ECHL South Carolina Stingrays

Stingrays Split Weekend, Hold First

December 16, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release


Pee Dee Tuesday, December 17 7:00 North Charleston Coliseum

This is the fourth game of the season between these two teams. The Stingrays have a record of 3-0 against the Pride this season. Pee Dee is in second place in the Southeast just two points behind South Carolina. The Pride is 5-6-2 on the road, while the Rays have a home record of 8-5-0. Each team has just four wins in its last ten games. South Carolina won the last game between these two teams 4-3 at home on November 19. Dave Seitz continues to play well against the Pride; in three games he has three goals and four assists for seven points. Rookie Mike Glumac has three goals and two assists in three games against the Rays.

Pee Dee: Record (13-8-5) Last Game: Lost 4-1 Vs Roanoke 12/14

At the Coliseum: Two for Tuesday, two for one tickets, hotdogs and popcorn, two-dollar beers.

@ Columbia Friday, December 20 7:05 Carolina Coliseum

The Stingrays have a 1-1 record against the Inferno this season. This game will be the first game in Columbia. The Inferno is in second place in the Southeast just two points behind the Stingrays. At home Columbia is dominant with a record of 7-3-0.

Columbia: Record (15-10-1) Last Game: Lost 3-2 @ Augusta 12/14

Augusta Saturday, December 21 7:30 North Charleston Coliseum

This is the fourth game this season between these two teams. The Stingrays have a record of 2-1 against the Lynx this season. Augusta won the last meeting between the two teams 4-1 in Charleston on December 13. The Lynx are in seventh place in the Southeast Division.

Augusta: Record (9-15-1) Last Game: Won 3-2 Vs Columbia 12/14

Last Week in Review:

The Stingrays began last week with a disappointing home loss 4-1 against the last place Augusta Lynx, on Friday night. The Rays bounced back on Saturday night with a 7-6 come from behind victory in overtime against the Columbus Cottonmouths in Columbus. Dave Seitz became the first Stingray in the history of the franchise to hit 500 points when he assisted on Marty Clapton 's game winning goal in overtime.

Team Notes:

The Stingrays managed to hold onto a two-point cushion in the Southeast division this week, but find themselves just three points in front of the Greenville Grrrowl, which sits in fifth place. Just two points separate the top four teams in the Southeast. The Rays are better on the road this season (8-4-1) then at home (8-5-0). Special teams are still a concern for the Stingrays. The power play is ranked 11th in the league at 18.4%, while the penalty kill slipped to 19th in the league at 80.2%. The Rays are 14-6 against the Southeast this season, including a mark of 8-2 on the road. The Stingrays have a record of 7-1 in overtime and shootouts this season. They are 3-0 in overtime and 4-1 in shootouts.

Players:

Dave Seitz grabbed his 500th career point as a Stingray on Saturday and needs two goals to become the first player in team history to hit 200 goals. Rod Taylor (676) had a goal on Saturday and trails Darryl Noren (685) for the ECHL career points record by nine points. Mike Jickling had a goal and two assists on Saturday to move into a second place tie with Adam Calder for the Stingrays lead in points. Jickling leads the team in goals with 11.

Curtis Huppe leads the Rays in points with 29. Kirk Daubenspeck leads the ECHL in wins with 15.

Stingrays in the Community

The Rays visit the MUSC Children's Hospital Atrium this afternoon at 2:00, to deliver gifts to young patients. The team has collected toys through a toy drive and the team's Booster Club is donating a new VCR and Movies.

Brett Marietti, Kirk Daubenspeck, Ryan Brindley, Dave Seitz, Rod Taylor, Trevor Johnson, Adam Calder, Aaron Schneekloth and Dean Weasler will all attend. On Thursday, December 19th the Rays will volunteer with the Salvation Army Kettle Collection. The team will be ringing bells for charity on the corner of King and Market (Curtis Huppe and Joel Irving), at Town Center in Mt. Pleasant (Ryan Brindley and Adam Calder), at Wal-Mart in West Ashley (Jeff Boulanger and Brad Williamson) and at Target at Citadel Mall (Brent Henley and Marty Clapton). Contact Mike Bonasia at 744-2248 for further details.

The Numbers

Record: 16-9-1
Home: 8-5-0
Road: 8-4-1
Goals 11-Mike Jickling
Assists 19-Curtis Huppe
Leading Scorer 29 Curtis Huppe
Power Play 11th ECHL (18.4%)
Power Play Goals 6- Dave Seitz
Penalty Kill 19th ECHL (80.2%)
Short Handed Goals 1 Andy Powers, Mike Jickling
Game Winning Goals 3 Matt Desrosiers
Goaltending Daubenspeck-15-6-1, 3.08 GAA; .912 SPCT

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