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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) vs. Fri • 11th vs. L, 2-3 OT Fri • 18th @ W, 2-1 Friday, March 19 • 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 Fort Wayne South Carolina January (5-3-1) Fri • 1st @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits L, 1-3 GF/G 3.57 (2nd) 2.69 (10th) Sat • 2nd @ Jacksonville Icemen W, 3-2 Fri • 8th vs. W, 4-2 Sat • 9th vs. Wheeling Nailers W, 6-3 GA/G 2.14 (1st) 3.25 (11th) Fri • 15th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits L, 4-5 OT Sat • 16th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits W, 4-3 SO PP% 24.6% (1st) 13.2% (12th) Fri • 29th @ W, 5-1 Sat • 30th @ Florida Everblades L, 1-4 PK% 91.7% (1st) 83.9% (7th) Sun • 31st @ Orlando Solar Bears L, 1-4 February (2-5-3-2) 10-1-2-1 12-12-6-2 Wed • 3rd vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits W, 2-0 Thu • 4th @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits L, 3-4 OT Rays Kick-Off 3-Game Home Weekend With Fort Wayne Friday Fri • 5th vs. Jacksonville Icemen L, 1-4 Wed • 10th vs. Florida Everblades L, 2-4 The South Carolina Stingrays battle the Fort Wayne Komets for the first Fri • 12th vs. Florida Everblades L, 2-5 time in almost seven years this weekend as the teams play three games Sat • 13th vs. Florida Everblades L, 1-5 Sun • 14th vs. Jacksonville Icemen L, 3-5 in three days at the North Charleston Coliseum beginning Friday night. Fri • 19th @ Jacksonville Icemen L, 2-3 OT A week has passed since the Rays completed last week’s three-game trip Sat • 20th @ Jacksonville Icemen L, 3-4 OT to Florida which saw them come up short against both Orlando and the Wed • 24th @ Florida Everblades L, 3-4 SO Fri • 26th @ Florida Everblades L, 5-6 SO Everblades. The Komets are coming off back-to-back 3-2 wins over the Sat • 27th @ Florida Everblades W, 4-3 SO Wheeling Nailers last Friday and Saturday. Fort Wayne was the lone team March (2-4-0) to begin the current ECHL campaign in February due to local restrictions, Wed • 3rd vs. Jacksonville Icemen W, 2-1 SO but they’ve thrived in their first 14 contests this season, posting a 10-1- Fri • 5th vs. Jacksonville Icemen W, 5-3 2-1 record and a league-best points percentage of .821. South Carolina’s Sat • 6th vs. Jacksonville Icemen L, 2-4 Tue • 9th @ Orlando Solar Bears L, 1-4 recent skid has left them in fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings Wed • 10th @ Florida Everblades L, 2-4 with a points percentage currently at .500. The Komets rank first in both Fri • 12th @ Florida Everblades L, 0-4 Fri • 19th vs. Fort Wayne Komets 7:05 p.m. special teams categories, scoring on 24.6% of their power play chances, Sat • 20th vs. Fort Wayne Komets 6:05 p.m. while successfully killing off 91.7% of opponents’ man-advantage Sun • 21st vs. Fort Wayne Komets 3:05 p.m. opportunities. The Rays have found a rhythm on the kill as of late Wed • 24th vs. Jacksonville Icemen 7:05 p.m. Fri • 26th @ Orlando Solar Bears 7:00 p.m. and currently rank seventh in the ECHL at 83.9%. Sat • 27th vs. Orlando Solar Bears 6:05 p.m. Sun • 28th vs. Orlando Solar Bears 3:05 p.m. Wed • 31st vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits 7:05 p.m. Hildebrand Holds Down South Carolina April Florida Everblades earned a 29- Fri • 2nd @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits 7:05 p.m. and Michael Huntebrinker scored twice in the third period during a Sat • 3rd @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits 7:05 p.m. 4-0 win over the South Carolina Stingrays Friday night at . Sun • 4th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits 3:05 p.m. Wed • 7th @ 7:05 