- American born forward Jamie Thompson broke his point and goal duck on Sunday night in Nottingham with a powerplay goal which gave the Stingrays a 4-3 lead in a game that eventually finished 5-4 after a shootout. Thompson, who has had four 20+ goal seasons in his career, had previously gone eight games without a point before the goal.- Jeff Glowa's awesome form continued in the same game on Sunday night after a team blip in Manchester on Saturday night, a game where the Stingrays were shut out 5-0 and recorded just 13 shots on target. Glowa, 32, recorded a goal and two assists in Nottingham to rescue a point for the Rays whilst also increasing his goal streak to 11 goals in 10 games for the Stingrays.
- In the 5-0 whitewash in Manchester the Stingrays 24 year old import, Stuart Kerr, suffered a knee injury which could keep him out of action for an extended period of time. Rays coach Rick Strachan told the Yorkshire Post that is taking a cautious approach to Kerr's injury:
Stu has a sore knee and we will be sending him to a specialist to see what the damage is. He is as tough as nails so you know there is something wrong when he can't get out there and play.Kerr, a defenceman who joined in post season from the Austin Ice Bats in the CHL, has recorded just six assists in 23 games so far this season. However Strachan told the Yorkshire Post of the admiration he had for the work Kerr has done so far this season despite the lack of points:
He is an unsung hero. He blocks 25 shots a game, takes tonnes of hits and makes a load of hits. He does whatever it takes to win.- On a positive note, Ukrainian defenceman Pavel Gomenyuk successfully returned from an upper body injury on Saturday night against Manchester and played in both games this weekend as the Stingrays look to recover from recent injuries with Slava Koulikov also close to returning.
- The Stingrays will likely remain without both Kerr and Troy Neumeier for a number of weeks and so Rick Strachan has hinted that he may be looking to make changes to improve the Rays form and strengthen their defensive lineups. Strachan told the Hull Daily Mail that he will "look at that[changes] this week."
