ECHL South Carolina Stingrays

Stingrays Gameday: Stingrays Induct Nate Kiser into Hall of Fame and Open 19th Season Tonight

Published on October 14, 2011 under ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release


North Charleston, SC -The South Carolina Stingrays kickoff their 19th season of hockey in the Lowcountry against the Reading Royals tonight at 7:05 p.m. at the North Charleston Coliseum. Catch all the action live at www.stingrayshockey.com .

Tonight, the Stingrays induct former defenseman Nate Kiser into The Post and Courier Stingrays Hall of Fame and celebrate Opening Weekend/Alumni Weekend.

Kiser skated for seven seasons with the Stingrays from 2004-11 and was a member of the 2009 Kelly Cup championship team. The Southgate, Michigan, native appeared in 412 games with the Stingrays, third-most in team history, scoring 21 goals and 94 assists for 115 points and 53 postseason contests netting 11 points (3g, 8a). On March 22, 2011 against the Greenville Road Warriors, Kiser became the all-time Stingrays penalty minutes leader passing Brett Marietti (1,127 PIM) and finished his career with 1,131 penalty minutes.

The first 5,000 fans will receive a 2011-12 Stingrays magnet schedule courtesy of Comcast and free parking!

Opening Weekend/Alumni Weekend continues tomorrow, Saturday, October 15 with a pregame Stingrays Alumni Game at 2:30 featuring former Stingrays players from throughout the team's 19-year history and Military Appreciation Night presented by Force Protection as the Stingrays battle the Wheeling Nailers at 7:05 p.m. at the North Charleston Coliseum. Tickets for the Alumni Game are available by calling the Stingrays Office at (843) 744-2248. Later that evening, Stingrays players will wear special camouflage jerseys in honor of our men and women in the armed forces. The jerseys will be auctioned off online at www.stingrayshockey.com .

Save up to $310 off of box office prices with a Stingrays Ticket Package! Call the Stingrays Office at (843) 744-2248 for more information. Become a "Fan" of the Stingrays on Facebook at Facebook.com/SCStingraysHockey and join the conversation on Twitter at Twitter.com/SCStingrays . Stingrays Hockey - Hard-Hitting Family Fun!

Note of the Night

Stingrays forward Trent Campbell will appear in his 200 game as a Stingray tonight and goaltender Daren Machesney makes his 150 professional appearance.

Welcome to the Show Stingrays Head Coach Spencer Carbery makes his professional coaching debut tonight.

For complete game notes, please click here.

2011-2012 Regular-Season Records South Carolina: 0-0-0-0, 0 points (T-1st place, South Division, T-1st Eastern Conference) Reading: 0-0-0-0, 0 points (T-1st place, Atlantic Division, T-1st Eastern Conference)

2011-2012 Head-to-Head Record 0-0-0-0

2011-2012 Head-to-Head Schedule

Oct. 14: Reading at South Carolina 7:05 pm EST

Oct. 27: South Carolina at Reading 7:05 pm EST

Nov. 6: Reading at South Carolina 4:00 pm EST

Jan. 16: South Carolina at Reading 1:00 pm EST

2010-2011 Records South Carolina: 37-29-3-3, 80 points (2nd place, South Division, 5th Eastern Conference) Reading: 44-23-2-3, 93 points (1st place, Atlantic Division, 2nd Eastern Conference)

South Carolina vs. Reading, Head-to-head in 2010-11 1-3-0-0

Stingrays vs. Reading, All-time 9-8-1

Head Coaches South Carolina: Spencer Carbery (1st year) Reading: Larry Courville (3rd year)

NHL Affiliate South Carolina: Washington Capitals Reading: Toronto Maple Leafs/Boston Bruins

AHL Affiliate South Carolina: Hershey Bears Reading: Toronto Marlies

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