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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) Orlando Solar Bears vs. South Carolina Stingrays Fri • 11th vs. L, 2-3 OT Fri • 18th @ W, 2-1 Wednesday, April 14 • North Charleston, 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 Orlando South Carolina January (5-3-1) Fri • 1st @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits L, 1-3 GF/G 2.89 (9th) 2.88 (10th) Sat • 2nd @ Jacksonville Icemen W, 3-2 Fri • 8th vs. W, 4-2 Sat • 9th vs. Wheeling Nailers W, 6-3 GA/G 3.00 (9th) 3.14 (11th) Fri • 15th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits L, 4-5 OT Sat • 16th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits W, 4-3 SO PP% 13.9% (10th) 15.8% (9th) Fri • 29th @ W, 5-1 Sat • 30th @ Florida Everblades L, 1-4 PK% 87.8% (1st) 84.6% (5th) Sun • 31st @ Orlando Solar Bears L, 1-4 February (2-5-3-2) 24-18-3-1 19-14-7-3 Wed • 3rd vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits W, 2-0 Thu • 4th @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits L, 3-4 OT Stingrays, Solar Bears Meet Wednesday Night In North Charleston Fri • 5th vs. Jacksonville Icemen L, 1-4 Wed • 10th vs. Florida Everblades L, 2-4 The South Carolina Stingrays open up a three-game homestand Fri • 12th vs. Florida Everblades L, 2-5 Wednesday night at the North Charleston Coliseum when they host the Sat • 13th vs. Florida Everblades L, 1-5 Sun • 14th vs. Jacksonville Icemen L, 3-5 Orlando Solar Bears for the first of two meetings this week. Already having Fri • 19th @ Jacksonville Icemen L, 2-3 OT seen each other for five contests this year, SC and Orlando will face off Sat • 20th @ Jacksonville Icemen L, 3-4 OT nine more times in the final eight weeks of the 2020-21 regular season. Wed • 24th @ Florida Everblades L, 3-4 SO Fri • 26th @ Florida Everblades L, 5-6 SO The Solar Bears won the first three matchups, but the Rays secured wins Sat • 27th @ Florida Everblades W, 4-3 SO in the most recent pair at home on March 27-28. Last week South Carolina March (7-6-0) fell 2-1 to Indy in overtime before earning a 3-2 shootout win in Wheeling Wed • 3rd vs. Jacksonville Icemen W, 2-1 SO on Friday. Orlando is coming off a big week themselves, taking three of Fri • 5th vs. Jacksonville Icemen W, 5-3 four from the Greenville Swamp Rabbits, and is currently sitting in fourth Sat • 6th vs. Jacksonville Icemen L, 2-4 Tue • 9th @ Orlando Solar Bears L, 1-4 place in the ECHL’s Eastern Conference standings (.565). South Carolina Wed • 10th @ Florida Everblades L, 2-4 is currently just behind them in fifth place with a points percentage of Fri • 12th @ Florida Everblades L, 0-4 Fri • 19th vs. W, 2-1 .558. The Solar Bears rank first in the league on the penalty kill, discarding Sat • 20th vs. Fort Wayne Komets W, 5-1 87.8% of opponents’ power play opportunities this season. SC has moved Sun • 21st vs. Fort Wayne Komets W, 5-2 up in the PK rankings themselves, holding an 84.6% success rate when Fri • 26th vs. Orlando Solar Bears L, 3-6 Sat • 27th vs. Orlando Solar Bears W, 6-3 down a man. Sun • 28th vs. Orlando Solar Bears W, 4-3 Wed • 31st vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits L, 3-5 Jurusik Makes 40 Saves In Pro Debut, Leads Rays To Shootout Win April (2-0-1-1) In his first professional start, which came over a year since his last game Fri • 2nd @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits L, 2-3 SO Sat • 3rd @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits W, 4-3 