BY: Matt Trust, Greenville Swamp Rabbits
Greenville, SC – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits’ the ECHL affiliate of the Florida Panthers, had the parent organization reassign rookie forward Greg Meireles to the team after a stint with the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch. Meireles returns to the Upstate after making his AHL debut on March 6 against the Rochester Americans.
Meireles dressed for Syracuse on March 6 and March 13 versus the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. He dressed again on March 19 at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
This season, the 22-year-old first-year pro has skated 24 games with the Swamp Rabbits tallying 18 points (six goals, 12 assists). Previously, Meireles was January’s ECHL Rookie of the Month. From December 27, 2020, through January 17, 2021, he earned assists in seven straight games.
Before turning pro, from 2015-2020, Meireles spent five seasons with the Kitchener Rangers. In his major junior career, he totaled 239 points (99 goals, 140 assists) in 244 Ontario Hockey League games. Meireles concluded his OHL career in 2019-20, finishing third in scoring on Kitchener with 65 points (31 goals, 34 assists) in 48 games.
Greenville is slated to open a three-game set with the Jacksonville Icemen on Friday, March 26, at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. The series will shift to Greenville on Saturday and Sunday. Ticket information is available online at swamprabbits.com.
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The Greenville Swamp Rabbits hockey team was acquired by Spire Sports + Entertainment (SS+E) in 2020. Since 2010, the team has been providing family-friendly, live entertainment at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
Formerly known as the Greenville Road Warriors, the Swamp Rabbits are the highest-level professional minor league franchise in South Carolina.
The Swamp Rabbits are 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.
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