Rays Pack the House Tonight; Host Mississippi at 7:05pm
Published on January 17, 2009 under ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release
North Charleston, SC - The South Carolina Stingrays host the Mississippi Sea Wolves tonight at 7:05 p.m.
It's Pack the House at the Coliseum with only $5 tickets and free parking! It's also Win-Win Night at the game. If the Stingrays stop the Sea Wolves, everyone in attendance receives a free ticket to the game on Tuesday, Feb. 24th.
Please plan to get there early; doors open at 5:30 p.m. for Season Ticket Holders and at 6 p.m. for the general public. While there, don't forget the $2 Bud Light Draughts until the end of the first period.
The game is almost sold out, but tickets are still available for just $5 by visiting the Coliseum Box Office, calling Ticketmaster at 554-6060 or logging on to www.ticketmaster.com.
2008-09 Records
South Carolina: 20-12-1-3, 44 points (2nd place, South Division)
Mississippi: 15-19-3, 33 points (5th place, South Division)
Last time out
The Stingrays dropped their fourth straight decision Thursday night, falling to the Florida Everblades at home, 4-0. Mississippi, meanwhile, fell to Charlotte on the road last evening, 5-1, extending their losing streak to four games.
Stingrays vs Sea Wolves, Head-to-head in 2008-09
5-2-1-1
Stingrays vs Sea Wolves, All-time
16-7-7
Head Coaches
South Carolina: Jared Bednar (2nd year)
Mississippi: Steffon Walby (2nd year)
NHL Affiliate
South Carolina: Washington Capitals
Mississippi: Philadelphia Flyers
AHL Affiliate
South Carolina: Hershey Bears
Mississippi: Philadelphia Phantoms
Veterans
South Carolina: Nate Kiser
Mississippi: None
Captain/Alternates
South Carolina: Brad Farynuk (C), Nate Kiser (A), Travis Morin (A)
Mississippi: Jason Tejchma (C), Matt Deschamps (A), Mark Rooneem (A)
Top Scorers
South Carolina: Travis Morin (11-33-44), Michael Dubuc (20-14-34), Maxime Lacroix (18-10-28)
Mississippi: Ryan Cruthers (18-17-35), Jason Tejchma (10-20-30), Alexandre Parent (10-18-28)
Notes
Prior to Thursday, the Stingrays were last shut out on Jan. 19, 2007, a span of 142 regular season games ... South Carolina is 88.4% on the penalty kill against Mississippi this season (46-52) ... The Rays have outshot the Sea Wolves in eight straight contests ... G Michal Neuvirth was recalled yesterday to Hershey ... Mississippi is 2-8 in its last 10 games ... Sea Wolves G Ryan Munce signed with Syracuse (AHL) on Thursday.
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