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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 2019-20 SCHEDULE October Sat • 12th @ Orlando Solar Bears W, 4-2 Orlando Solar Bears vs. South Carolina Stingrays Fri • 18th @ Atlanta Gladiators W, 5-3 Sat • 19th vs. Orlando Solar Bears 6:05 p.m. Saturday, October 19 • North Charleston, SC Wed • 23rd @ Norfolk Admirals 7:35 p.m. Fri • 25th @ Norfolk Admirals 7:35 p.m. 2019-20 Team Comparison (ECHL Rank) Sat • 26th @ Norfolk Admirals 7:35 p.m. Orlando South Carolina November Sun • 3rd @ Orlando Solar Bears 3:00 p.m. GF/G 2.00 (23rd) 4.50 (6th) Fri • 8th @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits 7:05 p.m. Sat • 9th @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits 7:05 p.m. Fri • 15th vs. Indy Fuel 7:05 p.m. GA/G 3.50 (13th) 2.50 (5th) Sat • 16th vs. Norfolk Admirals 6:05 p.m. Sun • 17th vs. Norfolk Admirals 3:05 p.m. PP% 11.1% (16th) 11.1% (16th) Tue • 19th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits 7:05 p.m. Fri • 22th @ Florida Everblades 7:30 p.m. PK% 81.8% (16th) 100% (T1st) Sat • 23rd @ Florida Everblades 7:00 p.m. Sat • 30th @ Orlando Solar Bears 7:00 p.m. 0-2-0-0 2-0-0-0 December Mon • 2nd @ Orlando Solar Bears 7:00 p.m. South Carolina Welcomes Orlando To Lowcountry For Home Opener Wed • 4th @ Atlanta Gladiators 7:05 p.m. Fri • 6th @ Florida Everblades 7:00 p.m. After wins in their first two regular season games away from home, the Sat • 7th @ Florida Everblades 7:00 p.m. South Carolina Stingrays return to the Lowcountry for their first action Tue • 10th vs. Orlando Solar Bears 7:05 p.m. Fri • 13th @ Norfolk Admirals 7:35 p.m. of the year at the North Charleston Coliseum on Saturday night against Sat • 14th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits 6:05 p.m. the Orlando Solar Bears. The two teams have already seen each other Sun • 15th vs. Jacksonville Icemen 3:05 p.m. this season, as the Stingrays spoiled the Solar Bears’ home opener last Fri • 20th vs. Orlando Solar Bears 7:05 p.m. Sat • 21th @ Jacksonville Icemen 7:00 p.m. Saturday at the Amway Center when they claimed a 4-2 victory. SC is off Thu • 26th @ Atlanta Gladiators 7:05 p.m. to a strong start this season after another win in Atlanta on Friday by a Fri • 27th @ Atlanta Gladiators 7:35 p.m. score of 5-3. The team has scored nine goals in their first two contests, Sat • 28th vs. Orlando Solar Bears 6:05 p.m. with eight different skaters registering a tally. On the other hand, the January Solar Bears are still looking for their first victory of the 2019-20 season Fri • 3rd vs. Florida Everblades 7:05 p.m. Sat • 4th vs. Florida Everblades 6:05 p.m. after falling to the Norfolk Admirals on Friday night. Though it’s a small Sun • 5th vs. Atlanta Gladiators 3:05 p.m. sample size so far, Orlando ranks 16th in both special teams categories Tue • 7th vs. Atlanta Gladiators 7:05 p.m. Fri • 10th vs. Brampton Beast 7:05 p.m. so far this season. The Stingrays have scored one power play goal in nine Sat • 11th vs. Florida Everblades 6:05 p.m. opportunities and have yet to allow a strike on the penalty kill in their two Sun • 12th @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits 3:00 p.m. outings this season. Wed • 15th @ Jacksonville Icemen 7:00 p.m. Fri • 17th vs. Jacksonville Icemen 7:05 p.m. Sat • 18th vs. Atlanta Gladiators 6:05 p.m. Rays Pick Up Where They Left Off In Atlanta With 5-3 Win Sun • 19th vs. Orlando Solar Bears 3:05 p.m. Fri • 24th @ Norfolk Admirals 7:35 p.m. Five different goal scorers lit the lamp for the Stingrays in a 5-3 win Sat • 25th @ Norfolk Admirals 7:35 p.m. over Atlanta Friday night at the Infinite Energy