STINGRAYS HOLD ANNUAL FAN FEST AND Q & A WITH COACH NIGHTINGALE ON AUGUST 17

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. - The South Carolina Stingrays, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL's Washington Capitals and AHL's Hershey Bears, held their annual fan fest this past Saturday at the North Charleston Coliseum.

NHL Head Coaches and former Stingray bench bosses Jared Bednar, Spencer Carbery, and Ryan Warsofsky took questions from the local media and discussed their journeys from the Lowcountry to the highest level of hockey. Throughout the day, the Stingrays raffled off signed customized jerseys of Bednar, Carbery, and Warsofsky for three lucky fans. Special guests and current Stingrays players Josh Wilkins and Jack Adams were also in attendance interacting with fans and went on stage to announce the winners of the raffles.

Stingrays broadcaster Owen Gund held a Q and A with Jared Nightingale, the new Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations. Nightingale discussed building this year's team, facing the Stingrays in his playing career, growing up in a family with a rich hockey background, and his time as an assistant coach in the American Hockey League. Fans can read more about Coach Nightingale here.

The Stingrays corporate partners also helped make the day special. The Blood Connection held a blood drive inside the North Charleston Coliseum, and over 50 Stingrays fans donated blood. SERVPRO organized a mini-golf competition where fans could enter to win a free Roku TV. Blanton & Sons and The Late Game Movie also had interactive displays at the event.

The Stingrays 2024-25 season begins on Saturday, October 19, with the Home Opener against the Savannah Ghost Pirates at 6:05 p.m. The full schedule can be viewed here.

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