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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 (5-1) Sat • 12th @ Orlando Solar Bears W, 4-2 Jacksonville Icemen vs. South Carolina Stingrays Fri • 18th @ Atlanta Gladiators W, 5-3 Sat • 19th vs. Orlando Solar Bears W, 4-2 Sunday, February 9 • North Charleston, SC Wed • 23rd @ Norfolk Admirals L, 2-5 Fri • 25th @ Norfolk Admirals W, 4-3 OT 2019-20 Team Comparison (ECHL Rank) Sat • 26th @ Norfolk Admirals W, 3-0 Jacksonville South Carolina November (9-1) Sun • 3rd @ Orlando Solar Bears W, 8-2 GF/G 2.82 (22nd) 3.36 (9th) Fri • 8th @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits W, 4-0 Sat • 9th @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits W, 3-2 SO Fri • 15th vs. Indy Fuel W, 4-3 GA/G 3.41 (17th) 2.17 (1st) Sat • 16th vs. Norfolk Admirals W, 6-2 Sun • 17th vs. Norfolk Admirals W, 5-2 PP% 16.2% (16th) 15.3% (19th) Tue • 19th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits L, 2-5 JA CKSONVILLE Fri • 22th @ Florida Everblades W, 3-2 PK% 82.9% (11th) 91.0% (1st) Sat • 23rd @ Florida Everblades W, 3-0 Sat • 30th @ Orlando Solar Bears W, 2-0 16-22-5-1 34-9-3-1 December (9-0-3-1) Mon • 2nd @ Orlando Solar Bears L, 3-4 OT South Carolina Set To Host Jacksonville Sunday Afternoon Wed • 4th @ Atlanta Gladiators W, 5-3 Fri • 6th @ Florida Everblades W, 2-0 On the heels of a sweep against the Orlando Solar Bears on the road at Sat • 7th @ Florida Everblades L, 2-3 OT the Amway Center, the South Carolina Stingrays return home to close out Tue • 10th vs. Orlando Solar Bears W, 2-1 Fri • 13th @ Norfolk Admirals L, 4-5 OT their 3-game week with a matchup against the Jacksonville Icemen on Sat • 14th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits W, 3-0 Sunday afternoon at the North Charleston Coliseum. Sunday’s contest is Sun • 15th vs. Jacksonville Icemen W, 2-1 the fifth of eight meetings between the Rays and Icemen during 2019- Fri • 20th vs. Orlando Solar Bears W, 6-4 Sat • 21th @ Jacksonville Icemen W, 4-3 20. South Carolina has secured a victory in all four of the teams’ previous Thu • 26th @ Atlanta Gladiators L, 3-4 SO battles this season. The Stingrays are in first place in the South Division Fri • 27th @ Atlanta Gladiators W, 3-1 standings with 72 points, while Jacksonville is in sixth with 38 points. The Sat • 28th vs. Orlando Solar Bears W, 3-0 Icemen enter Sunday’s contest on a 4-game point streak and have secured January (9-6) back-to-back wins already this weekend in Norfolk with scores of 5-1 on Fri • 3rd vs. Florida Everblades L, 0-1 Sat • 4th vs. Florida Everblades L, 3-5 Friday and 7-3 on Saturday. South Carolina allows a league-low 2.17 goals Sun • 5th vs. Atlanta Gladiators W, 3-2 per game on the defensive side of the puck and boasts the top penalty kill Tue • 7th vs. Atlanta Gladiators W, 5-1 Fri • 10th vs. Brampton Beast L, 1-3 rate in the ECHL at 91.0%. Jacksonville is 11th in the league on the PK at Sat • 11th vs. Florida Everblades W, 4-1 82.9%. Sun • 12th @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits W, 2-1 Wed • 15th @ Jacksonville Icemen W, 4-0 Fri • 17th vs. Jacksonville Icemen W, 4-1 Sat • 18th vs. Atlanta Gladiators W, 4-2 Sun • 19th vs. Orlando Solar Bears L, 1-2 Stingrays Earn 2-1 Win To Sweep Solar Bears Fri • 24th @ Norfolk Admirals W, 4-1 Forwards Branden Troock and Cam Askew scored second period goals Sat • 25th @ Norfolk Admirals W, 3-0 and goaltender Parker Milner turned aside 39 shots as the South Carolina Wed • 29th @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits L, 2-6 Fri • 31st vs. Norfolk