RYAN BEDNARD NAMED ECHL GOALIE OF THE MONTH
By: Mark Shelley, Greenville Swamp Rabbits
SHREWSBURY, NJ – Ryan Bednard of the Greenville Swamp Rabbits has been named the Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Month for November, the ECHL announced today.
Bednard went 5-0-0 with one shutout, a 1.58 goals-against average, and a save percentage of .954 in five appearances during the month.
The 26-year-old allowed two goals or less in four of his five appearances while making 38 or more saves in three games. He set a Swamp Rabbits’ record with his seventh shutout for the club on Nov. 25, stopping all 24 shots in a 5-0 win at Atlanta.
Under contract to Ontario of the American Hockey League, Bednard is 7-0-0 for Greenville this season and leads the ECHL with a 1.84 goals-against average and a .945 save percentage.
A native of Macomb, Michigan, Bednard has seen action in 125 career ECHL games with Greenville, Wheeling, and South Carolina, compiling an overall record of 64-45-13 with nine shutouts, a 2.74 goals-against average and a save percentage of .912. He has also appeared in 17 career American Hockey League games with Belleville, Grand Rapids, Hershey, Syracuse, and Springfield, going 7-8-1 with one shutout, a 2.83 goals-against average, and a save percentage of .911.
Before turning pro, Bednard appeared in 68 career games at Bowling Green State University, where he posted an overall record of 39-19-8 with seven shutouts, a 2.06 goals-against average, and a save percentage of .918. He also saw action in 40 career games with Youngstown in the United States Hockey League.
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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 LA Kings and the AHL’s Ontario Reign. Greenville is an ECHL Premier’ AA’ Hockey League member.
