Stingrays agree to terms with Steele

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 Ryan Steele for the 2023-24 season.

Steele, 25, joins the Stingrays following a five-year college career with the Sacred Heart University Pioneers, where he served as an alternate captain in 2021-22 and captain in 2022-23. A native of Stratford, Prince Edward Island, Steele suited up for 148 games for Sacred Heart and registered 93 points (41g-52a). In his final season with the Pioneers, Steele tallied 19 points (10 goals, 9 assists) in 26 games.

Before his college career, Steele spent two seasons playing junior hockey in the British Columbia Hockey League and skated in 118 games for the Alberni Valley Bulldogs and West Kelowna Warriors.