ECHL South Carolina Stingrays

Rays Open Up Conference Finals Tonight

Published on May 9, 2008 under ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release


Games One and Two of the American Conference Finals will be aired live at Bobby Hartin's Sports Grill on Sam Rittenberg and Orange Grove. Bobby Hartin's is the only place in Charleston to catch Stingrays Playoff Hockey. Wear your red and support your Stingrays tonight and tomorrow.

Hope to see you there!

Tickets for the American Conference Finals are on sale now at the Coliseum Box Office and through Ticketmaster. Only four teams are left - Come cheer on the Stingrays as they Ride the Red Wave to a National Championship!

American Conference Finals (Best of Seven)

Friday, May 9th

@ Cincinnati

7:30 p.m.

Real 1340

Saturday, May 10th

@Cincinnati

7:30 p.m.

Real 1340

Wednesday, May 14th

@South Carolina

7:05 p.m.

Real 1340

Friday, May 16th

@ South Carolina

7:05 p.m.

Real 1340

* Saturday, May 17th

@South Carolina

7:05 p.m.

* Monday, May 19th

@ Cincinnati

7:30 p.m.

* Wednesday, May 21st

@ Cincinnati

7:30 p.m.

* if necessary

Catch your Stingrays in action tonight as the Rays take on the Cyclones at 7:30 p.m. in Cincinnati. Fans can listen live on Real 1340am or visit Bobby Hartin's Sports Grill to watch the game, courtesy of B2.

The Stingrays fans are familiar with the Cyclones as T.J. McElroy and Maxime Daigneault both played for the Rays.

Sean Collins leads all Stingray defensemen in points with eight (1g, 7a).

South Carolina ranks fifth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs with a 2.53 goals-against average.

For up to date Stingrays coverage you can visit the Stingrays website or Andrew Miller's blog Rays the Roof.

Stingrays playoff tickets can be purchased at the box office or through ticket master with upper level costing $15, lower level $17 and riser level $20.You can also call the front office at (843)744-2248 to purchase discounted group tickets or to sign up for 'Pay for Play'.

Former Stingray McElroy (who was traded this season to Idaho for Mike Gabinet) leads the Cyclone defensemen in points with five (0g, 5a).

Cincinnati forward Ryan Maki played a combined 57 games during the regular season and playoffs this season for the American Hockey League's Milwaukee Admirals; defenseman Bryan Schmidt played a combined 50 contests for Milwaukee; F Jean-Michel Daoust played a combined 40 games for the Rockford IceHogs and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins; and defenseman Conrad Martin saw action in 43 matches for the Hamilton Bulldogs.

The Cyclones are 7-1 when scoring the first goal of the game in the playoffs this year.

For up to date information on the Cincinnati Cyclones you can visit their website here.

The Utah Grizzlies and the Las Vegas Wranglers start their series on the 12th.

The Las Vegas Wranglers have four players with five or more goals; Peter Ferraro, Shawn Limpright, Kelly Czuy and Curtis Fraser.

On the other side, the Utah Grizzlies have four players in double digits in points; Keith Johnson, James Sanford, Ryan Kinasewich and Tyler Haskins.

- For all the up to date information regarding the Kelly Cup Playoffs, click here for the ECHL web site.

The South Carolina Stingrays are playing the Cincinnati Cyclones for the E.A. "Bud" Gingher Memorial trophy which is presented to the winner of the American Conference Championship. The winner of the National Conference gets the Bruce Taylor trophy. The Rays have never won the Gingher trophy, but in 2001 they won the Taylor trophy which at the time was given to the winner of the Southern Conference.

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