p.m. Goaltender turned out 31 shots in a losing effort for Fri • 9th @ Wheeling Nailers 7:10 p.m. South Carolina, who was blanked for the first time during the 2020-21 Sat • 10th @ Wheeling Nailers 7:10 p.m. season. Florida finished with 35 shots on , while the Stingrays ended Sun • 11th @ Wheeling Nailers 4:10 p.m. Wed • 14th vs. Orlando Solar Bears 7:05 p.m. with 29. The Everblades were 2-for-5 on the man-advantage and held SC Fri • 16th vs. Orlando Solar Bears 7:05 p.m. to a 0-for-3 mark on the power play. Sat • 17th vs. Jacksonville Icemen 6:05 p.m. Sun • 18th @ Jacksonville Icemen 3:00 p.m. Fri • 23rd vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits 7:05 p.m. Sat • 24th vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits 6:05 p.m. Sun • 25th @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits 3:05 p.m. 2020-21 ECHL Eastern Conference Standings Fri • 30th @ Orlando Solar Bears 7:00 p.m. May GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA Sat • 1st @ Orlando Solar Bears 7:00 p.m. Sun • 2nd @ Orlando Solar Bears 3:00 p.m. Wed • 5th @ Florida Everblades 7:30 p.m. Florida Everblades 35 25 8 0 2 52 0.743 129 84 Fri • 7th @ Florida Everblades 7:30 p.m. Sat • 8th @ Florida Everblades 7:00 p.m. Indy Fuel 33 22 9 2 0 46 0.697 105 85 Tue • 11th vs. Indy Fuel 7:05 p.m. Wed • 12th vs. Indy Fuel 7:05 p.m. Orlando Solar Bears 33 17 12 3 1 38 0.576 93 98 Fri • 14th @ Jacksonville Icemen 7:00 p.m. Sat • 15th @ Jacksonville Icemen 7:00 p.m. Greenville Swamp Rabbits 34 15 10 7 2 39 0.574 98 104 Wed • 19th vs. Orlando Solar Bears 7:05 p.m. Fri • 21st @ Orlando Solar Bears 7:00 p.m. Sat • 22nd @ Orlando Solar Bears 7:00 p.m. South Carolina Stingrays 32 12 12 6 2 32 0.500 86 104 Fri • 28th vs. Wheeling Nailers 7:05 p.m. Jacksonville Icemen 30 13 13 1 3 30 0.500 72 85 Sat • 29th vs. Wheeling Nailers 6:05 p.m. J A C K S O N V I L L E June Wheeling Nailers 32 8 19 5 0 21 0.328 85 115 Tue • 1st vs. Wheeling Nailers 7:05 p.m. Thu • 3rd @ Orlando Solar Bears 7:00 p.m. Sat • 5th vs. Jacksonville Icemen 6:05 p.m. SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY

Scouting The Komets Fort Wayne is in first place in the ECHL’s Western Conference after INSIDE THE SERIES 14 games with a 10-1-2-1 record. Each of the Komets contests Record vs. FW...... 2-1-1-0 First meeting has come against Wheeling and Indy, holding a 7-0-1-1 record Last 10 vs. FW...... 2-1-1-0 ...... Mar. 1, 2013 (W, 2-1 SO) against the Nailers and a 3-1-1 mark in five games with the Streak vs. FW...... Won One Fuel. Their offensive attack is led by returning Anthony Blair vs. FW...... 0-0-0-0 Last meeting Petruzelli, who has posted 15 points on five goals and 10 assists...... Mar. 29, 2014 (W, 3-2 OT) Other skaters with double-digit point totals include defender Olivier Galipeau who leads the blueliners with 12 points on two goals and 10 helpers, as well as forwards Zach Pochiro (8g, SITUATIONAL RECORDS 3a) and (2g, 9a) who have 11 points apiece. 2019-20 2020-21 Attacker Brandon Hawkins has 10 points (5g, 5a). In net, Stefanos Overall Record 44-14-3-1 12-12-6-2 Lekkas recently earned an AHL PTO with Rochester after securing vs. South Division 38-11-3-1 10-12-6-2 six wins in nine starts with a 1.96 goals-against average. The vs. North Division 4-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 Komets turn to rookie Louis-Philip Guindon who has a 4-0-1-1 vs. Central Division 1-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 record in five appearances, as well as Jeremy Helvig, who began vs. Mountain Division 1-2-0-0 0-0-0-0 the year with the AHL’s . Home record 19-9-0-0 7-6-3-0 Road record 25-5-3-1 5-6-3-2 All-Time History vs. Fort Wayne 4-3 0-6 South