SHELLEY: MAX ZIMMER SIGNS WITH CHECKERS
Greenville’s forward signs AHL deal and will remain with Swamp Rabbits
BY: Mark Shelley, Greenville Swamp Rabbits
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Charlotte Checker, AHL affiliate of the Greenville Swamp Rabbits, announced today that the club had signed forward Max Zimmer to a one-way contract.
Zimmer, 24, has appeared in 19 games for Greenville this season, amassing 17 points ( 9 goals, seven assists) and tabbing the team lead in game-winning goals with four. The Medina, MN native signed a professional try-out with the Checkers on four separate occasions, appearing in four games this season.
The Checkers also announced that Zimmer, Greenville’s third-leading scorer, will remain with the Swamp Rabbits, who are in action this evening against the Cincinnati Cyclones.
The Swamp Rabbits end 2021 with a 6:00 p.m. game against Cyclones at Heritage Bank Arena in Cincinnati before beginning 2022 with a January 1 meeting with the Orlando Solar Bears at 7:05 p.m. in Greenville at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
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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.
