Rissling brings experience to Stingrays blue line

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. -The South Carolina Stingrays, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Washington Capitals and American Hockey League’s Hershey Bears, have agreed to terms with defenseman Jaynen Rissling for the 2019-20 season.

Rissling begins his sixth professional year after spending 2018-19 overseas with the Nottingham Panthers in the Elite Ice Hockey League where he posted 19 points (3g-16a) in 53 games.The native of Edmonton, Alberta has a combined 175 games of ECHL experience, spending time with the Indy Fuel, Wheeling Nailers, Allen Americans and Cincinnati Cyclones during four seasons from 2014-18. In his most recent ECHL campaign, Rissling scored a career-high 30 points (7g-23a) while appearing in 62 games with the Fuel, Nailers and Americans.In addition to his experience in the ECHL and EIHL, Rissling also played in five AHL games with the Milwaukee Admirals as a rookie during the 2014-15 season.Before turning pro, Rissling played 273 games for the Western Hockey League’s Calgary Hitmen from 2009-14, which included capturing a WHL championship in 2010. He also served as the team’s captain in his final season (2013-14). The 25-year-old was selected by the Capitals in the seventh round of the 2012 NHL Draft.