action, goaltender Matt Jurusik stopped 40 shots and then turned Wed • 7th @ L, 1-2 OT aside two shootout attempts to lead the Stingrays to a 3-2 win over the Fri • 9th @ Wheeling Nailers W, 3-2 SO Wed • 14th vs. Orlando Solar Bears 7:05 p.m. Wheeling Nailers at WesBanco Arena on Friday night. Jurusik saved all 15 Fri • 16th vs. Orlando Solar Bears 7:05 p.m. shots he saw in the first period as well as a shorthanded breakaway stop Sat • 17th vs. Jacksonville Icemen 6:05 p.m. in the second and six more in overtime during a Wheeling power play to Sun • 18th @ Jacksonville Icemen 3:00 p.m. Wed • 21st vs. Jacksonville Icemen 7:05 p.m. earn his first career win in impressive fashion. Stingrays’ goals came from Fri • 23rd vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits 7:05 p.m. Dan DeSalvo, who also tallied in the shootout, as well as Dylan Steman. Sat • 24th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits 6:05 p.m. Sun • 25th @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits 3:05 p.m. Fri • 30th @ Orlando Solar Bears 7:00 p.m. May Sat • 1st @ Orlando Solar Bears 7:00 p.m. 2020-21 ECHL Eastern Conference Standings Sun • 2nd @ Orlando Solar Bears 3:00 p.m. Wed • 5th @ Florida Everblades 7:30 p.m. GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA Fri • 7th @ Florida Everblades 7:30 p.m. Sat • 8th @ Florida Everblades 7:00 p.m. Tue • 11th vs. Indy Fuel 7:05 p.m. Florida Everblades 48 32 14 0 2 66 0.688 170 125 Wed • 12th vs. Indy Fuel 7:05 p.m. Fri • 14th @ Jacksonville Icemen 7:00 p.m. Indy Fuel 46 27 15 4 0 58 0.630 138 129 Sat • 15th @ Jacksonville Icemen 7:00 p.m. Wed • 19th @ Orlando Solar Bears 7:00 p.m. Greenville Swamp Rabbits 47 21 14 9 3 54 0.574 138 145 Fri • 21st @ Orlando Solar Bears 7:00 p.m. Sat • 22nd @ Orlando Solar Bears 7:00 p.m. Orlando Solar Bears 46 24 18 3 1 52 0.565 133 138 Wed • 26th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits 7:05 p.m. Fri • 28th vs. Wheeling Nailers 7:05 p.m. Sat • 29th vs. Wheeling Nailers 6:05 p.m. South Carolina Stingrays 43 19 14 7 3 48 0.558 124 135 June Jacksonville Icemen 43 19 18 3 3 44 0.512 114 126 J A C K S O N V I L L E Tue • 1st vs. Wheeling Nailers 7:05 p.m. Thu • 3rd @ Orlando Solar Bears 7:00 p.m. Wheeling Nailers 43 14 23 5 1 34 0.395 128 150 Sat • 5th vs. Jacksonville Icemen 6:05 p.m. SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY

Scouting The Solar Bears Orlando is in third place in the ECHL’s Eastern Conference with INSIDE THE SERIES a 24-18-3-1 record after 47 games. The Solar Bears have been led Record vs. ORL...... 52-22-5-5 First meeting by forward Aaron Luchuk who has totaled 45 points on 15 goals Last 10 vs. ORL...... 5-5-0-0 ...... Oct. 25, 2012 (L, 3-5) and 30 assists. Defender Mark Auk has earned 18 assists and 23 Streak vs. ORL...... Won Two points in 38 games with Orlando after recording five helpers at Blair vs. ORL...... 2-3-0-0 Last meeting the start of the season with Rapid City. In addition, returning ...... Mar. 28, 2021 (W, 4-3) forward Tristin Langan has picked up 36 points (14g, 22a). Tyler Bird has been hot as of late and has now totaled 19 points on 11 goals and eight assists in 39 games. Goaltender Clint Windsor SITUATIONAL RECORDS is having another solid season for Orlando and was recently 2019-20 2020-21 named the ECHL’s Goaltender of the Week. This season, Windsor Overall Record 44-14-3-1 19-14-7-3 has posted a 2.54 goals-against average along with a .928 save vs. South Division 38-11-3-1 13-14-6-3 percentage and