Stingrays Put It All On The Line In Game 7 Wednesday Night. The South ... came late in the game from Olivier Archambault
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2017 PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
South Carolina vs. Greenville (SC Wins, 4-2) Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6
Thursday, April 13 Friday, April 14 Monday, April 17 Tuesday, April 18 Friday, April 21 Monday, April 24
L, 3-6 L, 1-4 W, 6-0 W, 6-1 W, 4-2 W, 4-0
South Carolina vs. Florida (SC Wins, 4-1) Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Friday, April 28 Saturday, April 29 Monday, May 1 Wednesday, May 3 Thursday, May 4
W, 3-2 2OT L, 2-5 W, 1-0 2OT W, 4-2 W, 2-1
South Carolina Stingrays vs. Manchester Monarchs Game 7: Monday, May 24 • Manchester, NH
16-17 Reg. Season Comparison (ECHL Rank) South Carolina Manchester
GF/G GA/G PP% PK%
3.15 (17th) 2.93 (7th) 17.3% (12th) 84.9% (3rd)
3.67 (6th) 3.50 (18th) 21.7% (5th) 81.5% (18th)
S. Carolina vs. Manchester (Series Tied, 3-3)
Stingrays Put It All On The Line In Game 7 Wednesday Night The South Carolina Stingrays and Manchester Monarchs will need a Game 7 Wednesday night at the SNHU Arena to decide the Eastern Conference Finals. The Monarchs forced the final game with a 5-1 decision on Monday night in Game 6. The Rays dropped the first two games of the series with one-goal losses of 2-1 and 4-3 before winning three straight in Games 3-5. South Carolina hosted the first three games of the series, while Manchester is home for the fourth straight contest Wednesday. The RAYS TEAM LEADERS Rays advanced to the third round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs by winning Postseason the South Divison with series victories over Florida and Greenville. The Assists Goals Monarchs defeated Brampton and Adirondack in six games each. The Domenic Monardo, 11 winner of the East will face the Colorado Eagles in the Kelly Cup Final. Rob Flick, 10 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
Friday, May 12 Saturday, May 13 Monday, May 15 Friday, May 19 Saturday, May 20 Monday, May 22 Wednesday, May 24
L, 1-2 L, 3-4 W, 5-3 W, 2-1 W, 3-1 L, 1-5 7:00 p.m.
A. Cherniwchan, 6 Domenic Monardo, 5 Kelly Zajac, 5 Olivier Archambault, 5
Kelly Zajac, 9 Joe Devin, 8 Rob Flick, 8 A. Cherniwchan, 7 Olivier Archambault, 7
Domenic Monardo, 49 Joe Devin, 47 Cody Corbett, 46
Domenic Monardo, +6 John Parker, +6
Brittain’s 38 Saves Force Game 7 Manchester Monarchs’ goaltender Sam Brittain made 38 saves behind a desperate team that scored five times to win Game 6 by a score of 5-1 over Game-Winning Goals Power Play Goals the South Carolina Stingrays on Monday night and force a Game 7 which Rob Flick, 3 will be played Wednesday night in Manchester. The Stingrays’ only goal Olivier Archambault, 3 Joe Devin, 2 Olivier Archambault, 2 came late in the game from Olivier Archambault on the power play, while 5 Tied, 1 8 Tied, 1 goaltender Parker Milner made 27 saves in a losing effort. South Carolina Shots On Net Rob Flick, 61 outshot Manchester 39-34 on the night, but were unsuccessful early in the Plus-Minus A. Cherniwchan, 53 game against Brittain before falling behind. Rob Flick, +6