Center. In the Rays’ first Wed • 29th @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. appearance in Duluth since last year’s playoff clinching win on the final Fri • 31st vs. Norfolk Admirals day of the season, goaltender Logan Thompson made 23 saves to earn February Sat •1st vs. Florida Everblades 6:05 p.m. his first victory of the season in his first appearance for South Carolina. Thu • 6th @ Orlando Solar Bears 7:00 p.m. Linemates Casey Bailey and Cole Ully each tallied a goal and an assist to Fri • 7th @ Orlando Solar Bears 7:00 p.m. lead the way for the Stingrays, while Andrew Cherniwchan, Dylan Steman Sun • 9th vs. Jacksonville Icemen 3:05 p.m. Wed • 12th @ Norfolk Admirals 7:35 p.m. and Ed Wittchow all netted their first goals of the year. Fri • 14th vs. Adirondack Thunder 7:05 p.m. Sat • 15th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits 6:05 p.m. Sun • 16th @ Jacksonville Icemen 3:00 p.m. Tue • 18th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits 7:05 p.m. 2019-20 ECHL South Division Standings Sat • 22nd vs. Atlanta Gladiators 6:05 p.m. Sun • 23rd vs. Worcester Railers 3:05 p.m. Wed • 26th vs. Atlanta Gladiators 10:30 a.m. GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA Sat • 29th @ Worcester Railers 7:05 p.m. South Carolina Stingrays 2 2 0 0 0 4 1.000 9 5 March Sun • 1st @ Maine Mariners 3:00 p.m. Florida Everblades 2 2 0 0 0 4 1.000 9 5 Wed • 4th @ Idaho Steelheads 9:10 p.m. Fri • 6th @ Idaho Steelheads 9:10 p.m. Sat • 7th @ Idaho Steelheads 9:10 p.m. Greenville Swamp Rabbits 2 2 0 0 0 4 1.000 10 4 Wed • 11th @ Orlando Solar Bears 7:00 p.m. Sat • 14th @ Jacksonville Icemen 7:00 p.m. Norfolk Admirals 3 1 2 0 0 2 0.333 8 11 Sun • 15th vs. Jacksonville Icemen 3:05 p.m. Tue • 17th vs. Atlanta Gladiators 7:05 p.m. Jacksonville Icemen 2 0 1 1 0 1 0.250 4 10 Sat • 21st vs. Cincinnati Cyclones 6:05 p.m. J A C K S O N V I L L E Sun • 22nd vs. Norfolk Admirals 3:05 p.m. Atlanta Gladiators 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.000 3 5 Tue • 24th vs. Cincinnati Cyclones 7:05 p.m. Fri • 27th vs. Norfolk Admirals 7:05 p.m. Sat • 28th vs. Florida Everblades 6:05 p.m. Orlando Solar Bears 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.000 4 7 Sun • 29th vs. Florida Everblades 3:05 p.m. April Wed • 1st @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits 7:05 p.m. SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY

Scouting The Solar Bears Orlando finished the 2018-19 season in second place in the ECHL’s INSIDE THE SERIES South Division with a record of 41-25-5-1 and 88 points. Just like Record vs. ORL...... 42-17-4-5 First meeting any other team in the ECHL, the offseason brought changes to the Last 10 vs. ORL...... 6-4-0-0 ...... Oct. 25, 2012 (L, 3-5) roster. Gone is forward Mathieu Foget who led the way on offense Streak vs. ORL...... Won One last year with 49 points in 68 games, but many big pieces are Bergin vs. ORL...... 1-0-0-0 Last meeting returning including captain Mike Monfredo and top defensemen ...... Oct. 12, 2019 (W, 4-2) Cody Donaghey (43 points) and Michael Brodzinski (38 points). Center Chris LeBlanc has also returned for his third season with the Solar Bears after finishing fourth on the team in scoring last season SITUATIONAL RECORDS with 39 points on 10 goals and 29 assists. Although the team 2018-19 2019-20 started the year with three goaltenders on the roster, Zach Overall Record 35-31-5-1 2-0-0-0 Sawchenko recently received a call-up from the San Jose Barracuda vs. South Division 27-28-4-1 2-0-0-0 which leaves Zachary Fucale and Spencer Martin as the two vs. North Division 3-1-1-0 0-0-0-0 options between the pipes for