ECHL South Carolina Stingrays

Stingrays release revised schedule

Published on October 7, 2005 under ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release


North Charleston, SC The South Carolina Stingrays and the ECHL released their revised schedule today.. The 2005-06 season marks the 13th year of professional hockey in the Lowcountry. The Stingrays play a 72 game schedule, which begins on October 21 in Augusta. The team's home opener will be the following night, October 22, against the Columbia Inferno.

The league was forced to revise the schedule in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita which forced the Mississippi Sea Wolves and Texas Wildcatters to suspend operations for 2005-06. The Sea Wolves have already reopened their office and have begun preparations for 2006-07 while the Wildcatters have announced that they will reopen their offices as soon as possible looking towards next season.

The ECHL welcomes the Phoenix RoadRunners, the Stockton (California) Thunder and the Utah (Salt Lake City) Grizzlies and will play 900 games, beginning October 21 and ending April 8, with 25 teams in 14 states and British Columbia.

The revised schedule has not had a profound affect on the Stingrays home schedule with many of the same dates in place, however many opponents have changed. The team's travel schedule has been affected with the loss of trips to Mississippi and Texas.

"The ECHL League Office should be commended for the effort that they have put forth to get this schedule done in such a short period of time," commented Stingrays President Taylor Lee. "We wish Texas and Mississippi well as they begin the rebuilding process for next season."

The Stingrays have increased the number of weekend dates to 26 this season, up from 22 a year ago. This year's slate will feature four Sunday afternoon "Kid's Day" games, that will begin at 3:00 PM and feature children's characters, jump castles, entertainment and more.

"We had great success with our Kid's Day Sundays last season," commented team President Taylor Lee. "This year we have added two more Sundays. We plan to focus a lot of our energy into making those dates perfect for our young fans and their families."

South Carolina will be at home once again for New Years Eve, when they host the Augusta Lynx at 6:00.

The puck drops on all Stingrays home games, except Sunday and New Year's Eve, at 7:05.

The Stingrays have been busy in the off season selling a variety of season ticket packages starting under $60. Group tickets are also available by contacting the Stingrays office at 744-2248, or by logging on to www.stingrayshockey.com.

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