Johansson joins Stingrays for rookie season

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 Phil Johansson for the 2019-20 season. Johansson, who recently completed his collegiate career at Amherst College last spring, is set to begin his first full professional season.Serving as the captain during his senior season at Amherst, Johansson scored 20 points (6g-14a) in 26 games while helping the Mammoths to a 15-7-4 record last year. The 25-year-old from Saint-Lazare, Quebec then got his first taste of pro hockey in late March, suiting up for a game with the Wheeling Nailers where he registered an assist in his debut against Fort Wayne on March 29.In four seasons at Amherst College, Johansson saw action in 93 games and racked up 56 points (20g-36a).