Rookie Moore joins 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 defenseman Connor Moore for the 2020-21 season.Moore, 23, will begin his pro career as a rookie with the Stingrays after completing a four-year run at Boston College in the Hockey East. Last season as a senior, Moore appeared in all but one of the Eagles’ 34 games and posted nine points (2g-7a) and a +9 rating while leading the club in blocked shots for the third time in four years with 44.The Cumming, Georgia native totaled 139 games during his four seasons with Boston College from 2016-20 and accounted for 45 points (9g-36a). He was part of two teams that won Hockey East regular-season championships (2017-18, 2019-20) and had a career-high 17 points (5g-12a) in 37 games as a sophomore in 2017-18.Prior to his time at BC, Moore played junior hockey with the Youngstown Phantoms in the United States Hockey League and attended prep school at the Brooks School for three years from 2012-15.