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February 10, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release


The Stingrays were doubled-up by the Texas Wildcatters 4-2 last night at the North Charleston Coliseum. Travis Morin scored his league-leading fifth shorthanded goal of the season, while Pierre-Luc O'Brien netted a power play marker in the losing cause. Wheeling, meanwhile, allowed 58 shots in a 5-3 loss in Gwinnett last evening to the Gladiators.

Stingrays vs Nailers, Head-to-head in 2007-08

1-0-0

Stingrays vs Nailers, All-time

3-1-0

Head Coaches

South Carolina: Jared Bednar (1st year)

Wheeling: Greg Puhalski (1st year)

NHL Affiliate

South Carolina: Washington Capitals

Wheeling: Philadelphia Flyers & Pittsburgh Penguins

AHL Affiliate

South Carolina: Hershey Bears

Wheeling: Philadelphia Phantoms & Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

Veterans

South Carolina: Cail MacLean, Rory Rawlyk

Wheeling: Joe Guenther, Kelly Miller, Vadim Slivchenko

Top Scorers

South Carolina: Travis Morin (22-27-49), Pierre Luc-O'Brien (8-31-39), Chris Chaput (15-16-31)

Wheeling: Sean Collins (10-33-43), Kevin Croxton (16-14-30), Ned Havern (13-11-24)

Notes

In their only other meeting of the 2007-08 campaign, South Carolina drubbed the Nailers, 6-2, on Oct. 26 in Wheeling ... The Stingrays have lost five of their last seven contests ... South Carolina is 5-1 on Sundays in 07-08 ... Wheeling has won an ECHL-low four road games this season, and own the league's worst road power play (10.5%) and penalty killing (74.8%) units ... Nailers G Martin Houle appeared in one game last season for the Philadelphia Flyers, allowing one goal in two minutes of action ... Slivchenko, who will turn 38 next month, is the ECHL's oldest player ... Wheeling RW Aaron Boogaard, the younger brother of Minnesota Wild enforcer Derek Boogaard, finished fourth in the WHL with 211 penalty minutes in 2005-06 ... Puhalski replaced Glenn Patrick as Nailers head coach on Jan. 2.

Isn't it ironic, don't ya think?

South Carolina features a defenseman named Sean Collins, while Wheeling's roster includes a center named Sean Collins.

6 Degrees of Separation

Stingrays D Grant McNeill skated with the Nailers last season, and played alongside Wheeling's Jeremy Swanson with San Antonio (AHL) and Texas (ECHL) in 2004-05, and with the Florida Everblades in 05-06 ... Nailers D Todd Spencer and South Carolina's Pierre-Luc O'Brien were teammates for four years at Sacred Heart University.

2007-08 Records

South Carolina: 29-17-1-1, 60 points (t-2nd place, South Division)

Wheeling: 14-29-2-3, 33 points (7th place, North Division)

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