Admirals L, 6-8 Stingrays earned their second win in as many days over the Orlando Solar February Bears by a 2-1 score on Friday night at the Amway Center. The sweep gave Sat •1st vs. Florida Everblades L, 2-5 South Carolina 72 total points on the year which leads the South Division Thu • 6th @ Orlando Solar Bears W, 4-0 and Eastern Conference. The Stingrays finished 1-for-2 on the man- Fri • 7th @ Orlando Solar Bears W, 2-1 advantage while Orlando was held scoreless at 0-for-5. Goaltender Mike Sun • 9th vs. Jacksonville Icemen 3:05 p.m. Wed • 12th @ Norfolk Admirals 7:35 p.m. Condon got the start for Orlando and stopped 25 shots in a losing effort. 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 47 34 9 3 1 72 0.766 158 102 March Sun • 1st @ Maine Mariners 3:00 p.m. Florida Everblades 48 32 11 3 2 69 0.719 172 123 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 51 24 25 1 1 50 0.490 170 183 Wed • 11th @ Orlando Solar Bears 7:00 p.m. Sat • 14th @ Jacksonville Icemen 7:00 p.m. Orlando Solar Bears 47 21 20 5 1 48 0.511 127 127 Sun • 15th vs. Jacksonville Icemen 3:05 p.m. Tue • 17th vs. Atlanta Gladiators 7:05 p.m. Atlanta Gladiators 47 20 25 1 1 42 0.447 149 189 Sat • 21st vs. Cincinnati Cyclones 6:05 p.m. Sun • 22nd vs. Norfolk Admirals 3:05 p.m. Jacksonville Icemen 44 16 22 5 1 38 0.432 124 150 Tue • 24th vs. Cincinnati Cyclones 7:05 p.m. J A C K S O N V I L L E Fri • 27th vs. Norfolk Admirals 7:05 p.m. Sat • 28th vs. Florida Everblades 6:05 p.m. Norfolk Admirals 48 12 31 5 0 29 0.302 119 189 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 Icemen INSIDE THE SERIES Jacksonville made their first-ever playoff appearance last season CKSONVILLE JA with a fourth place finish in the South Division standings, but Record vs. JAX...... 13-11-0-0 First meeting they have ground to make up this year after a slow start to 2019- Last 10 vs. JAX...... 5-5-0-0 ...... Oct. 21, 2017 (W, 3-2) 20 and a 16-22-5-1 record in their first 44 games. Forward Chase Streak vs. JAX...... Won Four Lang is leading the club in scoring with 34 points in 42 games Bergin vs. JAX...... 4-0-0-0 Last meeting on 13 goals and 21 assists. Forward Mike Hedden is second on ...... Jan. 17, 2020 (W, 4-1) te team with 25 points in 32 games, while Alexis D’Aoust and Emerson Clark have each scored 22 points. Defenseman Luke Shiplo leads the team’s blueliners in scoring with 20 points on SITUATIONAL RECORDS three goals and 17 assists. Goaltender Adam Carlson has played 2018-19 2019-20 the most games of any netminder for the Icemen this season, Overall Record 35-31-5-1 34-9-3-1 posting a record of 11-9-2 in 26 appearances with a goals-against vs. South Division 27-28-4-1 33-8-3-1 average of 2.98 and a 0.901 save percentage. vs. North Division 3-1-1-0 0-1-0-0 vs. Central Division 0-1-0-0 1-0-0-0 All-Time History vs. Jacksonville vs. Mountain Division 5-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 Sunday’s contest is the fifth matchup of the 2019-20 season Home record 17-17-2-0 14-7-0-0 between South Carolina and Jacksonville and the 25th meeting Road record 18-14-3-1 20-2-3-1 overall since the Icemen began play in the South Division Overtime 4-5 1-3 during the 2017-18 season. After seeing each other 10 times in Shootout 1-1 1-1 Jacksonville’s first campaign, the rivals faced-off for another 10 total matchups last season. The Rays were victorious in seven of Scoring First 22-10-2-1 26-2-2-0 the contests between the two in 2017-18, but had their fortunes Opponent scores first 13-21-3-0 8-7-1-1 reversed in 2018-19, losing eight of the 10 meetings. In 2019-20 