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SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY Scouting The Monarchs Manchester finished the regular season with an overall record of 37-24-7-4 and 85 points, which was fourth-best in the ECHL’s North Division and sixth in the Eastern Conference. Forward Matt Leitner led the team with 53 points (14 goals, 39 assists) in 51 games. Joe Diamond was tops among skaters with 23 goals and second in points with 50 in as many games. Forwards Daniel Doremus (49 points) and Quentin Shore (43 points) were not far behind, each playing in 56 games. Defenseman Teddy Doherty led the blueliners in scoring with 36 points (eight goals, 28 assists). Goaltender Sam Brittain was the team’s mainstay in net, playing in 36 games with a record of 20-9-4, a goals against of 3.28 and a save percentage at 0.896. Leitner also leads the team in playoff scoring with 20 points on eight goals and 12 assists, while Shore has 15 points (six goals, nine assists) and Daniel Ciampini has 14 points (four goals, 10 assists). Brittain has played every minute of the playoffs for his team with a GAA of 2.24, a save percentage at 0.928 and one shutout. All-Time History vs. Manchester The Stingrays and Monarchs had never met before the 2016-17 regular season. During five contests in the month of February, South Carolina had a slim advantage with a record of 3-2. The first three meetings came at the beginning of the month in Manchester, while the Monarchs returned to finish the season series with two games in North Charleston Feb. 17-18. The Eastern Conference Finals series is also the first time the two squads have met up in the playoffs. Milner Saving His Best For The Postseason Goaltender Parker Milner has been great in between the pipes for South Carolina during the postseason. While starting in all of the Rays’ 17 playoff games, Milner has a goals against average of 2.12, a save percentage at 0.922, three shutouts and 11 wins. The netminder is high among the league leaders in all categories during the Kelly Cup Playoffs. Milner has done his best work at home, allowing just 13 total goals during nine contests in North Charleston for a GAA of 1.44 to go along with a save percentage at 0.950. Scoring First Leading To Success The Stingrays are 7-0 when scoring the first goal during their postseason run. South Carolina has allowed the first strike in 10 of their playoff contests and have still managed to come from behind and win four of those games. Two of the team’s three wins in the Eastern Conference Finals have been in come-from-behind fashion. Offense Coming From The Blue Line The Stingrays defensemen have played a big offensive role in the Eastern Conference Finals series with Manchester. Four of the team’s blueliners have scored goals in the series, including Joey Leach, Cody Corbett, Max Nicastro and Marcus Perrier. Corbett has also accounted for three assists and both Nicastro and Leach have two assists apiece while Perrier has one helper of his own.
INSIDE THE SERIES Record vs. MAN........... 3-2-0-0 Last 10 vs. MAN........... 3-2-0-0 Streak vs. MAN.........Won Two Warsofsky vs. MAN..... 3-2-0-0 *regular season only
First meeting
...............Feb. 1, 2017 (L, 2-5)
Last meeting
........... Feb. 18, 2017 (W, 5-3)
SITUATIONAL RECORDS Overall Record vs. South Division vs. North Division vs. Central Division vs. Mountain Division Home record Road record Overtime
2015-16 2016-17 44-18-7-3 40-28-3-1 27-10-4-2 30-16-3-1 2-1-0-0 6-4-0-0 3-1-0-0 1-2-0-0 0-0-1-1 3-6-0-0 21-7-5-3 22-12-2-0 23-11-2-0 18-16-1-1 1-7-3-3 11-0-3-1
Scoring First Opponent scores first Leading after one period Behind after one period Tied after one period Leading after two periods Behind after two periods Tied after two periods
35-4-2-2 29 times 28-2-1-2 6-9-4-1 10-7-2-0 33-1-1-0 3-13-2-2 8-4-4-1
24-15-0-1 16-13-3-0 17-8-1-0 5-10-1-0 18-10-1-1 20-3-1-1 5-20-1-0 15-5-1-0
Scoring on the PP Scoreless on the PP Allowing a PPG Opponent Scoreless on the PP
27-7-3-0 17-11-4-3 11-13-4-1 33-5-3-2
18-13-1-0 22-15-2-1 12-16-2-0 27-13-1-1
One-Goal Games Two-Goal Games Overtime Games
11-4-7-3 19-11-3-1 11-10-0-0 7-6-0-0 1-7-3-3 11-0-3-1
More Penalties than Opponent Less Penalties than Opponent Same Amount of Penalties as Opp.
