ECHL South Carolina Stingrays

Rays Continue Road Trip

January 7, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release


Fans, don't forget the South Carolina Stingrays will be hosting "Special Olympics Night" on Friday, January 18th to help raise money for the Special Olympics. Tickets to the game will be available at the PUBLIX in Knighstville on Sunday, Jan. 13th beginning at 12:30 p.m. with 100% of the proceeds going directly to the Special Olympics. Cool Ray will be at the Piggly Wiggly too!

Fans can also purchase the special fundraising ticket at Saturn of North Charleston at anytime leading up the game.

Interested in helping the Stingrays raise money for various organizations in the community? Call Ashley at 744-2248 x1204 to find out how you can become a corporate sponsor of the Stingrays fundraising campaign!

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The Week That Was:

The Stingrays looked to continue their winning streak as the team played New Years Eve before traveling down to Estero, FL to face the Everblades in back-to-back games on Friday and Saturday.

On Monday night, the Rays picked up their 12th win, this one against Columbia, as they rung in the new year with a 3-1 victory over the Inferno. Scott Romfo, Tim Judy, and Cail MacLean each had goals in the victory as the Stingrays continued the winning streak and the ECHL record for most consecutive wins this season.

Following the game on Monday, the team traveled to Florida to begin the longest road trip of the season. Prior to the trip, the Rays added goalie Jay Chrapala and center T.J. Sakaluk, but are still skating only 15 players. The Rays got off to a strong start leading 3-1 in the early part of the second period, but the Everblades scored five unanswered goals, two in the second and three in the third, to end the Stingrays winning streak by defeating the Rays 6-3.

On Saturday, the Rays looked to avenge their loss on Friday, but were unable to as the Everblades defeated them again, this time 7-2. Jay Chrapala saw action in the game as he stopped 11 of 12 shots in the third period.

The Numbers:

Record: 19-11-1 (39 points)

Home: 9-5-0

Away: 10-6-1

Games: Scott Romfo (31)

Goals: Travis Morin (12)

Assists: Pierre-Luc O'Brien (23)

Points: Morin (31)

Shots: Morin (112)

Penalty Minutes: Grant McNeill (108)

Power Play Goals: Cail MacLean (6)

Power Play Assists: O'Brien (10)

Power Play Points: T - MacLean, O'Brien (11)

Short Handed Goals: T - Travis Morin, Matt W. Reid, Andrew Gordon (2)

Short Handed Assists: Stephen Werner (3)

Short Handed Points: T - Morin, Werner, Reid (3)

Game Winners: T - Paul McIlveen, Reid, Steve Pinizzotto, Trent Campbell (2)

Wins: T - Josh Johnson (10)

Minutes: Josh Johnson (1065)

GAA: Davis Parley (2.23)

SPCT: Parley (.922)

Plus/Minus: McNeill (plus-11)

ECHL League Leaders:

Grant McNeill, on recall to the Hershey Bears, leads the league in minor penalties with 39 in 26 games. His 108 penalty minutes is first among defensemen.

Davis Parley, also on recall to Hershey, is 5th among goalies with a 2.23 goals-against average.

Among rookies, the Stingrays have two of the top-20 point scorers. Travis Morin is 9th with 31 points, Pierre-Luc O'Brien's 26 points places him 17th.

The Stingrays are 4th in the Southern Division and are 6th in the American Conference.

The Stingrays are 9th in the power play, converting 19.0% of the time, and 10th in the penalty kill, successful 83.3% of the time.

This Week:

South Carolina at Pensacola

Monday, January 7, 2008

8:05 p.m.

The Real 1340AM

Stingrays at Mississippi

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

8:05 p.m. p.m.

ESPN Radio 910 the Team

Stingrays at Texas

Friday, January 11, 2008

8:30 p.m.

ESPN Radio 910 the Team

Stingrays at Texas

Saturday, January 12, 2008

8:30 p.m.

ESPN Radio 910 the Team

Stingrays at Texas

Sunday, January 13, 2008

5:05 p.m.

ESPN Radio 910 the Team

The Stingrays would like to say Thank You to the following sponsors:

Summit Place

First Federal

Granny Moon Graphics

Scoopy Doos

Best Western Patriots Point

Fleet Reserve Branch 269

Berchtold Corporation

Ramada North Charleston

Divine Redeemer Catholic School

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