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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. Fri • 11th vs. L, 2-3 OT Fri • 18th @ W, 2-1 Saturday, May 8 • 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 3.02 (6th) 3.44 (2nd) 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 (12th) 2.73 (3rd) Fri • 15th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits L, 4-5 OT Sat • 16th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits W, 4-3 SO PP% 16.3% (8th) 16.3% (8th) Fri • 29th @ Florida Everblades W, 5-1 Sat • 30th @ Florida Everblades L, 1-4 PK% 83.3% (6th) 86.1% (2nd) Sun • 31st @ Orlando Solar Bears L, 1-4 February (2-5-3-2) 24-19-10-3 34-17-2-2 Wed • 3rd vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits W, 2-0 Thu • 4th @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits L, 3-4 OT SC Set For Series Finale Saturday Night In Estero Fri • 5th vs. Jacksonville Icemen L, 1-4 Wed • 10th vs. Florida Everblades L, 2-4 The South Carolina Stingrays look to bounce back from a wild 6-5 Fri • 12th vs. Florida Everblades L, 2-5 overtime loss to the Florida Everblades Friday night when the two teams Sat • 13th vs. Florida Everblades L, 1-5 Sun • 14th vs. Jacksonville Icemen L, 3-5 meet for the 13th and final time during the 2020-21 year on Saturday Fri • 19th @ Jacksonville Icemen L, 2-3 OT at Hertz Arena. Friday’s game saw two lead changes in the third period Sat • 20th @ Jacksonville Icemen L, 3-4 OT before the Blades secured their ninth win of the season at the hands of Wed • 24th @ Florida Everblades L, 3-4 SO Fri • 26th @ Florida Everblades L, 5-6 SO the Rays. SC took two points from the series opener on Wednesday when Sat • 27th @ Florida Everblades W, 4-3 SO defender Blake Hillman scored to give the Rays their second overtime March (7-6-0) win of the season. The Stingrays have earned points in four of their five Wed • 3rd vs. Jacksonville Icemen W, 2-1 SO contests during their current trip to the Sunshine State and the team’s Fri • 5th vs. Jacksonville Icemen W, 5-3 offense has come alive, scoring 23 goals, an average of 4.6 per outing. Sat • 6th vs. Jacksonville Icemen L, 2-4 Tue • 9th @ Orlando Solar Bears L, 1-4 With the offensive outburst, SC has now brought their season average Wed • 10th @ Florida Everblades L, 2-4 to just over three goals per game. The Everblades are at the top of the Fri • 12th @ Florida Everblades L, 0-4 Fri • 19th vs. W, 2-1 Eastern Conference standings with a points percentage at .655 but Sat • 20th vs. Fort Wayne Komets W, 5-1 have struggled lately, going just 2-6-2 in their last 10 outings. Florida Sun • 21st vs. Fort Wayne Komets W, 5-2 ranks second in the ECHL on offense, averaging 3.44 goals per game. Fri • 26th vs. Orlando Solar Bears L, 3-6 Sat • 27th vs. Orlando Solar Bears W, 6-3 South Carolina sits in sixth place in the Eastern Conference with a points Sun • 28th vs. Orlando Solar Bears W, 4-3 percentage of .545. Wed • 31st vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits L, 3-5 April (5-4-3-1) Florida Stuns Stingrays In Overtime Fri • 2nd @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits L, 2-3 SO Sat • 3rd @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits W, 4-3 The Florida Everblades came out on top 6-5 in overtime Friday night at Wed • 7th @ L, 1-2 OT Hertz Arena, defeating the South Carolina Stingrays on a breakaway goal Fri • 9th @ Wheeling Nailers W, 3-2 SO Wed • 14th vs. Orlando Solar Bears L, 6-7 by their captain John McCarron at 1:08 of the extra session after a wild Fri • 16th vs. Orlando Solar Bears L, 3-5 end to regulation that saw both teams score in the final minute of play. Sat • 17th vs. Jacksonville Icemen L, 3-4 OT Stingrays’ captain Andrew Cherniwchan led his team in defeat, scoring Sun • 18th @ Jacksonville Icemen W, 2-1 Wed • 21st vs. Jacksonville Icemen L, 2-3 OT twice and adding an assist, while Brett Supinski had a goal and an assist Fri • 23rd vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits L, 2-4 for the second straight game and Mark Cooper picked up two helpers. 