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ECHL South Carolina Stingrays

Road Warriors Slip Past Stingrays to Open Road Trip

March 30, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release


Greenville, S.C. - The South Carolina Stingrays (39-22-2-4) fell to the Greenville Road Warriors (38-23-2-3) 2-1 at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena Sunday afternoon to kick off a five-game road trip.

The Road Warriors opened the scoring at 4:06 of the first period when forward Josh Nicholls knocked in a bouncing puck past Stingrays goaltender Allen York (L, 27 saves on 29 shots) for a shorthanded tally.

Forward Jordie Johnston gave the Road Warriors a 2-0 lead with a power-play marker 5:17 into the second period. Rookie Stephan Vigier put the Stingrays on the scoreboard while on the man advantage slipping a deflected shot around Road Warriors netminder Jeff Malcolm (W, 29 saves on 30 shots) at 12:00. Defenseman Dylan King picked up the lone assist. In the third period, the Stingrays rifled 10 shots towards Malcolm, but could not find the game-tying tally. The Stingrays finished the contest 1-for-6 on the power play while the Road Warriors went 1-for-5.

The Stingrays travel to Estero, Florida to battle the Florida Everblades on Wednesday, April 2 at 7:30 p.m. at Germain Arena and celebrate Fan Appreciation Night and The Post and Courier Hall of Fame Night on Friday, April 11 against the Elmira Jackals at the North Charleston Coliseum. The first 1,000 fans receive a 2013-14 team photo courtesy of Sheila Lauffer at Data Imaging! Friday is also FREE parking! Cast your ballot for the Stingrays Hall of Fame!

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