SHELLEY: RABBITS FALL AS ICEMEN PULL AWAY LATE
BY: Mark Shelley, Greenville Swamp Rabbits
JACKSONVILLE, F.L. – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits saw the Jacksonville Icemen pull away in the third period as Greenville fell 6-4 on Friday night at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.
Max Zimmer opened the scoring as he gave Greenville the 1-0 lead with a power play goal for his eighth of the season before Dallas Gerads tipped Ben Freeman’s pass into the Jacksonville net just nine seconds later to take a 2-0 advantage. Jacksonville would get on the board with an Abbot Girduckis goal before the Swamp Rabbits regained the two-goal advantage with Nikita Pavlychev’s sixth of the campaign. A late power play goal from Jake Elmer brought the Icemen to within a goal at the end of the period.
After a scoreless second period, the Icemen tied the game just 70 seconds into the frame with a goal from Derek Lodermeier. Two mid-period goals from Girduckis and Ara Nazarian gave the Icemen a 5-3 advantage before Diego Cuglietta brought the Swamp Rabbits within a goal at 17:25 with the net empty behind them. An empty-net goal from Craig Martin would secure the 6-4 Icemen victory.
With the loss, the Swamp Rabbits fall to 8-8-1-1 while the Icemen improve to 11-8-1-1 on the season.
Greenville travels to Duluth, GA on Saturday night to face-off with the Atlanta Gladiators at 7:30 p.m. before returning to Bon Secours Wellness Arena on Sunday afternoon to round out the two-game set with the Gladiators at 3:05 p.m.
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Acquired by Spire Sports + Entertainment (SS+E) in 2020, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits hockey team has been providing family-friendly, live entertainment at Bon Secours Wellness Arena since 2010. Formerly 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. Additionally, Greenville is a member of the ECHL, Premier ‘A.A.’ Hockey.
