ECHL South Carolina Stingrays

Rays Face Charlotte Tonight

November 6, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release


North Charleston, SC - The South Carolina Stingrays face the Charlotte Checkers tonight at 7:05 p.m. at the North Charleston Coliseum.

It's Service Industry Night with $5 tickets at the box office for any employee of the golf, hospitality, or food and beverage industries with a valid pay stub. Also, all students with a college ID can purchase $5 tickets at the box office as well.

Don't forget at every home game, the Stingrays have $2 Bud Light 12-ounce draughts until the end of the first period.

Tickets are still available for tonight's game ranging from $14 - $19, so stop by the Coliseum Box Office or purchase online at www.ticketmaster.com. Have a group of ten or more? Call the Stingrays at 744-2248 for special discounts.

2008-09 Records

South Carolina: 3-2-0, 6 points (t-5th place, South Division)

Charlotte: 5-2-0, 10 points (1st place, South Division)

Last time out

South Carolina held a 2-0 lead at the first intermission before the Florida Everblades stormed back to score five unanswered goals and down the Stingrays 5-2 last Saturday at the North Charleston Coliseum. The Checkers, meanwhile, blanked the Augusta Lynx 5-0 last Friday at home. Former Columbia Inferno goaltender Jeff Jakaitis improved to 4-0 on the year, stopping all 22 shots he faced for the shutout.

Stingrays vs Checkers, Head-to-head in 2008-09

First meeting of the season

Stingrays vs Checkers, All-time

59-42-17

Head Coaches

South Carolina: Jared Bednar (2nd year)

Charlotte: Derek Wilkinson (6th year)

NHL Affiliate

South Carolina: Washington Capitals

Charlotte: New York Rangers

AHL Affiliate

South Carolina: Hershey Bears

Charlotte: Hartford Wolf Pack

Veterans

South Carolina: Nate Kiser

Charlotte: Mike Bayrack, Jeff Miles

Captain/Alternates

South Carolina: Brad Farynuk (C), Nate Kiser (A), Travis Morin (A)

Charlotte: Kenny Smith (C), Jeff Miles (A), Jared Nightingale (A)

Top Scorers

South Carolina: Michael Dubuc (4-4-8), Travis Morin (1-5-6), Johann Kroll (0-5-5)

Charlotte: Matthew Ford (6-3-9), Mike Bayrack (1-6-7), Mike Taylor (2-4-6)

6 Degrees of Separation

Charlotte netminder Maxime Daigneault, a Calder Cup Champion with Hershey in 2006 and a Kelly Cup winner with Cincinnati last season, spent parts of two seasons with he Rays from 2004-2006 ... Checkers F Marty Guerin, currently on injured reserve, played last season in South Carolina ... Jakaitis and SC F Trent Campbell were eammate for three years at Lake Superior State.

Notes

Each team has won 59 games in their all-time series ... The Stingrays enter Thursday having played the fewest games in the league (5) ... Charlotte enters the contest with a four-game win streak ... Nightingale leads the ECHL in penalty minutes (55) ... Checkers D Lyon Messier is the son of NHL Hall of Famer Mark Messier ... Ford, a member of Wisconsin's Frozen Four Championship team in 2006, was recalled to Hartford earlier this week, along with F Andreas Jamtin and D David Urquhart ... RW Maxime Boisclair, who led the QMJHL with 70 goals in 2005-06, was traded this week to Ontario in exchange for the rights to defenseman John Adams, who is currently playing for the AHL's Houston Aeros ... Former Columbia bench boss Troy Mann serves as Charlotte's assistant coach.

Don't miss any of the fast-paced, hard-hitting action of the 2008-09 season; purchase your ticket package today! For more information, including benefits, pricing, and package options, call the Stingrays at 744-2248 or view the information online at www.stingrayshockey.com.

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