Carolina and Fort Wayne have faced each other just four Shootout 2-1 4-2 times since the Komets joined the ECHL in 2012. All of their previous contests have been played in North Charleston, with the Scoring First 30-4-2-0 9-2-3-0 teams splitting a two-game series March 1-2, 2013 as well as a Opponent scores first 14-10-1-1 3-10-3-2 two-game set the following year on March 28-29. Stingrays Leading after one period 21-3-1-0 6-1-0-0 Andrew Cherniwchan scored in the clubs’ first-ever meeting, which Behind after one period 8-6-0-1 2-9-2-2 the Rays won in a shootout by a score of 2-1. In the most recent Tied after one period 15-5-2-0 4-2-4-0 meeting, former Rays forward Peter Boyd completed a hat trick Leading after two periods 30-1-2-1 6-0-0-0 with an overtime winning goal to defeat Fort Wayne 3-2. Overall, Behind after two periods 2-10-0-0 1-12-2-2 SC has a 2-1-1 against the Komets prior to this weekend’s three Tied after two periods 12-3-1-0 5-0-4-0 matchups. Scoring on the PP 22-6-2-0 6-4-4-1 Herbert Picks Up Where He Left Off Scoreless on the PP 22-8-1-1 6-8-2-1 Forward Caleb Herbert was re-assigned to South Carolina last week Allowing a PPG 11-9-2-1 4-6-5-1 by the and posted points in each of his first two Opponent Scoreless on the PP 33-5-1-0 8-6-1-1 games last week in Florida. The attacker scored the team’s lone goal against Orlando on Tuesday and picked up an assist Wednesday One-Goal Games 15-4-3-1 6-0-6-2 against the Everblades. Herbert has now totaled 11 points in 14 Two-Goal Games 12-4-0-0 3-5-0-0 contests with SC this season on five goals and six assists. OT/Shootout Games 6-0-3-1 4-0-6-2 More Penalties than Opponent 16-5-1-1 5-2-2-0 Ully Leading The Way Less Penalties than Opponent 17-8-2-0 4-8-3-2 Forward leads the Stingrays this season with 25 points on Same Amount of Penalties as Opp. 11-1-0-0 3-2-1-0 12 goals and 13 assists in 22 games played. His point total is tied for 14th overall in the league, while the , Alberta native’s 12 Scored three goals 11-2-1-1 2-1-2-1 goals are 12th-best in the ECHL. Scored four goals 14-0-1-0 3-0-1-0 Scored five or more goals 13-1-0-0 4-0-0-1 Fast Starts Leading To Success Held to two goals or fewer 6-11-1-0 3-11-3-0 South Carolina will be looking to have good starts during their upcoming homestand over the next two weeks. The Rays hold a Outshooting Opponent 26-4-1-0 9-5-3-1 record of 9-2-3 this year when they score the opening goal as well as Outshot by Opponent 15-10-2-0 3-5-3-0 a 6-1-0 record when leading after the first period and a 6-0-0 mark Shots are Even 3-0-0-1 0-2-0-1 when they are in front after 40 minutes. Following a win 30-10-3-1 7-2-3-0 Novak Stays On Track Following a loss 13-4-0-0 5-10-2-2 Sixth-year pro Max Novak is currently fourth in the league with 21 assists this season. The Oak Ridge, N.J. native scored last Friday night in Florida, his third tally of the year in 30 games. Two of his assists have come shorthanded, which is tied for first in the ECHL. South Carolina Stingrays Hockey - #RaysUpSC - Visit stingrayshockey.com for more information /SCStingraysHockey @SCStingrays scstingrayshockey SCStingraysHockey SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY

4 Rays To Face Former Team This Weekend SOUTH CAROLINA IN BRIEF Four South Carolina Stingrays skaters will go up against their former team this weekend during the series with Fort Wayne. Defender TEAM INFORMATION Chase Stewart, who is expected to make his 2020-21 debut with Location...... North Charleston, S.C. SC, spent his first two pro seasons with the Komets, suiting up in Nickname...... Stingrays 55 games with the orange and black, his only previous professional Colors...... Blue and Red team. Blueliner Max Gottlieb saw action in 43 contests with Fort Home Rink...... North Charleston Coliseum Wayne last season, securing 30 points. Forward Matthew Weis Capacity...... 7,250 skated in six games with FW during 2018-19, posting seven points League...... ECHL (2g, 5a) and goalie Alex Dubeau began his pro career with the President...... Rob Concannon Komets, playing in six games late in the 2018-19 campaign. HOCKEY STAFF Stingrays Trade For Goaltender Sean Romeo Head Coach...... Ryan Blair The Stingrays announced the acquisition of goaltender Sean Romeo Assistant Coach...... Brenden Kotyk in a trade with the City Mavericks Thursday in exchange for Athletic Trainer...... Max Finley future considerations. Romeo, 26, has appeared in five games for Equipment Manager...... Nick Lazor KC this year during his second pro season and has posted a goals- against average of 2.63 along with a 0.906 . The FRANCHISE HISTORY Cary, N.C. native split time with four ECHL clubs during his rookie campaign in 2019-20, appearing in 18 games with a 7-7-0 record First Season...... 1993 and one shutout. The 6-foot-1, 172-pound netminder completed his Total Seasons...... 28 NCAA career with Ohio State, playing in 54 games with a combined Overall Record...... 1,098-635-79-135 record of 30-17-5 during two seasons from 2017-19. Romeo was Winning Seasons...... 27 named to the Big Ten Second All-Star Team in 2017-18 and helped Regular Season Titles...... 1, 1996-97 lead the Buckeyes to a regular season conference championship in Division Championships...... 6 2018-19. Conference Championships...... 5 Kelly Cups...... 3 Shepard Recalled By Hershey Bears South Carolina announced Wednesday that goaltender Hunter HOCKEY INFORMATION Shepard had been recalled by their AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears. 2019-20 Overall Record...... 44-14-3-1 Shepard, 25, has a 3-4-1 record in nine appearances with South 2019-20 vs. South...... 38-11-3-1 Carolina during his rookie professional season with a 2.76 goals- Returning Players...... 11 against average and a 0.912 save percentage. The Grand Rapids, Newcomers...... 16 Minn. native has played a total of 501 minutes in between the pipes for the Stingrays. Previously Shepard was named the ECHL’s COMMUNICATIONS Goaltender of the Month after December after posting a 2-0-1 Address...... 3300 W. Montague Ave. record in three outings with a 1.89 goals-against average and a save Contact...... Jared Shafran percentage of 0.935. Email...... [email protected] Office Phone...... 843-744-2248 Blades’ Strong Second Period Too Much For SC A pair of second period goals from Alex Kile were too much for the Rays Facebook...... /SCStingraysHockey South Carolina Stingrays to overcome as the Florida Everblades Rays ...... @SCStingrays secured a 4-2 decision on home ice at Hertz Arena on Wednesday Rays Instagram...... @scstingrayshockey night. Forwards Andrew Cherniwchan and Max Novak picked up goals for the Stingrays in a losing effort, while goaltender Hunter Shepard turned out 27 Florida shots in his eighth start of the season. MEDIA INFORMATION Orlando Slips Past Stingrays, 4-1 Goaltender Clint Windsor stopped 25 shots to lead the Orlando Watch:...... FloHockey Solar Bears past the South Carolina Stingrays by a final score of Listen:...... Mixlr Play-By-Play: Jared Shafran | Color: Nick Harvey 4-1 on Tuesday night at the . Forward Caleb Herbert scored the lone goal for South Carolina in the contest, beating Live Stats Link:...... bit.ly/ECHLlive Windsor at 8:43 of the middle period. South Carolina outshot In-game Updates:...... @SCStingrays Orlando 26-24 overall in the game.

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