ECHL South Carolina Stingrays

Rays Secure Four Key Division Points over Weekend

December 16, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release


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The Week That Was... The Stingrays traveled down to division-leading Florida to play two back-to-back games against the Everblades.

On Friday, Bobby Goepfert earned his second shut-out of the year and Nate Kiser scored his first goal of the season as the Rays defeated Florida 3-0.

Saturday night Travis Morin scored four goals and Ian Vigier got his first win in his first ECHL start, as the Stingrays defeated the Florida Everblades 7-3. The Rays scored three power play goals in the victory.

The Numbers

Record: 14-6-1-1 (30 points)

Home: 4-4-0-1

Away: 10-2-1-0

Goals: Michael Dubuc (10)

Assists: Travis Morin (18)

Points: Morin (26)

Shots: Dubuc (70) Penalty Minutes: Nate Kiser (59) Power Play Goals: Dubuc, Keith Johnson (4)

Power Play Assists: Johann Kroll, Morin (8)

Power Play Points: Morin (11)

Short Handed Goals: Trent Campbell, Brad Farynuk, Jeff Corey, Scott Romfo (1)

Short Handed Assists: Morin (2)

Short Handed Points: Morin (2)

Game Winners: O'Brien(3)

Wins: Bobby Goepfert (6) GAA: Michal Neuvirth (1.74) SPCT: Neuvirth (.938)

Plus/Minus: O'Brien, Morin, Campbell, Zach Tarkir (+12)

ECHL Leaders The Stingrays are 5th in the American Conference and 2nd in the South Division behind the Florida Everblades.

Travis Morin is 14th in the ECHL with 26 points.

Michal Neuvirth leads the league with a 1.74 goals-against average and .938 save percentage while Bobby Goepfert is second in the league with a 1.87 goals-against average, and third with a .932 save percentage.

Michael Dubuc is 10th among rookies in points (20), and 5th in shots (70).

Johann Kroll is 2nd among rookies with 8 power play assists and 12th among defensemen with 14 points.

Brad Farynuk is 10th among defensemen with 14 points, is third in goals (6), is tied for second with 2 game-winning goals and is fifth with 10 power play points.

Zach Tarkir's +12 ranks 4th among defenseman.

The Rays power play is 1st in the league at 27.2%. The team is 11th on the penalty kill with 84.2%.

THIS WEEK:

Friday, December 19

7:05 PM

Real 1340AM

The Elmira Jackals come to town for the first time this season. Last year, the Rays won the only meeting between these two teams.

Saturday, December 20

7:05 PM

ESPN Radio 910 the Team

It's the second game of the two-night series on Saturday night! Doors open at 5:30pm for all Season Ticket Holders and 6 pm for the general public. Don't forget $2 Beers All Year - purchase your $2 Bud Light at every home this season through the end of the 1st period.

Stingrays Announce New Schedule

Due to the suspension of operations of the Augusta Lynx, the ECHL has released a new schedule.

Goepfert Called up to Hershey Bears

The South Carolina Stingrays and Head Coach/General Manager Jared Bednar announced today goaltender Bobby Goepfert has been called up to the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League.

Behind the Bench with Bednar

Joe Shetrom sits down with Head Coach Jared Bednar to discuss last weekend's wins in Florida, as well as this coming week's contests against the Elmira Jackals.

Morin Named In Glas Co ECHL Player of the Week

The South Carolina Stingrays announced today that Assistant Captain Travis Morin has been named the In Glas Co ECHL Player of the Week for Dec. 8-14.

Check out the South Carolina Stingrays Statistics



ECHL Stories from December 16, 2008


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