ECHL South Carolina Stingrays

Henley Returns to Rays

January 22, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release


NORTH CHARLESTON, SC South Carolina Stingrays Head Coach Jason Fitzsimmons announced today that defenseman Brent Henley has been sent back to the team from the Lowell Lock Monsters of the AHL. Henley had 11 penalty minutes in three games with Lowell. In 23 games this season with the Rays, he had a goal and five assists and racked up 152 minutes in penalties.

Henley a 6'7"- 245lb. defenseman from Coquitlam, British Columbia, has added toughness to the Stingrays blue line this season. Last season, he racked up 188 penalty minutes in 50 games with the Colorado Gold Kings of the WCHL, while scoring three goals and three assists.

"Having Brent back on our blue line is really going to help us," said Fitzsimmons. "We have really struggled lately with a short line up. He will give us five healthy defensemen and some physical play in front of our net.

Henley recently served a ten game suspension for a stick swinging incident in Columbia. He has not played for the Rays since December 20.

The Stingrays will travel to Columbus to face the Cottonmouths on Friday night.

Former Stingrays Netminder Hodson Called Up to Toronto

Greensboro, NC - The Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL) announced yesterday they have recalled goaltender Jamie Hodson from their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate St. John's Maple Leafs.

Hodson, 22, has spent the majority of this season with the Greensboro Generals of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). The 6'2", 200-pound goaltender has a 9-4-1 record this season in 14 games with the Generals, is currently second in the league with a 2.43 goals against average and leads the ECHL with a .938 save percentage.

Hodson spent last season with the Rays posting a record of 20-9-3.

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