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SC Aims For Perfect Week Sunday Afternoon In Jacksonville Fresh off back-to-back identical 4-3 overtime wins on Friday and Saturday, the South Carolina Stingrays close out their busy 4-game week in Jacksonville on Sunday afternoon with their sixth matchup of the 2019-20 season against the Icemen. SC has secured three straight victories overall this week starting with a 9-1 defeat of the Norfolk Admirals Wednesday before the two consecutive overtime wins over Adirondack and Greenville. The Rays continue to hold first place in the South Division standings with a record of 37-10-3-1 and 78 points while Jacksonville is on the outside looking in at a playoff spot in sixth place with a record of 18-25-5-1 and 42 points. The Icemen are coming off a shutout loss to Adirondack by a 5-0 score after defeating Greenville 4-3 in overtime on Friday night. SC allows a league-low 2.25 goals per game while boasting the top penalty kill in the ECHL at 89.7%. Jacksonville ranks 14th in both special teams categories, scoring 16.7% of the time on the power play while discarding 81.5% of opponents’ man-advantage opportunities.

Stingrays Fly Past Swamp Rabbits In OvertimeEddie Wittchow didn’t score on his first chance in overtime, but he made his second opportunity count to give the South Carolina Stingrays a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the Greenville Swamp Rabbits during Superhero Night on Saturday at the North Charleston Coliseum. Cole Ully led the way on the offensive end for the Rays with a goal and two assists in the victory, while defensemen Wittchow and Tom Parisi each had a goal and an assist and forward Matthew Weis earned two assists. After allowing a late goal with under two minutes left in the third, Parisi responded to tie the game at 3-3 just 44 seconds later off a feed from Weis.

37-10-3-1 18-23-5-1

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@ Orlando Solar Bears@ Atlanta Gladiators vs. Orlando Solar Bears @ Norfolk Admirals @ Norfolk Admirals@ Norfolk Admirals

W, 4-2 W, 5-3 W, 4-2 L, 2-5W, 4-3 OTW, 3-0

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@ Orlando Solar Bears@ Greenville Swamp Rabbits @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits vs. Indy Fuel vs. Norfolk Admiralsvs. Norfolk Admiralsvs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits@ Florida Everblades@ Florida Everblades@ Orlando Solar Bears

W, 8-2W, 4-0W, 3-2 SOW, 4-3 W, 6-2W, 5-2 L, 2-5W, 3-2W, 3-0W, 2-0

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@ Orlando Solar Bears @ Atlanta Gladiators @ Florida Everblades@ Florida Everblades vs. Orlando Solar Bears@ Norfolk Admiralsvs. Greenville Swamp Rabbitsvs. Jacksonville Icemenvs. Orlando Solar Bears@ Jacksonville Icemen@ Atlanta Gladiators@ Atlanta Gladiatorsvs. Orlando Solar Bears

L, 3-4 OTW, 5-3W, 2-0L, 2-3 OT W, 2-1L, 4-5 OTW, 3-0W, 2-1W, 6-4W, 4-3L, 3-4 SOW, 3-1W, 3-0

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vs. Florida Everbladesvs. Florida Everbladesvs. Atlanta Gladiatorsvs. Atlanta Gladiatorsvs. Brampton Beastvs. Florida Everblades@ Greenville Swamp Rabbits@ Jacksonville Icemenvs. Jacksonville Icemenvs. Atlanta Gladiatorsvs. Orlando Solar Bears@ Norfolk Admirals@ Norfolk Admirals@ Greenville Swamp Rabbitsvs. Norfolk Admirals

L, 0-1L, 3-5W, 3-2W, 5-1L, 1-3W, 4-1W, 2-1W, 4-0W, 4-1W, 4-2L, 1-2W, 4-1W, 3-0L, 2-6L, 6-8

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vs. Florida Everblades@ Orlando Solar Bears@ Orlando Solar Bearsvs. Jacksonville Icemen@ Norfolk Admiralsvs. Adirondack Thundervs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits@ Jacksonville Icemenvs. Greenville Swamp Rabbitsvs. Atlanta Gladiatorsvs. Worcester Railersvs. Atlanta Gladiators@ Worcester Railers

L, 2-5W, 4-0W, 2-1L, 3-6W, 9-1W, 4-3 OT W, 4-3 OT3:00 p.m.7:05 p.m.6:05 p.m.3:05 p.m.10:30 a.m.7:05 p.m.