two shutouts. vs. North Division 4-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 vs. Central Division 1-0-0-0 6-0-1-0 All-Time History vs. Orlando vs. Mountain Division 1-2-0-0 0-0-0-0 South Carolina has an all-time regular season record of 52-22-5-5 Home record 19-9-0-0 12-8-3-0 vs. the Solar Bears, with the two teams facing each other 84 times Road record 25-5-3-1 7-6-4-3 over the last eight campaigns. Last season, SC secured wins in nine Overtime 4-3 0-7 of 12 meetings with a 9-2-1 record. In 11 contests during 2018-19, Shootout 2-1 5-3 the Stingrays had the edge with a record of 6-5. The clubs met in the first round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs in back-to-back seasons Scoring First 30-4-2-0 13-3-4-0 during 2018 and 2019, with Orlando advancing in both years. Opponent scores first 14-10-1-1 6-11-3-3 Leading after one period 21-3-1-0 9-2-0-0 Jurusik Shines In Pro Debut Behind after one period 8-6-0-1 3-9-2-3 Rookie goaltender Matt Jurusik signed with South Carolina last Tied after one period 15-5-2-0 7-3-5-0 week and made his first pro start on Friday in Wheeling, earning a Leading after two periods 30-1-2-1 10-0-1-0 shootout win by stopping 40 shots in regulation and going a perfect Behind after two periods 2-10-0-0 3-13-2-3 2-for-2 in the skill session. Jurusik stayed busy in his first period of Tied after two periods 12-3-1-0 6-1-4-0 action by stopping 15 shots in the opening 20 minutes. Then after falling behind 2-0, he stood tall as the Rays came from behind to Scoring on the PP 22-6-2-0 11-5-4-1 tie the contest and force overtime. The La Grange, Ill. native spent Scoreless on the PP 22-8-1-1 8-9-3-2 the first two months of his rookie season on a professional tryout Allowing a PPG 11-9-2-1 5-8-5-2 agreement with the AHL’s Texas Stars. Opponent Scoreless on the PP 33-5-1-0 14-6-2-1 One-Goal Games 15-4-3-1 10-0-7-3 Ully Continues Offensive Onslaught Two-Goal Games 12-4-0-0 3-6-0-0 Forward Cole Ully leads the team with 38 points on 14 goals and 24 OT/Shootout Games 6-0-3-1 5-0-7-3 assists in just 31 games played. His numbers rank him 10th in the ECHL in overall scoring and 9th in assists. In addition, the Calgary, More Penalties than Opponent 16-5-1-1 6-2-2-1 Alberta native is 1st in the league in points per game among skaters Less Penalties than Opponent 17-8-2-0 8-10-4-2 with at least 10 games played (1.23). Same Amount of Penalties as Opp. 11-1-0-0 5-2-1-0

Malatesta Posts 2 Assists Friday Scored three goals 11-2-1-1 3-3-2-1 Defender Zach Malatesta earned assists on both of South Carolina’s Scored four goals 14-0-1-0 5-0-1-0 goals during Friday night’s shootout win in Wheeling. The blueliner Scored five or more goals 13-1-0-0 7-0-0-1 had the second assist on Dan DeSalvo’s power play strike as well as Held to two goals or fewer 6-11-1-0 4-11-4-1 Dylan Steman’s third period equalizer. In addition, Malatesta set up captain Andrew Cherniwchan for a breakaway that led to a penalty Outshooting Opponent 26-4-1-0 9-6-3-1 shot opportunity in the final minute of regulation. The Wilmington, Outshot by Opponent 15-10-2-0 10-6-4-1 Mass. native leads SC in scoring from the back end this year with 18 Shots are Even 3-0-0-1 0-2-0-1 points (4g, 14a) in 25 games. Following a win 30-10-3-1 10-4-4-0 Strong Outcomes In Tight Games Following a loss 13-4-0-0 9-10-2-3 The Stingrays haven’t come up empty in close games this season, earning points in all 20 of their one-goal games during the 2020-21 year with a record of of 10-0-10.

