ECHL South Carolina Stingrays

Stingrays Weekly: Stingrays Wrap up the Regular Season with a Pair of Contests vs. Road Warriors

March 25, 2013 - ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release


The Week That Was...

The South Carolina Stingrays battled the Gwinnett Gladiators in a home-and-home weekend series for a week record of 1-1-0-0.

The Stingrays welcomed the Gladiators to the North Charleston Coliseum on Friday for Fan Appreciation Night and Hall of Fame Night presented by the Post and Courier. Defenseman Damon Kipp and forward Chris Langkow each recorded a goal and an assist and goaltender Ryan Zapolski made 37 saves in front of 8,064. The win helped the Stingrays clinch a Kelly Cup Playoff berth for an ECHL-record 19 season. The Stingrays finished the regular-season home schedule on a season-high 14-game home point streak (12-0-2-0). During the first intermission, former Stingrays forward and team captain Matt Scherer was inducted into the Stingrays Hall of Fame. Before the contest, defenseman Scooter Vaughan was awarded the 2013 Jerry Zucker Community Service Award.

Saturday marked the final regular-season meeting between the Stingrays and Gladiators. Vaughan opened the scoring with an early first-period goal, but the Gladiators rallied for a 2-1 victory at The Arena at Gwinnett Center. The Stingrays finished the season series against Gwinnett with a 6-6-2-0 record.

The Numbers

Record: 36-26-5-3

Home: 24-8-3-1

Away: 12-18-2-2

Streak: 0-1-0-0

Goals: Hunter Bishop (24)

Assists: Tyler McNeely (31)

Points : Hunter Bishop (49)

Penalty Minutes: T- Andrew Cherniwchan, Art Bidlevskii (103)

Power-Play Goals: Peter Boyd (9)

Power-Play Assists: Luka Vidmar (11)

Power-Play Points: Robby Dee (17)

Shorthanded Goals: Chris Langkow (2)

Shorthanded Assists: Luka Vidmar (1)

Shorthanded Points: Chris Langkow (2)

Game-Winning Goals: Hunter Bishop (5)

Wins: Ryan Zapolski (26)

GAA: Ryan Zapolski (1.66)

SPCT: Ryan Zapolski (.942)

Taking the Lead

The Stingrays are fourth in the South Division with 80 points and seventh overall in the Eastern Conference.

Forward Peter Boyd is tied for third in the ECHL with five shootout goals.

Goaltender Ryan Zapolski is first in the ECHL with a 1.66 goals-against average, a .942 save percentage and eight shutouts. The Erie, Pennsylvania, native is third among netminders with 26 wins.

Forward Tyler Johnson is fourth among ECHL rookies with two shootout-winning goals.

This Week:

South Carolina Stingrays at Greenville Road Warriors

Thursday, Mar. 28

7:00 p.m.

Bi-Lo Center in Greenville, SC

Listen Live: Stingrayshockey.com

South Carolina Stingrays at Greenville Road Warriors

Friday, Mar. 29

7:00 p.m.

Bi-Lo Center in Greenville, SC

Listen Live: Stingrayshockey.com

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