By: Mark Shelley, Greenville Swamp Rabbits
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, ECHL affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings, announced today that the club has re-signed forward Brett Kemp to an ECHL contract ahead of the 2023-24 Season presented by Bon Secours.
Kemp, 23, returns to the Swamp Rabbits after spending the last two seasons with the club on assignment from the Ontario Reign. During the 2022-23 season, Kemp set high-water marks in goals (24), assists (21), and points (45) in 46 games with the Navy and Orange. Kemp ended the regular season second amongst Swamp Rabbits skaters with five game-winning goals. In late January, Kemp spent a four-game stint with the Reign, his second straight season earning action in the American Hockey League.
A native of Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Kemp appeared in all six of Greenville’s 2023 Kelly Cup Playoff games against the Jacksonville Icemen, recording a power-play goal and four assists in the opening round series.
In 76 ECHL games with Greenville, Kemp has posted 82 points (41g, 41a) over two seasons. Over that same span, Kemp contributed 22 points (11g, 11a) on Greenville’s power-play.
The Swamp Rabbits will open the 2023-24 Season presented by Bon Secours on Saturday, October 21, at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
Swamp Rabbits Single-Game tickets, Full Season, 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 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 L.A. Kings and the AHL’s Ontario Reign. Greenville is an ECHL Premier ‘ A.A.’ Hockey League member.
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