South Carolina and Toledo have completed a trade ahead of the start of training camp in October.
A mid-day trade sees the South Carolina Stingrays and Toledo Walleye swap players ahead of the start of training camp on October 6th.
The Stingrays acquired Cole Fraser from the Toledo Walleye in exchange for the rights of defenseman Matt Anderson.
Fraser, 24, joins the Stingrays for his second stint with the team. The 6'3", 205lb defenseman played 18 games for South Carolina in the 2020-21 season, producing 4 points (2 goals, 2 assists), 70 penalty minutes, and a +3 rating. In four seasons of professional hockey, Fraser amassed 480 penalty minutes in 195 ECHL games while registering 44 points (16 goals, 28 assists).
Before turning pro, the Ottawa, ON native played four seasons of junior hockey for the Peterborough Pirates of the OHL, where he totaled 55 points (14 goals, 41 assists) and 299 penalty minutes in 238 games.
Anderson spent parts of the last two seasons in South Carolina and posted 30 points (7 goals, 23 assists). He appeared in 57 games for the club last season, where he put up 28 points.
He previously played for Walleye coach Pat Mikesch in Green Bay from 2015-17.