2010–11 South Carolina Stingrays season
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The 2010–11 South Carolina Stingrays season was the 18th 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...

 returned for his second season as South Carolina's head coach and Director of Hockey Operations. Former Stingray 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...

 began his first season as the franchise's president.

The season opened on October 22, 2010 with a 2–6 loss to the 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....

 at the Arena at Gwinnett Center
Arena at Gwinnett Center
The Arena at Gwinnett Center is an indoor arena in Duluth, Georgia, United States. The arena was an expansion to the Gwinnett Center, which also includes a performing arts center and a convention center...

. The Stingrays closed the regular season on April 2, 2011 with a 2–1 shootout victory over the 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...

 at Germain Arena
Germain Arena
Germain Arena is a 7,128-seat multi-purpose arena in Estero, Florida, United States.The arena was first named Everblades Arena in 1998 after the hockey team that played there. TECO Energy was the first company to obtain the naming rights to the building, changing the name to TECO Arena. In 2004,...

. The team posted a regular season record of 37 wins, 29 losses, and 6 overtime/shootout losses for 80 points.

The Stingrays were eliminated in the first round of the 2011 Kelly Cup 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...

, falling three games to one to the Eastern Conference's fourth-seed 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....

.

Pre-season

May

The Stingrays announced in May 2010 that the North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston Coliseum
The North Charleston Coliseum is a 14,000-seat multi-purpose arena in North Charleston, South Carolina. It is part of the North Charleston Convention Center Complex, which also includes a Performing Arts Center, and is owned by the City of North Charleston and managed by SMG...

 would begin major renovations that summer. The renovations would include additions to the north and south entrance areas of the coliseum that would allow concession areas to be moved off of the concourse and would facilitate expansion of the arena's box seating. Additional work would include upgrades to the arena's audio system and overhead rigging. The first phase, on which construction would occur during the upcoming season, would be the south side addition, dubbed "Montague Terrace."

June

The Stingrays' 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 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...

 won the Calder Cup
Calder Cup
The Calder Cup is awarded annually to the playoff champion of the American Hockey League. The trophy is the world's second oldest continuous professional ice hockey championship, having first been awarded in 1937 following the 1936-37 AHL season, and continuously being awarded every year.The cup...

 in a 4–0 victory over the Texas Stars
Texas Stars
The Texas Stars are an American Hockey League team. They play in Cedar Park, Texas, near Austin.The team is the top affiliate of the NHL Dallas Stars. In April 2008, the Iowa Stars announced that they would no longer affiliate with the Dallas Stars, and changed the team's name to Chops for the...

 on June 14, 2010. Five Stingrays (Braden Holtby
Braden Holtby
Braden Holtby is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender from Marshall Saskatchewan who is currently playing for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League...

, 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:...

, 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:...

, Patrick Wellar
Patrick Wellar
Patrick Wellar is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Hershey Bears in the American Hockey League . He was selected by the Washington Capitals in the 3rd round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.-External links:...

 and Michael Dubuc
Michael Dubuc
Michaël Dubuc is a Canadian professional ice hockey player, currently playing for the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL.- Playing career :...

) who played during the 2009–10 season saw playoff action with the Bears and one (Travis Morin
Travis Morin
Travis Morin is an American professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Dallas Stars organization of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...

) skated with the Stars.

The next day, the St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues
The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team is named after the famous W. C. Handy song "St. Louis Blues", and plays in the 19,150-seat Scottrade...

 announced that 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 :...

 had been named the head coach of their AHL affiliate 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:...

. Bednar became the second Stingrays head coach to achieve an AHL head coaching position after Rick Vaive
Rick Vaive
Richard Claude Vaive is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League from 1979 to 1992, and is best remembered as the first 50 goal scorer in Toronto Maple Leafs franchise history.-Bio:...

, who coached the Saint John Flames
Saint John Flames
The Saint John Flames were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League from 1993 to 2003 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The Calgary Flames bought and relocated the Utica Devils, to be their AHL affiliate....

 from 1998–2000.

July

On July 2, the Stingrays extended qualifying offers to six players from the previous season's roster. Offers were extended to forwards Nikita Kashirsky, Matt Fornotaro and Keith Johnson, defensemen 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 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:...

 and 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...

