South Carolina Stingrays

AHL & ECHL: 2024–25 Teddy Bear Toss Champions

The annual Teddy Bear Toss had once again united fans, players, and hockey communities across the ECHL and AHL in a shared mission: delivering warmth, comfort, and joy to children and families in need. With thousands of stuffed animals raining down onto the ice after each team’s first goal, the 2024–25 season’s tosses brought in […]

ECHL: Jared Nightingale Heads Back to AHL

The South Carolina Stingrays are once again on the hunt for a head coach. Announced May 30th, Jared Nightingale has accepted a position with the Rockford IceHogs as Head Coach. Jared Nightingale joined South Carolina in the postseason of the 2023-24 season. The team was recovering from a poor record, which saw them with a […]

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PHOTOS: Orlando Solar Bears vs. South Carolina Stingrays – 04/27/2025

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – The South Carolina Stingrays lost to the Orlando Solar Bears 6-2 in game six of their first-round series in the 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs. The best-of-seven series is tied at three games apiece. Ryan Hofer and Jayden Lee scored for the Stingrays, while goaltender Mitchell Gibson made 23 saves on 28 shots. Click here to read an in-depth recap of the game by ITR’s Stephanie DeLaFleur. The Stingrays will be back home at the North Charleston Coliseum with […]

PHOTOS: Orlando Solar Bears vs. South Carolina Stingrays – 04/19/2025

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – In an exciting Game 2 of their first-round series in the 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs, the South Carolina Stingrays triumphed over the Orlando Solar Bears with a 4-3 overtime win, in front of a crowd of 5,744 fans and securing a 2-0 lead in the series. Josh Wilkins got a hat […]

PHOTOS: Orlando Solar Bears vs. South Carolina Stingrays – 04/18/2025

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – The South Carolina Stingrays defeated the Orlando Solar Bears 5-3 in the first game of the Kelly Cup Playoffs in front of 5,256 hockey fans. Ryan Hofer scored twice, while Connor Moore, Jayden Lee, and Charlie Combs also contributed to the Stingrays’ victory. In goal, Garin Bjorklund made 19 saves out of […]

ECHL: South Carolina’s Nightingale Named Coach of the Year

The ECHL has announced that Jared Nightingale of South Carolina’s Stingrays has been named the 2024-2025 Coach of the Year and will receive the John Brophy award. This is Nightingale’s first season as head coach with the Stingrays and his first as a head coach in the ECHL. Last season, the Rays parted ways with […]

ECHL Game Recap: SC Stingrays at Greenville Swamp Rabbits | 04/13/2025

GREENVILLE, S.C. — In the final chapter of this season (2024-25), the Greenville Swamp Rabbits hosted their in-state rivals, the South Carolina Stingrays, for their final home and regular season game. The fans in Greenville showed up to support their team, despite the club losing a playoff berth for the first time since the 2019 […]

PHOTOS: Orlando Solar Bears vs. South Carolina Stingrays – 04/05/2025

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – The South Carolina Stingrays set a new franchise single-season wins record by winning their 49th game of the season on Saturday night in their final regular season home game. In a 5-1 victory over the Orlando Solar Bears at the North Charleston Coliseum, the Rays secured their fourteenth consecutive win. Stingrays goals scorers […]

PHOTOS: Greenville Swamp Rabbits vs. South Carolina Stingrays – 03/21/2025

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – The South Carolina Stingrays won their ninth consecutive game, beating the Greenville Swamp Rabbits 5-1 at the North Charleston Coliseum in front of 5,644 fans on Friday night. Charlie Combs, Micah Miller (2), Dean Loukus, and Tyler Weiss all scored for the Stingrays. The team’s goaltender, Seth Eisele, made an impressive 30 saves […]