2011–12 South Carolina Stingrays season
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The 2011–12 South Carolina Stingrays season is the 19th season
for the South Carolina Stingrays
in the ECHL
. Cail MacLean
did not return for a third season as South Carolina's head coach, having accepted the assistant coaching position with the AHL
's Abbotsford Heat
. Former assistant coach Spencer Carbery
took the reins in his first season as the team's head coach and Director of Hockey Operations. Rob Concannon
returned for his second season as the Stingrays' president. Former Ohio State University
ice hockey assistant coach J.B. Bittner joined the organization as assistant coach.
Team captain Matt Scherer
rejoined the Stingrays for his fifth consecutive season and his third as captain. Also re-signing with the Stingrays for his fifth season was forward Trent Campbell. Veteran enforcer and fan favorite Nate Kiser
was not offered a contract for the season and announced his retirement from professional hockey. The Stingrays inducted him into the team's Hall of Fame on the opening night of the season.
The season opened on October 14, 2011 with a 4–3 overtime victory at home against the Reading Royals
. The Stingrays met their in-state rivals—the Greenville Road Warriors
—in two pre-season contests on October 7 and 8, falling to the Road Warriors in a shootout in Greenville and in regulation play in North Charleston.
Nate Kiser
, Zach Jones, Derek Keller, Bryan Schmidt
and Zach Tarkir
; and forwards
Trent Campbell, Matt Scherer
, Rob Ricci
, David de Kastrozza
, Pierre-Luc O'Brien, Maxime Lacroix
, Chase Langeraap, Sean Dolan, Tommy Goebel, Brock McBride, Ryan Del Monte
, Luke Popko, Chase Watson, and Keith Johnson. Of the players on the protected list, only three (Watson, Johnson and Tarkir) were not on the season-ending roster the team issued on June 16.
On June 15, Rich Peverley
became the first Stingray to win the Stanley Cup
following the game seven shutout of the Vancouver Canucks
by the Boston Bruins
. Peverley skated with the Stingrays during the 2004–05 season, scoring 30 goals and 28 assists in 69 regular season games as well as 2 goals and 2 assists in 4 playoff contests. He played with the Nashville Predators
and the Atlanta Thrashers
prior to being traded to the Bruins during the 2010–11 NHL season.
In late June 2011, Joe Finley
and Josh Godfrey
—both of whom played for the Stingrays during the 2010–11 season—were not given qualifying offers by the Washington Capitals
, making them unrestricted free agents
effective July 1.
affiliate, the Hershey Bears
. Ricci was the Stingrays' top scorer for the previous season, putting up 26 goals and 28 assists for a total 54 points. McBride was the top scorer in the post-season, netting 2 goals and 2 assists for a team-high 4 points in the playoffs
. Owen finished the previous season with a 2.45 Goals Against Average
(GAA), the team's lowest.
The team announced on July 7 that three members of the organization would attend the Washington Capitals rookie development camp. The group included team equipment manager John Williams, forward Dmitri Kugryshev
, and defenseman Dustin Stevenson. Kugryshev dressed for three games with the Stingrays during the 2010–11 season, then spent the majority of the season with the Hershey Bears. Stevenson played in 63 games with the Stingrays for the 2010–11 season, scoring three goals and nine assists for 12 points. Additionally, it was released that former Stingrays forward Rob Ricci would not be returning to the team for the 2011–12 season, having signed with the Odense Bulldogs
of Denmark
's AL-Bank Ligaen.
On July 14, the Stingrays announced that their affiliation with the Washington Capitals had been renewed for the 2011–12 season. The same day, Capitals' officials announced that rookie goaltender Philipp Grubauer would be expected to spend the majority of the 2011–12 season with the Stingrays. Grubauer was the Capitals' 4th-round draft pick in the 2010 NHL draft
and won the Memorial Cup
and the OHL
championship in 2010 with the Windsor Spitfires
. He played for the OHL's Kingston Frontenacs
for the 2010–11 season, finishing with a .903 save percentage and two shutouts.
The team announced on July 21 that head coach Cail MacLean
would not be returning to the Stingrays for the 2011–12 season, having accepted the assistant coaching position with the AHL's Abbotsford Heat
. Previous Stingrays head coach Jared Bednar
served as Abbotsford's assistant coach during the 2009–10 season. The next week, assistant coach Spencer Carbery
was named the team's sixth head coach and Director of Hockey Operations, making him the youngest head coach in the ECHL.
On July 29, Heilbronner Falken
of Germany
's 2nd Eishockey-Bundesliga
announced that they had signed former Stingrays goaltender Todd Ford
for the 2011–12 season. Ford played for the Stingrays from 2009–11, playing in 50 regular season games with 1316 saves and 136 goals against for a 2.77 GAA and a 0.906 save percentage. He recorded three shutouts in his time with the Stingrays.
returned to the Stingrays for his fifth consecutive season. Scherer first joined the team for the 2007–08 season and has recorded 107 combined points in 247 regular season games and 6 assists in 45 playoff games during his tenure. He was named the team's seventh captain during the 2009–10 season.
On August 11, Brock McBride—who had been extended a qualifying offer by the Stingrays in July—signed with the Belfast Giants
of the United Kingdom
's Elite Ice Hockey League
. The next day, the Stingrays announced their second and third signings with rookie forwards Sean Dolan and Chase Langeraap. Dolan and Langeraap both joined the team at the conclusion of the previous season and made appearances in the playoffs. Forward Joe Cucci, who also skated briefly with the Stingrays at the end of the 2010–11 season, signed with the Reading Royals
on August 17.
The first outside free agent acquired by the Stingrays for the upcoming season was forward Matt Pope
, whose signing was announced on August 19. Pope joined the team from the AHL's San Antonio Rampage
, with whom he skated for 55 games in which he earned 4 goals and 7 assists during the 2010–11 season. Pope previously played in the ECHL with the Bakersfield Condors
, with whom he turned pro in 2008. He was selected as a starter for the 2009 ECHL All-Star Game
and was named to the 2009 ECHL All-Rookie Team.
The AHL's Binghamton Senators
announced on August 23 that they had signed former Stingrays defenseman Josh Godfrey. Godfrey, who skated with the Stingrays from 2008 to 2011, represented the team at the 2011 ECHL All-Star Game and Skills Competition, where he set the league record for hardest shot at 102.7 miles per hour (45.9 m/s). The next week, defenseman Dylan Yeo
, who skated with the Stingrays from 2009 to 2011, signed with the Ontario Reign
. The same day, the Stingrays re-signed rookie defenseman Nick Tabisz. Tabisz appeared in three games with the Stingrays the previous season, scoring his first professional goal and tallying one assist.
. Tarkir skated with the team from 2008–10 and was part of the 2009 Kelly Cup championship team. He was named a starter for the American Conference team for the 2010 ECHL All-Star Game. Tarkir spent the 2010–11 season with the Hannover Indians of the 2nd.Bundesliga
.
The team announced its pre-season schedule on September 6, comprising a home-and-home series versus the Stingrays' in-state rivals, the Greenville Road Warriors
. The first game is scheduled to take place at the Bi-Lo Center
on October 7, with the following game at the Carolina Ice Palace (the Stingrays' practice facility) on October 8.
Derek Keller, who received a qualifying offer from the Stingrays in July, re-signed with the team on September 9. The defenseman joined the Stingrays at the end of the 2009–10 season and spent the majority of the 2010–11 season out with an injury. Keller scored 2 goals and 12 assists in 29 games with the team during the previous season. One week later, the Stingrays re-signed forward Pierre-Luc O'Brien. O'Brien skated with the Stingrays for every season since 2007–08 except one (2009–10) when he played for the 2nd.Bundesliga's Fischtown Pinguins
. He was a member of the 2009 Kelly Cup
championship team, scoring 6 goals and 13 assists in 23 games during the playoffs.
