Austin Magera

ECHL Recap: South Carolina Stingrays vs. Atlanta Gladiators | 02/21/2024

The South Carolina Stingrays were back in action bright and early at the North Charleston Coliseum for Education Day as around 7000 kids piled in to watch the club take on the Atlanta Gladiators. Connor Moore would be back in the lineup, as well, and Ian Mackey would rejoin the fourth line with Mitchell Gibson. […]

ECHL Weekend Recap: Atlanta Gladiators | 02/02/2024 -02/04/2024

Coming off a solid showing against the Orlando Solar Bears, the Atlanta Gladiators were hoping to continue their recent upswing in their first game of the weekend as they went up against Jacksonville before returning to Atlanta to face two back-to-back home ice appearances against the South Carolina Stingrays. Friday, February 2, 2024 vs. Jacksonville […]

ECHL League-Wide Teddy Bear Toss Competition

In mid-December, Inside the Rink reported on the history of the Teddy Bear Toss event held in both the AHL and ECHL hockey leagues. With the last of the ECHL Teddy Bear Toss events having concluded in January, we may now give you a final wrap-up on the ECHL results* of that event and give […]

Austin Magera with the faceoff for South Carolina Stingrays

ECHL Recap: South Carolina Stingrays vs. Wichita Thunder | 01/27/2024

The Stingrays were back in action to take on Wichita for their second of three meetings of the weekend, but this time as the South Carolina Sharks. With Jarid Lukosevicious exploring options in Europe, Josh Thrower was activated and added to the fourth line with Garet Hunt. Austin Magera put the Sharks on the board […]

Ryan Leibold with the Puck by the goal for the Stingrays

ECHL Recap: South Carolina Stingrays vs. Wichita Thunder | 01/26/2024

The South Carolina Stingrays took on the Wichita Thunder for the first of three meetings this weekend. Wichita currently sits at the bottom of the league with 29 points, while their forward, Peter Bates, is second in the ECHL in scoring with 44 points in 37 games. With Patrick Harper and Josh Wilkins both exploring […]

ECHL Recap Game Recap: South Carolina Stingrays v. Orlando Solar Bears | 1/13/24

The South Carolina Stingrays started off their long homestead with Military Night in the Coliseum against the Orlando Solar Bears. The Solar Bears lead the Stingrays 4-2 this season and are currently ranked second in the south and third in the conference. Ivan Lodina dressed for his first game of the season, as Josh Wilkins […]

ECHL: Icemen’s Saturday Night Comeback Thwarted

It was a tough mountain for the Jacksonville Icemen to climb this week. The Icemen wrapped up a five-game Eastern Conference road trip in Atlanta on Friday before returning home for a Saturday night game against the South Carolina Stingrays. Jacksonville previously played in Savannah on Thursday, making it a streak of three games in […]

ECHL: South Carolina says “Au Revoir” to Trois Rivieres Lions and Savannah Ghost Pirates

South Carolina had a busy week, as they took on the Lions for Wednesday night hockey, faced the Ghost Pirates on Friday night, visited Greenville on Saturday, and turned around for another home game on Sunday. Savannah Game The Stingrays went on the early advantage in the first period as Ross Armour was hauled into […]

ECHL: South Carolina Takes Down Lions

The Stingrays took on the Trois-Rivieres Lions for the first time since the 2021 season when the Stingrays finished the three-game series 2-1. The Lions are currently second in the Eastern Conference and first in the North Division. Three players made their debuts wearing the Stingrays sweater: Josh Thrower, Nick Leivermann, and Kameron Kielly. With […]

ECHL: South Carolina Falls to Red Hot Swamp Rabbits

The Stingrays were back in action at the North Charleston Collesium to take on their cross-state rivals, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits. Greenville sits at the top of the Eastern Conference and the Southern Division, winning the last nine games out of ten matchups. Coach Brenden Kotyk went with the same lineup from Wednesday night, where […]