the Solar Bears. vs. Central Division 0-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 vs. Mountain Division 5-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 All-Time History vs. Orlando Home record 17-17-2-0 0-0-0-0 South Carolina has an all-time regular season record of 42-17-4-5 vs. Road record 18-14-3-1 2-0-0-0 the Solar Bears, with the two teams having faced each other 68 Overtime 4-5 0-0 times over the last eight campaigns. In 11 contests during the Shootout 1-1 0-0 2018-19, the Stingrays had the edge with a record of 6-5. The clubs have met in the first round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs in back-to-back Scoring First 22-10-2-1 2-0-0-0 seasons, with Orlando advancing in both years. The Solar Bears Opponent scores first 13-21-3-0 0-0-0-0 prevailed in five games last spring after a 4-game sweep in 2018. Leading after one period 19-5-0-1 2-0-0-0 Behind after one period 6-18-2-0 0-0-0-0 Bailey Off To A Fast Start Tied after one period 10-8-3-0 0-0-0-0 Forward Casey Bailey has scored in each of South Carolina’s first two Leading after two periods 25-2-0-1 1-0-0-0 games of the 2019-20 season, and also added an assist in the team’s Behind after two periods 2-19-3-0 0-0-0-0 victory over Atlanta on Friday night. In addition, Bailey has a +3 Tied after two periods 8-10-2-0 1-0-0-0 rating and a combined 11 shots on net in the two contests, which Scoring on the PP 20-11-2-0 1-0-0-0 is the most on the team. The former member of the NHL’s Toronto Scoreless on the PP 15-20-3-1 1-0-0-0 Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators has injected a boost of offense on Allowing a PPG 14-17-2-0 0-0-0-0 the team’s second line, playing with center Matthew Weis and left Opponent Scoreless on the PP 21-14-3-1 2-0-0-0 wing Cole Ully. Bailey, who played collegiately at Penn State, also has 206 games of experience at the AHL level, playing for the Toronto One-Goal Games 16-10-5-1 0-0-0-0 Marlies, Binghamton Senators and Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Two-Goal Games 10-12-0-0 2-0-0-0 OT/Shootout Games 5-0-5-1 0-0-0-0 Spreading Out The Scoring Through two games at the start of the 2019-20 season, the Stingrays More Penalties than Opponent 11-9-2-1 0-0-0-0 have gotten goals from eight different skaters on their way to a Less Penalties than Opponent 19-17-2-0 1-0-0-0 2-0 start. In last Saturday’s season-opening win in Orlando, Mark Same Amount of Penalties as Opp. 5-5-1-0 1-0-0-0 Cooper got things started with the team’s first tally of the year. Then Casey Bailey, Tom Parisi and Matthew Weis each added a strike in Scored three goals 6-8-1-1 0-0-0-0 the victory. On Friday night, Bailey lit the lamp first before Cole Ully, Scored four goals 10-3-0-0 1-0-0-0 Andrew Cherniwchan, Dylan Steman and Eddie Wittchow each Scored five or more goals 13-0-1-0 1-0-0-0 scored goals to propel the team to a 5-3 triumph. Held to two goals or fewer 6-20-3-0 0-0-0-0

Thompson Earns First Win Outshooting Opponent 16-17-0-0 2-0-0-0 Goaltender Logan Thompson secured his first win of the season on Outshot by Opponent 19-14-5-1 0-0-0-0 Friday, making 23 saves in Atlanta to defeat the Gladiators and get Shots are Even 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 a victory in his first appearance with South Carolina. The netminder Following a win 19-12-2-1 1-0-0-0 got five goals of support from his teammates in front of him, but Following a loss 16-18-3-0 0-0-0-0 had to make some key stops late in the game to keep the Rays ahead. Thompson is in his rookie professional season, playing on a contract South Carolina’s AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears.

