BY: Mark Shelley, Greenville Swamp Rabbits
JACKSONVILLE, FL – Two third period goals were too much for the Greenville Swamp Rabbits to overcome, as the team fell 3-1 to the Jacksonville Icemen on Saturday night.
After a scoreless first period, the Icemen took the 1-0 lead with a cleanup goal by Jake Elmer at the 2:31 mark of the second, his 15th of the season. However, the Swamp Rabbits would level the game as Anthony Beauchamp sniped home his seventh of the season at the 11:18 mark.
Jacksonville scored the eventual game-winner in the third, as Sean Giles fired the puck from the blue line for his fifth season at 1:06. Finally, at 12:39, the Icemen secured the 3-1 victory with Ben Hawerchuk’s 12th of the season.
With the loss, the Swamp Rabbits improve to 22-24-4-3, while the Icemen improve to 32-18-2-2.
The Swamp Rabbits remain in Jacksonville on Sunday, March 13, for a 3:00 p.m. meeting with the Icemen to round out a three-game weekend.
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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 ‘AA’ Hockey.
