The bodied forward returns to the team after four additional games in the AHL with Ontario.
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 rookie forward Kaleb Lawrence has been assigned to the team by the Los Angeles Kings from the Ontario Reign, AHL affiliate of the team.
In a separate transaction, Derek Osik was released.
Lawrence returns to the Swamp Rabbits after logging four more games with the Reign this season. The 6’7”, 225-pound forward now has 11 games with Ontario, including the first three goals of his professional career and four points. He returns to the Swamp Rabbits, averaging just under a point per game with six (2g-4ast) in eight games.
Under contract with the Kings, Lawrence made his professional debut with the Swamp Rabbits on November 8th and earned his first professional point with an assist. From Ottawa, Ontario, Lawrence signed an NHL entry-level contract with the Kings this offseason after five campaigns in the OHL, playing four seasons with the Owen Sound Attack before his final year with the Ottawa 67’s and London Knights last season. In 149 career games, Lawrence earned 82 points, evenly split with 41 goals and assists, and helped the Knights win the 2024 OHL Championship and finish as runner-up for the Memorial Cup. The Los Angeles Kings drafted the 21-year-old in the 2022 NHL Draft (7th Rd/#215).
The Swamp Rabbits continue their week-long road trip with a return to Orlando to rematch the Solar Bears. Puck drop tonight is slated for 7:00 p.m. EST at the Kia Center.
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.
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