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 (2-1-1) 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 7:00 p.m. Tue • 11th vs. Indy Fuel 7:05 p.m. Florida Everblades 55 34 17 2 2 72 0.655 189 150 Wed • 12th vs. Indy Fuel 7:05 p.m. Fri • 14th @ Jacksonville Icemen 7:00 p.m. Greenville Swamp Rabbits 58 28 16 11 3 70 0.603 169 175 Sat • 15th @ Jacksonville Icemen 7:00 p.m. Wed • 19th @ Orlando Solar Bears 7:00 p.m. Indy Fuel 53 28 20 5 0 61 0.575 157 158 Fri • 21st @ Orlando Solar Bears 7:00 p.m. Sat • 22nd @ Orlando Solar Bears 7:00 p.m. Orlando Solar Bears 56 29 21 5 1 64 0.571 171 181 Wed • 26th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits 7:05 p.m. Fri • 28th vs. Wheeling Nailers 7:05 p.m. Jacksonville Icemen 54 27 21 3 3 60 0.556 154 153 Sat • 29th vs. Wheeling Nailers 6:05 p.m. J A C K S O N V I L L E June South Carolina Stingrays 56 24 19 10 3 61 0.545 169 181 Tue • 1st vs. Wheeling Nailers 7:05 p.m. Thu • 3rd @ Orlando Solar Bears 7:00 p.m. Wheeling Nailers 52 17 29 5 1 40 0.385 151 187 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 55 games with a 34-17-2-2 record. However, the team is looking Record vs. FLA...... 97-94-10-6 First meeting to get back on track after dropping three consecutive series to ...... (7 ties) ...... Oct. 24, 1998 (W, 6-4) Jacksonville and Greenville. At home, the Blades are 20-6-2-2 this Last 10 vs. FLA...... 2-5-1-2 season. Their offensive attack is led by captain John McCarron, Streak vs. FLA...... Lost One Last meeting who has totaled 55 points in 53 games on 25 goals and 30 Blair vs. FLA...... 3-6-1-2 ...... May 7, 2021 (L, 5-6 OT) assists. Next is forward Michael Huntebrinker who has accounted for 42 points on 23 goals and 19 assists. Forwards Alex Kile (19g, 18a) and Joe Pendenza (14g, 23a) have each posted 37 points. SITUATIONAL RECORDS Defender Logan Roe has continued his dominance at the ECHL 2019-20 2020-21 level, posting 18 points (4g, 14a) as well as a +25 rating that is Overall Record 44-14-3-1 24-19-10-3 second-best in the ECHL. In the net, Jake Hildebrand is second vs. South Division 38-11-3-1 18-19-9-3 in the ECHL with a 2.37 goals-against average and fourth in the vs. North Division 4-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 league with a .924 save percentage. vs. Central Division 1-0-0-0 6-0-1-0 vs. Mountain Division 1-2-0-0 0-0-0-0 All-Time History vs. Florida Home record 19-9-0-0 12-12-5-0 South Carolina has a long history against Florida which dates back Road record 25-5-3-1 12-7-5-3 to the first season of Everblades hockey in the ECHL during the Overtime 4-3 2-10 1998-99 year. Since then, the two teams having played against Shootout 2-1 5-3 each other 214 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 16-5-5-0 a 4-3-1 record. During 2018-19, Florida had the better of the Opponent scores first 14-10-1-1 8-14-5-3 Rays on their way to a division title and an appearance in the Leading after one period 21-3-1-0 13-5-2-0 Eastern Conference Finals, winning five of the eight contests. In Behind after one period 8-6-0-1 4-11-2-3 2017-18, the two squads split six matchups, with South Carolina Tied after one period 15-5-2-0 7-3-6-0 finishing 3-2-1. The Stingrays have won three straight postseason Leading after two periods 30-1-2-1 12-1-2-0 series against the Blades with victories in 2009, 2015 and 2017. Behind after two periods 2-10-0-0 3-15-2-3 Tied after two periods 12-3-1-0 9-3-6-0 Captain Cherniwchan Leading The Way Captain Andrew Cherniwchan recorded multi-point games in all Scoring on the PP 22-6-2-0 14-7-6-1 three of SC’s contests against the Solar Bears last week, earning Scoreless on the PP 22-8-1-1 10-12-4-2 two assists on Friday before scoring twice Sunday and posting a Allowing a PPG 11-9-2-1 8-11-7-2 goal and an assist on Monday. After being held off the scoresheet Opponent Scoreless on the PP 33-5-1-0 16-8-3-1 Wednesday, the leader totaled a season-high three points on Friday with two goals and an assist. Cherniwchan is third on the team in One-Goal Games 15-4-3-1 13-2-10-3 scoring with 37 total points this season. In his last 14 games, the Two-Goal Games 12-4-0-0 3-9-0-0 Hinton, Alberta native has scored 19 points (8g, 11a) and has a OT/Shootout Games 6-0-3-1 7-0-10-3 streak of assists in six straight home games that remains active as More Penalties than Opponent 16-5-1-1 7-4-2-1 the longest current run in the league. Less Penalties than Opponent 17-8-2-0 12-12-6-2 Same Amount of Penalties as Opp. 11-1-0-0 5-3-2-0 Supinski Finds His Stride Forward Brett Supinski has posted a goal and an assist in both Scored three goals 11-2-1-1 5-4-3-1 of South Carolina’s games in Estero this week, part of a run that Scored four goals 14-0-1-0 5-0-1-0 includes three multi-point outings in his last five contests. After Scored five or more goals 13-1-0-0 9-1-1-1 assisting on Andrew Cherniwchan’s first period strike on Friday, Held to two goals or fewer 6-11-1-0 5-14-5-1 Supinski gave the Rays the lead in the final minute, scoring in the slot off a Mark Cooper pass. His tally on Wednesday was off a Outshooting Opponent 26-4-1-0 11-6-3-1 rebound at the front of the net. Overall, Supinski has 29 points in 51 Outshot by Opponent 15-10-2-0 13-11-7-1 games on 11 goals and 18 assists in his second pro year. Shots are Even 3-0-0-1 0-2-0-1

