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Rays Host Charlotte Tonight

February 24, 2009 - ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release


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

This is a rescheduled game - ALL SEASON TICKET HOLDERS, PLEASE USE YOUR MARCH 14TH TICKETS FOR TONIGHT!

Come out tonight and support your South Carolina Stingrays as they look to increase their lead over the 3rd place Checkers.

Tickets are still available for tonight's game ranging from $13 - $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: 29-20-2-3, 63 points (2nd place, South Division)

Charlotte: 28-20-2-2, 60 points (3rd place, South Division)

Last time out

The Stingrays finished their four-game northern road trip Sunday in Reading, downing the Royals 4-1. Trent Campbell collected two points, including the game-winning goal, and goaltender Jonathan Boutin stopped 30 of 31 shots as the Rays cruised to their seventh win in nine contests. The Checkers, meanwhile, dealt the Florida Everblades a 5-2 loss Saturday in Charlotte.

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

6-5-0-1

Stingrays vs Checkers, All-time

65-47-18

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: Bryson Busniuk, Nate Kiser

Charlotte: Mike Bayrack, Jeff Miles, Brad Ralph

Captain/Alternates

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

Charlotte: Kenny Smith (C), Jeff Miles (A), Brad Ralph (A)

Top Scorers

South Carolina: Travis Morin (17-48-65), Michael Dubuc (33-19-52), Maxime Lacroix (25-23-48)

Charlotte: Mike Bayrack (16-33-49), Jeff Miles (16-21-37), David Rutherford (13-13-26)

Notes

Dubuc saw his season-high 11-game point streak end Sunday, while O'Brien (4-12-16) and Keith Johnson (7-3-10) extended theirs to nine and six games, respectively ... Dubuc and Lacroix are the first rookies since Joey Tenute and Rich Peverley in 2004-05 to record 25 or more goals for South Carolina ... The Rays have outshot their opponent in seven straight contests ... SC is 25-7-1-1 when scoring the game's first goal ... 8 of the teams' 12 head-to-head meetings this season have been decided by one goal ... Miles, who owns a 7-game point streak, is currently on the 7-day injured reserve ... Charlotte has earned points in eight straight contests (6-0-1-1) ... The Checkers have two games in-hand on SC.

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