O’HARA EARNS FIRST CAREER AHL CALL-UP
2nd year forward heads to Ontario following 91 consecutive games with Swamp Rabbits Since March 2025
By: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits
GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings and AHL’s Ontario Reign announced via a Swamp Rabbit Moving Transaction that Ryan O’Hara has earned his first career AHL call up to the Reign.
O’Hara heads up to the AHL after playing in all nine games to start the 2026-27 ECHL Season. The 5’10”, 190-pound forward leaves the Upstate with three goals and six points, recently collecting an assist in last night’s 5-2 win at Savannah. This summer, O’Hara earned an AHL contract with the Ontario Reign following an “iron man” rookie season in Greenville, with 15 goals and 42 points in all 72 games. He led all first-year pros on the roster in every offensive category, while his goals were third most on the squad and his assists and points second most. He ranked 13th amongst all ECHL rookies in helpers, and his point total was tied for 19th across all first-year players in the league.
Since turning professional with the Swamp Rabbits on March 21, 2025, O’Hara, a 25 year old from Oakville, Ontario, has played in 91 consecutive games for the Swamp Rabbits, and has 19 goals, 32 assists, and 51 points to his credit. Before turning professional, O’Hara laced up in the NCAA with Bowling Green State University, where, as a senior, he captained the Falcons and met or surpassed career-highs with 11 goals, 22 assists, and 33 points in 36 games. In total, he earned 36 goals, 53 assists, and 89 points in his 131 games with BGSU. Prior to going to college, he played one USHL season with the Waterloo Black Hawks (52gp, 16g-15ast-31pts), and parts of three seasons in the OJHL, primarily spent with his hometown Oakville Blades. With the Blades, O’Hara finished just shy of a career point-per-game average (104gp, 101pts) and captured the 2019 OJHL Championship and Dudley Hewitt Cup.
The Swamp Rabbits return home for “Star Wars Night”, presented by Dipple Heating, Cooling, Plumbing, Electrical, against the Atlanta Gladiators tonight. Puck drop is slated for 7:05 p.m. EST inside Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
About the Greenville Swamp Rabbits …
Acquired by Spire Sports + Entertainment (SS+E) in 2020, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits hockey team have 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 a member of the ECHL, Premier ‘AA’ Hockey League.
