L, 2-3 OT Fri • 18th @ W, 2-1 Thursday, June 3 • Orlando, 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 Orlando January (5-3-1) Fri • 1st @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits L, 1-3 GF/G 3.03 (6th) 3.07 (5th) Sat • 2nd @ Jacksonville Icemen W, 3-2 Fri • 8th vs. W, 4-2 Sat • 9th vs. Wheeling Nailers W, 6-3 GA/G 3.07 (10th) 3.14 (11th) Fri • 15th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits L, 4-5 OT Sat • 16th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits W, 4-3 SO PP% 16.9% (7th) 16.1% (10th) Fri • 29th @ W, 5-1 Sat • 30th @ Florida Everblades L, 1-4 PK% 83.7% (6th) 86.2% (3rd) Sun • 31st @ Orlando Solar Bears L, 1-4 February (2-5-3-2) 32-23-10-3 36-26-6-1 Wed • 3rd vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits W, 2-0 Thu • 4th @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits L, 3-4 OT Rays Face Solar Bears in Thursday Night Showdown at Fri • 5th vs. Jacksonville Icemen L, 1-4 Wed • 10th vs. Florida Everblades L, 2-4 All eyes will be on the South Carolina Stingrays and Orlando Solar Bears Fri • 12th vs. Florida Everblades L, 2-5 Thursday night, as the two teams face-off in the lone ECHL contest of the Sat • 13th vs. Florida Everblades L, 1-5 Sun • 14th vs. Jacksonville Icemen L, 3-5 day at the Amway Center. Just one spot remains available in the 2021 Fri • 19th @ Jacksonville Icemen L, 2-3 OT Playoffs field and the winner of Thursday’s game will control Sat • 20th @ Jacksonville Icemen L, 3-4 OT their own destiny towards clinching the final berth. After winning their Wed • 24th @ Florida Everblades L, 3-4 SO Fri • 26th @ Florida Everblades L, 5-6 SO last four games, South Carolina is holding on to fifth place in the Eastern Sat • 27th @ Florida Everblades W, 4-3 SO Conference with a points percentage at .566, while Orlando is just ahead March (7-6-0) of the Rays in fourth at .572. The top four teams in the conference will Wed • 3rd vs. Jacksonville Icemen W, 2-1 SO qualify for the playoffs. After Thursday, SC has one game remaining on Fri • 5th vs. Jacksonville Icemen W, 5-3 their schedule when they return home to face Jacksonville Saturday on Sat • 6th vs. Jacksonville Icemen L, 2-4 Tue • 9th @ Orlando Solar Bears L, 1-4 Fan Appreciation Night at the North Charleston Coliseum. Orlando will Wed • 10th @ Florida Everblades L, 2-4 play a 3-in-3 to close the season starting Thursday before a game Friday in Fri • 12th @ Florida Everblades L, 0-4 Fri • 19th vs. W, 2-1 Jacksonville and their finale on Saturday against Florida. The Solar Bears Sat • 20th vs. Fort Wayne Komets W, 5-1 have the edge in the season series with the Rays, winning eight of the Sun • 21st vs. Fort Wayne Komets W, 5-2 teams’ previous 13 matchups this year. Most recently, Orlando took two of Fri • 26th vs. Orlando Solar Bears L, 3-6 Sat • 27th vs. Orlando Solar Bears W, 6-3 three from SC late last month at the Amway Center May 21-23. Sun • 28th vs. Orlando Solar Bears W, 4-3 Wed • 31st vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits L, 3-5 Stingrays Sweep Up Nailers With 3-1 Victory April (5-4-3-1) Forwards Matthew Weis and Mark Cooper each registered a goal and an Fri • 2nd @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits L, 2-3 SO Sat • 3rd @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits W, 4-3 assist and stopped 29 shots to help the South Carolina Wed • 7th @ L, 1-2 OT Stingrays secure a 3-1 win over the Wheeling Nailers on Tuesday night Fri • 9th @ Wheeling Nailers W, 3-2 SO Wed • 14th vs. Orlando Solar Bears L, 6-7 at the North Charleston Coliseum. The Rays denied any late chances Fri • 16th vs. Orlando Solar