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, announced that the club has signed defenseman Charlie Combs to a contract for the 2024-25 season. Combs, 28, joins the Stingrays after spending the last three seasons playing in Europe.
Combs spent the 2021-22 and 2023-24 seasons playing in the Elite Ice Hockey League, totaling 96 points (46g-50a) in 84 career games split between the Dundee Stars and the Glasgow Clan.
In 2022-23, Combs played in the top hockey league in Denmark and tallied 39 points (20g-19a) in 45 games.
Before turning pro, Combs played three years of college hockey at Bemidji State University and a fourth year at Michigan State University. Immediately after his senior year at Michigan State in 2021, Combs signed with the Wichita Thunder and suited up for 17 ECHL games.