Komets cap wildest of seasons with Kelly Cup
JUSTIN A. COHN | The Journal Gazette
The season that almost never happened ended in the best possible way – with the Komets winning the Kelly Cup.
They cemented the championship with a 2-1 victory Friday night over the South Carolina Stingrays in front of a sellout crowd of 10,477 at Memorial Coliseum, keyed by Playoff MVP Stephen Harper’s two goals and Dylan Ferguson’s 26 saves.
“This is the best team I’ve ever played on. It’s the best night of my life, it really is,” said Shawn Szydlowski, the Komets’ longest tenured player with eight seasons donning the fireball. This city, with the way they support the team, it’s an NHL city and an NHL arena. The organization has been nothing but good to me. The fan base, the crowd, I can’t say enough about it.”
Florida Stuns Stingrays In Overtime South Carolina couldn t hold on to a late lead and fell in overtime to Florida on Friday (Source: South Carolina Stingrays) By South Carolina Stingrays | May 7, 2021 at 11:06 PM EDT - Updated May 7 at 11:06 PM
ESTERO, Fla. – The Florida Everblades (34-17-2-2) came out on top 6-5 in overtime Friday night at Hertz Arena, defeating the South Carolina Stingrays (24-19-10-3) on a breakaway goal by their captain John McCarron at 1:08 of the extra session after a wild end to regulation that saw both teams score in the final minute of play.
South Carolina’s captain Andrew Cherniwchan led his team in defeat, scoring twice and adding an assist, while Brett Supinski had a goal and an assist for the second straight game and Mark Cooper picked up two helpers.
Hillman Strikes Twice To Give Stingrays OT Win The Stingrays picked up a 3-2 win in overtime over Florida on Wednesday (Source: South Carolina Stingrays) By South Carolina Stingrays | May 5, 2021 at 11:01 PM EDT - Updated May 5 at 11:01 PM
ESTERO, Fla. – Blake Hillman scored twice, including the game-winner exactly four minutes into overtime, to give the South Carolina Stingrays (24-19-9-3) a 3-2 win over the Florida Everblades (33-17-2-2) Wednesday night in the opening match of a 3-game set this week at Hertz Arena.
Forward Brett Supinski also picked up a goal in the second period and an assist on Hillman’s overtime strike, while Matthew Weis had two assists and goaltender Alex Dubeau stopped 32 total shots including multiple crucial saves late in the game to earn his 13th win of the year.
Solar Bears Weekly Check In: Not a Slam Dunk
Orlando’s road trip ends early, then they drop 2 of 3 to the Stingrays on home ice.
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Fernando Medina
After a successful, yet extended, weekend, in Indianapolis, the Orlando Solar Bears returned to the Sunshine State this week, hoping to end the road trip and start the month of May on a good note.
Well, about that.
After a reminder that the pandemic is still going on, the Solar Bears returned home, only to be dominated by division rival South Carolina. But they did manage to get one win.and the Magic jerseys were sweet? Read on for the week that was.