Austin Magera

ECHL Announces Rookie of the Year

On Monday, Austin Magera, a player from the South Carolina Stingrays, was named the 2023-2024 John A. Daley Memorial Trophy winner as the Rookie of the Year in the ECHL. This award is given to the player who has been most proficient in their first year of competition at the AA level or higher, based […]

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ECHL All-First and Second Teams Announced

Today, the ECHL announced the first and second teams for the 2023-24 season. The recipients were named after a vote by the coaches, media, broadcasters, media relations directors, and media. They had to select two defensemen, three forwards, and a goaltender. Toledo Walleye forward Hawkins named to All-First team Named to the All-First team was […]

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ECHL Announces All-Rookie Team

The ECHL Award season began today, as the league announced its All-Rookie Team, which consisted of six players from five different teams. The Kansas City Mavericks were the only team with two rookies named to the All-Rookie Team. F Max Andreev (Kansas City Mavericks): Andreev is one of two players on the All-Rookie Team who […]

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ECHL Game Recap: South Carolina Stingrays vs. Jacksonville Icemen | 04/06/2024

The Stingrays were back in action for the final time of the regular season in the North Charleston Coliseum to take on the Jacksonville Icemen for the final time this season. Mitchell Gibson would once again get the start between the pipes, as a few line changes would come from Coach Kotyk. Ian Mackey, Bryce […]

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ECHL Game Recap: South Carolina Stingrays vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits | 3/30/2024

The Stingrays were back in action in the Coliseum for First Responders Night, coming off a hefty overtime road win against their cross-state rivals and division leaders, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits. Mitchell Gibson would once again get the start tonight, even after getting the W last night, and would face Ryan Bednard across the ice. […]

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Graveyard Gossip: No Pot of Gold for Savannah on St. Patrick’s Day

Today was not only St. Patrick’s Day, but it was also a Sunday afternoon matchup between the Savannah Ghost Pirates and South Carolina Stingrays. The Stingrays came from Charleston and took the win 6 – 4. Savannah’s Brent Pederson got two goals this afternoon, and Simon Pinard got his 20th goal of the season. The […]

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ECHL Recap: South Carolina Stingrays vs. Toledo Walleye | 3/13/24

The Stingrays were back in the North Charleston Coliseum for a Wednesday night game to start off a long week of hockey. South Carolina took on the Toledo Walleye for their one and only meeting of the year, going against former Stingray Matt Anderson, who was with the club last season. The first period started […]

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On the Bench with the Everblades | 03/06/2024

The Florida Everblades have 15 games in March, all within the South Division, and all are critical in determining the playoff picture. They kicked off the month with a rare victory against the South Carolina Stingrays in North Charleston on March 1st. However, they ended that three-game series against the Stingrays on two tough losses. […]

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Jonny Evans for South Carolina Stingrays with the puck

ECHL Recap: South Carolina Stingrays vs. Florida Everblades | 03/02/2024

The South Carolina Stingrays returned to home ice for the second of three meetings in their series against the Florida Everblades. Coming off last night’s 5-1 loss, as well as Garet Hunt’s one-game suspension kicking in, a few lineup changes were expected. With Ethan Strang getting his first professional start, he would slide into the […]

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ECHL: South Carolina Stingrays Transactions | 02/29/2024

The South Carolina Stingrays will have their leading scorer back as Austin Magera was sent back down to the Rays after being released from his PTO with the Syracuse Crunch. Magera joined the Stingrays at the end of last season after his collegiate career at Sacred Heart University. In four years with the Pioneers, he […]

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