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ECHL South Carolina Stingrays

Rays Face Mississippi Tonight

November 21, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release


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

It's Charleston Youth Hockey Association Night as the Stingrays help celebrate youth hockey in the Low Country. 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: 9-2-0, 18 points (1st place, South Division)

Mississippi: 5-5-2, 12 points (t-4th place, South Division)

Last time out

The Stingrays completed a five-game sweep of their recent road trip, edging the Charlotte Checkers, 3-2, Wednesday night. Maxime Lacroix scored a pair of goals while Bobby Goepfert improved to 4-0 against Charlotte this season with a 19-save effort. Mississippi, meanwhile, suffered a 3-2 setback in overtime last Saturday in Charlotte.

Stingrays vs Sea Wolves, Head-to-head in 2008-09

First meeting of the season

Stingrays vs Sea Wolves, All-time

11-5-5

Head Coaches

South Carolina: Jared Bednar (2nd year)

Mississippi: Steffon Walby (2nd year)

NHL Affiliate

South Carolina: Washington Capitals

Mississippi: Minnesota Wild

AHL Affiliate

South Carolina: Hershey Bears

Mississippi: Houston Aeros

Veterans

South Carolina: Nate Kiser

Mississippi: Travis Lisabeth, Mike Wirll

Captain/Alternates

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

Mississippi: Jason Tejchma (C), Matt Deschamps (A), Travis Lisabeth (A)

Top Scorers

South Carolina: Michael Dubuc (9-7-16), Travis Morin (1-11-12), Maxime Lacroix (8-2-10)

Mississippi: Mathieu Melanson (7-8-15), Ryan Cruthers (7-6-13), Jason Tejchma (4-6-10)

6 Degrees of Separation

Lacroix and Melanson were teammates for two seasons with Quebec (QMJHL), winning a Memorial Cup Championship in 2006 ... Stingrays F Keith Johnson and Cruthers played last season with the Utah Grizzlies ... Johnson and Sea Wolves D Matthew Deschamps were teammates for two years at the University of Maine ... Mississippi C Alexandre Parent played with SC's Pierre-Luc O'Brien for three years at Sacred Heart University ... Rays F Paul Kelly and 'Wolves F Mike Berry spent the 2006-07 campaign with Dayton ... Bill LeClerc and SC's Zach Tarkir spent time on the blueline last season with Trenton.

Notes

Lacroix has points in five straight games and goals in three consecutive contests ... Morin has a five-game assist streak ... Jeff Corey, acquired earlier this week from Reading, is expected to make his Stingrays debut ... The Stingrays are 7-0 this season when leading after two periods ... South Carolina is outscoring their opponents in the first period this season, 15-4 ... Wirll participated in training camp this fall with the Hershey Bears ... Lisabeth, an eight-year pro, is in his sixth season with Mississippi ... D Kyle Peto, obtained from Florida on Wednesday, is expected to make his Sea Wolves debut ... D Chris Brooks, who opened the season with Augusta, signed with Mississippi yesterday.

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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