SWAMP RABBITS 2024-25 PROMO SCHEDULE

Special games schedule features 23 different theme nights and eight specialty jerseys

By: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits

GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings, announced today the team’s Promotional Schedule for the 2024-25 ECHL Season.

The schedule features 23 different theme nights and eight different specialty jerseys. Below is the 2024-25 Promotional Schedule (please note dates and times are subject to change):

• October 18^th – OPENING NIGHT, presented by Bon Secours
  • Our 15^th Opening Night in the Upstate features a pregame party on the Furman Plaza, highlighted by live music, interactive games, and an orange carpet walk-in featuring the entire Swamp Rabbits roster. There will also be a special rally towel giveaway as fans enter Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
• October 25^th – PROJECT SEARCH NIGHT, presented by Bon Secours
  • This game showcases the program’s eighth class of Bon Secours Project Search interns. The goal of Project Search is for the students to gain the necessary skills and experience for competitive employment wherever they seek it after their time with the program ends.
• November 9^th – STAR WARS NIGHT, presented by Champion Comfort Experts
  • It’s a fan-favorite, and that’s the talk of the galaxy! We’ll have a special giveaway and Star Wars costumes for all fans to interact with throughout the night. Additionally, we’ll have our 5^th Line Club auction following the game’s conclusion.
• November 13^th – SCHOOL DAY GAME
  • For the first time in six years, the Swamp Rabbits will host a 10:30 a.m. puck drop and welcome schools from all around the Upstate. The game features educational opportunities related to STEM education, including the science of hockey and other fun learning activations for all school children in attendance.
• November 16^th – FAITH AND FAMILY DAY
  • Returning to our promotional schedule, the game features a special 4:00 pm puck drop, one of two on Saturday this season, and highlights faith, family, fellowship, and hockey.
• November 24^th – FIRST RESPONDERS DAY
  • This annual promotion celebrates and honors our local first responders who sacrifice so much for our community’s safety. We will have a pregame party on the Furman Plaza with a “Touch a Truck,” in addition to other fun activities highlighting local law enforcement, firefighting, and emergency medical service, among many others.
• December 14^th – TEDDY BEAR TOSS, presented by Swamp Rabbit Moving
  • Specialty Jersey Game
  • This night, another staple of any team’s hockey season focuses on giving back to our phenomenal Upstate community. Swamp Rabbits fans who bring a stuffed animal will throw them out onto the ice following the first Swamp Rabbits goal of the game. All stuffed animals collected will be donated to children throughout the Christmas season. Over the last four seasons, the Swamp Rabbits have collected over 16,000 bears, with a record 6,500 in the 2023-24 season. Additionally, we will have our first specialty jersey auction of the season following the game’s conclusion, with proceeds benefiting Fire Pit Ranch, a mentorship program dedicated to teaching local youth life skills.
• December 19^th – RETRO NIGHT
  • Help us throw it back to some of the hottest decades of the 1900s, from the 50s to the 90s. Dress like your favorite decade and enjoy an old-style feel to one of the oldest sports in existence.
• December 28^th – CHRISTMAS VACATION NIGHT
  • We dedicate this new promotional game to the Griswold Family Christmas! Please help us celebrate the hap-hap-happiest Christmas with one of the most iconic Christmas movies of all-time! We’re kicking off our old-fashioned family Christmas game by heading out onto the ice in the old front-wheel drive sleigh to embrace the frosty majesty of the winter landscape. As the immortal quote goes, “It’s a beaut, Clark. It’s a beaut!”
• December 31^st – NEW YEAR’S EVE GAME, presented by Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet
  • Specialty Jersey Game
  • Take in the newest tradition of the Upstate with the family-friendliest New Year’s Eve party ever. Hop into the New Year with the Swamp Rabbits, featuring a special 6:00 pm puck drop, a specialty jersey, indoor fireworks postgame, and a youth jersey replica giveaway.
• January 10^th – STICK IT TO CANCER NIGHT, presented by Bon Secours
  • Specialty Jersey Game
