GREENVILLE SWAMP RABBITS WIN TEDDY BEAR TOSS GAME 3-1
By: Mark Shelley, Greenville Swamp Rabbits
GREENVILLE, SC – Ryan Bednard stopped 43 South Carolina Stingrays shots as the Greenville Swamp Rabbits topped their in-state rivals 3-1 on Teddy Bear Toss Night at Bon Secours Wellness Arena on Saturday night.
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Greenville opened the first period with early offensive pressure before Justin Hamonic scored the Teddy Bear Toss goal at 15:20, his first of the season, to bring the storm of stuffed animals onto the ice.
In the second, the Swamp Rabbits and the Stingrays traded power-play opportunities, with neither team finding its way onto the scoresheet from the man advantage. Finally, South Carolina leveled the game at the 16:43 mark as Kevin O’Neil tucked in his ninth of the season.
The Swamp Rabbits regained the advantage just 1:09 into the third, as Brannon McManus rifled his third goal of the season into the net, a power-play goal, for the 2-1 lead. The 3-1 victory was solidified at 19:00, as Ethan Somoza walked in the empty-net goal for Greenville’s 10th win of the season.
Greenville goaltender Ryan Bednard, who returned to Greenville for the first time since the 2020-21 season in a trade with the Wheeling Nailers, stopped 43 of 44 Stingrays shots.
With the win, the Swamp Rabbits improve to 10-6-5-0 while the Stingrays fall to 12-5-1-1.
The Swamp Rabbits remain at Bon Secours Wellness on Wednesday night, December 14, for a midweek meeting with the Savannah Ghost Pirates at 7:05 p.m. Swamp Rabbits tickets can be purchased at SwampRabbits.com or at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena Box Office.
About the Greenville Swamp Rabbits …
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. Formerly the Greenville Road Warriors, the Swamp Rabbits are the highest-level professional minor league franchise in South Carolina. The Swamp Rabbits are the proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Kings and the AAHL’sOntario Reign. Additionally, Greenville is a member of the ECHL, Premier ‘’A’’Hockey.
