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 Wins, 3-2) vs. South Carolina Stingrays Game 1 Monday, June 7 W, 3-2 OT Sunday, June 27 • North Charleston, SC Game 2 Wednesday, June 9 L, 5-4 20-21 Reg. Season Comparison (ECHL Rank) Game 3 Saturday, June 12 L, 5-1 Game 4 Sunday, June 13 W, 4-2 Fort Wayne South Carolina Game 5 Monday, June 14 W, 3-2 GF/G 3.33 (2nd) 3.09 (4th) South Carolina vs. Greenville (SC Wins, 3-1) Game 1 Wednesday, June 16 W, 5-1 GA/G 2.67 (1st) 3.03 (9th) Game 2 Friday, June 18 L, 2-5 Game 3 Saturday, June 19 W, 3-2 PP% 25.9% (1st) 17.1% (6th) Game 4 Monday, June 21 W, 2-1 PK% 86.8% (1st) 83.9% (6th) South Carolina vs. Fort Wayne (FW Leads, 1-0) Game 1 Friday, June 25 L, 2-7 Game 2 Sunday, June 27 6:05 p.m. Stingrays Aim To Even Kelly Cup Finals In Game 2 Sunday Night Game 3 Wednesday, June 30 7:30 p.m. The South Carolina Stingrays are looking for a bounceback performance Game 4 Friday, July 2 8:00 p.m. Sunday after a lopsided 7-2 loss to the Fort Wayne Komets in the opening Game 5 Saturday, July 3 7:30 p.m. game of the 2021 Kelly Cup Finals Friday night. SC is making their ECHL- best sixth appearance in the championship round after capturing the RAYS TEAM LEADERS Eastern Conference and the E.A. “Bud” Gingher Trophy on Monday night Postseason by a 2-1 score in Game 4 against Greenville. Fort Wayne won the Bruce Taylor Trophy as Western Conference champions to secure their first-ever Goals Game-Winning Goals Kelly Cup Finals appearance by defeating the in overtime A. Cherniwchan, 4 Dan DeSalvo, 2 4 tied, 1 on Tuesday for a 3-1 series win. The Komets were the No. 3 seed in the 5 tied, 3 west after finishing the regular season with a .618 points percentage. SC Assists Power Play Goals wrapped up the regular season as one of the hottest teams in the league, Matthew Weis, 7 A. Cherniwchan, 2 winning their last six games to secure a spot in the playoffs. The Rays have Mark Cooper, 6 Brett Supinski, 2 Max Gottlieb, 5 earned a spot in the ECHL’s postseason 27 times in the team’s 28-year Justin Florek, 1 history, finishing 2020-21 with a .579 points percentage. South Carolina Dan DeSalvo, 4 Matthew Weis, 1 Dylan Steman, 4 Max Novak, 1 swept Fort Wayne in three prior meetings during the regular season in Cole Ully, 4 Caleb Herbert, 1 North Charleston, winning by scores of 2-1, 5-1 and 5-2 March 19-21. Points Max Gottlieb, 1 Matthew Weis, 10 Power Play Assists Komets Take Kelly Cup Finals Game 1, 7-2 Mark Cooper, 8 Matthew Weis, 5 The Fort Wayne Komets took Game 1 of the 2021 Kelly Cup Finals Friday Cole Ully, 7 Max Gottlieb, 4 night at the Carolina Ice Palace, defeating the South Carolina Stingray by Plus-Minus Cole Ully, 2 a final score of 7-2 behind a hat trick by forward Brandon Hawkins and 25 Mark Cooper, +6 6 Tied, 1 saves from goaltender Dylan Ferguson. Stingrays goals both came on the Macoy Erkamps, +3 power play from forward Caleb Herbert and defender Max Gottlieb. Fort Dylan Steman, +3 Shots On Net Wayne ended at 1-for-4 on the man-advantage and had a 32-27 edge in Cole Ully, 30 Penalty Minutes Justin Florek, 29 shots on goal in the contest. A. Cherniwchan, 20 Brett Supinski, 27 Justin Florek, 10 Mark Cooper, 26 Mark Cooper, 8 Matthew Weis, 24 Dylan Steman, 8 2021 ECHL KELLY CUP PLAYOFFS 3 2 1 1 0 3 4 4 EASTERN 1 3 1 4 3 4 3 1 0 1 3 2 WESTERN 2 3 2 2 3 1 3 3 SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY

Scouting The Komets Fort Wayne finished the regular season in third place in the INSIDE THE SERIES ECHL’s Western Conference before defeating Wichita and Allen Record vs. FW...... 5-1-1-0 First meeting in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on their way to the championship Last 10 vs. FW...