Anchorage, Alaska — The third time, indeed, was the charm for the South Carolina Stingrays and head coach Jared Bednar.
James Reimer stopped 26 shots and Pierre-Luc O’Brien had a goal and added an assist to lead South Carolina past Alaska, 4-2, in Game 7 of the Kelly Cup finals Friday night before a standing-room-only crowd of 6,610 at Sullivan Arena.
The Stingrays, who won league titles in 1997 and 2001, captured their ECHL record third Kelly Cup title with the victory beating the Aces, 4-3, in the best-of-seven series. Only Hampton Roads has as many ECHL championships as the Stingrays.
The South Carolina Stingrays, with their home stadium in North Charleston, are the 2009 Kelly Cup Champions.
SuperHornet's Athletics Hall of Fame includes Jacksonville State kicker Ashley Martin, the first girl to score in a Division I football game. She kicked 3 PATs in a 2001 game for J-State.