By: Mark Shelley, Greenville Swamp Rabbits
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s LA Kings, announced multiple transactions.
- Forward Nikita Pavlychev has been assigned to Greenville from the Ontario Reign (AHL)
- Forward Brett Kemp has signed a Professional Tryout (PTO) with the San Jose Barracuda (AHL)
Pavlychev, 26, spent the beginning of the 2023-24 season in Ontario, appearing in a pair of games and recording an assist with the Reign.
The 6’7″ Yaroslavl, Russia native appeared in 36 games for the Swamp Rabbits during the 2022-23 regular season, posting career-best marks in goals (25), assists (20), and points (45) while also making 14 appearances for Ontario.
Kemp, 23, joins the Barracuda amidst his third stint in Greenville, where the Yorkton, Saskatchewan native has appeared in 10 games for the Navy and Orange. Kemp leads the Swamp Rabbits in assists (10) and total points (14) and has posted five multi-point performances in the team’s first 10 contests.
Beginning his professional career in 2021, Kemp has amassed 96 points (45g, 51a) in 86 career ECHL games, all of which have come in a Swamp Rabbits sweater. Over his first two seasons, while under contract with the Ontario Reign, Kemp appeared in six games in the AHL.
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 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.
