Stingrays agree to terms with Evans

Action photo of Jonny Evans of the South Carolina 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 Jonny Evans for the 2022-23 season. Evans is set to embark on his first full season of professional hockey following an 11-game stint with South Carolina to conclude the 2021-22 campaign. In the final 11 games of the ECHL season, he tallied 13 points (7g-6a), including a three-point performance in his ECHL debut and back-to-back game-winning goals on April 9 and 13.The Delta, British Columbia native completed a four-year collegiate hockey career at the University of Connecticut last season which included a standout campaign his junior year. During the 2020-21 season, Evans captured the Hockey East scoring title, earning a spot as a Second Team All-American and a Hockey East First Team All-Star. Overall in his four seasons with the Huskies, Evans amassed 79 points (37g-42a) in 106 games.