19-8-2-2 18-8-3-1 7-2-2-0
18-16-2-1 15-7-1-0 7-5-0-0
Scored three goals Scored four goals Scored five or more goals Held to two goals or fewer
8-3-0-2 14-0-2-0 14-0-0-0 8-15-5-1
11-3-2-1 7-4-0-0 16-1-0-0 6-20-1-0
Outshooting Opponent Outshot by Opponent Shots are Even
29-12-6-1 26-14-1-0 13-5-1-2 10-9-2-1 2-1-0-0 4-5-0-0
Following a win Following a loss
26-10-4-2 21-16-1-1 17-9-3-1 19-12-1-0
*regular season only
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SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEY Stingrays Recent Game 7 History Wednesday night’s Game 7 will be nothing new for South Carolina as they have played in winner take all games many times over the past few seasons. In 2016 the Rays lost to Wheeling 5-2 in the Eastern Conference Finals after defeating Adirondack 3-2 in a Game 7 the previous round. The previous year in 2015 SC had three Game 7’s, defeating Reading 3-2 in round one before knocking off Toledo 1-0 in 3OT to advance to the Kelly Cup Finals where they eventually lost their final Game 7 to Allen by a score of 6-1. The Stingrays won their last Kelly Cup in 2009 with a 4-2 victory in Game 7 on the road in Alaska. Leaders Against Manchester Rob Flick led all Stingrays skaters during the five regular season contests against the Monarchs in the month of February, scoring an average of two points per game for a total of 10 (five goals, five assists). Right behind Flick was Domenic Monardo, who also became a major offensive factor with eight points on two goals and six assists during the five games. Steven McParland (three goals, one assist), Marcus Perrier (two goals, two assists) and John Parker (two goals, two assists) each had four points against Manchester. Flick Among Top Playoff Performers Forward Rob Flick has been one of the top offensive players in the 2017 Kelly Cup Playoffs and is currently tied for fourth among all skaters in postseason scoring with 18 points. The London, Ont. native’s 10 goals and 61 shots on net are also second in the ECHL, while his three game-winning goals rank third. The sixth-year forward was also the top performer for SC during the regular season with 63 points (31 goals. 32 assists) in 60 games.
SOUTH CAROLINA IN BRIEF TEAM INFORMATION Location.....................North Charleston, S.C. Nickname........................................... Stingrays Colors........................................... Blue and Red Home Rink...... North Charleston Coliseum Capacity................................................... 10,537 League.........................................................ECHL President............................... Rob Concannon Vice President.........................Scott Frasnelly
HOCKEY STAFF Head Coach...........................Ryan Warsofsky Assistant Coach......................... Steve Bergin Athletic Trainer............................ Rick Covard Equipment Manager.........Cameron Parker Strength & Conditioning............Matthew Blair Davis
FRANCHISE HISTORY First Season.................................................1993 Total Seasons..................................................24 Overall Record.....................959-561-59-130 Winning Seasons...........................................24 Regular Season Titles...................1, 1996-97 Division Championships............................... 6 Conference Championships........................ 4 Kelly Cups........................................................... 3
History On Their Side During their 24-year ECHL history, the Stingrays have more playoff wins than any other franchise with 121. South Carolina has qualified for the postseason in 23 of their seasons, including 10 straight. South Carolina has now advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals in three consecutive years. The Rays’ three Kelly Cup titles are tied with Alaska for the most of any team in league history.
HOCKEY INFORMATION 2015-16 Overall Record................ 44-18-7-3 2015-16 vs. South........................... 27-10-4-2 Returning Players............................................ 7 Captain...............................................Joe Devin Alternate Captain.......................Patrick Gaul Alternate Captain.....................Trevor Gillies
Third Period Comeback Earns Rays Game 5 Victory Three tallies in the third period of Game 5 gave the South Carolina Stingrays their third consecutive win and a 3-2 series lead in the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday night at the SNHU Arena by a score of 3-1. Steven McParland and Olivier Archambault both had a goal and an assist in the final period, while Kelly Zajac added an insurance marker and Parker Milner made 19 saves in the victory. South Carolina owned the third, holding the Monarchs to just three shots in the final 20 minutes.
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Stingrays Even Series With 2-1 Win In Game 4 The South Carolina Stingrays held the Manchester Monarchs power play to 0-for-7 and got enough offense to win Game 4 and even the Eastern Conference Finals series at 2-2 with a 2-1 win Friday night at SNHU Arena. Andrew Cherniwchan and Rob Flick scored for South Carolina while goaltender Parker Milner made 33 saves to earn his 10th victory in between the pipes for the Stingrays.
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