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ECHL South Carolina Stingrays

Streak Over, Rays Grab One of Three

February 7, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release


The Week Ahead:

Tuesday, February 8, 2005 Vs Pee Dee - 7:05 North Charleston Coliseum

Radio: ESPN Radio 910AM The Team 6:35 Air Time

Pee Dee comes into Tuesday's game with a record of 22-20-2, just three points behind the Stingrays in the East Division standings. The Stingrays have a record of 4-1-1 against the Pride this season with a goals against average of 1.98. The Pride has lost seven straight games.

Thursday, February 10, 2005 @ Texas – 8:05 Ford Arena

Radio: ESPN Radio 910AM The Team 7:35 Air Time

Texas has a record of 9-26-8 on the season and a mark of 4-15-4 at Ford Arena. The Stingrays will begin a four game road trip in Texas. They have a road record of 9-11-2 on the season.

Friday, February 11, 2005 @ Mississippi – 8:35 Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum

Radio: ESPN Radio 910AM The Team 8:05 Air Time

Mississippi has a record of 22-16-3 on the season. The Sea Wolves are two points behind the Stingrays in the Conference standings with 47.

Sunday, February 13, 2005 @ Mississippi – 4:05 Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum

Radio: ESPN Radio 910AM The Team 3:35 Air Time

The Sea Wolves have a record of 11-10-1 on the season. This game was originally scheduled for Saturday night, but was rescheduled due to a concert.

The Week That Was:

Tuesday, February 1, 2005 Stingrays 2 @ Columbia 3

Columbia took a 2-0 lead on the Stingrays, but goals by Robin Gomez and Kevin Spiewak tied the game for South Carolina in the second period. Brad Ralph's 5 on 3 goal won the game in the second for Columbia.

Friday, February 4, 2005 Stingrays 4 Vs Gwinnett 6

The Rays led 2-0 in the game, but Gwinnett stormed back with five goals in the third period for the win to break Maxime Daigneault's six game winning streak.

Saturday, February 5, 2005

Ed Courtenay had two goals in the Stingrays win and Justin Eddy mad 31 saves for his first victory in South Carolina as the Rays topped the Grrrowl 4-3.

The Team:

The Rays lost their ten game winning streak with a loss in Columbia on Tuesday night. The team went 1-2 on the week and has a record of 23-16-3. South Carolina is in third place in the East Division with 49 points and in sixth place in the American Conference. The Stingrays can thank their special teams for the bulk of their success this season. They have the first ranked penalty kill in the league at 90% and the fifth ranked power play at 18.6%.

The Players:

Ed Courtenay had the game winning goal on Saturday night against Greenville and now has ten goals and 16 assists for 26 points in 32 games. Matt Reid, Joe Tenute and Rich Peverley all have 17 goals to lead the team. Reid has the team lead in points with 40. Justin Eddy won his first start as a Stingray this week making 31 save over Greenville. The Rays started three different goaltenders on the week.

The Numbers:

Goals 17 Matt Reid, Rich Peverley, Joe Tenute

Assists 23 Matt Reid

Points 40 Matt Reid

Shots 137 Matt Reid

Penalty Minutes 101 Craig Olynick

Power Play Goals 6 Rich Peverley

Short Handed Goals 6 Matt Reid

Game Winners 3 Joe Tenute, Matt Reid, Rich Peverley, Ed Courtenay

Wins 12 Kirk Daubenspeck

GAA 2.30 Kirk Daubenspeck

SPCT .936% Kirk Daubenspeck

Monday Night Hockey:

Carlyle Lewis will be tonight's guest on Monday Night Hockey live from Bobby Hartin's Sports Grill and Raw Bar in West Ashley. The Show will also air live from 6:00 to 7:00 on ESPN Radio 910AM the Team.

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