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Jared Nightingale

Jared Nightingale

Head Coach
Scott Davidson

Scott Davidson

Assistant Coach

A native of Trail, British Columbia, Scott Davidson is entering his first season behind the Stingrays bench as the team's Assistant Coach. He rejoins the Stingrays after playing 33 games as a defenseman for the club during the 2019-20 season.

Davidson started his coaching career at the Maine Nordiques Academy in 2021 before coaching at the Elite Hockey Academy in Guilford, Connecticut, this past year. Davidson has helped develop players at the 18U and 16U levels. 

Davidson played four seasons of Division I hockey at Quinnipiac University, where he was an assistant captain in his junior and senior years. As a freshman, Davidson helped the Bobcats capture their first ECAC championship. That same season, Quinnipiac reached the national championship game vs North Dakota. Following the conclusion of his collegiate career, Davidson joined the Charlotte Checkers and was a member of their 2019 Calder Cup championship team.

Jacqui Gutierrez

Jacqui Gutierrez

Athletic Trainer

Jacqui joined the South Carolina Stingrays at the beginning of the 2022-23 season and is the first female athletic trainer in the franchise’s 30-year history. Jacqui was assigned to the Stingrays by MUSC Health, the team’s official healthcare provider. Gutierrez comes to South Carolina following a three-year stint in the USHL with the Sioux City Musketeers where she served as the team’s Director of Athletic Trainer and Recovery. She became the first female to win the USHL’s Clark Cup as a part of the Musketeers' 2022 Clark Cup Championship. Prior to joining Sioux City, Gutierrez graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha with a Master of Science in Athletic Training. While at UNO, she served as an intern with the University's hockey team as well as Creighton University’s basketball and baseball teams. Gutierrez earned her undergraduate Bachelor’s degree in biology from Pacific Lutheran University.

Hunter Bishop

Hunter Bishop

Player Development Coach
A native of Fairbanks, AK, Bishop played collegiate hockey at Ohio State University before signing an entry-level NHL contract with the Montreal Canadiens in 2010. The former pro played for the Stingrays during the 2012-13 NHL lockout season, eventually calling Charleston his home after retiring in 2019. During his 10-year professional career, Bishop played with stints in the AHL, ECHL, and Europe. In addition to working with the Stingrays, Bishop owns Hunter Bishop Hockey and runs player development that ranges from youth programs to training current pros including NHL players David Krejci and Torey Krug.