By: Mark Shelley, Greenville Swamp Rabbits
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, the ECHL affiliate of the LA Kings, announced today that the club has signed returning forward Ben Freeman to an ECHL contract ahead of the 2023-24 campaign.
Freeman, 27, returns to the Swamp Rabbits for a third season, having appeared in 127 games in the Navy and Orange between 2021 and 2023. In 65 games during the 2022-23 season, Freeman posted a career-high 13 goals and tied his career-high of 32 points before leading the Swamp Rabbits with four (4) goals and six (6) points during the 2023 Kelly Cup Playoffs.
A native of Falmouth, Maine, Freeman has totaled 64 (23g, 41a) regular-season points while wearing a Greenville sweater. In his ECHL career, Freeman posted an additional seven (7) appearances while a member of the Wheeling Nailers during the 2020-21 season before winning a Presidents Cup with the SPHL’s Pensacola Ice Flyers that same season.
The Swamp Rabbits will open the 2023-24 Season presented by Bon Secours on Saturday, October 22, at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
Swamp Rabbits Full and Half Season Tickets for the 2023-24 season are on sale now at SwampRabbits.com or by calling (864) 674-7825.
About the Greenville Swamp Rabbits …
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 the proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s LA Kings and the AHL’s Ontario Reign. Greenville is a member of the ECHL Premier AA Hockey League.
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