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SOUTH CAROLINA 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) South Carolina Stingrays vs. Orlando Solar Bears Fri • 11th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits L, 2-3 OT Fri • 18th @ Jacksonville Icemen 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. Wheeling Nailers 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 @ Florida Everblades 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 Amway Center 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 Kelly Cup 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. Fort Wayne Komets 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 Hunter Shepard stopped 29 shots to help the South Carolina Wed • 7th @ Indy Fuel 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. Forward 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. Goaltender 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 Overtime 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.