Ully returning to Stingrays

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 forward Cole Ully for the 2020-21 season.Ully is preparing for his sixth professional season after playing in 53 games with South Carolina in 2019-20 while on an AHL contract with Hershey. The Calgary, Alberta native racked up 48 points (12g-36a), which was tied for third-most on the team. Ully’s assist total was also tied for the team lead, while his +21 rating was fourth-best among all SC skaters.Selected by the Dallas Stars in the fifth round of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, Ully has 123 games of AHL experience in his career, with 121 of those contests coming with the Texas Stars during parts of four seasons from 2015-18. During 2016-17, Ully produced 24 points (13g-11a) in 61 games with the Stars.The 25-year-old also split time with the AHL's Colorado Eagles and the ECHL's Utah Grizzlies during the 2018-19 season. With Utah, Ully tallied 41 points (14g-27a) in 38 games. He was named a co-winner of the ECHL Player of the Month award in November 2018 and later that month was recalled by Colorado, skating in two contests.Prior to turning pro, Ully played with the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League, earning a spot on the league's First All-Star Team in 2014-15 after collecting 94 points (34g-60a) in 69 games. In total from 2011-15, Ully played 256 games with the Blazers, posting 237 points (95g-142a).