ECHL South Carolina Stingrays

Hirschfeld Scores Twice in Loss to Road Warriors

Published on October 19, 2012 under ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release


Greenville, S.C. - Forward Alden Hirschfeld scored two goals, but the South Carolina Stingrays (1-1-0-0) fell to the Greenville Road Warriors (1-2-0-0) 5-2 at the Bi-Lo Center Friday night.

Hirschfeld opened the scoring with his first professional goal at 5:42 beating Road Warriors goaltender Adam Courchaine (W, 28 saves on 30 shots) under the blocker from the bottom of the left-wing circle. The Road Warriors tied the game at 7:57 with a tally from forward Brandon Wong. Forward Sean Berkstresser added the lone assist. Towards the end of the period, Road Warriors forward Scott Pitt made it 2-1 beating Stingrays netminder Adam Morrison (L, 34 saves on 39 shots) under the blocker at 18:11.

Forward Marc-Olivier Vallerand gave the Road Warriors a two-goal lead on a shorthanded marker at 8:29 of the second frame.

Rookie Francis Verreault pushed the score to 4-1 at 1:28 of the third period. Hirschfeld potted his second goal of the game on the power play at 11:19 with help from forward Andrew Cherniwchan. Berkstresser completed the game scoring at 17:30. Forwards Bretton Cameron and Shayne Wiebe added assists. The Stingrays finished the night 1-for-5 on the power play while the Road Warriors went 0-for-3.

The Stingrays return to the North Charleston Coliseum tomorrow, Saturday, October 20, to host the Ontario Reign for the first time in team history at 7:05 p.m. Saturday is Military Appreciation Night presented by General Dynamics. The Stingrays will wear special Stars and Stripes jerseys and auction them live after the game with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the USO. The USO will also be collecting items to send to troops overseas. For a complete list of items, visit StingraysHockey.com . WWE superstar Sgt. Slaughter will be at the game and signing autographs!

The Stingrays wrap up their season series against the Reign on Sunday, October 21 at 3:05 p.m. at the Coliseum during Kids Day. All kid's tickets are $5! Charleston Fun Factory is having a kid's carnival outside the Montague Terrace starting at 1:30 p.m. The South Carolina Aquarium will have a live reptile show and be giving away a four-pack of Stingrays tickets and a year membership to the aquarium! The Blood Alliance is hosting a blood drive before the game in front of the Montague Terrace at the North Charleston Coliseum. Anyone who donates blood will receive 4 FREE tickets to a future Stingrays game!

Save up to $280 off of box office prices and receive great benefits like free parking with a 2012-13 Stingrays Ticket Package! Call the Stingrays Office at (843) 744-2248 for more information or visit us online at StingraysHockey.com . Become a "Fan" of the Stingrays on Facebook at Facebook.com/SCStingraysHockey and join the conversation on Twitter at Twitter.com/SCStingrays . Stingrays Hockey - Be A Part of It!

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