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@ Maine Mariners@ Idaho Steelheads@ Idaho Steelheads@ Idaho Steelheads@ Orlando Solar Bears@ Jacksonville Icemenvs. Jacksonville Icemenvs. Atlanta Gladiatorsvs. Cincinnati Cyclonesvs. Norfolk Admiralsvs. Cincinnati Cyclonesvs. Norfolk Admiralsvs. Florida Everbladesvs. Florida Everblades

3:00 p.m.9:10 p.m.9:10 p.m.9:10 p.m.7:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.3:05 p.m.7:05 p.m.6:05 p.m.3:05 p.m.7:05 p.m.7:05 p.m.6:05 p.m.3:05 p.m.

Wed • 1st @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits 7:05 p.m.

October (5-1)

November (9-1)

December (9-0-3-1)

January (9-6)

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2019-20 ECHL South Division Standings GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA South Carolina Stingrays 51 37 10 3 1 78 0.765 178 115 Florida Everblades 52 35 12 3 2 75 0.721 189 134 Greenville Swamp Rabbits 53 24 25 3 1 52 0.491 176 191 Orlando Solar Bears 50 23 21 5 1 52 0.520 139 137 Atlanta Gladiators 50 21 27 1 1 44 0.440 157 200 Jacksonville Icemen 47 18 23 5 1 42 0.447 134 161 Norfolk Admirals 51 12 33 6 0 30 0.294 124 207

GF/G 3.49 (9th) 2.85 (21st)GA/G 2.25 (1st) 3.43 (18th)PP% 15.3% (20th) 16.7% (14th)PK% 89.7% (1st) 81.5% (14th)

South Carolina Stingrays vs. Jacksonville Icemen Sunday, February 16 • Jacksonville, FL

2019-20 Team Comparison (ECHL Rank) South Carolina Jacksonville

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SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEYSOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEYScouting The IcemenJacksonville made their first-ever playoff appearance last seasonwith a fourth place finish in the South Division standings, but the Icemen have ground to make up this year after a slow start to 2019-20 and a 18-23-5-1 record in 47 games. Forward ChaseLang is leading the club in scoring with 37 points in 45 gameson 15 goals and 22 assists including an overtime-winning goal on Friday night to beat Greenville. Forward Mike Hedden is second on the team with 30 points in 35 games, while Brendan Warren and Emerson Clark have each scored 22 points. Defenseman Luke Shiplo leads the team’s blueliners in scoring with 19 points on three goals and 16 assists. Goaltender Adam Carlson has played the most games of any netminder for the Icemen this season, posting a record of 13-10-2.

All-Time History vs. Jacksonville Sunday’s contest is the sixth matchup of the 2019-20 seasonbetween South Carolina and Jacksonville and the 26th meetingoverall since the Icemen began play in the South Divisionduring the 2017-18 season. After seeing each other 10 times inJacksonville’s first campaign, the rivals faced-off for another 10total matchups last season. The Rays were victorious in seven ofthe contests between the two in 2017-18, but had their fortunesreversed in 2018-19, losing eight of the 10 meetings. In 2019-20the clubs play a total of eight games against each other.

Wittchow Looking Strong In Return Defender Ed Wittchow was reassigned to South Carolina by the Hershey Bears on Thursday and has been a force on the blueline for the Stingrays in his first two outings since returning to the club. Despite not factoring into the scoring during Friday’s win, Wittchow was noticibly strong carrying the puck and playing a shut down defensive game. Then on Saturday, he had the first assist on Cole Ully’s second period goal before converting on a breakaway in overtime for his fourth goal of the season which gave SC the victory.

