The Washington Capitals loaned goaltender Zach Fucale to their ECHL-affiliated South Carolina Stingrays on Thursday.
With logjams in net at both the NHL (Ilya Samsonov, Henrik Lundqvist) and AHL levels (Vitek Vanecek, Pheonix Copley), Fucale will get reps and compete with Hunter Shepard and Alex Dubeau for playing time.
Hockey has officially returned to The Palmetto State.
The ECHL’s South Carolina Stingrays faced off against the Greenville Swamp Rabbits at Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Saturday night. The Washington Capitals affiliate beat the Swamp Rabbits 6-3.
The exhibition marked the Stingrays only exhibition game before the start of the regular season.
The Washington Capitals extended their affiliation agreement with the ECHL South Carolina Stingrays for another three years in July.
And now the Stingrays have announced a new look that will make them look even more like the sons of their metaphorical hockey dads.
Wednesday, the Stingrays shelved their navy blue sweaters and debuted a new red jersey that is nearly identical to the Capitals home jerseys. It features the same stripes, the same fonts, and the same colors.
The Washington Capitals announced that they have extended their affiliation with the ECHL South Carolina Stingrays for three more years.
“We are excited to extend our agreement with the South Carolina Stingrays organization,” Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan said in a release. “We look forward to continuing our affiliation with a first-class and successful organization in which our prospects can develop.”
After both he and netminder Pheonix Copley were both injured in training camp, goalie Vitek Vanecek will finally be back on the ice, but not for the Bears quite yet. Vanecek has been reassigned to Hershey’s ECHL affiliate, the South Carolina Stingrays, for the time being so that he can continue to rehab his lower-body injury.
Vitek finished third amongst the AHL’s rookie goaltenders last season, going 18-10-7 for the Bears. Vanecek returned to the ice in Hershey alongside Copley for the first time Tuesday since he was injured, and was thrilled to be back practicing with his teammates.
By Madeline Dement 4 years ago
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.
If you’re in North Charleston for a South Carolina Stingrays game, you may do a double take when the home team skates out for warmups.
The Caps ECHL affiliate unveiled their new home alternates Monday and they are nearly exact replicas of of the Caps home sweaters. The only differences being the logo and those fugly jersey advertisements. According to the Stingrays, the Caps alternates will be worn at every home game that falls on a Friday for the rest of the season.
By Chris Cerullo 4 years ago
You guys, the South Carolina Stingrays released their holiday video and it’s so fetch.
Based off that one Mean Girls talent show skit, four Stingrays players — announced as Santa’s helpers — do a choreographed number (poorly). After accidentally crashing into their boombox and causing the song to skip, the foursome is forced to sing Jingle Bell Rock kinda in unison.
This definitely qualifies as being so bad it’s god.
The Nature Boy gives the Stingrays a “Wooo” before going out onto the ice. (Photo: @KevinLive5)
On Saturday night, the Caps-affiliated South Carolina Stingrays did something awesome. They won their 18th straight game, setting a new ECHL wins record. It’s the longest winning streak in the ECHL’s 27-year history. They defeated the Gwinnett Gladiators 6-0.
Even cooler: the rolex-wearing, diamond-ring wearing, kiss-stealing, limousine-riding, jet-flying son-of-a-gun, Ric Flair, was in the house to see it all.
Photo: SC Stingrays
Washington Capitals prospect Caleb Herbert scored his first professional hat trick on Saturday. A few days after getting reassigned to ECHL South Carolina from Hershey, Herbert netted three goals as the Stingrays beat the Greenville Road Warriors 4-2.
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