Bears L, 3-5 Wheeling put towards the net in the closing minutes, with Shepard Sat • 17th vs. Jacksonville Icemen L, 3-4 OT completing a perfect third period after stopping 13 shots on goal. Both Sun • 18th @ Jacksonville Icemen W, 2-1 Wed • 21st vs. Jacksonville Icemen L, 2-3 OT teams put a total of 30 shots on net in the game, while SC scored the lone Fri • 23rd vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits L, 2-4 power play goal of the contest, going 1-for-3 on the man-advantage. Sat • 24th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits L, 1-3 Sun • 25th @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits W, 3-2 OT Fri • 30th @ Orlando Solar Bears W, 6-2 May (9-5-1) Sun • 2nd @ Orlando Solar Bears W, 7-4 2020-21 ECHL Eastern Conference Standings Mon • 3rd @ Orlando Solar Bears L, 2-3 Wed • 5th @ Florida Everblades W, 3-2 OT GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA Fri • 7th @ Florida Everblades L, 5-6 OT Sat • 8th @ Florida Everblades L, 2-3 Tue • 11th vs. Indy Fuel W, 3-1 xFlorida Everblades 67 41 19 4 3 89 0.664 228 188 Wed • 12th vs. Indy Fuel W, 5-4 OT Fri • 14th @ Jacksonville Icemen L, 2-3 xGreenville Swamp Rabbits 71 37 19 12 3 89 0.627 208 203 Sat • 15th @ Jacksonville Icemen W, 4-2 Fri • 21st @ Orlando Solar Bears L, 2-3 xIndy Fuel 67 36 23 8 0 80 0.597 199 193 Sat • 22nd @ Orlando Solar Bears W, 5-4 Sun • 23rd @ Orlando Solar Bears L, 1-3 Orlando Solar Bears 69 36 26 6 1 79 0.572 212 217 Wed • 26th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits W, 3-2 Fri • 28th vs. Wheeling Nailers W, 1-0 Sat • 29th vs. Wheeling Nailers W, 6-2 South Carolina Stingrays 68 32 23 10 3 77 0.566 206 209 June (1-0-0) Jacksonville Icemen 69 33 29 3 4 73 0.529 199 207 J A C K S O N V I L L E Tue • 1st vs. Wheeling Nailers W, 3-1 Thu • 3rd @ Orlando Solar Bears 7:00 p.m. Wheeling Nailers 66 21 38 6 1 49 0.371 190 236 Sat • 5th vs. Jacksonville Icemen 6:05 p.m. x = Clinched Playoff Position SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY

Scouting The Solar Bears Orlando is in fourth place in the ECHL’s Eastern Conference with INSIDE THE SERIES a 36-26-6-1 record with just three games remaining. Record vs. ORL...... 55-27-5-5 First meeting Aaron Luchuk is the ECHL’s leading scorer this season with 73 Last 10 vs. ORL...... 5-5-0-0 ...... Oct. 25, 2012 (L, 3-5) points in 69 games on 27 goals and 46 assists. Forward Tristin Streak vs. ORL...... Lost One Langan has been outstanding as of late and now ranks 5th in Blair vs. ORL...... 5-8-0-0 Last meeting the league with 61 points (28g, 33a). Defender Mark Auk leads ...... May 23, 2021 (L, 1-3) the team in defensive scoring and ranks third among league blueliners with 44 points in 66 games on seven goals and 37 assists. Michael Joly, who was acquired from Wheeling in April, SITUATIONAL RECORDS has continued to make a huge impact since the trade, scoring 20 2019-20 2020-21 points on 10 goals and 10 assists in 20 games with Orlando. Joly Overall Record 44-14-3-1 32-23-10-3 has 41 points (18g, 23a) in 40 games this season. vs. South Division 38-11-3-1 21-23-9-3 Clint Windsor is also having a solid year, posting a 2.66 goals- vs. North Division 4-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 against average with a .917 save percentage and two shutouts. vs. Central Division 1-0-0-0 11-0-1-0 vs. Mountain Division 1-2-0-0 0-0-0-0 All-Time History vs. Orlando Home record 19-9-0-0 18-12-5-0 South Carolina has an all-time regular season record of 55-27-5-5 Road record 25-5-3-1 14-11-5-3 vs. the Solar Bears, with the two teams facing each other 92 times 4-3 3-10 over the last eight campaigns. Last