. Johnson, Kashirsky, Tarkir and Kroll were all members of the 2009 Kelly Cup championship
2009 Kelly Cup Playoffs
The 2009 Kelly Cup Playoffs of the ECHL began on April 9, 2009. The 16 teams that qualified, eight from each conference, will play a best-of-7 series for division semifinals, finals and conference finals. The conference champions will play a best-of-7 series for the Kelly Cup.Three league records...

 team. Fornotaro skated with the Stingrays in 33 games and accumulated 18 goals and 18 assists during the 2009–10 season. Ford backstopped the Stingrays in 28 games the previous season with a 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) of 2.79 and a .910 save percentage. He was named to the ECHL First All-Star Team and was the ECHL Goaltender of the Year for 2009–10.

The team signed their first three players July 15, re-signing defensemen
Defenceman (ice hockey)
Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...

 Derek Keller
Derek Keller
Derek Lawrence Keller is an American composer, guitarist, vocalist, and teacher. Keller previously served as a visiting Assistant Professor of music composition at Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and he currently curates the music series for , focusing on highlighting original avant-garde and...

, Jeff Caister
Jeff Caister
Jeff Caister is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Greenville Road Warriors in the ECHL....

, and Zach Jones. Keller and Caister both played four regular season games and multiple playoff games the previous season. Jones returned to the team after playing 18 regular season games in 2009 and then sitting out the remainder of the season due to an injury.

August

In August 2010, the Stingrays announced the renewal of their affiliation with 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...

 of the NHL and 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...

 of 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...

, marking the sixth consecutive season of affiliation for the three teams. Due to a scheduling conflict with the North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston Coliseum
The North Charleston Coliseum is a 14,000-seat multi-purpose arena in North Charleston, South Carolina. It is part of the North Charleston Convention Center Complex, which also includes a Performing Arts Center, and is owned by the City of North Charleston and managed by SMG...

, the team was forced to reschedule several games, resulting in opening night being moved from October 15 to November 5. On August 30, the Stingrays announced that former Stingrays forward
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...

 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:...

 had been named the team's assistant coach.

September

On September 8, South Carolina announced that its pre-season schedule would consist of one game against 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 sole pre-season game took 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 12. The Stingrays suffered a 2–3 overtime loss to Greenville.

Divisional standings

South Division GP W L OTL SOL GF GA PTS
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...

 
72 46 22 3 1 255 192 96
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...

 
72 37 29 3 3 194 204 80
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...

 
72 37 30 1 4 236 222 79
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....

 
72 30 34 3 5 203 250 68

Conference standings

Eastern Conference GP W L OTL SOL GF GA PTS
z-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...

*
72 46 22 3 1 255 192 96
y-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...

*
72 44 23 2 3 257 220 93
y-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....

*
72 40 24 2 6 255 225 88
x-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....

 
72 38 29 0 5 230 210 81
x-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...

 
72 37 29 3 3 194 204 80
x-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...

 
72 37 30 1 4 236 222 79
x-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....

 
72 33 29 6 4 199 229 76
x-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"...

 
72 32 30 7 3 249 264 74
e-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...

 
72 33 33 4 2 239 255 72
e-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....

 
72 30 34 3 5 203 250 68
e-Trenton Devils  72 27 37 2 6 218 257 62
x - clinched playoff spot, y - clinched division title, z - clinched best conference record, e - eliminated from playoff contention

* – division leader

Playoffs

The Stingrays were eliminated in the first round of the 2011 Kelly Cup 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...

 by the fourth-seed 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....

 in 4 games.
SeasonPrelim1st round2nd round3rd roundFinals
2010–11
2010–11 ECHL season
The 2010–11 ECHL season is the 23rd season of the ECHL. The regular season schedule runs from October 15, 2010 to April 2, 2011. The Kelly Cup playoffs followed the regular season, with the first playoff game held on April 4, 2011, all the way to late May or early June...

 
L, 1–3, WHL
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....

 

Pre-season


Regular season

2010–11 Game Log: 37–29–6 (Home: 20–12–4; Road: 17–17–2)
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Legend:

Playoffs

2011 Kelly Cup Playoffs: 1–1–2 (Home: 0–0–2; Road: 1–1–0)
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Legend:

In-state rivalry

The Stingrays faced an in-state rival for the first time since the Columbia Inferno
Columbia Inferno
The Columbia Inferno are an ECHL team based in Columbia, South Carolina. The team is currently on voluntary suspension awaiting construction of a new arena in suburban Lexington County. They played their home games at the Carolina Coliseum. They planned on playing in a new arena during the...

 suspended operations in 2008. The Stingrays and 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...

 opened their new rivalry in a pre-season meeting that the Stingrays lost 2–3 in OT. Their regular season rivalry was dubbed the "Battle of the Palmetto State." The two teams met in seventeen regular season contests with the final decision going to the Road Warriors in a 4–3 overtime victory in the teams' final meeting of the season.


Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals
Goal (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to...

; A = Assists
Assist (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal...

; Pts = Points
Point (ice hockey)
Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one...

; +/- = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Penalty (ice hockey)
A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,...



Regular season
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Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
67 26 28 54 +7 32
} 58 17 35 53 +6 35 70 16 33 49 +12 57 45 18 20 38 +14 32 27 9 23 32 +1 41 58 17 12 29 +2 63 49 15 12 27 +7 24 40 15 11 26 -1 16 34 11 15 26 -1 33 71 2 15 17 +14 81 38 1 16 17 +7 20 37 10 4 14 +4 8 63 5 9 14 -9 53 29 2 12 14 +6 8 53 4 9 13 -8 26 63 3 9 12 -16 44 70 1 11 12 -10 125 13 7 3 10 -1 20 16 3 7 10 +3 12 26 1 7 8 -3 73 17 2 5 7 -5 12 26 2 5 7 +1 19 36 1 6 7 +3 94 17 1 4 5 +1 10 10 2 2 4 +3 18 12 2 2 4 -4 10 63 1 3 4 -4 31 15 0 3 3 -4 8 8 2 0 2 +2 2 3 1 1 2 -2 0 7 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 1 1 -2 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 (G) 19 0 1 1 0 0 (G) 26 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 -5 0 (G) 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 -1 2 (G) 5 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 +2 4 (G) 22 0 0 0 0 2
|}
  • Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Stingrays. Stats reflect time with the Stingrays only.
  • Denotes player was traded mid-season.
  • (G)Denotes goaltender.


Playoffs
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Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
4 2 2 4 0 2
4 1 3 4 +3 2
4 2 1 3 +2 0
4 1 2 3 +3 0
4 1 2 3 +2 2
4 0 3 3 +1 2
4 1 1 2 -1 4
4 0 2 2 +3 4
4 1 0 1 0 0
4 1 0 1 +2 6
} 2 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 1 1 +1 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 +2 0 3 0 0 0 +1 2 4 0 0 0 +2 10 (G) 4 0 0 0 0 0
|}
  • (G)Denotes goaltender.

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice; GAA = 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....

; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses
Overtime (ice hockey)
Overtime is a method of determining the winner and loser of an ice hockey match when the scores are tied after regulation. The two main methods are the overtime period and the shootout.-Overtime periods:...

; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots Against
Shot on goal
In ice hockey, a shot on goal is a shot that will enter the goal if it is not stopped by the goaltender. A shot on goal must result in either a goal or a save....

; GA = Goals Against; SV% = Save Percentage
Save percentage
Save percentage is an ice hockey and lacrosse statistic that represents the percentage of shots on goal a goaltender stops...

Regular season
ss="wikitable sortable" width="100%">
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO
19 1128 10 6 3 46 2.45 525 479 .912 0
26 1489 14 10 0 66 2.66 760 694 .913 1
22 1293 12 8 2 59 2.74 593 534 .901 2
5 298 0 4 1 14 2.82 122 108 .885 0
3 144 1 1 0 11 4.58 87 76 .874 0
  • Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Stingrays. Stats reflect time with the Stingrays only.
  • Denotes player was traded mid-season.

Playoffs
ss="wikitable sortable" width="100%">
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO
4 251 1 1 2 11 2.63 114 103 .904 0

Awards

Regular season
Player Award Date
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...

 
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,...

 representative
December 30, 2010
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:...

 
Sher-Wood Hockey Player of the Week January 11, 2010

Records

Regular season
Player Record Date
Josh Godfrey All-Star Skills Competition
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,...

: Reebok Hardest Shot – 102.7 mph (45.9 m/s) (ECHL record)
January 26, 2011
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:...

 
Stingrays All-Time Penalty Minutes Leader – 1,129 minutes (team record) March 22, 2011

Transactions

The Stingrays have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

Trades

Date
Details
September 17, 2010
To Trenton Devils
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...


Dan Eves
October 22, 2010
To 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:...


Beau Erickson
Beau Erickson
Beau Erickson is an American professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for the Ontario Reign in the ECHL.-External links:...

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...


Future considerations
November 4, 2010
To 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"...


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...


Shane Connelly
December 1, 2010
To 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"...


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...


Samson Mahbod
December 2, 2010
To Trenton Devils
Shane Connelly
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...


Future considerations
December 6, 2010
To Victoria Salmon Kings
Victoria Salmon Kings
The Victoria Salmon Kings were a professional ice hockey team based in Victoria, British Columbia. They were members of the Mountain Division of the Western Conference of the ECHL, debuting in the 2004–05 ECHL season and folding after the 2010–11 ECHL season as the Chilliwack Bruins WHL franchise...


