Gameday Magazine: Stingrays at Everblades Friday, January 13, 2017

Who: Florida Everblades (24-7-1-2, 51 pts) vs. South Carolina Stingrays (20-12-1-1, 42 pts)Where: Germain ArenaWhen: 7:30 p.m.Tickets: Purchase Now Online CLICK HERE, or at the Florida Community Bank Box OfficeSeason Series:  Tied 2-2-0.All-Time Series:  Florida leads 92-61-20Radio Broadcast:  WJBX (101.5-FM, 104.3-FM, 770-AM)Internet Radio:  Free online stream courtesy of WJBX  CLICK HEREInternet TV Broadcast:  ECHL.TV,  CLICK HERESpecial Promotions:  Kids eat FREE in the Breakaway Sports Pub with the purchase of an adult entree!About Tonight’s Game: Florida enters tonight’s contest riding a four-game winning streak, after snapping a seven-game win streak by South Carolina on Wednesday.  However, the Stingrays are 8-2-0-0 in their last ten games.   Florida remains atop the South Division, and holds a seven-point lead over second place Orlando (44 pts), and a nine-point lead over the third place Stingrays.About Wednesday’s Game:  Anthony Peters stopped 34 of 35 shots to lead the Everblades to a 3-1 victory over the Stingrays.  Florida raced out to a 2-0 lead in the first period on goals from Clark Bishop and Evan Bloodoff.  However, the Stingrays grabbed a late first period goal from Steven McParland to pull within one after the first 20 minutes.  Brendan O’Donnell added a second period tally to put Florida back out in front by two. From there Peters and the defensive unit held off the Rays to earn the win.About the Everblades:  Florida received defenseman Josh Wesley from the Charlotte Checkers on Thursday.   The 20-year old rookie returns to Florida where has posted seven points in ten games played.  In a second transaction yesterday, goaltender Alex Nedeljcovic was reassigned to Charlotte.….With an assist on Wednesday, Brant Harris extended his point streak to 13 games.  The streak ties a league best which was previously set by Atlanta’s Justin Buzzeo in November.

Everblades Team LeadersPoints: Brendan O'Donnell (39)Goals:  Brendan O'Donnell (22)Assists: Brant Harris (23)Plus/Minus:  Michael Kirkpatrick (+16)Penalty Minutes: Curt Gogol (88)Power Play Goals:  Brant Harris (3)Shorthanded Goals: Several tied (1)Shots: Brendan O'Donnell (120)Wins: Anthony Peters (15)Save %:  Anthony Peters (.890)GAA: Anthony Peters (3.09)Power Play: 24th, 15-for-124, (12.1%)Penalty Kill:  6th, 111-of-129 (86.0%)

About the Stingrays:  The Stingrays remain the top defensive team in the ECHL boasting a 2.53 goals-against per-game average.  In addition, the Rays allow the fewest shots against in the league with a 26.88 average…Steven McParland is ranked fifth in rookie scoring with 26 points, while Kelly Zajac leads South Carolina with 39 points.

Stingrays Team LeadersPoints:  Kelly Zajac (39)Goals:  Rob Flick (16)Assists:  Kelly Zajac (29)Plus/Minus:  Steve Weinstein (+14)Penalty Minutes:  Marcus Perrier (101)Power Play Goals:  Several tied (3)Shorthanded Goals:  Several Tied (1)Shots:  Rob Flick (113)Wins:  Parker Milner (16)Save %:  Adam Carlson (0.920)GAA:  Adam Carlson (2.30)Power Play:  10th, 20-for-111 (18.0%)Penalty Kill:  5th, 109-of-126 (86.5%)

Upcoming Home Games & PromotionsSaturday,  January 14 vs. South Carolina, 7:00 p.m. –  Canadian Night presented by TD Bank.  Poutine and Labatt Blue specials will also be available!  Pregame tailgate from 5-7 p.m. featuring live music and bounce houses.

Friday,  January 20 vs. Orlando, 7:30 p.m. – Americana Night, present by Thompson Family Law!  Kids eat FREE in the Breakaway Sports Pub with the purchase of an adult entree!

Ticket Information

Game Tickets: Everblades tickets may be purchased at the Florida Community Bank Box Office located at Germain Arena, or at any Ticketmaster outlet, or online atwww.ticketmaster.com2016-17 Season Ticket Plans Now Available!  Full and flexible partial season ticket plans are currently available for the 2016-17 season. We offer several tickets packages designed to help fit your budget and schedule.Special Offer!  Purchase any new ticket package for the 2016-17 season, and receive an Everblades jersey t-shirt and a $20 gift card from Ford's Garage!  Locations include Cape Coral, Downtown Fort Myers and Miromar Outlets in Estero.Discounted Group Tickets: Bring your group of 10 or more to a game at a discounted price, and you may also receive an Everblades souvenir! Group tickets are available for all home games. For more information on group tickets, call 239-948-7825.

This release courtesy of Fort Myers Technical College & Cape Coral Technical College

The Everblades are the proud ECHL affiliateof the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes###