Austin Magera

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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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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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