Massie 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 Jake Massie for the 2021-2022 season.Massie, 24, will be begin his third professional season with the Stingrays after totaling 29 games for the AHL Springfield Thunderbirds and 33 games for the Greenville Swamp Rabbits during his past two campaigns. The St-Lazare, Quebec native produced 11 points (3g-8a) during his 2020-21 season with the Swamp Rabbits.Prior to his 2019-20 rookie season, Massie skated in three seasons at University of Vermont and tallied 23 points (6g-17a) in 95 games. Before heading to the NCAA, the blueliner produced 10 points (4g-6a) in 44 games with the United States Hockey League’s Omaha Lancers in 2015-16. Massie signed a two-year NHL Entry Level Contract with Florida on July 8, 2019, after originally being selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the sixth round (156th overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.