On September 17, former Stingrays forward Tommy Goebel signed with Aquile FVG
of Italy's Serie A
. Goebel skated with the Stingrays for the majority of the 2010–11 season and accrued 52 points in combined goals and assists in regular season play. The next week, the team announced that former professional ice hockey player and Ohio State University
assistant hockey coach J.B. Bittner had been named the Stingrays' new assistant coach. Bittner spent three seasons at Ohio State as assistant coach following a three-year professional career in which he saw time in both the ECHL
and the AHL
. That week also saw former Stingrays forward Ryan Del Monte
signing with the Kalamazoo Wings
, as well as defenseman Joe Finley
being listed on the roster for the Buffalo Sabres
' training camp.
Former Stingrays defenseman Patrick Cullity
signed with the Utah Grizzlies
on September 22. The next day, the Stingrays announced that they had re-signed forward Trent Campbell and signed forwards Jerry Pollastrone and Vyacheslav Trukhno
. Campbell, who has skated with the Stingrays since 2007, tied for the team's highest plus/minus rating (+14) the previous season. Pollastrone joined the team from the Las Vegas Wranglers
, with whom he spent the past two seasons, while Trukhno came to the Stingrays from the Bakersfield Condors
after skating with the Springfield Falcons
from 2007–10 and spending a short stint with the Peoria Rivermen
under former Stingrays head coach Jared Bednar
. Trukhno had signed with the KHL Medveščak of the Austrian Hockey League
on September 22, leaving the Stingrays with his ECHL rights.
The Stingrays' South Division rival Gwinnett Gladiators
signed former forward Nikita Kashirsky on September 28. Kashirsky, a member of the 2009 Kelly Cup championship team, split his time between the Stingrays and the AHL over the previous three seasons. Last season, he netted 26 points in combined goals and assists in 34 games with the Stingrays as well as 2 goals in 14 games with their AHL affiliate Hershey Bears
. The Stingrays announced the next day that they had signed defenseman Johann Kroll and forward James McEwan. Kroll—who first joined the Stingrays in 2008—came to the team as an unrestricted free agent from the Hershey Bears
following a season split between Hershey and South Carolina, while McEwan signed on after two seasons with the Ontario Reign
.
On September 30, the Utah Grizzlies
released their training camp roster, which included former Stingrays goaltender Shane Owen. Owen joined the Stingrays at the end of the previous season and was the last of those players given qualifying offers to sign with a team.
and Philipp Grubauer, forwards David de Kastrozza
, Danick Paquette and Maxime Lacroix
and defenseman Phil Oreskovic
to South Carolina. Forward Matt Pope
also returned to the team from Hershey's training camp.
On October 2, the team announced their plan to induct fan favorite and former defenseman Nate Kiser
into the Stingrays Hall of Fame on the opening night of the season (October 14). Kiser, a seven-year veteran who joined the team in 2004, finished his career with the Stingrays as the team's all-time penalty minutes leader (1,131 PIM) and with the third-most games played (412). He was selected by the Phoenix Coyotes
as a fifth-round draft pick in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft
and turned pro with the ECHL's Dayton Bombers
, for whom he skated during the 2003–04 season. Kiser also played short stints in the AHL with the Syracuse Crunch
, Portland Pirates
and Albany River Rats
. The next day, Kiser revealed that he had not been offered a contract for the upcoming season and announced his retirement from professional hockey.
That same day, the Stingrays made their first trade of the season, acquiring the rights to forward Chris Higgins from the Las Vegas Wranglers
in exchange for future considerations. Higgins scored 16 total points in 21 regular season games with the Wranglers and 20 combined points in 21 games with AS Renon of Italy's Serie A
during the previous season.
On October 5, two days before the first pre-season game against Greenville
, the Stingrays acquired six players: forwards Chris Higgins (whose rights the Stingrays received in a trade with Las Vegas on October 2) and Joe Pereira from Tingsryd
of Sweden's HockeyAllsvenskan and defenseman Sam Lofquist from the AHL's Houston Aeros
, as well as defensemen Garrett Mitchell
, Paul Baier
and Dustin Stevenson (who skated with the team the previous season) assigned from the Hershey Bears.
The Stingrays met the Greenville Road Warriors
in two pre-season contests, falling 3–2 in a shootout at the Bi-Lo Center
in Greenville
on October 7 and taking a 2–1 loss in regulation play at North Charleston
's Carolina Ice Palace on October 8.
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; SOL = Shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; SOL = Shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
x - clinched playoff spot, y - clinched division title, z - clinched best conference record, e - eliminated from playoff contention
* – division leader
, in sixteen contests this season. The Road Warriors emerged victorious the previous season with nine victories to the Stingrays' eight.
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renewed their affiliation with the Stingrays for the 2011–12 season.
continued as the Stingrays' and Capitals' AHL
affiliate for the 2011–12 season.
Season (sports)
In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an...
for the South Carolina Stingrays
South Carolina Stingrays
The South Carolina Stingrays are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in North Charleston, South Carolina. The Stingrays play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. They play their home games at the North Charleston Coliseum. The Carolina Ice Palace, also located in...
in the ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
. Cail MacLean
Cail MacLean
Cail MacLean is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently the assistant coach for the Abbotsford Heat of the American Hockey League...
did not return for a third season as South Carolina's head coach, having accepted the assistant coaching position with the AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
's Abbotsford Heat
Abbotsford Heat
The Abbotsford Heat are a professional ice hockey team based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. The Heat began play during 2009-10 season, and are the affiliate of the National Hockey League's Calgary Flames...
. Former assistant coach Spencer Carbery
Spencer Carbery
Spencer Carbery is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who is currently the head coach for the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL.-Playing career:...
took the reins in his first season as the team's head coach and Director of Hockey Operations. Rob Concannon
Rob Concannon
Rob Concannon is the President of the ECHL South Carolina Stingrays minor league ice hockey club, having played in the late 1990s and early 2000s for the club, winning one of the teams' three ECHL Kelly Cup championships Inducted into teams Hall of Fame Now owns Trio Club on Calhoun St in...
returned for his second season as the Stingrays' president. Former Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
ice hockey assistant coach J.B. Bittner joined the organization as assistant coach.
Team captain Matt Scherer
Matt Scherer
Matt Scherer is an American professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL.-Playing career:...
rejoined the Stingrays for his fifth consecutive season and his third as captain. Also re-signing with the Stingrays for his fifth season was forward Trent Campbell. Veteran enforcer and fan favorite Nate Kiser
Nate Kiser
Nate Kiser is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL.-Playing career:...
was not offered a contract for the season and announced his retirement from professional hockey. The Stingrays inducted him into the team's Hall of Fame on the opening night of the season.
The season opened on October 14, 2011 with a 4–3 overtime victory at home against the Reading Royals
Reading Royals
The Reading Royals are a professional ice hockey team that currently plays in the ECHL. The team participates in the Atlantic Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. The Royals play their home games at the Sovereign Center located in downtown Reading, Pennsylvania...
. The Stingrays met their in-state rivals—the Greenville Road Warriors
Greenville Road Warriors
The Greenville Road Warriors are a professional ice hockey team located in Greenville, South Carolina. The team is a member of the ECHL and play their home games at the BI-LO Center in downtown Greenville. The franchise had previously played as the Johnstown Chiefs from the ECHL's inception in...
