SWAMP RABBITS SEND PAVLYCHEV TO ONTARIO
By: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits
Third-year forward leaves Swamp Rabbits after 100th point in Greenville and four-game point streak
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings, announced today via a Swamp Rabbit Moving Transaction that forward Nikita Pavlychev has been recalled by the AHL affiliate of the Swamp Rabbits, the Ontario Reign.
Pavlychev’s call-up comes in the midst of a hot streak, during which the AHL-contract forward collected points in four consecutive contests. The 6’7”, 211-pound forward is averaging a point per game this season, posting 9 goals, 14 assists, and 23 points. This year, he has a helper in a pair of games with the Reign at the AHL level.
Hailing from Varoslavl, Russia, Pavlychev recently notched his 100th point as a Swamp Rabbit, assisting Colton Young’s overtime winner against Orlando on January 12th. In the Upstate, he has 48 goals, 53 assists, and 101 points to his credit in 97 games. At the AHL level, he has 10 points (3g-7ast) in 37 contests with Ontario and the Syracuse Crunch. Prior to playing professionally, Pavlychev played college hockey for Penn State, accumulating 36 goals and 70 points in 137 games with the Nittany Lions. The Pittsburgh Penguins drafted him in the 2015 NHL Draft (7th Rd/#197).
The Swamp Rabbits are back at home tonight and tomorrow, January 21st, against the Jacksonville Icemen. Puck drop for tonight’s “NASCAR Night, ” presented by Alloy Employer Services, is slated for 7:05 p.m. EST. Sunday’s matinee finale is scheduled for a 3:05 p.m. EST start.
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 an ECHL Premier ‘AA’ Hockey League member.
