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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 2020-21 SCHEDULE December (3-0-2) South Carolina Stingrays vs. Fri • 11th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits L, 2-3 OT Fri • 18th @ W, 2-1 Thursday, February 4 • Greenville, SC 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 Greenville January (5-3-1) Fri • 1st @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits L, 1-3 GF/G 3.00 (6th) 2.82 (9th) Sat • 2nd @ Jacksonville Icemen W, 3-2 Fri • 8th vs. W, 4-2 GA/G 2.47 (4th) 3.24 (10th) Sat • 9th vs. Wheeling Nailers W, 6-3 Fri • 15th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits L, 4-5 OT PP% 11.4% (13th) 14.7% (7th) Sat • 16th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits W, 4-3 SO Fri • 29th @ W, 5-1 PK% 86.1% (6th) 80.7% (10th) Sat • 30th @ Florida Everblades L, 1-4 Sun • 31st @ Orlando Solar Bears L, 1-4 9-3-3-0 6-4-5-2 February (1-0-0) Wed • 3rd vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits W, 2-0 Thu • 4th @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits 7:05 p.m. Rays Face Swamp Rabbits In Greenville Thursday Night Fri • 5th vs. Jacksonville Icemen 7:05 p.m. The South Carolina Stingrays travel to the upstate for a Thursday night Wed • 10th vs. Florida Everblades 7:05 p.m. matchup with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits, the second straight day Fri • 12th vs. Florida Everblades 7:05 p.m. Sat • 13th vs. Florida Everblades 6:05 p.m. the two teams are facing off against each other. SC got back in the win Sun • 14th vs. Jacksonville Icemen 3:05 p.m. column Wednesday with a 2-0 victory in North Charleston on a 20-save Fri • 19th @ Jacksonville Icemen 7:00 p.m. Sat • 20th @ Jacksonville Icemen 7:00 p.m. shutout by Jake Kupsky. Already the Stingrays most common Wed • 24th @ Florida Everblades 7:30 p.m. opponent, Thursday’s contest will be the eighth meeting of the season Fri • 26th @ Florida Everblades 7:30 p.m. between the two clubs. Greenville had gotten the best of SC early on this Sat • 27th @ Florida Everblades 7:00 p.m. year, winning four of the first five outings, but the Rays now have back-to- March back wins in the last two matchups. Last week SC earned a split in Florida Wed • 3rd vs. Jacksonville Icemen 7:05 p.m. against the Everblades before losing in Orlando Sunday. The Swamp Fri • 5th vs. Jacksonville Icemen 7:05 p.m. Sat • 6th vs. Jacksonville Icemen 6:05 p.m. Rabbits went 1-0-1 in two home games against Jacksonville last weekend. Tue • 9th @ Orlando Solar Bears 7:00 p.m. South Carolina is holding third place in the ECHL’s Eastern Conference Wed • 10th @ Florida Everblades 7:30 p.m. Fri • 12th @ Florida Everblades 7:30 p.m. standings, while Greenville is just behind in fourth. The Rays currently rank Fri • 19th vs. 7:05 p.m. fourth in the ECHL defensively, allowing 2.47 goals per game. Greenville is Sat • 20th vs. Fort Wayne Komets 6:05 p.m. seventh on the power play at 14.7%. Sun • 21st vs. Fort Wayne Komets 3:05 p.m. Wed • 24th vs. Jacksonville Icemen 7:05 p.m. Fri • 26th @ Orlando Solar Bears 7:00 p.m. Sat • 27th vs. Orlando Solar Bears 6:05 p.m. Kupsky Blanks Greenville To Give Rays 2-0 Victory Sun • 28th vs. Orlando Solar Bears 3:05 p.m. Goaltender Jake Kupsky earned his first ECHL shutout with 20 saves to Wed • 31st vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits 7:05 p.m. lead the South Carolina Stingrays over the Greenville Swamp Rabbits by a April final score of 2-0 on Wednesday night at the North Charleston Coliseum. Fri • 2nd @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits 7:05 p.m. Forward Tim Harrison and defender Jesse Lees scored their first goals of Sat • 3rd @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits 7:05 p.m. the season in the victory for South Carolina, as the Rays earned their third Sun • 4th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits 3:05 p.m. win of the 2020-21 season over Greenville. Harrison broke the ice and at 6:35 of the third period, giving the Stingrays a 1-0 lead with the tally that wound up as the game-winner. Rookie forward Jade Miller recorded his STINGRAYS LEADERS first professional point with the primary assist on the goal. Active Roster 2020-21 Season Goals Game-Winning Goals Dylan Steman, 5 Zach Malatesta, 1 2020-21 ECHL Eastern Conference Standings Cole Ully, 5 Justin Florek, 1 3 tied, 3 Max Gottlieb, 1 GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA Assists Power Play Goals 15 12 2 1 0 25 0.833 52 42 Max Novak, 10 Dylan Steman, 3 Cole Ully, 6 6 tied, 1 Florida Everblades 17 12 5 0 0 24 0.706 68 41 Justin Florek, 5 Max Gottlieb, 5 South Carolina Stingrays 15 9 3 3 0 21 0.700 45 37 Plus-Minus Power Play Assists Greenville Swamp Rabbits 17 6 4 5 2 19 0.559 48 55 Tariq Hammond, +10 Max Gottlieb, 2 Max Novak, +9 Darien Craighead, 2 Orlando Solar Bears 15 8 6 1 0 17 0.567 43 51 Justin Florek, +9 Brett Supinski, 2 Jacksonville Icemen 15 5 8 1 1 12 0.400 32 47 Penalty Minutes Shots On Net Cole Fraser, 37 Max Gottlieb, 38 Wheeling Nailers 12 3 6 3 0 9 0.375 36 46 Tim Harrison, 12 Cole Ully, 35 Zach Malatesta, 11 Justin Florek, 35 SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY

Scouting The Swamp Rabbits Greenville has a 6-4-5-2 record after their first 15 games of the INSIDE THE SERIES 2020-21 season, with four of their six victories coming at the Record vs. GVL...... 77-38-13-10 First meeting hands of the Rays. 10 of the team’s games have needed Last 10 vs. GVL...... 5-2-3-0 ...... Oct. 24, 2010 (W, 4-2) to be decided. The Swamp Rabbits have had plenty Streak vs. GVL...... Won Two of offensive help from their back end, with defenseman Samuel Blair vs. GVL...... 3-1-3-0 Last meeting Jardine at the forefront scoring 17 points (1g, 16a). His point total ...... Feb. 3, 2021 (W, 2-0) is tied for third-most in the ECHL and his assist leads the league. Rookie blueliner Ben Finkelstein is third on the team with nine points (4g, 5a) including two overtime winners against the SITUATIONAL RECORDS Rays. Forward Greg Meireles leads the club’s forwards with 14 2019-20 2020-21 points in 14 games, while Max Zimmer has eight points on five Overall Record 44-14-3-1 9-3-3-0 goals and three assists. After going without a point in his first five vs. South Division 38-11-3-1 7-3-3-0 games, forward Liam Pecararo, who finished with a team-leading vs. North Division 4-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 23 goals last season, now has eight points (2g, 6a). In goal, Ryan vs. Central Division 1-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 Bednard, a prospect, has played 10 of the club’s vs. Mountain Division 1-2-0-0 0-0-0-0 games and has a 5-2-2 record along with a goals-against average Home record 19-9-0-0 5-0-3-0 of 2.64 and a 0.912 save percentage. Road record 25-5-3-1 4-3-0-0 Overtime 4-3 0-3 All-Time History vs. Greenville Shootout 2-1 2-0 South Carolina has an overall record of 77-38-13-10 in 138 all-time regular season meetings with the Swamp Rabbits. The Stingrays Scoring First 30-4-2-0 8-1-1-0 finished with a record of 6-2-0 against Greenville in 2019-20, Opponent scores first 14-10-1-1 1-2-2-0 playing eight of the nine scheduled matchups prior to the early Leading after one period 21-3-1-0 5-1-0-0 end to the season. In 2018-19, SC had a 5-3-1 record against their Behind after one period 8-6-0-1 0-2-1-0 in-state rivals and the year prior in 2017-18, SC was 9-2-1 against Tied after one period 15-5-2-0 4-0-2-0 the Rabbits. Thursday’s contest is the eighth of 12 known Leading after two periods 30-1-2-1 5-0-0-0 matchups between the two on the ECHL’s 2020-21 schedule. Behind after two periods 2-10-0-0 1-3-1-0 Tied after two periods 12-3-1-0 3-0-2-0