—in two pre-season contests on October 7 and 8, falling to the Road Warriors in a shootout in Greenville and in regulation play in North Charleston.
June
The Stingrays announced their protected list (the list of players whose rights the team retains) on June 2, 2011. It consisted of goaltender Shane Owen; defensemenDefenceman (ice hockey)
Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
Nate Kiser
Nate Kiser
Nate Kiser is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL.-Playing career:...
, Zach Jones, Derek Keller, Bryan Schmidt
Bryan Schmidt
Bryan Schmidt is an American professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for Eishockeyclub München of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.-Awards:*Hockey East All-Rookie Team...
and Zach Tarkir
Zach Tarkir
Zach Tarkir is an American professional ice hockey defender, currently playing for the Hannover Indians of the German 2nd. Bundesliga.- Playing career :...
; and forwards
Forward (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...
Trent Campbell, Matt Scherer
Matt Scherer
Matt Scherer is an American professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL.-Playing career:...
, Rob Ricci
Rob Ricci
Rob Ricci is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for the Odense Bulldogs of the AL-Bank Ligaen.-Playing career:...
, David de Kastrozza
David de Kastrozza
David de Kastrozza is an American professional ice hockey player who is currently playing with the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL.-External links:...
, Pierre-Luc O'Brien, Maxime Lacroix
Maxime Lacroix
Maxime Lacroix is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL. He was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 5th round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft with the 127th pick overall.-Playing career:Lacroix spent his junior career with...
, Chase Langeraap, Sean Dolan, Tommy Goebel, Brock McBride, Ryan Del Monte
Ryan Del Monte
Ryan Del Monte is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL. Del Monte started the 2010–11 season with the Cincinnati Cyclones.-Career statistics:...
, Luke Popko, Chase Watson, and Keith Johnson. Of the players on the protected list, only three (Watson, Johnson and Tarkir) were not on the season-ending roster the team issued on June 16.
On June 15, Rich Peverley
Rich Peverley
Rich Peverley is a professional ice hockey player currently with the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. Peverley spent four years with the St. Lawrence University hockey team, before he turned pro, and played three years for several teams in both the ECHL and American Hockey League...
became the first Stingray to win the Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
following the game seven shutout of the Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...
by the Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
. Peverley skated with the Stingrays during the 2004–05 season, scoring 30 goals and 28 assists in 69 regular season games as well as 2 goals and 2 assists in 4 playoff contests. He played with the Nashville Predators
Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
and the Atlanta Thrashers
Atlanta Thrashers
The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League on June 25, 1997, and became the league's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 NHL season...
prior to being traded to the Bruins during the 2010–11 NHL season.
In late June 2011, Joe Finley
Joe Finley
Joe Finley is an American ice hockey defenseman Finley was selected by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft....
and Josh Godfrey
Josh Godfrey
Josh Godfrey is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Binghamton Senators of the American Hockey League. He was drafted by the Capitals in the second round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, 34th overall, and on November 5, 2007, was signed to a three-year entry level...
—both of whom played for the Stingrays during the 2010–11 season—were not given qualifying offers by the Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...
, making them unrestricted free agents
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
effective July 1.
July
On July 1, the Stingrays extended qualifying offers to eight players from the previous season's roster: forwards David de Kastrozza, Maxime Lacroix, Brock McBride, Sean Dolan, Chase Langeraap and Rob Ricci, defenseman Derek Keller and goaltender Shane Owen. De Kastrozza and Lacroix played the majority of the 2010–11 season with the Stingray's AHLAmerican Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
affiliate, the Hershey Bears
Hershey Bears
The Hershey Bears Hockey Club is a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League, and is currently the top affiliate of the NHL Washington Capitals. The hockey club is based in the unincorporated town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, located within Derry Township some 14 miles east of...
. Ricci was the Stingrays' top scorer for the previous season, putting up 26 goals and 28 assists for a total 54 points. McBride was the top scorer in the post-season, netting 2 goals and 2 assists for a team-high 4 points in the playoffs
2011 Kelly Cup playoffs
The 2011 Kelly Cup Playoffs of the ECHL started on April 4, 2011 following the end of the 2010–11 ECHL regular season. The playoff format remains unchanged from that of the 2010 postseason, with the exception of the changed conference names...
. Owen finished the previous season with a 2.45 Goals Against Average
Goals against average
Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender....
(GAA), the team's lowest.
The team announced on July 7 that three members of the organization would attend the Washington Capitals rookie development camp. The group included team equipment manager John Williams, forward Dmitri Kugryshev
Dmitri Kugryshev
Dmitri Kugryshev is a Russian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing in the Kontinental Hockey League with CSKA Moscow. Kugryshev was selected by the Washington Capitals in the 2nd round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.-Career statistics :-Awards and honours:-External links:...
, and defenseman Dustin Stevenson. Kugryshev dressed for three games with the Stingrays during the 2010–11 season, then spent the majority of the season with the Hershey Bears. Stevenson played in 63 games with the Stingrays for the 2010–11 season, scoring three goals and nine assists for 12 points. Additionally, it was released that former Stingrays forward Rob Ricci would not be returning to the team for the 2011–12 season, having signed with the Odense Bulldogs
Odense Bulldogs
The Odense Bulldogs are a Danish professional ice hockey team playing in the top Danish ice hockey league Oddset Ligaen.-2009-2010 Roster:Goalies* Brian Greer* Nicklas DabbaghDefence*Kristian Grønbeck Zink*Frederik Hentze*Mads Jespersen...
of Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
's AL-Bank Ligaen.
On July 14, the Stingrays announced that their affiliation with the Washington Capitals had been renewed for the 2011–12 season. The same day, Capitals' officials announced that rookie goaltender Philipp Grubauer would be expected to spend the majority of the 2011–12 season with the Stingrays. Grubauer was the Capitals' 4th-round draft pick in the 2010 NHL draft
2010 NHL Entry Draft
The 2010 NHL Entry Draft was the 48th NHL Entry Draft, held on June 25–26, 2010 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, home arena of the Los Angeles Kings. This was the first time Los Angeles hosted the NHL Entry Draft. An unofficial record of 11 American-trained players were selected in...
and won the Memorial Cup
Memorial Cup
The Memorial Cup is a junior ice hockey club championship trophy awarded annually to the Canadian Hockey League champion. It is awarded following a four-team, round robin tournament between a host team and the champions of the CHL's three member leagues: the Ontario Hockey League , Quebec Major...
and the OHL
Ontario Hockey League
The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada....
championship in 2010 with the Windsor Spitfires
Windsor Spitfires
The Windsor Spitfires are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The team is based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The franchise was granted for the 1975–76 season and revived a previous OHA Jr. A Spitfires team which moved to become the Hamilton Tiger Cubs in 1953.-History:The...
. He played for the OHL's Kingston Frontenacs
Kingston Frontenacs
The Kingston Frontenacs are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League, based in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The team is coached by Todd Gill and Doug Gilmour is the General Manager. The Frontenacs play home games at the K-Rock Centre, which opened in 2008.Team history predates the OHA,...
for the 2010–11 season, finishing with a .903 save percentage and two shutouts.
The team announced on July 21 that head coach Cail MacLean
Cail MacLean
Cail MacLean is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently the assistant coach for the Abbotsford Heat of the American Hockey League...
would not be returning to the Stingrays for the 2011–12 season, having accepted the assistant coaching position with the AHL's Abbotsford Heat
Abbotsford Heat
The Abbotsford Heat are a professional ice hockey team based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. The Heat began play during 2009-10 season, and are the affiliate of the National Hockey League's Calgary Flames...