Leading after one period 19-5-0-1 16-2-1-0 the clubs will play a total of eight games against each other. Behind after one period 6-18-2-0 5-4-0-1 Tied after one period 10-8-3-0 13-3-2-0 DeSalvo Scoring In Bunches Leading after two periods 25-2-0-1 25-1-2-1 Forward Dan DeSalvo, who leads the team with 43 points this Behind after two periods 2-19-3-0 0-6-0-0 season, also leads the Rays with 13 multi-point efforts this year. The Tied after two periods 8-10-2-0 9-2-1-0 Rolling Meadows, Ill. native had multiple points in both of South Carolina’s games last weekend, scoring two goals and an assist in Scoring on the PP 20-11-2-0 17-4-2-0 Friday’s game before adding a goal and an assist on Saturday night. Scoreless on the PP 15-20-3-1 17-5-1-1 Overall this season DeSalvo has totaled three multi-goal games, Allowing a PPG 14-17-2-0 5-5-2-1 all of which have come at home. In Thursday’s win, he assisted on Opponent Scoreless on the PP 21-14-3-1 29-4-1-0 Branden Troock’s power play tally to open the scoring and added an One-Goal Games 16-10-5-1 10-2-3-1 assist Friday night on Cam Askew’s power play goal. Two-Goal Games 10-12-0-0 9-3-0-0 OT/Shootout Games 5-0-5-1 2-0-3-1 Top-Ranked Penalty Kill South Carolina currently has the best penalty killing percentage More Penalties than Opponent 11-9-2-1 11-3-1-1 in the ECHL, discarding 91.0% of their opponents’ power play Less Penalties than Opponent 19-17-2-0 14-5-2-0 opportunities during the 2019-20 season. In 178 times shorthanded Same Amount of Penalties as Opp. 5-5-1-0 9-1-0-0 this season, the Rays have allowed just 16 power play goals. SC has been particularly good on the penalty kill in their 21 home contests, Scored three goals 6-8-1-1 9-1-1-1 allowing just five goals during 75 power play chances to give Scored four goals 10-3-0-0 12-0-1-0 themselves a 93.3% success rate which also leads the league. On the Scored five or more goals 13-0-1-0 7-1-0-0 road, South Carolina has killed off 89.3% of their 103 penalties. Held to two goals or fewer 6-20-3-0 6-7-1-0

Novak Catches Fire Outshooting Opponent 16-17-0-0 20-3-1-0 Forward Max Novak stayed hot on Thursday by scoring his 15th goal Outshot by Opponent 19-14-5-1 11-6-2-0 of the season on a breakaway during the thrid period of a 4-0 win. Shots are Even 0-0-0-0 3-0-0-1 The attacker is now top-20 in ECHL scoring with 42 points and is just one point behind Dan DeSalvo for the team lead. Novak has points Following a win 19-12-2-1 23-6-3-1 in seven of his last 10 games and scored five points last week on Following a loss 16-18-3-0 10-3-0-0 four goals and an assist in three games. The Union College alum had a huge night on Saturday when he scored his first professional hat trick as part of a 4-point game. During the month of January, Novak led the Rays with 16 points on eight goals and eight 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 Jacksonville SOUTH CAROLINA IN BRIEF Forward Tim Harrison, who had a hat trick during a win in Jacksonville on Dec. 21, is tied for the team lead with Andrew TEAM INFORMATION Cherniwchan, each having scored three goals against the Icemen Location...... North Charleston, S.C. this season. Cherniwchan (3g, 2a) and forward Cole Ully (1g, 4a) lead Nickname...... Stingrays the team with five points apiece against Jacksonville, while Harrison Colors...... Blue and Red (3g, 1a) and Dylan Steman (1g, 3a) each have four. Parker Milner, Home Rink...... North Charleston Coliseum who had a shutout in his most recent appearance in Jacksonville, Capacity...... 