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Stingrays Fight Back; Send Winning Streak to Seven Games with Victory over Solar Bears

February 17, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release


Orlando, FL - Forward Braden Pimm registered three assists, all in the third period, and forward Andrew Rowe buried the game-winning tally with under three minutes to play to lift the South Carolina Stingrays (25-18-1-6) over the Orlando Solar Bears (24-19-3-0) 4-2 at the Amway Center Tuesday night. The win extends the Stingrays' winning streak to a season-high seven games.

The Solar Bears broke the scoreless tie 22 seconds into the second period while on the power play as forward Carson McMillan slipped a shot under the blocker of Stingrays goaltender Jeff Jakaitis (W, 30 saves on 32 shots) from the top of the right-wing circle. The Stingrays responded just over two minutes later when forward Rob Ricci knocked a loose puck past Solar Bears netminder Garret Sparks (L, 39 saves on 42 shots) at 2:31. Forward Rob Bellamy added the lone assist. Solar Bears forward Brett Findlay made it 2-1 at 4:54 catching a pass from former Stingray Stefan Della Rovere and moving it past a sprawling Jakaitis.

Stingrays defenseman Drew MacKenzie knotted up the score early in the third period rifling a shot over the shoulder of Sparks at 4:33 with help from Pimm and Rowe. With the clock winding down, Pimm found forward Derek DeBlois behind the net who quickly shuffled a pass over to Rowe between the faceoff circles to bury the game-winning marker with 2:42 remaining. DeBlios sealed the victory with an empty-net tally at 19:19 from Pimm. The Stingrays finished the contest 0-for-2 on the power play while the Solar Bears went 1-for-4.

The Stingrays square off against the Orlando Solar Bears tomorrow, Wednesday, February 18 at 7:00 p.m. at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida for crucial East Division standings points. Listen to all the action LIVE at StingraysHockey.com and ECHL.TV.

Pink Packs for the 9th Annual Pink in the Rink with Trident Health are on sale NOW! Grab an exclusive Pink in the Rink shirt, hat and puck along with a ticket to Hockey 101 with the Stingrays coaches and a ticket to the game on Saturday, February 21 for just $35! $10 from every Pink Pack goes to Share Our Suzy to fight breast cancer in the Lowcountry!

The 9th Annual Pink in the Rink with Trident Health benefiting Share Our Suzy is Saturday, February 21 at 7:05 p.m. at the North Charleston Coliseum. The Stingrays will wear exclusive Pink in the Rink jerseys, skate on pink ice and host a postgame jersey auction. Proceeds from the jersey auction, Pink Packs and ticket sales will benefit Share our Suzy!

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