Road Warriors Following a win 30-10-3-1 12-6-6-0 The Rays have been a tough out as a visitor so far this season, Following a loss 13-4-0-0 12-13-3-3 earning points from 20 of their 27 games on the road with a record of 12-7-5-3. In tight road contests that have been tied after two periods, SC holds a 4-1-2 record. They’ve also fared well in 1-goal games away from home, going 9-1-5-3. 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 Florida SOUTH CAROLINA IN BRIEF Forward Brett Supinski leads the Rays in scoring against the Everblades this season with 11 points in 12 games on five goals TEAM INFORMATION and six assists. Dan DeSalvo has also reached double-digits with Location...... North Charleston, S.C. 10 points on four goals and six helpers, while Max Novak is third Nickname...... Stingrays with nine points on a goal and eight assists. Cole Ully has also made Colors...... Blue and Red an impact with eight points on five goals and three assists. Alex Home Rink...... North Charleston Coliseum Dubeau has helped SC earn points in each of his four appearances Capacity...... 7,250 against the Blades, going 2-0-2 with a 3.49 goals against and a .895 League...... ECHL save percentage. President...... Rob Concannon Consistent Play Continues From Florek HOCKEY STAFF Forward Justin Florek is on another run for the Rays, scoring points Head Coach...... Ryan Blair in four of his last five contests, including all three games last week Assistant Coach...... Brenden Kotyk in Orlando. The Marquette, Mich. native has now been on the Athletic Trainer...... Max Finley scoresheet in 10 of his last 12 appearances, dating back to April 14. Equipment Manager...... Nick Lazor Florek netted his 13th goal of the year Friday before posting a pair of assists on Sunday and an additional helper Monday and Wednesday nights. At home, the attacker has scored points in seven straight FRANCHISE HISTORY games, the second longest current run in the ECHL. In total, the First Season...... 1993 veteran ranks fifth on the team with 31 points this season (13g, 18a). Total Seasons...... 28 Overall Record...... 1,110-642-83-136 Nanne Nets 4th Goal Friday Winning Seasons...... 27 Rookie defender Tyler Nanne is becoming a factor on the offensive Regular Season Titles...... 1, 1996-97 end for South Carolina, scoring points in four of his last six games Division Championships...... 6 including a game-tying goal late in the third period Friday night. The Conference Championships...... 5 Edina, Minn. native has five points in his first 20 career ECHL games Kelly Cups...... 3 on four goals and an assist. He has also posted an even or better rating in his last six games, earning a +2 mark for the season. HOCKEY INFORMATION 2019-20 Overall Record...... 44-14-3-1 Weis Extends Point Streak To 6 Games 2019-20 vs. South...... 38-11-3-1 Forward Matthew Weis has picked up points in six straight games Returning Players...... 11 for South Carolina, scoring nine points during the run on a goal and eight assists. The attacker is on an AHL contract with the Hershey Newcomers...... 16 Bears for the second straight season, his third as a pro. In 25 ECHL games with SC this year, Weis has 15 points on five goals and 10 COMMUNICATIONS assists. Address...... 5050 Etna St., Suite B Contact...... Jared Shafran Hillman Strikes Twice To Give Stingrays OT Win Email...... [email protected] Blake Hillman scored twice, including the game-winner exactly four Office Phone...... 843-744-2248 minutes into overtime, to give the South Carolina Stingrays a 3-2 Rays Facebook...... /SCStingraysHockey win over the Florida Everblades Wednesday night in the opening Rays Twitter...... @SCStingrays match of a 3-game set this week at Hertz Arena. Forward Brett Rays Instagram...... @scstingrayshockey Supinski also picked up a goal in the second period and an assist on Hillman’s overtime strike, while Matthew Weis had two assists and goaltender Alex Dubeau stopped 32 total shots including multiple crucial saves late in the game to earn his 13th win of the year. MEDIA INFORMATION Solar Bears Quiet Rays Offense In Game 3 A third period breakaway goal by Michael Joly broke a tie halfway Watch:...... FloHockey through the third period and gave the Orlando Solar Bears a 3-2 Listen:...... Mixlr Play-By-Play: Jared Shafran | Color: Nick Harvey decision Monday night, narrowly avoiding a sweep by the South Carolina Stingrays in the teams’ three-game series this week at Live Stats Link:...... bit.ly/ECHLlive the . The Rays got goals from forwards Andrew In-game Updates:...... @SCStingrays Cherniwchan and Caleb Herbert in the second period, while goaltender Matt Jurusik got the start and turned aside 29 shots for SC in a losing effort. South Carolina Stingrays Hockey - #RaysUpSC - Visit stingrayshockey.com for more information South Carolina Stingrays Hockey - #RaysUpSC - Visit stingrayshockey.com for more information /SCStingraysHockey @SCStingrays scstingrayshockey SCStingraysHockey