Capitals Outsider · Dec 12, 2020
Hocking Is Happening: Stingrays Fall, 3-2 in Season Opener
Brian Stone/South Carolina StingraysNORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The South Carolina Stingrays, ECHL affiliate of the Washington Capitals, began the season with a 3-2 overtime loss to the Greenville Swamp Rabbits on Friday night.
The game had a sense of normalcy to it in a year that has been anything but. The North Charleston Coliseum, compliant with local regulations, was allowed to open its door to 2,700 fans instead of its normal 7,500. The announced crowd was a sellout. Last season, the Stingrays averaged 4,200 fans.
“That’s great support from our fans,” second-year Stingray Cole Ully said. “To fill the seats as much as they can, especially with times being the way they are.”