BY: Matt Trust, Greenville Swamp Rabbits
Greenville, SC – Rookie forward Shawn Cameron has been returned to the Greenville Swamp Rabbits from the Utica Comets. Additionally, goaltender John Lethemon has been returned to Greenville from the Ontario Reign, and veteran forward Brendan Connolly has been released from his Standard Player Contract.
In eight games this season with the Bits, Cameron posted five points (two goals, three assists). The Sherbrooke, Quebec native converted his first professional goal on February 11 versus Orlando after debuting on January 15 at South Carolina.
Cameron, 25, turned pro after playing his last four seasons at Rochester Institute of Technology (R.I.T). From 2016-2020, the 5-foot-11, 194-pound forward registered 71 points (35 goals, 36 assists) in 140 games at R.I.T.
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Lethemon, 24, made his professional debut with Greenville and earned his first pro win on December 27, 2020, at South Carolina in a 30-save performance. The rookie netminder played collegiately at Michigan State University from 2016-2020. In 2019-20, Lethemon was named one of 10 semifinalists for the Mike Richter Award for the nation’s top goaltender.
Connolly, 35, departs after posting nine points (four goals, five assists) in 18 games with the Swamp Rabbits this season.
The Greenville Swamp Rabbits return to action tomorrow night, March 26, to kickoff three-games in three nights against the Jacksonville Icemen. The three-game set begins at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena tomorrow at 7 p.m. before shifting to Greenville on Saturday and Sunday. Ticket information is available online at swamprabbits.com.
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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 proud affiliates of the NHL’s Florida Panthers and AHL’s Charlotte Checkers. Greenville is a member of the ECHL, Premier ‘AA’ Hockey League. Since the conclusion of the 2019-20 NHL Season, 678 former ECHL players have debuted in the NHL. Nine former Greenville Road Warriors/Swamp Rabbits have later made their NHL debut.