Jeff Caister
Jeff Caister
Jeff Caister is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Greenville Road Warriors in the ECHL....

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...


Future considerations

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Free agents acquired

Player Former team Date
Pierre-Luc O'Brien  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:*****...

 
September 13, 2010
Tommy Goebel  Bietigheim-Bissingen SC
Bietigheim-Bissingen SC
Bietigheim-Bissingen SC is a professional ice-hockey team that plays in a German hockey league known as 2.GBun. Bietigheim-Bissingen SC plays their home games at Eisstadion im Ellental. The team was formed in 1989....

 
September 23, 2010
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...

 
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....

 
September 29, 2010
Grant Farrell  Augusta Riverhawks  October 5, 2010
Beau Erickson
Beau Erickson
Beau Erickson is an American professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for the Ontario Reign in the ECHL.-External links:...

 
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...

 
October 6, 2010
Cam Watson  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...

 
October 7, 2011
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...

 
Kassel Huskies
Kassel Huskies
The Kassel Huskies were a professional ice hockey team based in Kassel, Hesse, Germany. They played the majority of their seasons in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.The club was founded as ESG Kassel in 1977 and was renamed into EC Kassel in 1987...

 
October 24, 2010
Luke Popko  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:...

 
November 14, 2010
Neil Graham  Augusta RiverHawks  November 20, 2010
Justin Milo  Alaska Aces  November 27, 2010


Free agents lost

Player New team Date
Keith Johnson  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:...

 
June 26, 2010
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...

 
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...

 
July 29, 2010
Jay Holladay  Huntsville Havoc
Huntsville Havoc
The Huntsville Havoc are a professional ice hockey team in the Southern Professional Hockey League . They play their home games at the Von Braun Center in downtown Huntsville, Alabama.-History:...

 
August 2, 2010
Jay Cascalenda
Jay Cascalenda
Jay Cascalenda is an American professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Bakersfield Condors in the ECHL.-External links:...

 
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...

 
August 11, 2010
Jason Fredricks  Idaho Steelheads
Idaho Steelheads
The Idaho Steelheads are an American professional minor league ice hockey team based in Boise, Idaho. The team began playing in 1997 and has been a member of the ECHL since 2003....

 
August 27, 2010
Scott Bartlett  SC Riessersee
SC Riessersee
SC Riessersee is an ice hockey team from Germany.They play their home games at the Olympia-Eissport-Zentrum, located in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Oberbayern. They currently play in the second level of German ice hockey, the 2...

 
August 31, 2010
Dean Moore  Mississippi RiverKings  September 17, 2010
Dain Prewitt  Tulsa Oilers  September 28, 2010
Neil Graham  Augusta RiverHawks  November 27, 2010

Players re-signed

Player Date
Derek Keller
Derek Keller
Derek Lawrence Keller is an American composer, guitarist, vocalist, and teacher. Keller previously served as a visiting Assistant Professor of music composition at Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and he currently curates the music series for , focusing on highlighting original avant-garde and...

 
July 15, 2010
Jeff Caister
Jeff Caister
Jeff Caister is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Greenville Road Warriors in the ECHL....

 
July 15, 2010
Zach Jones  July 15, 2010
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:...

 
August 13, 2010
Trent Campbell  August 20, 2010
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:...

 
September 17, 2010
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:...

 
September 25, 2010

Player movement within organization


Final roster

2010–11 season-ending roster.


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Staff

South Carolina Stingrays staff

Hockey Operations
  • Director of Hockey Operations - 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...

  • Head scout - James Sorrentino
  • Equipment manager - John Williams


Coaching Staff
  • Head coach - Cail MacLean
  • 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:...

  • Athletic trainer - D.J. Church

Management
  • Owner - Anita Zucker
    Anita Zucker
    Anita Zucker was the first female Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, which was first incorporated in 1670, and also an owner of the ECHL's South Carolina Stingrays. She is also a committed philanthropist.- Personal life :...

    ; the Greenwald family
  • President - 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...

  • Office manager - Julie Thoennes
  • Corporate sales - Brian Mulhern
  • Season ticket sales - Nick Bidese
  • Media specialist/broadcaster - Joseph Zakrzewski
  • Community relations - Randi Brown
  • Client services - Valerie Mirelman
  • Inside sales - Brian Shotland

Washington Capitals

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...

 remained the Stingrays' NHL affiliate for the 2010–11 season.

Hershey Bears

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...

 continued as the Stingrays' 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 2010–11 season.

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