. Previous Stingrays head coach Jared Bednar
Jared Bednar
Jared Bednar is a retired Canadian professional ice-hockey player, currently the head coach of the Peoria Riverman of the AHL.- Playing career :...
served as Abbotsford's assistant coach during the 2009–10 season. The next week, assistant coach Spencer Carbery
Spencer Carbery
Spencer Carbery is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who is currently the head coach for the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL.-Playing career:...
was named the team's sixth head coach and Director of Hockey Operations, making him the youngest head coach in the ECHL.
On July 29, Heilbronner Falken
Heilbronner Falken
Heilbronner Falken are an ice hockey team in Heilbronn, Germany. They play in the 2nd Bundesliga, the second level of ice hockey in Germany.-History:...
of Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
's 2nd Eishockey-Bundesliga
2nd Bundesliga (ice hockey)
The 2nd Eishockey-Bundesliga is the second tier of Ice hockey in Germany. It is organised by the DEB, the German Ice Hockey Federation. In the 2007-08 season, it features 14 teams.- History of the 2nd Ice Hockey Bundesliga :...
announced that they had signed former Stingrays goaltender Todd Ford
Todd Ford
Todd Ford is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for the Heilbronner Falken of Germany's 2nd Eishockey Bundesliga...
for the 2011–12 season. Ford played for the Stingrays from 2009–11, playing in 50 regular season games with 1316 saves and 136 goals against for a 2.77 GAA and a 0.906 save percentage. He recorded three shutouts in his time with the Stingrays.
August
The Stingrays announced their first player signing for the 2011–12 season on August 5. Team captain Matt SchererMatt Scherer
Matt Scherer is an American professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL.-Playing career:...
returned to the Stingrays for his fifth consecutive season. Scherer first joined the team for the 2007–08 season and has recorded 107 combined points in 247 regular season games and 6 assists in 45 playoff games during his tenure. He was named the team's seventh captain during the 2009–10 season.
On August 11, Brock McBride—who had been extended a qualifying offer by the Stingrays in July—signed with the Belfast Giants
Belfast Giants
The Belfast Giants are an ice hockey team from Belfast, Northern Ireland that compete in the Elite Ice Hockey League. Home games are played at the 7,100-capacity Odyssey Arena in Belfast....
of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
's Elite Ice Hockey League
Elite Ice Hockey League
Several competitions fall under the jurisdiction of the Elite League. In 2006–07, the EIHL ran a total of four competitions: the league, playoffs, Challenge Cup and Knockout Cup. The league consists of a single division, each team playing three home games and three away games against the other...
. The next day, the Stingrays announced their second and third signings with rookie forwards Sean Dolan and Chase Langeraap. Dolan and Langeraap both joined the team at the conclusion of the previous season and made appearances in the playoffs. Forward Joe Cucci, who also skated briefly with the Stingrays at the end of the 2010–11 season, signed with the Reading Royals
Reading Royals
The Reading Royals are a professional ice hockey team that currently plays in the ECHL. The team participates in the Atlantic Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. The Royals play their home games at the Sovereign Center located in downtown Reading, Pennsylvania...
on August 17.
The first outside free agent acquired by the Stingrays for the upcoming season was forward Matt Pope
Matt Pope
Matt Pope is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger with the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League .-Playing career:...
, whose signing was announced on August 19. Pope joined the team from the AHL's San Antonio Rampage
San Antonio Rampage
The San Antonio Rampage are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League based in San Antonio, Texas. They are the top affiliate of the Florida Panthers of the NHL. Their home arena is the AT&T Center.-History:...
, with whom he skated for 55 games in which he earned 4 goals and 7 assists during the 2010–11 season. Pope previously played in the ECHL with the Bakersfield Condors
Bakersfield Condors
The Bakersfield Condors are a minor league ice hockey team based in Bakersfield, California. The team plays in the Pacific Division of the ECHL's Western Conference. The Condors join the Houston Aeros as an affiliate of the Minnesota Wild in the National Hockey League...
, with whom he turned pro in 2008. He was selected as a starter for the 2009 ECHL All-Star Game
ECHL All-Star Game
The ECHL All-Star Game is an exhibition ice hockey game that traditionally marks the midway point of the ECHL's regular season, with many of the league's star players playing against each other. The starting lineup for the two teams, including the starting goaltender, is voted on by the coaches,...
and was named to the 2009 ECHL All-Rookie Team.
The AHL's Binghamton Senators
Binghamton Senators
The Binghamton Senators are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League . Nicknamed the B-Sens, they play in Binghamton, New York at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena. Along with the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL, the B-Sens are minor league affiliates of the Ottawa Senators...
announced on August 23 that they had signed former Stingrays defenseman Josh Godfrey. Godfrey, who skated with the Stingrays from 2008 to 2011, represented the team at the 2011 ECHL All-Star Game and Skills Competition, where he set the league record for hardest shot at 102.7 miles per hour (45.9 m/s). The next week, defenseman Dylan Yeo
Dylan Yeo
Dylan Yeo is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Hershey Bears of the AHL.-Playing career:...
, who skated with the Stingrays from 2009 to 2011, signed with the Ontario Reign
Ontario Reign
The Ontario Reign is a ice hockey team from Ontario, California that play in the ECHL. Their home arena is the Citizens Business Bank Arena. They are a minor league affiliate team of the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League.-Team History:...
. The same day, the Stingrays re-signed rookie defenseman Nick Tabisz. Tabisz appeared in three games with the Stingrays the previous season, scoring his first professional goal and tallying one assist.
September
On September 2, the Stingrays announced they had signed former defenseman Zach TarkirZach Tarkir
Zach Tarkir is an American professional ice hockey defender, currently playing for the Hannover Indians of the German 2nd. Bundesliga.- Playing career :...
. Tarkir skated with the team from 2008–10 and was part of the 2009 Kelly Cup championship team. He was named a starter for the American Conference team for the 2010 ECHL All-Star Game. Tarkir spent the 2010–11 season with the Hannover Indians of the 2nd.Bundesliga
2nd Bundesliga (ice hockey)
The 2nd Eishockey-Bundesliga is the second tier of Ice hockey in Germany. It is organised by the DEB, the German Ice Hockey Federation. In the 2007-08 season, it features 14 teams.- History of the 2nd Ice Hockey Bundesliga :...
.
The team announced its pre-season schedule on September 6, comprising a home-and-home series versus the Stingrays' in-state rivals, the Greenville Road Warriors
Greenville Road Warriors
The Greenville Road Warriors are a professional ice hockey team located in Greenville, South Carolina. The team is a member of the ECHL and play their home games at the BI-LO Center in downtown Greenville. The franchise had previously played as the Johnstown Chiefs from the ECHL's inception in...
. The first game is scheduled to take place at the Bi-Lo Center
Bi-Lo Center
The BI-LO Center is an arena located in downtown Greenville, South Carolina, that is used for concerts, football, and hockey. The arena is currently used by the Greenville Force of the Southern Indoor Football League and the Greenville Road Warriors of the ECHL.- History :The BI-LO Center was...
on October 7, with the following game at the Carolina Ice Palace (the Stingrays' practice facility) on October 8.
