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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 2021 PLAYOFF SCHEDULE South Carolina vs. Florida (SC Leads 1-0) vs. South Carolina Stingrays Game 1 Monday, June 7 W, 3-2 OT Wednesday, June 9 • North Charleston, SC Game 2 Wednesday, June 9 7:05 p.m. 20-21 Reg. Season Comparison (ECHL Rank) Game 3 Saturday, June 12 7:00 p.m. Game 4 Sunday, June 13 6:00 p.m. Florida South Carolina Game 5 Monday, June 14 7:30 p.m. GF/G 3.38 (1st) 3.09 (4th) GA/G 2.80 (4th) 3.03 (9th) RAYS TEAM LEADERS Regular Season PP% 15.4% (12th) 17.1% (6th) Goals Game-Winning Goals PK% 85.0% (4th) 83.9% (6th) Cole Ully, 24 Cole Ully, 4 A. Cherniwchan, 21 Justin Florek, 4 Justin Florek, 19 Mark Cooper, 3 South Carolina Looks To Extend Series Lead In Game 2 Wednesday Dan DeSalvo, 16 Caleb Herbert, 3 After a thrilling victory on Dan DeSalvo’s first career Kelly Brett Supinski, 16 Zach Malatesta, 3 Cup Playoffs Monday night, the South Carolina Stingrays aim to Assists Power Play Goals extend their Eastern Conference Semifinal series lead against the Florida Dan DeSalvo, 38 Dan DeSalvo, 8 Everblades Wednesday in North Charleston at the Carolina Ice Palace. The Cole Ully, 36 A. Cherniwchan, 8 Everblades are the top overall seed in the league’s postseason tournament Max Novak, 35 Justin Florek, 7 after capturing the Brabham Cup on Saturday, wrapping up the 2020-21 A. Cherniwchan, 27 Cole Ully, 6 season with an overall record of 42-19-5-3 and a points percentage at .667. Caleb Herbert, 26 3 Tied, 3 South Carolina finished the regular season as one of the hottest teams in the ECHL, winning their last six games to secure themselves a spot in the Plus-Minus Power Play Assists Tariq Hammond, +9 Cole Ully, 15 playoffs. The Rays were a league-best 8-2-0 in their final 10 games. SC has Macoy Erkamps, +4 Dan DeSalvo, 12 clinched a spot in the postseason 27 times in the team’s 28-year history, Zach Malatesta, +4 Zach Malatesta, 9 finishing 2020-21 with a .579 points percentage. Florida controlled the Justin Florek, +4 Max Gottlieb, 8 regular season series against the Rays, winning 10 of the 13 meetings, 4 Others, +3 Max Novak, 8 while SC claimed points in six of the contests with a record of 3-7-1-2. 10 of the 13 contests were played in Estero at Hertz Arena. The two teams Minutes Shots On Net are meeting in the Kelly Cup Playoffs for the seventh time, with each team Zach Malatesta, 63 Cole Ully, 176 A. Cherniwchan, 48 Justin Florek, 166 winning three of the previous series. Cameron Askew, 47 A. Cherniwchan, 153 Caleb Herbert, 46 Brett Supinski, 152 DeSalvo Delivers In Overtime Thriller Macoy Erkamps, 42 Dan DeSalvo netted a beautiful backhander to lift the South Carolina Stingrays over the Florida Everblades in a 3-2 overtime win to kick off the ECHL’s Kelly Cup Playoffs Monday night at the Carolina Ice Palace. Forward Matthew Weis was the shining light offensively on the night for the Stingrays with two goals while Hunter Shepard stopped 28 shots in an intense game one performance between the pipes for South Carolina.