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Forward Yanick Turcotte Assigned to Stingrays SOUTH CAROLINA IN BRIEF The American Hockey League’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers announced Tuesday that forward Yanick Turcotte has been re-assigned to South TEAM INFORMATION Carolina. The fourth-year attacker has appeared in two AHL games Location...... North Charleston, S.C. this season and seven with the Sound Tigers during his professional Nickname...... Stingrays career. Turcotte, 24, has also played in 125 games with the ECHL’s Colors...... Blue and Red during three seasons from 2017-20, registering Home Rink...... North Charleston Coliseum 24 points on four goals and 20 assists. During the 2019-20 year, he Capacity...... 7,250 scored nine points for Worcester with a goal and eight helpers. League...... ECHL President...... Rob Concannon Shepard Re-Assigned To South Carolina The Hershey Bears announced the recall of goaltender Hunter HOCKEY STAFF Shepard Monday from the South Carolina Stingrays. Shepard, 25, Head Coach...... Ryan Blair has a 6-5-2 record in 14 appearances with South Carolina during his Assistant Coach...... Brenden Kotyk rookie professional season with a 2.84 goals-against average and a Athletic Trainer...... Max Finley 0.915 save percentage. Equipment Manager...... Nick Lazor

Hard Work Pays Off For Steman FRANCHISE HISTORY Forward Dylan Steman has continued his production on the First Season...... 1993 offensive end, posting four points in his last four games including Total Seasons...... 28 a game-tying goal in the third period in Wheeling Friday night. He Overall Record...... 1,105-637-80-136 also adding two helpers in last Saturday’s 4-3 victory. Steman has totaled 11 goals and 12 assists in 43 games this season. Winning Seasons...... 27 Regular Season Titles...... 1, 1996-97 Road Warriors Division Championships...... 6 The Rays have been a tough out as a visitor so far this season, Conference Championships...... 5 earning points from 14 of their 20 games on the road. One of their Kelly Cups...... 3 trademarks has been the penalty kill, which ranks fifth overall in the ECHL at 84.6% and fourth-best on the road (85.7%). HOCKEY INFORMATION 2019-20 Overall Record...... 44-14-3-1 Fast Starts Leading To Success 2019-20 vs. South...... 38-11-3-1 SC holds a record of 13-3-4 this year when they score the opening Returning Players...... 11 goal as well as a 9-2-0 record when leading after the first period and Newcomers...... 16 a 10-0-1 mark when they are in front after 40 minutes. COMMUNICATIONS Stingrays Come Up Short To Indy In OT Address...... 3300 W. Montague Ave. Despite carrying a lead into the third period, the South Carolina Contact...... Jared Shafran Stingrays were unable to hold their advantage and fell in overtime Email...... [email protected] by a 2-1 score to the Indy Fuel on Wednesday night at the Indiana Office Phone...... 843-744-2248 Farmers Coliseum. Forward Mark Cooper had the only tally of the Rays Facebook...... /SCStingraysHockey night for South Carolina, scoring off the rush at 16:08 of the second Rays Twitter...... @SCStingrays period off assists by linemate Max Novak and defender Blake Hillman. Goaltender Alex Dubeau kept his team in the game the Rays Instagram...... @scstingrayshockey entire way, turning aside 27 shots before surrendering the winner in overtime. Rays Score 3 Unanswered To Earn Comeback Win After goaltender Hunter Shepard made 20 saves in the first period MEDIA INFORMATION to keep his team in the game, the South Carolina Stingrays scored three straight goals, including two on the power play, to pull off a Watch:...... FloHockey come-from-behind 4-3 win over the Greenville Swamp Rabbits on Listen:...... Mixlr Play-By-Play: Jared Shafran | Color: Nick Harvey Saturday night at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena. Captain Andrew Live Stats Link:...... bit.ly/ECHLlive Cherniwchan netted the game-winner with 10:35 to go in the third period, while defender Macoy Erkamps scored for the second In-game Updates:...... @SCStingrays straight night and forward Justin Florek earned a pair of assists in the victory for the Stingrays.

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