7,250 has a goals-against of 0.83 and a 0.974 save percentage in two League...... ECHL outings against the Icemen. President...... Rob Concannon Hershey Bears Recall Tommy Hughes HOCKEY STAFF The Hershey Bears announced the recall of defenseman Tommy Head Coach...... Steve Bergin Hughes on Saturday. The 27-year-old will join Hershey after playing Assistant Coach...... Ryan Blair in 33 games with South Carolina this season and posting eight Athletic Trainer...... Rick Covard points on two goals and six assists along with a +13 rating. Hughes Equipment Manager...... Cameron Parker signed an AHL contract with the Bears in August, returning to the club for the second time in his career after a stint with Hershey during 2017-18. The blueliner is in his seventh professional season FRANCHISE HISTORY and spent the 2018-19 year overseas with the Nottingham Panthers First Season...... 1993 in the Elite Ice Hockey League. A native of London, Ontario, Hughes Total Seasons...... 27 was spent his first four pro years with the AHL’s Hartford Wolfpack Overall Record...... 1,076-617-74-133 from 2013-17. Winning Seasons...... 26 Regular Season Titles...... 1, 1996-97 Goff Strikes In First Appearance With Rays Division Championships...... 6 After joining the Stingrays on Monday as a result of a trade with the Conference Championships...... 5 Kansas City Mavericks, defender Neal Goff scored in his debut with Kelly Cups...... 3 South Carolina during Thursday night’s win in Orlando. Goff, 26, had netted just one goal in his previous 96 career ECHL games, but got HOCKEY INFORMATION off on the right foot with his new team by earning his second tally 2018-19 Overall Record...... 35-31-5-1 at 15:17 of the third period. The Stillwater, Minn. native posted eight assists in 55 appearances last season with KC. 2018-19 vs. South...... 27-28-4-1 Returning Players...... 7 Early Success Newcomers...... 18 South Carolina has a record of 26-2-2 when they’ve scored the first goal in a game this season. The Rays have scored first in 30 of their COMMUNICATIONS 47 games this year, meaning they’ve earned the opening goal of a Address...... 3300 W. Montague Ave. game in 63.8% of their 2019-20 contests. Contact...... Jared Shafran Email...... [email protected] Rays Break Out With 4 Goals In 3rd, Drop Solar Bears Office Phone...... 843-744-2248 Four straight third period goals, including three in a span of 1:18, Rays Facebook...... /SCStingraysHockey gave the Stingrays a 4-0 victory over the Orlando Solar Bears on Rays Twitter...... @SCStingrays Thursday night at the Amway Center. Goaltender Logan Thompson Rays Instagram...... @scstingrayshockey was perfect, stopping all 34 shots that were directed toward the South Carolina net in the contest to record his third shutout of his rookie season. Nine different forwards recorded points in the third period for the Stingrays, including Cole Ully, who assisted on two of the team’s four tallies. MEDIA INFORMATION

Blades Use Early Push To Get By Rays Watch:...... ECHL.TV Cam Maclise had a three-point night with two goals and an assist Listen:...... Mixlr Play-By-Play: Jared Shafran | Color: Jason Fitzsimmons and the Florida Everblades rode an early lead to a 5-2 victory over the South Carolina Stingrays in front of 5,892 fans on Nickelodeon Live Stats Link:...... bit.ly/ECHLlive Night at the North Charleston Coliseum. Forward Dan DeSalvo In-game Updates:...... @SCStingrays registered a goal and an assist in a losing effort for South Carolina, while defender Tariq Hammond scored his third goal of the year and goaltender Logan Thompson finished with 44 saves. 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