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South Carolina Stingrays advance to ECHL Final for fifth time in franchise history

By Ian Oland

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May 24, 2017 11:25 pm

The Washington Capitals and their AHL affiliated Hershey Bears were both eliminated in the second round of the playoffs. But the organization still has one beacon of hope for a championship at the ECHL level this year.

Wednesday night, the South Carolina Stingrays defeated the Manchester Monarchs 4-3 to become the ECHL’s Eastern Conference Champions. They will play in the Kelly Cup Finals for the fifth time in team history.

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With both teams tied 3-3, Olivier Archambault scored his second goal of the night late in the third period, deflecting a shot by Joey Leach to the bottom left corner of the net.

The Stingrays would hold the Monarchs at bay during the final seven minutes of the game to advance to the finals. The schedule for the best-of-seven championship round (all times EST) is as follows:

Game 1 – South Carolina at Colorado – Friday, May 26 at 9:05 p.m.
Game 2 – South Carolina at Colorado – Sunday, May 28 at 9:30 p.m.
Game 3 – Colorado at South Carolina – Sunday, June 4 at 7:05 p.m. (Round 4, Game A)
Game 4 – Colorado at South Carolina – Monday, June 5 at 7:05 p.m. (Round 4, Game B)
Game 5* – Colorado at South Carolina – Wednesday, June 7, at 7:05 p.m. (Round 4, Game C)
Game 6* – South Carolina at Colorado – Friday, June 9 at 9:05 p.m.
Game 7* – South Carolina at Colorado – Saturday, June 10 at 9:05 p.m.
*if necessary

The home games for South Carolina include June 4, 5 and if necessary, June 7. All home games are to be played at the North Charleston Coliseum and begin at 7:05 p.m.

Single game tickets for Games 3 and 4 will go on sale Friday, May 26 at 10 a.m. at the North Charleston Coliseum Box Office and online at ticketmaster.com. Stay tuned to stingrayshockey.com and follow the Stingrays on social media to stay up to date on all the latest playoff information.