BY: Matt Trust, Greenville Swamp Rabbits
Greenville, SC – Greenville Swamp Rabbits’ Alternate Captain, Garrett Thompson, is the AMI Graphics ECHL Plus Performer of the Month for May after leading the league with a plus-minus rating of +12 during the month.
Thompson, 31, earned a +8 rating between three games from May 16-21 versus Wheeling and Jacksonville. The Traverse City, Michigan native, has recorded 188 points (77 goals, 111 assists) in 227 career ECHL games with Greenville and Fort Wayne.
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Additionally, Thompson has totaled 106 career games in the American Hockey League with Binghamton, San Antonio, and Iowa.
AMI Graphics will present Garrett Thompson with a personalized Plus Performer of the Month Banner to recognize his accomplishment.
The Greenville Swamp Rabbits return to action on Wednesday, June 2, to kick off a two-game set against the Florida Everblades. Puck drop from Hertz Arena is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
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ABOUT US
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.
