ECHL South Carolina Stingrays

Dolan Nets First Pro Goal in OT Loss to Nailers

April 6, 2011 - ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release


North Charleston, SC -Forward Sean Dolan recorded his first professional goal as the South Carolina Stingrays (0-2) fell to the Wheeling Nailers (2-0) 2-1 in overtime in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals at the North Charleston Coliseum Wednesday evening. The Nailers lead the best-of-five series 2-0.

Nailers forward Paul Crowder kicked off the scoring on the power play at 15:41 of the first period lifting a shot over the right pad of Stingrays goaltender Todd Ford. Forwards Joey Haddad and Doug Rogers earned assists.

Dolan tied the game at 14:20 of the middle stanza beating Nailers keeper Peter Delmas under the glove from the bottom of the right-wing circle. Forward Ryan Del Monte and defenseman Joe Finley registered assists.

For the second straight night, the contest was decided in overtime with Nailers defenseman Kyle Bushee providing the game-winning marker on the power play at 7:03 from forwards Tim Crowder and Tyler Murovich.

Delmas grabbed the victory stopping 27 of 28 Stingrays shots. Ford kicked away 31 of 33 Nailers chances in the loss. The Nailers finished 2-for-4 on the power play while the Stingrays went 0-for-3.

The Stingrays and Nailers travel to WesBanco Arena in Wheeling for Game Three of the best-of-five Eastern Conference Quarterfinals on Friday, April 8 at 7:35 p.m. Ticket packages for the 2011-12 season are on sale now for as low as $5 a month! Call the Stingrays Office at (843) 744-2248 or click here for more information. Become a fan of the Stingrays on Facebook at Facebook.com/SCStingraysHockey. Stingrays Hockey - It's More Than Just a Game.

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