Kupsky Shows Off His Stamina Scoring on the PP 22-6-2-0 4-0-2-0 Goaltender Jake Kupsky has played every minute for the Stingrays Scoreless on the PP 22-8-1-1 5-3-1-0 in the team’s last four games and had his best performance on Allowing a PPG 11-9-2-1 3-2-2-0 Wednesday when he was perfect with 20 saves in a 2-0 win over Opponent Scoreless on the PP 33-5-1-0 6-1-1-0 Greenville. Last week the netminder started all three of SC’s contests in the Sunshine State. Kupsky stopped 25 shots on Friday night in One-Goal Games 15-4-3-1 4-0-3-0 his first game with the Rays to help get a 5-1 victory over Florida. Two-Goal Games 12-4-0-0 2-1-0-0 The following night he found himself busier in the crease, turning OT/Shootout Games 6-0-3-1 2-0-3-0 aside 32 shots in a losing effort. On Sunday, he made 39 saves, the highest total in any single game during his ECHL career. More Penalties than Opponent 16-5-1-1 3-1-0-0 Less Penalties than Opponent 17-8-2-0 4-2-2-0 Lees Lights The Lamp Same Amount of Penalties as Opp. 11-1-0-0 2-0-1-0 Defender Jesse Lees scored his first goal of the 2020-21 season in the third period of Wednesday night’s win, giving South Carolina Scored three goals 11-2-1-1 2-0-0-0 an insurance goal to extend their lead late in the game. The rookie Scored four goals 14-0-1-0 2-0-1-0 blueliner has posted points in two of his three appearances this Scored five or more goals 13-1-0-0 3-0-0-0 season, earning a goal and an assist. His goal Wednesday was of Held to two goals or fewer 6-11-1-0 2-3-2-0 the highlight-reel variety as he completed a coast-to-coast rush by flicking the puck to the top right corner of the Greenville net. Outshooting Opponent 26-4-1-0 8-1-2-0 Outshot by Opponent 15-10-2-0 1-2-1-0 Fast Starts Mean Good News Shots are Even 3-0-0-1 0-0-0-0 The Stingrays have fared well when scoring the first goal this season, earning a 8-1-1 record when striking first. SC has found the opening Following a win 30-10-3-1 5-1-2-0 goal in 10 of their 15 outings this year which has helped them Following a loss 13-4-0-0 4-2-0-0 secure 17 of their 21 points in the standings.

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Supinski Standing Out SOUTH CAROLINA IN BRIEF Stingrays forward Brett Supinski scored first period goals in back- to-back games on Friday and Saturday, helping South Carolina get TEAM INFORMATION out to an early lead in both of their contests in Florida last weekend. Location...... North Charleston, S.C. He then notched an assist on the team’s only goal by Paul Meyer on Nickname...... Stingrays Sunday afternoon. The Collegeville, Pa. native was out of the lineup Colors...... Blue and Red earlier in the month but has been on the scoresheet plenty recently, Home Rink...... North Charleston Coliseum scoring points in five of his last eight games. Supinski has six points Capacity...... 7,250 in 11 games this season (3g, 3a). League...... ECHL President...... Rob Concannon Defensive Dynamos Through their first 1 5games of the season, South Carolina ranks HOCKEY STAFF fourth in the ECHL defensively, allowing just 2.47 goals per game. Head Coach...... Ryan Blair The Rays have picked up where they left off in 2019-20 when they Assistant Coach...... Brenden Kotyk finished the shortened ECHL campaign as the best defensive team Athletic Trainer...... Max Finley in the league, allowing an average of just 2.37 goals per game. Equipment Manager...... Nick Lazor

Piling Up The Shots FRANCHISE HISTORY On average, the Stingrays have the third-highest shots-on-goal mark First Season...... 1993 in the ECHL at 33.0. In their two home contests against Greenville Total Seasons...... 28 on Jan. 15 and 16, South Carolina combined for 79 shots in the Overall Record...... 1,095-626-76-133 weekend series with 34 on Friday and another 45 the following day on Saturday. The Rays also have the most shots on goal by a single Winning Seasons...... 27 team in the ECHL this year, putting a total of 48 chances on net in a Regular Season Titles...... 1, 1996-97 win over Wheeling on Jan. 8. Division Championships...... 6 Conference Championships...... 5 Stingrays Wrap Up Road Trip With 4-1 Loss To Orlando Kelly Cups...... 3 The Orlando Solar Bears took an early lead and held the South Carolina Stingrays off the board until the final frame on their way HOCKEY INFORMATION to a 4-1 decision on Sunday afternoon at the . SC 2019-20 Overall Record...... 44-14-3-1 defenseman Paul Meyer scored the lone tally of the day for the 2019-20 vs. South...... 38-11-3-1 Rays, his first professional goal. Goaltender Jake Kupsky had a busy Returning Players...... 11 night in the crease, stopping 39 shots in a losing effort. Goaltender Newcomers...... 16 Garret Sparks picked up the win for the Solar Bears, making 26 saves. Orlando outshot SC 43-27 in the game and converted on one COMMUNICATIONS of seven power play opportunities, while holding the Stingrays to Address...... 3300 W. Montague Ave. an 0-for-2 mark on the man-advantage. Contact...... Jared Shafran Email...... [email protected] Blades Snap Stingrays 6-Game Unbeaten Streak Office Phone...... 843-744-2248 The South Carolina Stingrays were unable to hold a first period lead Rays Facebook...... /SCStingraysHockey and fell to the Florida Everblades by a final score of 4-1 on Saturday night at . SC forward Brett Supinski had the only goal Rays Twitter...... @SCStingrays for the Rays, scoring in the first period for the second straight night, Rays Instagram...... @scstingrayshockey while goaltender Jake Kupsky turned aside 32 shots in a losing effort. Neither team was able to capitalize on the man-advantage in the contest, with the Stingrays ending at 0-for-7 while holding Florida to a 0-for-3 mark. Everblades goaltender Jake Hildebrand earned the win for Florida with 36 saves. MEDIA INFORMATION

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