  • One of the most meaningful nights in hockey and emotionally charged games of the year, help team up with us to fight the insidious disease we all know as cancer. Throughout the night, we will recognize courageous men and women in our community currently fighting, those who have fought and survived, and those who have lost their lives to cancer. The evening features specialty jerseys that will be auctioned off following the game’s conclusion, with proceeds benefitting the Bon Secours St. Francis Foundation.
• January 11^th – POST GAME CONCERT NIGHT, presented by KW Beverage
  • Stick around after the game for a postgame concert from a nationally touring act to be announced later.
• January 25^th – NASCAR NIGHT, presented by Arthrex
  • Specialty Jersey Game
  • Greenville, get ready to start your engines! NASCAR Night passes through for a fourth lap around the track! The evening features specialty fire suit jerseys and drivers from all levels of racing, from local drivers to NASCAR Cup Series racers. Join us for a pregame party, driver meet and greet, and crew chief Q+A, in addition to other fun NASCAR/motorsports-themed fun and games.
• February 16^th – STOMPER’S BIRTHDAY, presented by Big Air Trampoline Park
  • Join us for some mascot mayhem as we celebrate our favorite rabbit’s birthday! Stomper turns ELEVEN this season and will be joined by all of his mascot friends for shenanigans, hilarity, and fun times had by all. Join us after the game at Hall of Fame Sports Grill for a postgame birthday party with cake!
• February 17^th – GREENVILLE HOCKEY HERITAGE DAY
  • Specialty Jersey Game
  • For those unaware, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits’ history is older than just 15 years. The team started as the Johnstown Chiefs, one of the “Original Five” ECHL Teams, back in the 1988-89 season. The team relocated from Johnstown to Greenville prior to the start of the 2010-11 campaign. We will honor that rich heritage with a specialty jersey, special guests, and more. Puck drop is 4:00 p.m. on a special holiday afternoon.
• February 22^nd – MILITARY APPRECIATION NIGHT, presented by Budweiser
  • Specialty Jersey game
  • Help us salute and honor all military, active, veteran, and remembered in this staple night of our season. We will once again showcase one of the largest American flags ever on ice for the performance of our national anthem during pregame ceremonies. Watch our star-spangled specialty jerseys, which will be auctioned off following the game, soar on the ice.
• March 14^th – GIRLS NIGHT OUT
  • Ladies, it’s time for a Girl’s Night Out at a Swamp Rabbits game! Enjoy a night of wine tasting, local female-owned businesses, and hockey!
• March 15^th – KID’S DAY, presented by Armada Law
  • Join us for a special 4:00 p.m. puck drop on March 15th for a game enjoyed by children of all ages! Watch as local youth take over our game, in addition to other fun and engaging activities for kids to enjoy!
• March 16^th – ST. PATRICK’S DAY GAME, presented by Helacious
  • Specialty Jersey Game
  • Don’t be full of blarney, and watch the Swamp Rabbits whack away at the puck with their shillelaghs on St Patrick’s Day! Help us put the GREEN in Greenville as we pay homage to the man who drove the Snakes out of Ireland with specialty jerseys, which will be auctioned after the game.
• March 23^rd – INTERNATIONAL DAY
  • A new promotion on our schedule: Come celebrate the cultures and heritages of our Greenville community! Enjoy special food trucks, imported beer, and more for a game that celebrates the diversity of our city.
• March 28^th – HOCKEY & HOPS, presented by KW Beverage
  • A fan-favorite event, join us for a day filled with beer of all types and hockey!
• April 5^th – KINGS NIGHT
  • Specialty Jersey Game
  • Join us in celebrating our affiliation with the two-time Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings! The game features our Kings-themed warmup jerseys, presented by Fluor, that will be auctioned off following the game. All proceeds benefit Fluor Cares and Golf for Greenville.
• April 6^th – FAN APPRECIATION DAY, presented by Fluor
  • For the final home game of the season, it’s time to celebrate YOU, the best fans in hockey. We’ll throw a pregame party on the plaza, have a team poster giveaway, and more fun activities to thank you for all your support throughout the season!

For more information on 2024-25 Season Tickets, visit www.swamprabbits.com or call the office at (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 and 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.

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