Big bodied forward comes to Greenville on assignment from NHL Los Angeles
By: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits
(GREENVILLE, S.C.) – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings, announced via a Swamp Rabbit Moving Transaction that the Kings have assigned rookie forward Kaleb Lawrence to Greenville from the Ontario Reign.
Under contract with the Kings, Lawrence has yet to appear in a regular season game. The 6’7″, 230-pound forward played his final OHL season last year, splitting time between his hometown Ottawa 67’s and London Knights. After starting the first 30 games with the 67s (30gp, 10g-8ast-18pts), he was later traded to the Knights and added another ten goals and 19 points in 28 games. Lawrence averaged over a point per game in the OHL Playoffs, racking up five goals and nine points in eight postseason appearances. He helped the London Knights win the 2024 OHL Championship and finish as runner-up for the Memorial Cup.
From Ottawa, Ontario, Lawrence signed an NHL entry-level contract with the Kings this offseason after five campaigns in the OHL. He played four additional seasons with the Owen Sound Attack before his final year last season. In 149 career games, Lawrence earned 82 points, evenly split between 41 goals and assists. The 21-year-old was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2022 NHL Draft (7th Rd/#215).
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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