Greenville comes back with a vengeance to pick up a statement win
BY: Jordan Kuhns, Greenville Swamp Rabbits
GREENVILLE, S.C. — The Greenville Swamp Rabbits needed a statement response against the Norfolk Admirals and got it. Four goals in the first period, and a highly-precise 22.8% shooting percentage led the way, along with a perfect penalty kill, in an 8-2 drubbing of the Norfolk Admirals on Thursday night at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena. Greenville has won in two of the last three games heading into a busy weekend.
Greenville started the night as good as one could, with two goals on the game’s first two shots, both on special teams. Will Merchant got the scoring party started just under two minutes into the game with a snapshot from the right circle found a way past Ty Reichenbach for the opening salvo, and on the penalty kill, a fierce play on the penalty kill saw Austen Brassard finding captain Michael Pelech breaking away and scoring shorthanded to give Greenville the 2-0 lead.
A shot from the point from Chad Duchesne pinballed out in front and caught the tape of Johno May to extend Greenville’s lead to 3-0, and late in the period, Travis Howe kept the momentum going with his first of the season on a slick feed from Trevor Owens behind the net after a near-miss at the side of the goal to pull further ahead.
May started the second period with his second of the game with a power play goal.
Norfolk made a comeback effort, near-singlehandedly, from Taylor Cammarata, whose two goals in the second period, pulled the visiting Admirals to within three goals at 5-2, and with a 5-on-3 power play directly after that, the Swamp Rabbits’ penalty kill and Garrett Bartus were forced into action, and both survived the storm.
Stephen Pierog, Thomas Ebbing, and Jake Bolton completed the scoring for Greenville. Bolton’s goal came on the power play as well, giving Greenville a 75% success rate on the man advantage. Conversely, the Swamp Rabbits’ penalty kill, often relied upon, went a perfect 7-for-7 on the night, to keep the Admirals off of the board.
14 Swamp Rabbits players posted at least a point, with six of them garnering multi-point efforts. Jordan Sims led the way with three assists on the night.
Bartus posted 36 saves on 38 opportunities fired his way and picked up the victory for Greenville. Reichenbach faced the fury of the Swamp Rabbits’ attack and made 27 saves on 35 shots fired his way.
The Greenville Swamp Rabbits remain home for one of the most special nights of the season—Heroes Night on Saturday, November 17 vs. Jacksonville at 7:00 p.m. Tickets to this incredible night, including Family 4 Packs starting at $60, are available at SwampRabbits.com.
###
Get Social: Follow the Swamp Rabbits and get behind-the-scenes coverage like never before on the team’s official Facebook and Twitter pages!
Contact a Swamp Rabbits Account Executive at 864.674.PUCK (7825) for information on 2018–19 ticket plans, special group rates, and hospitality opportunities and secure your seats today! Get the latest Swamp Rabbits gear by visiting the “Hop Shop” online at Shop.SwampRabbits.com to browse the full collection of fan wear and novelties!
Related
Related posts
Top picks
SHAY COSTA REPORTING…CATCHING UP ON PAST COLLEGE AND WOLF PACK
EDITOR’S NOTE: Shay Costa worked hard covering these games and deserved to have them published. my full-time job has caused me to have to work close to 100 hours a week, and I haven’t had the time to post them. Getting them all posted here is important. She deserves respect for the effort she put in… – Mitch Beck All…
WOLF PACK – CATCHING UP ON PAST NEWS
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack RANGERS RECALL 13 FROM WOLF PACK HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers President and General Manager Chris Drury announced today that the club has recalled 13 players from the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack. The club recalled seven forwards, five defensemen, and one goaltender from Hartford. Forwards: Alex Belzile, Brett Berard, Anton Blidh, Jake Leschyshyn,…
WOLF PACK ENJOYS STRONG 2023-24 SEASON IN THE COMMUNITY AND AT THE BOX OFFICE
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack completed another successful season both on and off the ice last week. On the ice, the club advanced to the Atlantic Division Finals of the Calder Cup Playoffs for the second consecutive season, winning two playoff rounds in the process. Off the ice, the Wolf Pack enjoyed…
WOLF PACK SIGN DEFENSEMAN CARTER BERGER TO ONE-YEAR DEAL
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers Assistant General Manager and Hartford Wolf Pack General Manager Ryan Martin announced today that the club has agreed to terms with defenseman Carter Berger on a one-year, standard AHL player contract. Berger, 24, scored 20 points (4 g, 16 a) in 36 games with Western Michigan University during…
SHAY COSTA REPORTING…CATCHING UP ON PAST COLLEGE AND WOLF PACK
EDITOR’S NOTE: Shay Costa worked hard covering these games and deserved to have them published. my full-time job has caused me to have to work close to 100 hours a week, and I haven’t had the time to post them. Getting them all posted here is important. She deserves respect for the effort she put in… – Mitch Beck All…
WOLF PACK – CATCHING UP ON PAST NEWS
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack RANGERS RECALL 13 FROM WOLF PACK HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers President and General Manager Chris Drury announced today that the club has recalled 13 players from the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack. The club recalled seven forwards, five defensemen, and one goaltender from Hartford. Forwards: Alex Belzile, Brett Berard, Anton Blidh, Jake Leschyshyn,…
WOLF PACK ENJOYS STRONG 2023-24 SEASON IN THE COMMUNITY AND AT THE BOX OFFICE
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack completed another successful season both on and off the ice last week. On the ice, the club advanced to the Atlantic Division Finals of the Calder Cup Playoffs for the second consecutive season, winning two playoff rounds in the process. Off the ice, the Wolf Pack enjoyed…
WOLF PACK SIGN DEFENSEMAN CARTER BERGER TO ONE-YEAR DEAL
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers Assistant General Manager and Hartford Wolf Pack General Manager Ryan Martin announced today that the club has agreed to terms with defenseman Carter Berger on a one-year, standard AHL player contract. Berger, 24, scored 20 points (4 g, 16 a) in 36 games with Western Michigan University during…
SWAMP RABBITS RELEASE 2024-25 SCHEDULE
The season begins at home on October 18th in the Kelly Cup Playoff rematch By: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, the proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings, announced the team’s schedule for the 2024-25 ECHL Season, presented by Bon Secours. A schedule detailing promotions and specialty jerseys will be revealed…
CINCINNATI CYCLONES RELEASE 2024-25 SCHEDULE
72-game regular season schedule is revealed By: Dana Grey, Cincinnati Cyclones CINCINNATI, OH – The Cincinnati Cyclones, along with the ECHL, have released the 2024-25 regular season schedule. Cincinnati begins the 72-game slate on the road against Kalamazoo on Saturday October 19th. The Cyclones then return to the Heritage Bank Center ice for “First Faceoff” the next weekend on Saturday…
ECHL ANNOUNCES SWAMP RABBITS AS AWARDS FINALIST
Team up for six different awards to be announced at ECHL Summer Meetings By: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, S.C. – The ECHL announced today that the Greenville Swamp Rabbits organization, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings, is a finalist in six different categories for the 2023-24 ECHL Awards, presented by SponsorCX. The winners will be…
SWAMP RABBITS ANNOUNCE PROTECTED LIST
The first domino of offseason roster construction features 29 players By: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings, announced in conjunction with the ECHL their 2024 Protected List. The protected list is considered the first stage of the hockey operations off-season in roster maintenance to complete…
Stay connected with ours socials