ECHL South Carolina Stingrays

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Published on April 14, 2014 under ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release


The Week That Was...

The South Carolina Stingrays wrapped up the 72-game regular-season schedule, claimed the South Division championship and prepare for the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Quarterfinals series against the Wheeling Nailers after a record of 2-0-0-0 last week, finishing their overall stance at 43-23-2-4.

The Stingrays battled the Greenville Road Warriors Tuesday evening at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina, closing the 16-game series with a 3-2 shootout victory. Defenseman Kevin Ryan scored his first professional goal and rookie Stephan Vigier netted a power-play tally. In the shootout, forward Wayne Simpson buried his team-leading sixth shootout goal to seal the victory. The Stingrays hold a 9-5-0-2 record against the Road Warriors this season.

Friday marked the final regular-season home game for the Stingrays as they celebrated Fan Appreciation Night and The Post and Courier Hall of Fame Night at the North Charleston Coliseum. On the ice, the Stingrays took down the Elmira Jackals 4-1 behind two-point games from forwards Nick Larson (one goal, one assist) and Simpson (one goal, one assist). Off the ice, former forward Marty Clapton and defenseman Trevor Johnson were inducted into team's Hall of Fame and goaltender Jeff Jakaitis was presented with the Jerry Zucker Community Service Award.

The Stingrays clinched the South Division title Saturday night after the Orlando Solar Bears, who entered the evening second in South Division, fell 1-0 to the Reading Royals in the shootout, eliminating their chance to catch the Stingrays in the standings. The Stingrays stand first in the division for the fourth time in team history and the first time since 2000-01.

The Numbers (Regular-Season)

Record: 43-23-2-4, 92 points

Home: 22-11-2-1

Away: 21-12-0-3

Last 10 Games : 5-4-0-1

Streak: 3-0-0-0

Goals: Peter Boyd (25)

Assists: Peter Boyd (38)

Points : Peter Boyd (63)

Penalty Minutes: Anthony Collins (109)

Power-Play Goals: Jack Downing, Dale Mitchell (6)

Power-Play Assists: Peter Boyd (11)

Power-Play Points: Peter Boyd (15)

Shorthanded Goals: Luke Greiner (3)

Shorthanded Assists: Luka Vidmar, Peter Boyd (2)

Shorthanded Points: Luke Greiner (4)

Game-Winning Goals: Peter Boyd (7)

Wins: Jeff Jakaitis (24)

GAA: *David LeNeveu (1.64)

SPCT: *David LeNeveu (.940)

*LeNeveu is on loan to Hartford (AHL)

Taking the Lead (Regular-Season Standings)

The Stingrays finished first in the South Division and second in the Eastern Conference with 92 points (43-23-2-4).

Goaltender Jeff Jakaitis ranked third in the ECHL with 24 wins and a .924 save percentage, fifth with a 2.16 goals-against average and was named to the All-ECHL First Team last week.

Forward Peter Boyd finished the regular season tied for ninth in the ECHL with 63 points (25 goals, 38 assists) and tied for first with seven game-winning goals.

Forward Wayne Simpson tied for second in the ECHL and second among league rookies with six shootout goals and stands first among rookies and third over all with a shootout percentage of .857 (six goals on seven attempts)

Defenseman Steve Spinell stood fourth among rookies with 39 minor penalties.

Forward Luke Greiner tied for fifth in the ECHL and second among ECHL rookies with three shorthanded goals and tied for fourth overall and first among rookies four shorthanded points (three goals, one assist).

This Week:

South Carolina Stingrays vs. Wheeling Nailers

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals - Game 1

Friday, Apr. 18

7:05 p.m.

North Charleston Coliseum

Listen Live: StingraysHockey.com, Inside Coliseum on 87.8 FM

Preview: 1-0-0-0 head-to-head record this season, 9-8-1 all-time regular-season record

South Carolina Stingrays vs. Wheeling Nailers

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals - Game 2

Saturday, Apr. 19

7:05 p.m.

North Charleston Coliseum

Listen Live: StingraysHockey.com, Inside Coliseum on 87.8 FM

Check out the South Carolina Stingrays Statistics

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