Stingrays Announce 2022-23 Season-Opening Roster

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC − The South Carolina Stingrays, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Washington Capitals and AHL’s Hershey Bears, announced their Opening Night Roster for the club’s 30th season in the ECHL.

The season-opening roster is made up of 23 active players including 13 forwards, eight (8) defensemen, and two (2) goaltenders. Two players have veteran (V) status, 10 have rookie (R) eligibility, and 11 have played with the Stingrays before.

Forwards: Tarek Baker (R), Andrew Cherniwchan (V), Lawton Courtnall, Anthony Del Gaizo (R), Jonny Evans (R), Justin Florek (V), Alexandre Fortin, Jarid Lukosevicius, Bear Hughes (R), Kevin O’Neil (R), Ryan Scarfo, Carter Turnbull (R), Josh Wilkins

Defensemen: Carter Allen, Matt Anderson (R), Michael Kim, Benton Maass (R), Connor Moore, Chaz Reddekopp, Chase Stewart, Evan Wardley

Goaltenders:  Riley Morris (R), Tyler Wall (R)

Additionally, forwards Gavin Gould and Sean Gulka, defenseman Kylor Wall, and goaltender Garin Bjorklund will start the season on the injured reserve and cannot be officially added to the Stingrays roster until they are healthy. The Stingrays will have Washington Capitals’ prospect Garin Bjorklund along with Hershey Bears products, Alexandre Fortin, Bear Hughes, Ryan Scarfo, Michael Kim, and Benton Maass on the roster to start the year.