season, SC secured wins in nine Shootout 2-1 5-3 of 12 meetings with a 9-2-1 record. In 11 contests during 2018-19, the Stingrays had the edge with a record of 6-5. The clubs met in Scoring First 30-4-2-0 20-5-5-0 the first round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs in back-to-back seasons Opponent scores first 14-10-1-1 12-18-5-3 during 2018 and 2019, with Orlando advancing in both years. Leading after one period 21-3-1-0 14-5-2-0 Behind after one period 8-6-0-1 6-14-2-3 Shepard Settles In Tied after one period 15-5-2-0 12-4-6-0 Goaltender Hunter Shepard has been in net for each of South Leading after two periods 30-1-2-1 18-1-2-0 Carolina’s last four wins, posting a goals-against average of just 1.25 Behind after two periods 2-10-0-0 4-17-2-3 and a save percentage at 0.956 in his last 240 minutes of action. The Tied after two periods 12-3-1-0 10-5-6-0 rookie netminder earned his first ECHL shutout in Friday’s 1-0 victory over Wheeling with 34 saves. Overall, Shepard has made 20 ECHL Scoring on the PP 22-6-2-0 20-9-6-1 appearances this season with SC and has a 2.58 goals-against with a Scoreless on the PP 22-8-1-1 12-14-4-2 Allowing a PPG 11-9-2-1 11-12-7-2 .922 save percentage. Opponent Scoreless on the PP 33-5-1-0 21-11-3-1

DeSalvo Sets A New High Mark One-Goal Games 15-4-3-1 17-5-10-3 Forward Dan DeSalvo led the Stingrays in scoring last week with Two-Goal Games 12-4-0-0 6-10-0-0 five assists in the club’s three home wins. Overall, the Bowling Green OT/Shootout Games 6-0-3-1 8-0-10-3 State University alum has set a new career-high with 54 points this season in 59 games. DeSalvo’s point total ranks second on the team, More Penalties than Opponent 16-5-1-1 8-4-2-1 while his 38 assists are tops among all SC skaters. In addition, his Less Penalties than Opponent 17-8-2-0 17-16-6-2 scoring total ranks 12th in the ECHL. Same Amount of Penalties as Opp. 11-1-0-0 7-3-2-0

Weis Heating Back Up Scored three goals 11-2-1-1 8-4-3-1 After his 12-game point streak was halted last month, Stingrays Scored four goals 14-0-1-0 6-0-1-0 forward Matthew Weis was held off the scoresheet in four straight. Scored five or more goals 13-1-0-0 12-1-1-1 But the center has now recorded back-to-back multi-point games, Held to two goals or fewer 6-11-1-0 6-18-5-1 scoring a goal and an assist in consecutive wins over Wheeling. Weis opened the scoring on Tuesday and later recorded an assist on Outshooting Opponent 26-4-1-0 14-8-3-1 Mark Cooper’s second period tally before being named the game’s Outshot by Opponent 15-10-2-0 16-13-7-1 one star. Overall, Weis has 28 points in 37 ECHL games this Shots are Even 3-0-0-1 2-2-0-1 season with 10 goals and 18 assists. Following a win 30-10-3-1 16-9-6-0 Following a loss 13-4-0-0 15-15-3-3 Herbert Dishing Out Helpers Stingrays forward Caleb Herbert had assists in all three home wins last week and has now recorded six helpers in his last five home games overall. Overall, Herbert is eighth on the roster in scoring with 32 points in 46 games on eight goals and 24 assists. South Carolina Stingrays Hockey - #RaysUpSC - Visit stingrayshockey.com for more information /SCStingraysHockey @SCStingrays scstingrayshockey SCStingraysHockey SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY

Leaders Against Orlando SOUTH CAROLINA IN BRIEF Forward Dan DeSalvo has led the way against the Solar Bears for SC, posting 19 points on five goals and 14 assists in 12 games. TEAM INFORMATION Just behind him is forward , who has totaled 17 points Location...... North Charleston, S.C. in 12 outings on four goals and 13 helpers. Andrew Nickname...... Stingrays Cherniwchan has 13 points against Orlando on five goals and eight Colors...... Blue and Red assists. Goaltender Alex Dubeau has played in five games against Home Rink...... North Charleston Coliseum the Solar Bears, posting a 3-1-0 record and an .888 save percentage. Capacity...... 7,250 League...... ECHL No Stopping Nanne President...... Rob Concannon Defender Tyler Nanne had his first career two-goal game on Saturday night, striking twice in a 6-2 win over Wheeling. The Edina, HOCKEY STAFF Minn. native now has 11 points for South Carolina in 32 games Head Coach...... Ryan Blair during 2020-21 with seven goals and four assists and ranks fourth in Assistant Coach...... Brenden Kotyk shooting percentage among all ECHL defensemen at 13.2%. Nanne’s Athletic Trainer...... Max Finley seven goals are also tied for third-most among all rookie blueliners. Equipment Manager...... Nick Lazor

Supinski Streaking At The Right Time FRANCHISE HISTORY Forward Brett Supinski scored goals on back-to-back nights for SC last weekend in the team’s victories over Wheeling. The attacker also First Season...... 1993 led the team last week with a combined +5 rating in the club’s three Total Seasons...... 28 wins. Supinski ranks sixth among all SC skaters in scoring this season Overall Record...... 1,117-646-83-136 with 35 points in 63 games on 14 goals and 21 assists. Winning Seasons...... 27 Regular Season Titles...... 1, 1996-97 Shorthanded Success Division Championships...... 6 Dating back to May 3, SC has successfully killed 37 of their Conference Championships...... 5 opponents’ last 41 power play opportunities, a rate of 90%. Overall Kelly Cups...... 3 during 2020-21, the club ranks third in the ECHL with a road penalty kill percentage of 86% while allowing a league low 17 power play HOCKEY INFORMATION goals in games played away from home. 2019-20 Overall Record...... 44-14-3-1 2019-20 vs. South...... 38-11-3-1 Nanne’s Big Night Leads Rays Over Nailers Returning Players...... 11 The South Carolina Stingrays piled up 50 shots on their way to Newcomers...... 16 a 6-2 victory over the Wheeling Nailers on Saturday night at the North Charleston Coliseum. Defender Tyler Nanne recorded his COMMUNICATIONS first professional two-goal game in the win, while forwards Brett Address...... 5050 Etna St., Suite B Supinski and Matthew Weis each scored a goal and an assist and Dan DeSalvo recorded two assists. The Rays went 1-for-6 on the Contact...... Jared Shafran power play while holding Wheeling to a 1-for-4 mark on the man- Email...... [email protected] advantage. SC goaltender Hunter Shepard earned the 10th win of Office Phone...... 843-744-2248 his rookie season with 17 saves. Rays Facebook...... /SCStingraysHockey Rays ...... @SCStingrays Shepard Shuts Down Nailers In 1-0 SC Win Rays Instagram...... @scstingrayshockey Goaltender Hunter Shepard stopped 34 shots to record his first career ECHL shutout in a 1-0 win for the South Carolina Stingrays over the Wheeling Nailers on Friday night at the North Charleston Coliseum. Forward Brett Supinski scored the only goal of the night for the Rays in the final minute of the second period, pushing a MEDIA INFORMATION rebound past goaltender Tommy Nappier after an initial breakaway chance for Caleb Herbert went off the left post. Herbert had the Watch:...... FloHockey lone assist on Supinski’s 13th tally of the season, which came at Listen:...... Caps Radio 24/7 & Mixlr Play-By-Play: Jared Shafran | Color: Nick Harvey 19:11 of the middle frame. Live Stats Link:...... bit.ly/ECHLlive In-game Updates:...... @SCStingrays

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