ECHL South Carolina Stingrays

O'Brien Leads Stingrays Over Gladiators 3-2 on Epilepsy Awareness Night

Published on November 20, 2010 under ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release


North Charleston, SC -Forward Pierre-Luc O'Brien buried two goals and added an assist as the South Carolina Stingrays (6-7-1-0) defeated the Gwinnett Gladiators (8-4-0-3) 3-2 in front of 3,068 at the North Charleston Coliseum Saturday evening.

O'Brien opened the scoring unassisted at 8:05 of the first period sneaking a shot between the legs of Gladiators goaltender Billy Sauer from center ice. The Gladiators quickly tied it back up at 9:40 as forward Michael Forney fired a wrist shot from the bottom of the left-wing circle under the left pad of Rays netminder Todd Ford. Forwards Dan Kissel and Pat Galivan earned assists.

After a scoreless second period, O'Brien made it 2-1 at 3:49 of the final frame from forward David de Kastrozza. Forward Jake Hauswirth gave the Stingrays a two goal lead moments later snapping a wrist shot past Sauer from between the faceoff circles. O'Brien earned the lone assist. Gladiators forward Danick Paquette pulled the game within one at 12:27 from defenseman Matt Krug and Galivan.

Ford recorded his second straight win stopping 22 of 24 Gladiators shots. Sauer suffered the loss kicking away 29 of 32 Stingrays chances. The Stingrays finished the night 0-for-7 on the power play while Gwinnett concluded the game 0-for-6.

The Wheeling Nailers make their only trip of the season to the Coliseum on Sunday, November 21 at 4:00 p.m. Join the Stingrays for Autism Awareness Night and Kid's Day featuring $5.00 kid's tickets! Be sure to arrive early for a pre-game kid's carnival and bring your ice skates for a post-game skate with the Stingrays.

Bring non-perishable food items to support Carolina Autism and receive a ticket per item to enter into several great drawings including a team-signed Stingrays jersey, 2009 Kelly Cup Champion game pucks signed by Nate Kiser, Pierre-Luc O'Brien and Matt Scherer and a 2009 Kelly Cup Finals Game Four game puck between the Stingrays and Alaska Aces! The more items you bring, the more chances you have to win!

Ticket packages for the 2010-11 season are on sale now! Call the Stingrays front office at (843) 744-2248 or click here for more information. For all the latest Stingrays news visit www.stingrayshockey.com or become a fan on Facebook at Facebook.com/SCStingraysHockey. Stingrays Hockey - It's More Than Just a Game.

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