BY: Matt Trust, Greenville Swamp Rabbits
Greenville, SC – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits dropped a 5-0 decision to the Orlando Solar Bears on Saturday night at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. Both teams will rematch tomorrow afternoon in the third and final game of a three-game set.
In the opening period, the Solar Bears notched the contest’s first goal at 16:22, courtesy of Nolan Valleau. Following an offensive zone draw, Valleau’s center point drive beat Greenville goaltender Ryan Bednard to provide Orlando a 1-0 lead. Shots after the first 20 minutes were 9-8 Solar Bears.
In the middle Frame, Orlando doubled their lead at the 5:46 mark. Solar Bears forward Johno May cashed in the rebound of a shot from Tristin Langan into an open net past Bednard.
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Orlando added to their lead with a power play tally from Jake Coughler at 10:09. Coughler finished a cross-ice pass from Aaron Luchuk to put Orlando ahead 3-0. John Lethemon replaced Bednard in goal for the Rabbits after Coughler’s strike
At 15:56, Orlando’s lead grew to 4-0. Tyler Bird redirected a left-point shot from Alexander Kuqali past Lethemon. In the final period, Devante Stephens completed the scoring line after burying a cross-ice feed from Tristin Langan. Final shots on goal totaled 22-19 in favor of Orlando.
Both teams will rematch tomorrow, February 14, 2021, at 3:05 p.m. at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in the rubber match of a three-game set. Ticket information is available online at swamprabbits.com.
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Acquired by Spire Sports + Entertainment (SS+E) in 2020, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits hockey team has provided family-friendly, live entertainment at Bon Secours Wellness Arena since 2010. The former Greenville Road Warriors, now the Swamp Rabbits, are the highest-level professional minor league franchise in South Carolina and the proud affiliates of the NHL’s Florida Panthers and AHL’s Charlotte Checkers. Greenville is a member of the ECHL, Premier ‘AA’ Hockey League. Since the conclusion of the 2019-20 NHL Season, 678 former ECHL players have debuted in the NHL. Nine former Greenville Road Warriors/Swamp Rabbits have later made their NHL debut.
