SWAMP RABBITS LOOK TO DEFROST ICEMEN
By: Mark Shelley, Greenville Swamp Rabbits
Greenville Swamp Rabbits (10-2-0-0) vs. Jacksonville Icemen (4-4-2-0)
November 18, 2023 | 7:00 PM ET | Regular Season Game #13
Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena
Referees: Trevor Wohlford (38), Austin O’Rourke [10]
Linesmen: Davids Rozitis (90), Brady Fagan [89]
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Pregame Coverage begins at 6:45 PM
LISTEN: Bon Secours Rabbits Radio Network
WATCH: FloHockey Live Stream
Voice of the Swamp Rabbits Mark Shelley (Play-by-Play) on the call
SWAMP RABBITS VS ICEMEN SERIES
Regular Season Record:
Overall: (2-0-0-0) Home:(1-0-0-0) Away: (1-0-0-0)
Last Meeting:
November 17, 2023 – Greenville 5 at Jacksonville 3
Next Meeting:
January 13, 2023, Greenville at Jacksonville
22-23 Regular Season Record:
Greenville : (5-4-2-0)
All-Time Record:
(32-26-8)
ECHL STANDINGS
Standings
QUICK BITS
WHAT DISADVANTAGE?
Friday night’s win was highlighted by a perfect night for the penalty-kill unit, as the Rabbits remained unblemished away from home when shorthanded. Despite facing three consecutive shorthanded situations in the third, the Rabbits kill stopped all five Icemen power-plays to improve to 16/16 on the road. Greenville holds the top spot in road penalty kills, and the league lead in total efficiency, killing off 89.2% of their penalties.
MANNY LENDS A HAND
Despite multiple skaters on both teams recording multi-point performances in last night’s meeting, Brannon McManus was the only one who started the season of giving early by posting a pair of assists. The helpers, which were both primaries on power-play, were his seventh and eighth of the season.
MARTY MAGIC
Max Martin, who finished second on the Swamp Rabbits in scoring (52) last season, opened last night’s second period with his first goal of the season. In his first 22-23 campaign, Martin lit the lamp 14 times from the blue line, leading his team’s defenders in the category. The night wasn’t finished for Martin, as he recorded an assist on Josh McKechney’s power-play goal later in the period, his sixth apple of the season.
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.