Ully Hits 40-Point Mark With Impressive Outing Forward Cole Ully was impressive during Saturday night’s win over Greenville, registering three points with a goal and two assists in the overtime victory. The Calgary, Alberta native batted a puck out of the air and into the net during the second period for South Carolina’s first goal, then assisted on captain Andrew Cherniwchan’s tying marker in the second period before setting defenseman Eddie Wittchow free on a breakaway for the game-winner in overtime. Overall on the season, Ully has collected 40 points in 42 games on nine goals and 31 assists. His assist total leads all South Carolina skaters this season.

Bindy Coming Up Big Defenseman Kristofers Bindulis had a season-high three points in the 9-1 win over Norfolk on Wednesday night, scoring a goal and assisting on two others. Both of his helpers came on goals by Branden Troock in the opening period, while his fourth goal of the season closed the scoring for the Rays in the final minutes of action. He followed that performance up with another goal on Friday in a win over Adirondack and has now scored points in eight of his last 10 games. Overall, Bindulis has 17 points on five goals and 12 assists.

Record vs. JAX ........... 13-12-0-0Last 10 vs. JAX ................ 5-5-0-0Streak vs. JAX ..............Lost One Bergin vs. JAX ................. 4-1-0-0

2018-19 2019-20Overall Record 35-31-5-1 37-10-3-1vs. South Division 27-28-4-1 35-9-3-1 vs. North Division 3-1-1-0 1-1-0-0vs. Central Division 0-1-0-0 1-0-0-0vs. Mountain Division 5-1-0-0 0-0-0-0Home record 17-17-2-0 16-8-0-0Road record 18-14-3-1 21-2-3-1Overtime 4-5 3-3Shootout 1-1 1-1

Scoring First 22-10-2-1 28-2-2-0Opponent scores first 13-21-3-0 9-8-1-1Leading after one period 19-5-0-1 18-2-1-0Behind after one period 6-18-2-0 6-5-0-1Tied after one period 10-8-3-0 13-3-2-0Leading after two periods 25-2-0-1 26-1-2-1Behind after two periods 2-19-3-0 1-7-0-0Tied after two periods 8-10-2-0 10-2-1-0

Scoring on the PP 20-11-2-0 17-5-2-0Scoreless on the PP 15-20-3-1 20-5-1-1Allowing a PPG 14-17-2-0 7-6-2-1Opponent Scoreless on the PP 21-14-3-1 30-4-1-0

One-Goal Games 16-10-5-1 12-2-3-1Two-Goal Games 10-12-0-0 9-3-0-0OT/Shootout Games 5-0-5-1 4-0-3-1

More Penalties than Opponent 11-9-2-1 13-3-1-1Less Penalties than Opponent 19-17-2-0 15-6-2-0Same Amount of Penalties as Opp. 5-5-1-0 9-1-0-0

Scored three goals 6-8-1-1 9-2-1-1Scored four goals 10-3-0-0 14-0-1-0Scored five or more goals 13-0-1-0 8-1-0-0Held to two goals or fewer 6-20-3-0 6-7-1-0

Outshooting Opponent 16-17-0-0 22-3-1-0Outshot by Opponent 19-14-5-1 12-7-2-0Shots are Even 0-0-0-0 3-0-0-1

Following a win 19-12-2-1 25-7-3-1Following a loss 16-18-3-0 11-3-0-0

First meeting ...............Oct. 21, 2017 (W, 3-2)

Last meeting ...................Feb. 9, 2020 (L, 3-6)

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SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS HOCKEYLeaders Against Jacksonville Forwards Andrew Cherniwchan (4g, 2a) and Cole Ully (2g, 4a) are tied for the team lead against the Icemen with six points apiece in five games this season. Behind them, both Tim Harrison and Dylan Steman have totaled five points each with Harrison posting four goals and an assist while Steman has a goal and four helpers. Parker Milner, who had a shutout in his most recent appearance in Jacksonville on Jan. 15, has a goals-against of 0.83 and a 0.974 save percentage in two appearances against the Icemen.

