ECHL South Carolina Stingrays

Pack the House Night Less Than Two Weeks Away

January 5, 2009 - ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release


It's the annual Pack the House Night on Saturday, January 17th at 7:05pm. The Stingrays Host the Mississippi Sea Wolves and tickets are only $5 ANYWHERE in the Coliseum. The lower level is sold out, but great seats are still available. Last year the Stingrays set a new attendance record with 10,565. Let's see if we can make the Coliseum Standing Room Only!

Seats are filling up fast, so order your tickets today by calling (843) 744-2248.

The Week That Was...

The Stingrays had their third game in a row against the Mississippi Sea Wolves as they tried to ring in the new year with a victory. Bobby Goepfert stopped 23 of 25 shots and Travis Morin scored his 10th goal of the season, but the Stingrays fell 2-1.

Back in action on Friday, this time Gwinnett was in town. Goepfert stopped all 35 shots and the Stingrays shut-out the Gladiators 2-0 on Guaranteed Win Night. Bryson Busniuk and Pierre-Luc O'Brien recorded goals in the win.

On Saturday, the Rays traveled to Gwinnett. John Havrilack saw action in his first professional game after goaltender Michal Neuvirth went down with an injury and stopped all ten shots he faced, but it wasn't enough as the Gladiators pulled out the victory 2-1.

Sunday saw the Stingrays in action again against Mississippi at the North Charleston Coliseum. Ian Vigier returned to the line-up and stopped 31 shots and Travis Morin recorded four assists as the Rays won 4-1. The assists extended Morin's point streak to seven games.

The Numbers

Record: 20-9-1-2 (43 points)

Home: 9-6-0-1

Away: 11-3-1-1

Goals: Michael Dubuc (17)

Assists: Travis Morin (31)

Points: Morin (41)

Shots: Morin (106)

Penalty Minutes: Nate Kiser (91)

Power Play Goals: Dubuc (7)

Power Play Assists: Morin (12)

Power Play Points: Morin (15)

Short Handed Goals: Maxime Lacroix (2)

Short Handed Assists: Morin (2)

Short Handed Points: Lacroix, Morin (3)

Game Winners: Pierre-Luc O'Brien, Dubuc, Morin (3)

Wins: Bobby Goepfert (7)

GAA: Goepfert (1.64)

SPCT: Goepfert (.942)

Plus/Minus: Morin (+17)

ECHL Leaders

The Stingrays are 4th in the American Conference and 2nd in the South Division behind the Florida Everblades.

Travis Morin is 4th in the ECHL with 41 points and leads the league with 31 assists.

Bobby Goepfert is 2nd in the league with a 1.64 goals-against average while Michal Neuvirth is third with a 1.96 goals-against average. Goepfert also leads the league with three shut-outs, his third on Friday night against Gwinnett and is second with a .942 save percentage.

Michael Dubuc is 7th among rookies in points (29), 4th in goals (17), and third in power play goals (6). Maxime Lacroix is 12th in points (24), 2nd in shorthanded goals (2) and shorthanded points (3).

Johann Kroll is 18th among defensemen with 16 points and captain Brad Farynuk is 13th with 18 points. Nate Kiser is 3rd among defenseman with 91 penalty minutes.

The Rays power play is 4th in the league at 21.3% and 4th on the penalty kill with 87.7%.

This Week:

Tuesday, Jan. 6

7:05 PM

ESPN Radio 910 the Team

Come out on Tuesday Night as the Stingrays host the Checkers. Game time is at 7:05 p.m. with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. for all Season Ticket Holders and 6 p.m. for the general public.

Friday, January 2

7:35 PM

Real 1340am

The Rays travel to Gwinnett on Thursday night to play the Gladiators again. Last time in Gwinnett, the Rays fell 2-1. Tune into the game 15 minutes prior to the drop of the puck on Real 1340am and the Benitos Pre Game Show.

Saturday, January 3

1:00 PM

ESPN Radio 910 the Team

The Rays are in Charlotte on Saturday for a special 1 p.m. game against the Checkers. Fans can also listen live online at www.stingrayshockey.com.

Check out the South Carolina Stingrays Statistics



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