Derek Keller, who received a qualifying offer from the Stingrays in July, re-signed with the team on September 9. The defenseman joined the Stingrays at the end of the 2009–10 season and spent the majority of the 2010–11 season out with an injury. Keller scored 2 goals and 12 assists in 29 games with the team during the previous season. One week later, the Stingrays re-signed forward Pierre-Luc O'Brien. O'Brien skated with the Stingrays for every season since 2007–08 except one (2009–10) when he played for the 2nd.Bundesliga's Fischtown Pinguins
Fischtown Pinguins
The Fischtown Pinguins, also known as Bremerhaven REV, are a professional hockey team in Germany's 2nd Bundesliga league.The team plays in the Eisstadion Bremerhaven.-External links:*****...
. He was a member of the 2009 Kelly Cup
Kelly Cup
The Patrick J. Kelly Cup goes to the play-off champion of the ECHL. The Kelly Cup has been awarded to teams since 1997. Prior to 1997, the playoff winner was awarded the Riley Cup. The current cup is named after Patrick J. Kelly, the league's first commissioner. The cup is loaned to the winning...
championship team, scoring 6 goals and 13 assists in 23 games during the playoffs.
On September 17, former Stingrays forward Tommy Goebel signed with Aquile FVG
SG Pontebba
Sport Ghiaccio Pontebba is represented by Aquile Friuli-Venezia Giulia, the Pontebba region's flagship ice hockey team, plays its home games at the PalaVuerich arena in Pontebba, Italy and is affiliated with the local ice sports society Sport Ghiaccio Pontebba. The team is a member of the Serie A...
of Italy's Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
. Goebel skated with the Stingrays for the majority of the 2010–11 season and accrued 52 points in combined goals and assists in regular season play. The next week, the team announced that former professional ice hockey player and Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
assistant hockey coach J.B. Bittner had been named the Stingrays' new assistant coach. Bittner spent three seasons at Ohio State as assistant coach following a three-year professional career in which he saw time in both the ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
and the AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
. That week also saw former Stingrays forward Ryan Del Monte
Ryan Del Monte
Ryan Del Monte is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL. Del Monte started the 2010–11 season with the Cincinnati Cyclones.-Career statistics:...
signing with the Kalamazoo Wings
Kalamazoo Wings
The Kalamazoo Wings, nicknamed the K-Wings, are a mid-level professional ice hockey team in Kalamazoo, Michigan. A member of the ECHL's Eastern Conference, North Division, they play in the 5,113-seat Wings Stadium....
, as well as defenseman Joe Finley
Joe Finley
Joe Finley is an American ice hockey defenseman Finley was selected by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft....
being listed on the roster for the Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...
' training camp.
Former Stingrays defenseman Patrick Cullity
Patrick Cullity
Patrick Cullity is an American professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for the Utah Grizzlies in the ECHL....
signed with the Utah Grizzlies
Utah Grizzlies
The Utah Grizzlies are a professional ice hockey team in the ECHL. They play out of West Valley City, Utah, United States, with their home games at the Maverik Center.- Franchise history :...
on September 22. The next day, the Stingrays announced that they had re-signed forward Trent Campbell and signed forwards Jerry Pollastrone and Vyacheslav Trukhno
Vyacheslav Trukhno
Vyacheslav Trukhno is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for KHL Medveščak in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga...
. Campbell, who has skated with the Stingrays since 2007, tied for the team's highest plus/minus rating (+14) the previous season. Pollastrone joined the team from the Las Vegas Wranglers
Las Vegas Wranglers
The Las Vegas Wranglers are a professional ice hockey team based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Wranglers are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the ECHL...
, with whom he spent the past two seasons, while Trukhno came to the Stingrays from the Bakersfield Condors
Bakersfield Condors
The Bakersfield Condors are a minor league ice hockey team based in Bakersfield, California. The team plays in the Pacific Division of the ECHL's Western Conference. The Condors join the Houston Aeros as an affiliate of the Minnesota Wild in the National Hockey League...
after skating with the Springfield Falcons
Springfield Falcons
The Springfield Falcons are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League . They play in Springfield, Massachusetts, at the MassMutual Center and are the top affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League. The Falcons' two main rivals are the Connecticut Whale and the...
from 2007–10 and spending a short stint with the Peoria Rivermen
Peoria Rivermen
The Peoria Rivermen are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Peoria, Illinois, USA at the Carver Arena.-History:...
under former Stingrays head coach Jared Bednar
Jared Bednar
Jared Bednar is a retired Canadian professional ice-hockey player, currently the head coach of the Peoria Riverman of the AHL.- Playing career :...
. Trukhno had signed with the KHL Medveščak of the Austrian Hockey League
Austrian Hockey League
The Austrian Hockey League , called the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level ice hockey league in Austria.-History:...
on September 22, leaving the Stingrays with his ECHL rights.
The Stingrays' South Division rival Gwinnett Gladiators
Gwinnett Gladiators
The Gwinnett Gladiators are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Duluth, Georgia. The Gladiators play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. The Gladiators play their home games at the Arena at Gwinnett Center....
signed former forward Nikita Kashirsky on September 28. Kashirsky, a member of the 2009 Kelly Cup championship team, split his time between the Stingrays and the AHL over the previous three seasons. Last season, he netted 26 points in combined goals and assists in 34 games with the Stingrays as well as 2 goals in 14 games with their AHL affiliate Hershey Bears
Hershey Bears
The Hershey Bears Hockey Club is a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League, and is currently the top affiliate of the NHL Washington Capitals. The hockey club is based in the unincorporated town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, located within Derry Township some 14 miles east of...
. The Stingrays announced the next day that they had signed defenseman Johann Kroll and forward James McEwan. Kroll—who first joined the Stingrays in 2008—came to the team as an unrestricted free agent from the Hershey Bears
Hershey Bears
The Hershey Bears Hockey Club is a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League, and is currently the top affiliate of the NHL Washington Capitals. The hockey club is based in the unincorporated town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, located within Derry Township some 14 miles east of...
following a season split between Hershey and South Carolina, while McEwan signed on after two seasons with the Ontario Reign
Ontario Reign
The Ontario Reign is a ice hockey team from Ontario, California that play in the ECHL. Their home arena is the Citizens Business Bank Arena. They are a minor league affiliate team of the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League.-Team History:...
.
On September 30, the Utah Grizzlies
Utah Grizzlies
The Utah Grizzlies are a professional ice hockey team in the ECHL. They play out of West Valley City, Utah, United States, with their home games at the Maverik Center.- Franchise history :...
released their training camp roster, which included former Stingrays goaltender Shane Owen. Owen joined the Stingrays at the end of the previous season and was the last of those players given qualifying offers to sign with a team.
October
The Stingrays saw their first assignments from AHL affiliate Hershey Bears on October 1. The Bears assigned goaltenders Daren MachesneyDaren Machesney
Daren Machesney is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for the Worcester Sharks in the American Hockey League . He was selected by the Washington Capitals in the 5th round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.-External links:...
and Philipp Grubauer, forwards David de Kastrozza
David de Kastrozza
David de Kastrozza is an American professional ice hockey player who is currently playing with the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL.-External links:...
, Danick Paquette and Maxime Lacroix
Maxime Lacroix
Maxime Lacroix is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL. He was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 5th round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft with the 127th pick overall.-Playing career:Lacroix spent his junior career with...
and defenseman Phil Oreskovic
Phil Oreskovic
Phil Oreskovic is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League .-Playing career:...
to South Carolina. Forward Matt Pope
Matt Pope
Matt Pope is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger with the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League .-Playing career:...
also returned to the team from Hershey's training camp.
