By: Mark Sweeney, Greenville Swamp Rabbits
Greenville Swamp Rabbits (3-1-0-0) vs. Savannah Ghost Pirates (1-3-0-0)
November 3, 2023 | 7:05 PM ET | Regular Season Game #5
Bon Secours Wellness Arena
Referees: Sam Heidemann (22), Evan Reddick (21)
Linesmen: Shane Gustafson (87), Felix-Antoine Voyer (57)
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Pregame Coverage begins at 6:45 PM
LISTEN: Bon Secours Rabbits Radio Network
WATCH: FloHockey Live Stream
Voice of the Swamp Rabbits Mark Shelley (Play-by-Play) and Matt Caldwell (Analyst) on the call
SWAMP RABBITS VS GHOST PIRATE SERIES
Regular Season Record:
Overall: (2-0-0-0) Home:(1-0-0-0) Away: (1-0-0-0)
Last Meeting:
October 29, 2023 – Greenville 4 vs Savannah 3
Next Meeting:
November 16, 2023, Greenville at Savannah
22-23 Regular Season Record:
Greenville : (8-5-1-1)
All-Time Record:
(10-5-2)
ECHL STANDINGS
Standings
QUICK BITS
SOUCH A GREAT PERFORMANCE:
Wednesday’s meeting with Atlanta proved beneficial for second-year forward Carter Souch, as the winger slotted a pair of goals in the loss. Souch recorded his fifth-career multi-point game and first of the season. In his four games, Souch is tied for the team lead in goals. His other goal came last Friday in the Rabbits’ first meeting with the Ghost Pirates.
MANNY MOVES UP:
Brannon McManus is off and running with his best stretch of games in his career. In the Rabbits’ first four games, McManus has tallied at least one point in each contest, including a two-assist night against Atlanta on Wednesday. On Sunday, against the Ghost Pirates, McManus scored his first of the season and 13th of his career. His increased lethality has earned the California native has landed himself on the top power-play unit.
KECHS RACKS EM UP:
Despite being held off the scoresheet in the most recent meeting against Savannah, Josh McKechney has posted a goal in three of his four games this season. An additional assist against the Ghost Pirates last Friday has given McKechney, who was traded to Greenville in December of 2022, his fourth point in as many games.
A FRESH START FOR THE KILL:
Last season, early struggles for the Rabbits’ shorthanded unit gave way to a final percentage of 77.7 at the end of the campaign. Head Coach Andrew Lord made the improvement of the penalty-kill a top priority, and his expectations have been met in the early goings. The Rabbits have allowed just one power-play goal against in 14 times shorthanded. Greenville’s 92.9% on the PK is ranked 5th in the league.
About the Greenville Swamp Rabbits …
Acquired by Spire Sports + Entertainment (SS+E) in 2020, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits hockey team has 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.
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