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Scouting The Everblades Florida was the ECHL’s top team during the regular season, INSIDE THE SERIES finishing with an overall record of 42-19-5-3 and a points Record vs. FLA...... 97-95-10-6 First meeting percentage at .667 to claim the league’s Brabham Cup. At home, Last 10 vs. FLA...... 2-5-1-2 ...... Oct. 24, 1998 (W, 6-4) the Blades were 25-6-3-2. Their offensive attack was led by Streak vs. FLA...... Lost 2 John McCarron, who totaled 68 points in 66 games on Blair vs. FLA...... 3-7-1-2 Last meeting a league-leading 31 goals and 37 assists. His +29 rating also ...... May 8, 2021 (L, 2-3) led the league, as did his 43 minor penalties. Alex Kile finished * regular season only second on the team with 51 points in 69 games on 25 goals and 26 assists. Forwards Joe Pendenza (18g, 30a) and Michael SITUATIONAL RECORDS Huntebrinker (24g, 22a) have also both been a major part of the 2019-20 2020-21 team’s scoring. Defender Logan Roe continued his dominance Overall Record 44-14-3-1 34-23-10-3 at the ECHL level, posting 26 points (6g, 20a) as well as a +28 vs. South Division 38-11-3-1 23-23-9-3 rating that was second-best in the ECHL. In net, Jake Hildebrand vs. North Division 4-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 was named to the All-ECHL First Team and finished fourth with a vs. Central Division 1-0-0-0 11-0-1-0 2.40 goals-against average and third with a .923 save percentage vs. Mountain Division 1-2-0-0 0-0-0-0 while leading the league with 23 wins. Home record 19-9-0-0 19-12-5-0 Road record 25-5-3-1 15-11-5-3 All-Time History vs. Florida Overtime 4-3 3-10 South Carolina has a long history against Florida which dates back Shootout 2-1 5-3 to the first season of Everblades hockey in the ECHL during the 1998-99 year. Since then, the two teams have played against Scoring First 30-4-2-0 21-5-5-0 each other 215 times in the regular season. Last year the teams Opponent scores first 14-10-1-1 13-18-5-3 split eight meetings and SC earned points in five contests with Leading after one period 21-3-1-0 16-5-2-0 a 4-3-1 record. During 2018-19, Florida had the better of the Behind after one period 8-6-0-1 6-14-2-3 Rays on their way to a division title and an appearance in the Tied after one period 15-5-2-0 12-4-6-0 Eastern Conference Finals, winning five of the eight contests. In Leading after two periods 30-1-2-1 20-1-2-0 2017-18, the two squads split six matchups, with South Carolina Behind after two periods 2-10-0-0 4-17-2-3 finishing 3-2-1. The Stingrays have won three straight postseason Tied after two periods 12-3-1-0 10-5-6-0 series against the Blades with victories in 2009, 2015 and 2017. Scoring on the PP 22-6-2-0 21-9-6-1 Shepard Stays Hot In First Pro Postseason Start Scoreless on the PP 22-8-1-1 13-14-4-2 Goaltender Hunter Shepard got a win to begin his pro postseason Allowing a PPG 11-9-2-1 11-12-7-2 career with 28 saves in Game 1 vs. Florida. Shepard is no stranger Opponent Scoreless on the PP 33-5-1-0 23-11-3-1 to playoff competition, as he was in net for two straight National Championship runs for the -Duluth during One-Goal Games 15-4-3-1 17-5-10-3 2018 and 2019. The netminder closed out the regular season with Two-Goal Games 12-4-0-0 6-10-0-0 wins in his last five games, posting a goals-against average of just OT/Shootout Games 6-0-3-1 8-0-10-3 1.40 and a save percentage at 0.950 in 300 minutes of action. More Penalties than Opponent 16-5-1-1 8-4-2-1 Less Penalties than Opponent 17-8-2-0 18-16-6-2 DeSalvo Sets A New High Mark Same Amount of Penalties as Opp. 11-1-0-0 8-3-2-0 Forward Dan DeSalvo made the most of his first career ECHL playoff game, scoring 3:25 into overtime to give the Stingrays a 3-2 victory Scored three goals 11-2-1-1 8-4-3-1 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The 6th-year pro Scored four goals 14-0-1-0 7-0-1-0 had two goals and five points in his only other pro postseason Scored five or more goals 13-1-0-0 13-1-1-1 action during eight contests with the Cleveland Monsters in the Held to two goals or fewer 6-11-1-0 6-18-5-1 2019 Calder Cup Playoffs. DeSalvo finished the regular season by scoring 10 points in his final eight games for SC. Overall, he set a Outshooting Opponent 26-4-1-0 16-8-3-1 new career-high with 54 points in 60 contests. Outshot by Opponent 15-10-2-0 16-13-7-1 Shots are Even 3-0-0-1 2-2-0-1 Weis Pots Two In Game 1 Forward Matthew Weis scored both Stingrays goals in regulation to Following a win 30-10-3-1 18-9-6-0 