On October 2, the team announced their plan to induct fan favorite and former defenseman Nate Kiser
Nate Kiser
Nate Kiser is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL.-Playing career:...
into the Stingrays Hall of Fame on the opening night of the season (October 14). Kiser, a seven-year veteran who joined the team in 2004, finished his career with the Stingrays as the team's all-time penalty minutes leader (1,131 PIM) and with the third-most games played (412). He was selected by the Phoenix Coyotes
Phoenix Coyotes
The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena....
as a fifth-round draft pick in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft
2000 NHL Entry Draft
The 2000 NHL Entry Draft was held from June 24 to 25 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, following the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft on June 23 for the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild...
and turned pro with the ECHL's Dayton Bombers
Dayton Bombers
The Dayton Bombers were an ECHL ice hockey team located in Dayton, Ohio. The team most recently was in the North Division of the ECHL's American Conference....
, for whom he skated during the 2003–04 season. Kiser also played short stints in the AHL with the Syracuse Crunch
Syracuse Crunch
The Syracuse Crunch are a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Syracuse, New York, at the War Memorial at Oncenter...
, Portland Pirates
Portland Pirates
The Portland Pirates is a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They are the top affiliate of the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League. They play in the Cumberland County Civic Center in downtown Portland, Maine. The franchise was previously known as the...
and Albany River Rats
Albany River Rats
The Albany River Rats were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Albany, New York at the Times Union Center.- Founding to 2010 :...
. The next day, Kiser revealed that he had not been offered a contract for the upcoming season and announced his retirement from professional hockey.
That same day, the Stingrays made their first trade of the season, acquiring the rights to forward Chris Higgins from the Las Vegas Wranglers
Las Vegas Wranglers
The Las Vegas Wranglers are a professional ice hockey team based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Wranglers are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the ECHL...
in exchange for future considerations. Higgins scored 16 total points in 21 regular season games with the Wranglers and 20 combined points in 21 games with AS Renon of Italy's Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
during the previous season.
On October 5, two days before the first pre-season game against Greenville
Greenville Road Warriors
The Greenville Road Warriors are a professional ice hockey team located in Greenville, South Carolina. The team is a member of the ECHL and play their home games at the BI-LO Center in downtown Greenville. The franchise had previously played as the Johnstown Chiefs from the ECHL's inception in...
, the Stingrays acquired six players: forwards Chris Higgins (whose rights the Stingrays received in a trade with Las Vegas on October 2) and Joe Pereira from Tingsryd
Tingsryds AIF
Tingsryds AIF, also known as just Tingsryd or TAIF, is an ice hockey club based in Tingsryd, Sweden. The club was founded in 1923. Since the 2010–11 season, Tingsryd is playing in Sweden's second highest division, HockeyAllsvenskan. The club has been quite successful and played in Division I when...
of Sweden's HockeyAllsvenskan and defenseman Sam Lofquist from the AHL's Houston Aeros
Houston Aeros
The Houston Aeros are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The team plays in Houston, Texas, at the Toyota Center. They are the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Minnesota Wild.- History :...
, as well as defensemen Garrett Mitchell
Garrett Mitchell
Garrett Mitchell is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League....
, Paul Baier
Paul Baier
Paul Baier is an American professional ice hockey defenceman currently with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League.-Playing career:...
and Dustin Stevenson (who skated with the team the previous season) assigned from the Hershey Bears.
The Stingrays met the Greenville Road Warriors
Greenville Road Warriors
The Greenville Road Warriors are a professional ice hockey team located in Greenville, South Carolina. The team is a member of the ECHL and play their home games at the BI-LO Center in downtown Greenville. The franchise had previously played as the Johnstown Chiefs from the ECHL's inception in...
in two pre-season contests, falling 3–2 in a shootout at the Bi-Lo Center
Bi-Lo Center
The BI-LO Center is an arena located in downtown Greenville, South Carolina, that is used for concerts, football, and hockey. The arena is currently used by the Greenville Force of the Southern Indoor Football League and the Greenville Road Warriors of the ECHL.- History :The BI-LO Center was...
in Greenville
Greenville, South Carolina
-Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families...
on October 7 and taking a 2–1 loss in regulation play at North Charleston
North Charleston, South Carolina
North Charleston is the 3rd largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina with incorporated areas in Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties. On June 12, 1972 the city of North Charleston incorporated and was the 9th largest city in South Carolina. According to the 2010 Census, North...
's Carolina Ice Palace on October 8.
Division standings
Updated October 30, 2011.| South Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | PTS |
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| South Carolina Stingrays South Carolina Stingrays The South Carolina Stingrays are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in North Charleston, South Carolina. The Stingrays play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. They play their home games at the North Charleston Coliseum. The Carolina Ice Palace, also located in... |
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 10 |
| Gwinnett Gladiators Gwinnett Gladiators The Gwinnett Gladiators are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Duluth, Georgia. The Gladiators play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. The Gladiators play their home games at the Arena at Gwinnett Center.... |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 7 |
| Greenville Road Warriors Greenville Road Warriors The Greenville Road Warriors are a professional ice hockey team located in Greenville, South Carolina. The team is a member of the ECHL and play their home games at the BI-LO Center in downtown Greenville. The franchise had previously played as the Johnstown Chiefs from the ECHL's inception in... |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 24 | 6 |
| Florida Everblades Florida Everblades The Florida Everblades are an ECHL ice hockey team playing in the Southeast Division. The team is based in Estero, Florida and plays at Germain Arena . The team has existed since 1998... |
7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 31 | 5 |
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; SOL = Shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Conference standings
Updated October 30, 2011.| Eastern Conference | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | PTS |
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| *Wheeling Nailers Wheeling Nailers The Wheeling Nailers are an ECHL ice hockey team based in Wheeling, West Virginia. They are the ECHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Montreal Canadiens of the NHL and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL.... |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 10 |
| *South Carolina Stingrays South Carolina Stingrays The South Carolina Stingrays are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in North Charleston, South Carolina. The Stingrays play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. They play their home games at the North Charleston Coliseum. The Carolina Ice Palace, also located in... |
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 10 |
| *Kalamazoo Wings Kalamazoo Wings The Kalamazoo Wings, nicknamed the K-Wings, are a mid-level professional ice hockey team in Kalamazoo, Michigan. A member of the ECHL's Eastern Conference, North Division, they play in the 5,113-seat Wings Stadium.... |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 8 |
| Reading Royals Reading Royals The Reading Royals are a professional ice hockey team that currently plays in the ECHL. The team participates in the Atlantic Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. The Royals play their home games at the Sovereign Center located in downtown Reading, Pennsylvania... |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 7 |
| Gwinnett Gladiators Gwinnett Gladiators The Gwinnett Gladiators are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Duluth, Georgia. The Gladiators play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. The Gladiators play their home games at the Arena at Gwinnett Center.... |
6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 7 |
| Chicago Express Chicago Express Chicago Express Airlines, Inc. was a regional airline headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States.It operated regional feeder services from Chicago Midway Airport under the name ATA Connection. On June 1, 1999, ATA Airlines acquired Chicago Express for $1.9 million... |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 6 |
| Elmira Jackals Elmira Jackals The Elmira Jackals are an ice hockey team that play in the ECHL. Their home games are played in First Arena in Elmira, New York and they refer to themselves as "the beasts of the east"... |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 6 |
| Greenville Road Warriors Greenville Road Warriors The Greenville Road Warriors are a professional ice hockey team located in Greenville, South Carolina. The team is a member of the ECHL and play their home games at the BI-LO Center in downtown Greenville. The franchise had previously played as the Johnstown Chiefs from the ECHL's inception in... |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 24 | 6 |
| Florida Everblades Florida Everblades The Florida Everblades are an ECHL ice hockey team playing in the Southeast Division. The team is based in Estero, Florida and plays at Germain Arena . The team has existed since 1998... |
7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 31 | 5 |
| Cincinnati Cyclones Cincinnati Cyclones The Cincinnati Cyclones are a professional hockey team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The team is a member of the ECHL. Founded in 1990, the team first played their games in the Cincinnati Gardens and now play at U.S. Bank Arena.... |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 2 |
| Toledo Walleye Toledo Walleye The Toledo Walleye are a professional ice hockey team based in Toledo, Ohio. The Walleye are members of the North Division of the Eastern Conference of the ECHL... |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 2 |
| Trenton Titans Trenton Titans The Trenton Titans are a professional minor league ice hockey team that currently plays in the ECHL. The team participates in the Atlantic Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. The Titans play their home games at the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton, New Jersey. Established in 1999, the... |
7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 33 | 2 |
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; SOL = Shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
x - clinched playoff spot, y - clinched division title, z - clinched best conference record, e - eliminated from playoff contention
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In-state rivalry
The Stingrays will meet their in-state rivals, the Greenville Road WarriorsGreenville Road Warriors
The Greenville Road Warriors are a professional ice hockey team located in Greenville, South Carolina. The team is a member of the ECHL and play their home games at the BI-LO Center in downtown Greenville. The franchise had previously played as the Johnstown Chiefs from the ECHL's inception in...