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Bench Boss Bergin SOUTH CAROLINA IN BRIEF Head Coach Steve Bergin picked up a win in his first game as the Rays’ head bench boss last Saturday and earned another victory TEAM INFORMATION in Atlanta on Friday to start the regular season with a 2-0 record. Location...... North Charleston, S.C. Bergin, who had been with South Carolina as an assistant coach Nickname...... Stingrays for three seasons prior to being promoted in April, did have one Colors...... Blue and Red game of experience as the team’s head coach after filling in on an Home Rink...... North Charleston Coliseum interim basis in January of 2018 when Ryan Warsofsky was serving Capacity...... 7,250 as a coach at the ECHL All-Star Classic. With former Stingrays Head League...... ECHL Coach Jason Fitzsimmons lending a hand as his assistant, Bergin President...... Rob Concannon and the Rays defeated Jacksonville 3-1. HOCKEY STAFF Parisi Strikes In First Rays Appearance Head Coach...... Steve Bergin Defender Tom Parisi scored his first goal of the season on the power Assistant Coach...... Ryan Blair play last Saturday night in his first game with the Stingrays after not Athletic Trainer...... Rick Covard playing professionally during the 2018-19 year. The Commack, N.Y. Equipment Manager...... Cameron Parker native found the back of the net after his defensive partner Jaynen Rissling won a battle for the puck deep in the offensive zone and FRANCHISE HISTORY moved it to forward Andrew Cherniwchan. After wheeling behind First Season...... 1993 the net, the veteran attacker got the biscuit to Parisi at the top of Total Seasons...... 27 the left circle for a shot. With help from a net-front screen by Casey Overall Record...... 1,044-608-71-132 Bailey, the puck found it’s way past Orlando goaltender Spencer Winning Seasons...... 26 Martin and inside the right post. Parisi then added an assist as well as a team-high +4 rating in the Rays’ 5-3 win in Atlanta on Friday. Regular Season Titles...... 1, 1996-97 Division Championships...... 6 3-Headed Monster Conference Championships...... 5 South Carolina currently has three goaltenders on the roster, Kelly Cups...... 3 including veteran Parker Milner who is beginning the seventh season of his career and rookie backstops Logan Thompson and HOCKEY INFORMATION Billy Christopoulos. Milner is in his fourth consecutive season on an 2018-19 Overall Record...... 35-31-5-1 AHL contract with the Hershey Bears. The netminder has suited up 2018-19 vs. South...... 27-28-4-1 in 122 games with the Stingrays over the past four years, winning Returning Players...... 7 74 games. Thompson, 22, is a rookie who began his professional Newcomers...... 18 career late last season when he appeared in nine games with the AHL’s Binghamton Devils and ECHL’s Adirondack Thunder. COMMUNICATIONS The Calgary, Alberta native participated in Washington Capitals Address...... 3300 W. Montague Ave. Development Camp and skated with the Caps at the Rookie Contact...... Jared Shafran Showcase in 2018 and 2019. Christopoulos totaled 93 appearances Email...... [email protected] at the Air Force Academy over the past four seasons and had a Office Phone...... 843-744-2248 combined 0.918 save percentage during his junior and senior years. Rays Facebook...... /SCStingraysHockey Rays Twitter...... @SCStingrays Stingrays Score First 4, Spoil Solar Bears’ Opener The Stingrays scored the first four goals of the game to get ahead Rays Instagram...... @scstingrayshockey and held off a late rally by the Orlando Solar Bears to earn their first victory of the 2019-20 season by a score of 4-2 on Saturday night at the Amway Center. Nine Stingrays skaters had points in the victory, including two assists each for Andrew Cherniwchan, Dan DeSalvo and Cole Ully. Goaltender Parker Milner was excellent in the game MEDIA INFORMATION for South Carolina, stopping 20 shots in the victory. Watch: ...... ECHL.TV Listen:...... Mixlr Play-by-Play: Jared Shafran | Color: Andrew Miller

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