ECHL South Carolina Stingrays

Stingrays Salute Youth Hockey in the Lowcountry Tonight as Team Hosts Pensacola

February 15, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release


The Stingrays improved to 6-0-1 this season against North Division teams with a 3-1 victory over the Wheeling Nailers Sunday afternoon at the North Charleston Coliseum. Travis Morin, Marty Guerin, and Matt Scherer deposited goals while goaltender Josh Johnson turned in a 31-save effort for his 17th win of 2007-08. Pensacola, meanwhile, was tripped up in overtime last night by the Columbia Inferno, 4-3.

Stingrays vs Ice Pilots, Head-to-head in 2007-08

5-0-0

Stingrays vs Ice Pilots, All-time

24-8-2

Head Coaches

South Carolina: Jared Bednar (1st year)

Pensacola: John Marks (1st year)

NHL Affiliate

South Carolina: Washington Capitals

Pensacola: Chicago Blackhawks

AHL Affiliate

South Carolina: Hershey Bears

Pensacola: Rockford IceHogs

Veterans

South Carolina: Cail MacLean, Rory Rawlyk

Pensacola: Joel Stepp

Top Scorers

South Carolina: Travis Morin (23-28-51), Pierre-Luc O'Brien (8-32-40), Chris Chaput (15-17-32)

Pensacola: Bryan Esner (17-16-33), Mathieu Roy (12-21-33), Michael Cohen (8-17-25)

Notes

Tonight's game is the sixth and final meeting between the two teams in 07-08, with the Rays looking to sweep the season series ... Chaput leads South Carolina with six points (4g, 2a) against Pensacola ... Johnson has earned three of the five wins against the Ice Pilots - including one shutout - while Davis Parley has won the other two head-to-head contests ... In their five meetings, the Stingrays have outscored the Ice Pilots 20-7 ... Ice Pilots G Mike Brodeur is the reigning ECHL Goaltender of the Week ... Pensacola defenseman Tim Songin holds the league's worst plus-minus rating (-29) ... Pensacola has scored an ECHL-low 102 goals this season ... At just an 11% conversion rate, the Ice Pilots own the league's lowest power play percentage ... Pensacola bench boss John Marks stands two wins shy of tying John Brophy for the most coaching wins in the ECHL (280).

2007-08 Records

South Carolina: 30-17-1-1, 62 points (2nd place, South Division)

Pensacola: 12-31-3-3, 30 points (9th place, South Division)

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