, in sixteen contests this season. The Road Warriors emerged victorious the previous season with nine victories to the Stingrays' eight.
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Transactions
The Stingrays have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.Trades
| Date | ||
| October 2, 2011 |
To Las Vegas Wranglers Las Vegas Wranglers The Las Vegas Wranglers are a professional ice hockey team based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Wranglers are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the ECHL... Future considerations |
To South Carolina Stingrays South Carolina Stingrays The South Carolina Stingrays are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in North Charleston, South Carolina. The Stingrays play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. They play their home games at the North Charleston Coliseum. The Carolina Ice Palace, also located in... Chris Higgins (ECHL rights) |
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Free agents acquired
| Player | Previous team | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Pope Matt Pope Matt Pope is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger with the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League .-Playing career:... |
San Antonio Rampage San Antonio Rampage The San Antonio Rampage are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League based in San Antonio, Texas. They are the top affiliate of the Florida Panthers of the NHL. Their home arena is the AT&T Center.-History:... |
August 19, 2011 |
| Zach Tarkir Zach Tarkir Zach Tarkir is an American professional ice hockey defender, currently playing for the Hannover Indians of the German 2nd. Bundesliga.- Playing career :... |
Hannover Indians | September 2, 2011 |
| Jerry Pollastrone | Las Vegas Wranglers Las Vegas Wranglers The Las Vegas Wranglers are a professional ice hockey team based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Wranglers are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the ECHL... |
September 23, 2011 |
| Vyacheslav Trukhno Vyacheslav Trukhno Vyacheslav Trukhno is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for KHL Medveščak in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga... |
Bakersfield Condors Bakersfield Condors The Bakersfield Condors are a minor league ice hockey team based in Bakersfield, California. The team plays in the Pacific Division of the ECHL's Western Conference. The Condors join the Houston Aeros as an affiliate of the Minnesota Wild in the National Hockey League... |
September 23, 2011 |
| Johann Kroll Johann Kroll Johann Kroll is an American professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Hershey Bears in the American Hockey League. Prior to the 2010–11 season, Kroll attended the Bears NHL affiliate training camp of the Washington Capitals.-Career statistics:-External links:... |
Hershey Bears Hershey Bears The Hershey Bears Hockey Club is a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League, and is currently the top affiliate of the NHL Washington Capitals. The hockey club is based in the unincorporated town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, located within Derry Township some 14 miles east of... |
September 29, 2011 |
| James McEwan | Ontario Reign Ontario Reign The Ontario Reign is a ice hockey team from Ontario, California that play in the ECHL. Their home arena is the Citizens Business Bank Arena. They are a minor league affiliate team of the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League.-Team History:... |
September 29, 2011 |
| Chris Higgins | Tingsryd Tingsryds AIF Tingsryds AIF, also known as just Tingsryd or TAIF, is an ice hockey club based in Tingsryd, Sweden. The club was founded in 1923. Since the 2010–11 season, Tingsryd is playing in Sweden's second highest division, HockeyAllsvenskan. The club has been quite successful and played in Division I when... |
October 5, 2011 |
| Joe Pereira | Tingsryd Tingsryds AIF Tingsryds AIF, also known as just Tingsryd or TAIF, is an ice hockey club based in Tingsryd, Sweden. The club was founded in 1923. Since the 2010–11 season, Tingsryd is playing in Sweden's second highest division, HockeyAllsvenskan. The club has been quite successful and played in Division I when... |
October 5, 2011 |
| Sam Lofquist | Houston Aeros Houston Aeros The Houston Aeros are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The team plays in Houston, Texas, at the Toyota Center. They are the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Minnesota Wild.- History :... |
October 5, 2011 |
| Anthony Maiani | Colorado Eagles Colorado Eagles The Colorado Eagles are a professional ice hockey team based in Loveland, Colorado. The Eagles play in the Mountain Division of the ECHL's Western Conference, where they serve as the "Double-A" affiliate of the National Hockey League's Winnipeg Jets and the American Hockey League's St. John's IceCaps... |
October 19, 2011 |
| Billy Ryan | Lake Erie Monsters Lake Erie Monsters The Lake Erie Monsters are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They began play in the 2007–08 AHL season at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio... |
October 26, 2011 |
| Greg Stewart Greg Stewart Gregory Stewart is a professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Oklahoma City Barons of the American Hockey League... |
Oklahoma City Barons Oklahoma City Barons The Oklahoma City Barons are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and serve as the top affiliate for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League. The team's first season was 2010–11. They play their home games at the newly renovated Cox Convention Center, in Oklahoma... |
November 3, 2011 |
Free agents lost
| Player | New team | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Rob Ricci Rob Ricci Rob Ricci is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for the Odense Bulldogs of the AL-Bank Ligaen.-Playing career:... |
Odense Bulldogs Odense Bulldogs The Odense Bulldogs are a Danish professional ice hockey team playing in the top Danish ice hockey league Oddset Ligaen.-2009-2010 Roster:Goalies* Brian Greer* Nicklas DabbaghDefence*Kristian Grønbeck Zink*Frederik Hentze*Mads Jespersen... |
July 7, 2011 |
| Todd Ford Todd Ford Todd Ford is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for the Heilbronner Falken of Germany's 2nd Eishockey Bundesliga... |
Heilbronner Falken Heilbronner Falken Heilbronner Falken are an ice hockey team in Heilbronn, Germany. They play in the 2nd Bundesliga, the second level of ice hockey in Germany.-History:... |
July 29, 2011 |
| Brock McBride | Belfast Giants Belfast Giants The Belfast Giants are an ice hockey team from Belfast, Northern Ireland that compete in the Elite Ice Hockey League. Home games are played at the 7,100-capacity Odyssey Arena in Belfast.... |
August 11, 2011 |
| Joe Cucci | Reading Royals Reading Royals The Reading Royals are a professional ice hockey team that currently plays in the ECHL. The team participates in the Atlantic Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. The Royals play their home games at the Sovereign Center located in downtown Reading, Pennsylvania... |
August 17, 2011 |
| Josh Godfrey Josh Godfrey Josh Godfrey is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Binghamton Senators of the American Hockey League. He was drafted by the Capitals in the second round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, 34th overall, and on November 5, 2007, was signed to a three-year entry level... |
Binghamton Senators Binghamton Senators The Binghamton Senators are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League . Nicknamed the B-Sens, they play in Binghamton, New York at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena. Along with the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL, the B-Sens are minor league affiliates of the Ottawa Senators... |
August 23, 2011 |
| Dylan Yeo Dylan Yeo Dylan Yeo is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Hershey Bears of the AHL.-Playing career:... |
