Former Vipers Defenceman Brodie Injured Heading Into Playoffs:

Former Vernon Vipers defenceman Cam Brodie was injured in the Stingrays last regular season game and may not play in Game 1 of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) Playoffs. In 18 regular season games with the Stingrays Brodie has (1-3-4).

Brodie started the season with the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) Stockton Thunder before being traded on January 25th 2013 to South Caroline. Brodie was in his third season with the Thunder. In 30 games this season with Stockton Brodie collected (1-6-7). Brodie played in 52 games with the Thunder last year as well as three games with the AHL Texas Stars before returning to Stockton. In 52 regular season games with the Thunder Brodie collected 0-7-7 & collected just one assist in eight playoff games. In 4 games with the Stingrays this season Brodie has (0-2-2). Brodie played parts of one season in Vernon (2008-2009) after being aquired from the Coquitlam Express at the BCHL trade deadline.

Cameron Brodie's Player Profile:

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This is posted in the South Carolina Post & Courier Newspaper:

South Carolina Stingrays limping into Kelly Cup playoffs

Andrew Miller Posted: Sunday, March 31, 2013 

The Stingrays face the Gwinnett Gladiators in the ECHL Kelly Cup playoffs beginning on Friday. (Wade Spees/postandcourier.com) Buy this photo

The South Carolina Stingrays might be literally limping into the Kelly Cup playoffs.

South Carolina Stingrays vs. Gwinnett Gladiators

No. 3 Gwinnett Gladiators vs. No. 6 South Carolina Stingrays

Game 1: April 5 at Gwinnett (7:30 p.m.)

Game 2: April 6 at Gwinnett (7:05 p.m.)

Game 3: April 10 at South Carolina (7:05 p.m.)

Game 4: April 12 at South Carolina (7:05 p.m.)

*Game 5: April 13 at South Carolina (7:05 p.m.)

*Game 6: April 16 at Gwinnett (7:05 p.m.)

*Game 7: April 17 at Gwinnett (7:05 p.m.)

*-if necessary

The Stingrays will take on the Gwinnett Gladiators in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal playoff series beginning next weekend.

The Stingrays will be without several key players, including defenseman Ryan McGinnis, who suffered a season-ending knee injury this past Thursday night against Greenville. Defenseman Cam Brodie is also expected to be out of the lineup, suf fight through the injuries and still come out with good results. That’s one of the strengths of our team.”The series features a 2-3-2 format and begins at The Arena at Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Ga., with Game 1 on Friday (7:35 p.m.) and Game 2 on Saturday (7:05 p.m.).

The goaltending tandem of Ryan Zapolski, an ECHL first team selection last week, and Jeff Jakaitis, the reigning ECHL goalie of the year, have been a key for the Stingrays all season.Playing defense is another. The Stingrays gave up an ECHL-low 171 goals during the regular season.

“We’re going to have to be very solid defensively against Gwinnett. They have three lines that can score. I think their forward group is second to none in our league.”“You build a team from the net out and we think we’ve got the two best goaltenders in the league in Ryan and Jeff,” Carbery said.

While the Gladiators’ roster is littered with familiar faces from the playoff series a year ago, only Andrew Cherniwchan and Damon Kipp are left for the Stingrays.The Stingrays finished the regular season series against the Gladiators with a 6-6-2 record. This is the fifth postseason series between the two teams with the Stingrays holding a 3-1 all-time series record and 9-8 all-time postseason record against their South Division rivals. This is an ECHL record 19th time the Stingrays have made the postseason.

“We’ve put together a nice little run the last couple of months,” said Stingrays captain Kevin Quick, who was a member of Florida Kelly Cup championship last season. “It kind of reminds me of the way we were playing in Florida going into the playoffs.”Since Jan. 20 when South Carolina was in 11th place in the Eastern Conference, the Stingrays have been one of the hottest teams in the ECHL, going 19-5-4 over their final 28 games.

The series moves to the North Charleston Coliseum for Game 3 on April 10 (7 p.m.) and Game 4 on April 12 (7 p.m.) and, if necessary, Game 5 on April 13 (7 p.m.). The series shifts back to Gwinnett for Game 6 (7 p.m.) on April 16 and Game 7 on April 17 (7 p.m.), if necessary.