Branden Troock Earns AHL Call-Up To Cleveland Forward Branden Troock signed a professional tryout agreement with the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League Saturday. Troock was acquired in a trade with the Toledo Walleye on Jan. 26 and has 23 points with 11 goals and 12 assists in 23 ECHL contests this year in his sixth professional season. Since coming over in the deal, Troock has posted 10 points in seven games with SC on five goals and five assists. The Edmonton, Alberta native spent the 2018-19 season with the Atlanta Gladiators and Maine Mariners, totaling 21 points in 27 games on 10 goals and 11 assists. Troock, has appeared in 119 total AHL games in his career, scoring 37 points on 13 goals and 24 assists. 98 of those contests came between 2014-16 with the Texas Stars, while the forward has also had stints with the Tucson Roadrunners and Hartford Wolf Pack.

Coming From Behind Saturday’s 4-3 win over Greenville was the first time during the 2019-20 season that the Stingrays came from behind to win a game after trailing at the end of the second period. Prior to Saturday, SC had gone 0-7 when behind after two frames.

Rays Get Sweet Ending In Valentine’s Day WinAndrew Cherniwchan scored twice, including the game-winner in overtime to give the Stingrays a 4-3 victory over Adirondack on Valentine’s Day Friday night at the North Charleston Coliseum. Forward Branden Troock had a multi-point night for the second straight game, picking up two assists, while defenders Kristofers Bindulis and Jaynen Rissling also scored goals for the Rays in the win. Goaltender Logan Thompson turned aside 33 shots to record his 19th victory of the year. Adirondack finished with a 1-for-6 mark on the power play, while SC was 0-for-2 on the man-advantage. The Thunder outshot the Rays 36-33 overall in the contest.

Weis Scores 6 Points In Return As Rays Rout NorfolkThe Stingrays had their highest offensive output in seven years Wednesday night, blowing by the Norfolk Admirals by a final score of 9-1 on the road at the Norfolk Scope. Matthew Weis led the way with six points (two goals, four assists), while Branden Troock had his first hat trick of the season as well as an assist. Cole Ully also had a big night with four points on a goal and three assists, while goaltender Parker Milner stopped 18 shots to earn his 16th win of the season. South Carolina outshot the Admirals 40-19 in the lopsided win. It was the first time SC has scored nine goals in a game since January 26, 2013.

SOUTH CAROLINA IN BRIEF TEAM INFORMATION Location ....................North Charleston, S.C. Nickname .......................................... Stingrays Colors .......................................... Blue and Red Home Rink ..... North Charleston Coliseum Capacity .....................................................7,250 League ........................................................ECHL President .............................. Rob Concannon

HOCKEY STAFF Head Coach ............................... Steve Bergin Assistant Coach ..............................Ryan Blair Athletic Trainer ........................... Rick Covard Equipment Manager ........Cameron Parker FRANCHISE HISTORY First Season ................................................1993 Total Seasons .................................................27 Overall Record ................ 1,079-618-74-133 Winning Seasons ..........................................26 Regular Season Titles ..................1, 1996-97 Division Championships .............................. 6 Conference Championships ....................... 5 Kelly Cups .......................................................... 3 HOCKEY INFORMATION 2018-19 Overall Record ............... 35-31-5-1 2018-19 vs. South .......................... 27-28-4-1 Returning Players ........................................... 7 Newcomers .....................................................18 COMMUNICATIONS Address ..................3300 W. Montague Ave. Contact ...................................... Jared Shafran Email ......... jshafran@stingrayshockey.com Office Phone ............................843-744-2248 Rays Facebook ........... /SCStingraysHockey Rays Twitter .............................. @SCStingrays Rays Instagram ...........@scstingrayshockey

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