Ontario Reign Ontario Reign The Ontario Reign is a ice hockey team from Ontario, California that play in the ECHL. Their home arena is the Citizens Business Bank Arena. They are a minor league affiliate team of the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League.-Team History:... |
August 29, 2011 |
| Tommy Goebel | Aquile FVG SG Pontebba Sport Ghiaccio Pontebba is represented by Aquile Friuli-Venezia Giulia, the Pontebba region's flagship ice hockey team, plays its home games at the PalaVuerich arena in Pontebba, Italy and is affiliated with the local ice sports society Sport Ghiaccio Pontebba. The team is a member of the Serie A... |
September 17 2011 |
| Ryan Del Monte Ryan Del Monte Ryan Del Monte is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL. Del Monte started the 2010–11 season with the Cincinnati Cyclones.-Career statistics:... |
Kalamazoo Wings Kalamazoo Wings The Kalamazoo Wings, nicknamed the K-Wings, are a mid-level professional ice hockey team in Kalamazoo, Michigan. A member of the ECHL's Eastern Conference, North Division, they play in the 5,113-seat Wings Stadium.... |
September 20, 2011 |
| Joe Finley Joe Finley Joe Finley is an American ice hockey defenseman Finley was selected by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.... |
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:... |
September 21, 2011 |
| Patrick Cullity Patrick Cullity Patrick Cullity is an American professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for the Utah Grizzlies in the ECHL.... |
Utah Grizzlies Utah Grizzlies The Utah Grizzlies are a professional ice hockey team in the ECHL. They play out of West Valley City, Utah, United States, with their home games at the Maverik Center.- Franchise history :... |
September 22, 2011 |
| Nikita Kashirsky | Gwinnett Gladiators Gwinnett Gladiators The Gwinnett Gladiators are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Duluth, Georgia. The Gladiators play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. The Gladiators play their home games at the Arena at Gwinnett Center.... |
September 28, 2011 |
| Shane Owen | Utah Grizzlies Utah Grizzlies The Utah Grizzlies are a professional ice hockey team in the ECHL. They play out of West Valley City, Utah, United States, with their home games at the Maverik Center.- Franchise history :... |
September 30, 2011 |
Contract players re-signed
| Player | Date |
|---|---|
| Matt Scherer Matt Scherer Matt Scherer is an American professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL.-Playing career:... |
August 5, 2011 |
| Sean Dolan | August 12, 2011 |
| Chase Langeraap | August 12, 2011 |
| Nick Tabisz | August 29, 2011 |
| Derek Keller | September 9, 2011 |
| Pierre-Luc O'Brien | September 16, 2011 |
| Trent Campbell | September 23, 2011 |
Contract players released
| Player | Date |
|---|---|
| Chase Langeraap | October 11, 2011 |
Contract players suspended
| Player | New team | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Vyacheslav Trukhno Vyacheslav Trukhno Vyacheslav Trukhno is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for KHL Medveščak in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga... |
KHL Medveščak | September 23, 2011 |
| Sam Lofquist | IK Oskarshamn IK Oskarshamn IK Oskarshamn is an ice hockey club from Oskarshamn in Sweden. The team is currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan. Head coach is Fredrik Söderström.-History:... |
October 16, 2011 |
Player movement within organization
| Player movement | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Player | From | To | Assignment |
| September | ||||
| September 7 | Nick Tabisz | South Carolina South Carolina Stingrays The South Carolina Stingrays are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in North Charleston, South Carolina. The Stingrays play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. They play their home games at the North Charleston Coliseum. The Carolina Ice Palace, also located in... |
Washington Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup... |
Invited to rookie camp |
| September 19 | Nick Tabisz | Washington | South Carolina | No contract after try-out |
| September 25 | Matt Pope Matt Pope Matt Pope is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger with the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League .-Playing career:... |
South Carolina | Hershey Hershey Bears The Hershey Bears Hockey Club is a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League, and is currently the top affiliate of the NHL Washington Capitals. The hockey club is based in the unincorporated town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, located within Derry Township some 14 miles east of... |
Invited to training camp |
| September 26 | Sean Dolan | South Carolina | Syracuse Syracuse Crunch The Syracuse Crunch are a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Syracuse, New York, at the War Memorial at Oncenter... |
Loaned for try-out |
| October | ||||
| October 1 | Matt Pope | Hershey | South Carolina | No contract after try-out |
| October 1 | Daren Machesney Daren Machesney Daren Machesney is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for the Worcester Sharks in the American Hockey League . He was selected by the Washington Capitals in the 5th round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.-External links:... |
Hershey | South Carolina | Assigned by Hershey |
| October 1 | David de Kastrozza David de Kastrozza David de Kastrozza is an American professional ice hockey player who is currently playing with the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL.-External links:... |
Hershey | South Carolina | Assigned by Hershey |
| October 1 | Danick Paquette | Hershey | South Carolina | Assigned by Washington |
| October 1 | Philipp Grubauer | Hershey | South Carolina | Assigned by Washington |
| October 1 | Maxime Lacroix Maxime Lacroix Maxime Lacroix is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL. He was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 5th round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft with the 127th pick overall.-Playing career:Lacroix spent his junior career with... |
Hershey | South Carolina | Assigned by Hershey |
| October 1 | Phil Oreskovic Phil Oreskovic Phil Oreskovic is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League .-Playing career:... |
Hershey | South Carolina | Assigned by Hershey |
| October 3 | Sean Dolan | Syracuse | South Carolina | No contract after try-out |
| October 5 | Garrett Mitchell Garrett Mitchell Garrett Mitchell is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League.... |
Hershey | South Carolina | Assigned by Washington |
| October 5 | Paul Baier Paul Baier Paul Baier is an American professional ice hockey defenceman currently with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League.-Playing career:... |
Hershey | South Carolina | Assigned by Hershey |
| October 5 | Dustin Stevenson | Hershey | South Carolina | Assigned by Washington |
| October 13 | Phillipp Grubauer | South Carolina | Hershey | Recalled to Hershey by Washington |
| October 17 | Maxime Lacroix | South Carolina | Hershey | Recalled by Hershey |
| October 17 | Garrett Mitchell | South Carolina | Hershey | Recalled to Hershey by Washington |
| October 23 | Philipp Grubauer | Hershey | South Carolina | Assigned to South Carolina by Washington |
| October 26 | Paul Baier | South Carolina | Hershey | Recalled by Hershey |
| November | ||||
| November 2 | Paul Baier | Hershey | South Carolina | Assigned by Hershey |
Washington Capitals
The NHL's Washington CapitalsWashington Capitals
The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...
renewed their affiliation with the Stingrays for the 2011–12 season.
Hershey Bears
The Hershey BearsHershey Bears
The Hershey Bears Hockey Club is a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League, and is currently the top affiliate of the NHL Washington Capitals. The hockey club is based in the unincorporated town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, located within Derry Township some 14 miles east of...
continued as the Stingrays' and Capitals' AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
affiliate for the 2011–12 season.