BY: Mark Shelley, Greenville Swamp Rabbits
GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits announced today that the club has signed experienced forward Tanner Eberle to an ECHL contract ahead of the 2022-23 season.
Eberle, 28, signs with Greenville and returns to North America after a four-year stint in the United Kingdom with the EIHL’s Sheffield Steelers. In 170 games for the central-England club, the Regina, SK native totaled 136 points (69g, 67a), including a 44-point performance over a 49-game span during the 2019-20 season.
Before his tenure overseas, the 5′ 11″, 174-pounder appeared in 176 games in the ECHL, most recently with the Jacksonville Icemen during the 2017-18 season. In his ECHL career, Eberle has amassed 82 points (47g, 35a) between three clubs.
Along with his appearances in the ECHL, Eberle recorded 11 games in the AHL with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers and the Iowa Wild.
The Swamp Rabbits open the 2022-23 season, presented by Bon Secours, on Saturday, October 22 at 7:05 p.m. as they take on the newest team in the ECHL, the Savannah Ghost Pirates, at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. Single Game Tickets for the select “Big 5” promotional games are now on sale by calling (864)-674-7825 or visiting SwampRabbits.com.
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 Los Angeles Kings and the AHL’s Ontario Reign. Additionally, Greenville is an ECHL, Premier ‘AA’ Hockey League member.
