ECHL South Carolina Stingrays

Stingrays Add AHL Experience in Schmidt

Published on October 24, 2010 under ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release


North Charleston, SC - The South Carolina Stingrays and Head Coach/Director of Hockey Operations Cail MacLean announced today that defenseman Bryan Schmidt has signed with the team. In keeping with club policy, terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Schmidt, 29, joins the Stingrays after spending the past two seasons with the Kassel Huskies of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). While with the Huskies, the Bloomington, MN native scored 17 goals and 28 assists for 45 points in 86 games. Prior to playing overseas, the 6-foot-3, 209-pound defenseman appeared in 20 ECHL games with the Cincinnati Cyclones and Reading Royals scoring 16 points (5g, 11a) and 177 games in the American Hockey League with the Milwaukee Admirals, Manchester Monarchs and Providence Bruins netting 30 points (11g, 19a). Before joining the professional ranks, Schmidt spent four seasons at Merrimack College acquiring 34 goals and 56 assists for 90 points in 134 games.

The Stingrays continue their five-game road trip on Friday, October 29 against the Greenville Road Warriors at 7:05 p.m. at the Bi-Lo Center. Listen to every second of the action on Fox Sports Radio 1450 AM and StingraysHockey.com. Opening Weekend is set for Friday, November 5, Saturday, November 6 and Sunday, November 7 against the Florida Everblades at 7:05 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. at North Charleston Coliseum. Friday night is FREE PARKING night and Magnetic Schedule Giveaway, courtesy of Comcast!

Ticket packages for the 2010-11 season are on sale now! Call the Stingrays front office at (843) 744-2248 or click here for more information. For all the latest Stingrays news visit www.stingrayshockey.com or become a fan on Facebook at Facebook.com/SCStingraysHockey .

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