force overtime in Game 1 against Florida. The contest was his first Following a loss 13-4-0-0 15-15-3-3 career Kelly Cup Playoffs appearance, but the Freehold, N.J. native is no stranger to the postseason, playing 22 games with the in the 2019 Calder Cup Playoffs. During the regular season Weis had 28 points in 39 ECHL games with 10 goals and 18 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 Florida SOUTH CAROLINA IN BRIEF Forward Brett Supinski led the Rays in scoring against the Everblades during the regular season with 12 points in 13 games TEAM INFORMATION on five goals and seven assists. Dan DeSalvo also reached double- Location...... North Charleston, S.C. digits with 11 points on five goals and six helpers, while Max Novak Nickname...... Stingrays was third with nine points on a goal and eight assists. Cole Ully also Colors...... Blue and Red made an impact with eight points on five goals and three assists. Home Rink...... North Charleston Coliseum Goaltender Alex Dubeau helped SC earn points in each of his four Capacity...... 7,250 appearances against the Blades, going 2-0-2 with a 3.49 goals League...... ECHL against and a .895 save percentage. President...... Rob Concannon Herbert Dishing Out Helpers HOCKEY STAFF Stingrays forward Caleb Herbert finished the regular season with Head Coach...... Ryan Blair assists in five of his last six games before posting another in the Rays’ Assistant Coach...... Brenden Kotyk Game 1 win over Florida. Herbert has appeared in 47 postseason Athletic Trainer...... Max Finley contests with SC during his pro career, scoring 31 points on 13 goals Equipment Manager...... Nick Lazor and 18 assists. He also suited up for five Kelly Cup Playoff contests with the in 2019. FRANCHISE HISTORY Supinski Streaking At The Right Time First Season...... 1993 Forward Brett Supinski closed out the regular season with goals in Total Seasons...... 28 four of his last five games for SC. Three of his tallies got the Rays’ on Overall Record...... 1,119-646-83-136 the board for their first goal of the game that night. The attacker Winning Seasons...... 27 also had a +7 rating in those last five contests. Supinski ranked sixth Regular Season Titles...... 1, 1996-97 among all SC skaters in scoring this season with 37 points in 65 Division Championships...... 6 games on 16 goals and 21 assists and appeared in his first Kelly Cup Conference Championships...... 5 Playoffs game on Monday night. Kelly Cups...... 3

Shorthanded Success HOCKEY INFORMATION Dating back to May 3, SC has successfully killed 43 of their 2019-20 Overall Record...... 44-14-3-1 opponents’ last 47 power play opportunities, a rate of 91.4%. Overall 2019-20 vs. South...... 38-11-3-1 during 2020-21, the club finished second in the ECHL with a road Returning Players...... 11 penalty kill percentage of 86.2% while allowing a league low 17 power play goals in games played away from home. Newcomers...... 16

COMMUNICATIONS Stingrays Salute Fans With 4-1 Victory The South Carolina Stingrays treated a season-high 7,375 fans to Address...... 5050 Etna St., Suite B a 4-1 victory over the to close out the regular Contact...... Jared Shafran season on Fan Appreciation Night Saturday at the North Charleston Email...... [email protected] Coliseum. Justin Florek led the way offensively with a goal and an Office Phone...... 843-744-2248 assist, while goaltender Jake Kupsky turned aside 23 shots in an Rays Facebook...... /SCStingraysHockey impressive performance between the pipes for South Carolina. The Rays Twitter...... @SCStingrays Stingrays closed the regular season on a 6-game winning streak, Rays Instagram...... @scstingrayshockey their longest run of the year. Rays Streak Past Solar Bears In 6-2 Rout The Stingrays got out in front with a 3-goal first period and added to their offensive total in both the second and third on their way MEDIA INFORMATION to a 6-2 victory over Orlando on Thursday at the Amway Center. Captain Andrew Cherniwchan led the way with three points for SC, Watch:...... FloHockey scoring a goal and adding two assists, while Cole Ully and Justin Listen:...... Caps Radio 24/7 & Mixlr Play-By-Play: Jared Shafran | Color: Nick Harvey Florek both scored twice in the win. Hunter Shepard made 23 saves to earn his fifth straight victory. SC put a total of 47 shots on goal, Live Stats Link:...... bit.ly/ECHLlive out-shooting Orlando by 22 in a final margin of 47-25. In-game Updates:...... @SCStingrays

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