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ECHL South Carolina Stingrays

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March 12, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release


A week that began with a power outage at Tuesday night's game against the Columbia Inferno, turned around to be a 3-1-0 week for the Stingrays as they took wins against the Charlotte Checkers and the Reading Royals.

The Stingrays could not come back from a five-goal first period for the Inferno, despite a solid effort, and ultimately lost to Columbia 6-4.

On Thursday, the team faced their rival for the final playoff spot in the South Division and convincingly defeated the Charlotte Checkers 6-2 in Charlotte. Chris Chaput had two goals in the game and T.J. McElroy scored the game-winner with his seventh of the campaign.

Friday night the Reading Royals came to town. Davis Parley recorded his third shutout of the season stopping all 26 shots he faced. Goals for the Stingrays 3-0 victory came from Scott Romfo (5), Jarrett Konkle (6) and Matt Stefanishion (13).

Saturday in a repeat victorious performance, the Stingrays took down the Royals for the second game in a row. Cail MacLean back from the IR scored his 22nd goal of the season and Matt Stefanishion had the game-winner in the 3-2 victory.

Earning six of the eight points this week places the Stingrays two points ahead of the Charlotte Checkers in the race for the playoffs.

Team News:

The Stingrays are 30-23-7 for 67 points. The six points the team earned this week, coupled with Charlotte's loss to Gwinnett, places them two points ahead of the Checkers and just two points behind the Augusta Lynx. They remain in that last playoff spot in the South.

The Stingrays are 6th place in the conference and 11th in the league.

With the wins against Reading, the Rays remain undefeated in non-division play with a 4-0-0 record.

Roster Notes:

Donny Grover and Stephen Werner remain with the Hershey Bears.

Both Cail MacLean and Nate Kiser were activated off the IR this week. Kiser had a goal and a plus/minus rating of plus-2 in the win against Charlotte and MacLean had a goal in Sunday's victory over Reading.

Cam McCaffrey was called up to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League. It's his first call-up this season.

Matt Reid will join the Stingrays in Florida after being sent back to the team today from the Hershey Bears.

Sasha Pokulok was placed on the 3-day injured reserve.

Tim Judy was released from the team prior to the trip to Florida.

Special Teams:

The Stingrays rank 3rd at home on the power play converting 21.3% of the time, and moved up one spot to 24th in the league on the road only converting 12.2%. Overall, the Rays are 8th with a 17.3%.

For the penalty kill, the Stingrays are 11th at home with 83.8%, 8th on the road with 84.9% and 8th overall with 84.3%

The Stingrays are averaging 3.43 goals a game this season, which is 8th in the league, and are allowing an average of 3.48 goals a game, 17th in the league.

League Leaders:

T.J. McElroy is tied for third among rookies with teammate Viktor Dovgan for minor penalties, each with 36.

Nate Kiser remains third among defensemen in penalty minutes with his 193 and tied for fourth in major penalties with eleven.

Cam McCaffrey leads the league in major penalties with 18.

Davis Parley jumps to second in wins with 28. He is first in minutes (3094), second in saves (1536) and first in overtime wins (5). He was one of six goaltenders in the league to record a shutout last week, his third of the year.

Upcoming Events:

The Stingrays have a busy schedule coming up playing five games in six days. The team is home on Friday Night for Berkeley Electric Cooperative Night and the Largest T-shirt Toss of the Year. After a quick trip to Pensacola and back, the Rays play on Sunday at a 4 p.m. start time. It's Kid's Day with $5 tickets for all kids 12-and-under.

Listen up on your drive home Thursday afternoon on 98x and the Bridge as players from the Stingrays will hit the airwaves.

Cool Ray will be out on Saturday for the St. Patrick's Day Parade. The parade begins at 10 a.m. downtown.

PLEASE NOTE :

THE COACH'S SHOW FOR THIS WEEK WILL NOT BE AT BOBBY HARTIN'S. MIKE KELLY WILL BROADCAST LIVE FROM FLORIDA ON ESPN RADIO 910 THE TEAM AND ONLINE AT WWW.STINGRAYSHOCKEY.COM AT THE NORMAL 7-8PM TIME.

The Numbers:

Record: 30-23-7 (67 points)

Home: 16-11-5

Away: 14-12-2

Last Ten Games: 4-4-2

Goals: Cail MacLean and Matt Reid (22)

Assists: Peter Szabo (42)

Points: Evan Schwabe (60)

Shots: Chris Chaput (158)

Penalty Minutes: Nate Kiser (193)

Power Play Goals: MacLean (15)

Power Play Assists: Schwabe (25)

Power Play Points: Schwabe (33)

Short Handed Goals: Brendan Bernakevitch, Stephen Werner (4)

Short Handed Assists: Cam McCaffrey (3)

Short Handed Points: McCaffrey and Bernakevitch (6)

Game Winners: Werner (4)

Wins: Davis Parley (28)

GAA: Parley (3.20)

SPCT: Parley (.903)

Plus/Minus: Matt Stefanishion (plus-11)

Winning Streak : 3-0-0

This Week: The Stingrays have five games in six days this week, with only two at home.

March 13, 2007

Germain Arena

7:30 p.m.

South Carolina at Florida

The Stingrays and 'Blades are meeting for the first of three games in a row tonight down in Florida. It is the 8th meeting between the two teams. The Stingrays have an 2-3-2 record against Florida.

March 14, 2007

Germain Arena

7:30 p.m.

South Carolina at Florida

Evan Schwabe leads the Stingrays against Florida with five points (1g-4a) in seven games. Goalie Davis Parley is 2-1-1 against the 'Blades.

March 16, 2007

North Charleston Coliseum

7:05 p.m.

Florida at South Carolina

The Everblades travel this time to South Carolina for the last of the three games in a row for these two teams. This is the fourth time the teams have met here with the Stingrays winless at 0-2-1.

March 17, 2007

Pensacola Civic Center

8:05 p.m.

South Carolina at Pensacola

The Rays head back to Florida, this time to face the Pensacola Ice Pilots. The team split their last series down in Pensacola, but the Stingrays are 5-2-0 against the Ice Pilots the season.

March 18, 2007

North Charleston Coliseum

4 p.m.

Pensacola at South Carolina

The teams travel back to South Carolina to face-off again. It's Baseball Night and the Charleston Riverdogs will be at the Coliseum. Matt Reid leads the Stingrays with 12 points (6g-6a) in the six games. The Rays have won all three meetings at home. It's also Kid's Day with a post-game Skate with the Rays sponsored by Carolina Ice Palace.

The games on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday will be aired live on ESPN Radio 910 the Team beginning 15 minutes prior to the puck drop. Friday night's home game can be heard on the Real 1340AM. Fans don't forget you that all the play-by-play action can be heard live with Mike Kelly, "Voice of the Rays" online at www.stingrayshockey.com.

Attention All Groups:

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