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The night opened with sustained offensive pressure by South Carolina. The Stingrays captured the opening goal of the game with Connor Moore's blue line shot at 8:08. After the Swamp Rabbits' offense began producing several quality scoring chances, they were rewarded with the tying goal from Josh McKechney, his sixth of the season, at 17:10. Just 18 seconds later, Joe Gateby gave the Swamp Rabbits the lead with a shot from the blue line for his sixth of the season. The second period saw the Swamp Rabbits add to their lead, as Alex Ierullo scored his 16th of the season on a backside feed from McKechney at 5:30. At 6:23, South Carolina stopped the Greenville charge, as Moore netted a power-play goal for his second of the game. At 8:51, Lawton Courtnall scored his first of the season to tie the game at 3-3 for the Stingrays. Late in the period, at 17:32, Ethan Somoza netted his 12th of the season to re-establish the Greenville lead. In the third, Brett Kemp kept the puck on a two-on-one break and netted his 11th of the season for a 5-3 Greenville lead. South Carolina regained momentum at 10:49 as Ryan Scarfo one-timed a power-play goal. At 15:15, LA Grissom scored his first as a Swamp Rabbit, winding up from the blue line while the Stingrays were being charged with a delayed penalty. Max Martin scored his sixth of the season at 18:44, adding insurance for Greenville with the empty-net goal. Martin Hâs scored a late goal at 19:39, but it was too late to propel the Stingrays' offense to a comeback. With the win, the Swamp Rabbits improve to 25-12-7-0 while the Stingrays fall to 26-12-4-1. The Swamp Rabbits continue their road trip on Saturday night as they travel to the Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena to take on the Jacksonville Icemen at 7:00 p.m. Swamp Rabbits tickets can be purchased at SwampRabbits.com or the Bon Secours Wellness Arena Box Office. 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 LA Kings and the AHL's Ontario Reign. Greenville is an ECHL, Premier' AA' Hockey League member. GREENVILLE SWAMP RABBITS HOME Read the full article

BY: Mark Shelley, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, SC – Three first-period goals kick-started the Greenville Swamp Rabbits offense that downed the Norfolk Admirals 6-0 in a 27-save shutout for John Lethemon on Friday night at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. After an early onslaught of offensive chances were denied by the Norfolk defense, the Swamp Rabbit broke the deadlock with Ayden MacDonald's fifth of the season at 10:22. At 14:54, Anthony Rinaldi doubled the Greenville lead with his sixth of the season before Justin Nachbaur added a third Swamp Rabbits tally, his fourth of the season at 17:58. In a penalty-filled second period, Brett Kemp scored just 2:19 into the frame for Greenville, a power-play strike for his 10th of the season. Kemp's line-mate, Liam Pecararo, scored his 18th goal of the season, extending his point streak to 17 games at 11:29. The streak is tied for third-longest in the ECHL since 2008-09. At 12:23, Shawn Cameron scored his second of the season to cap off a 6-0 advantage for Greenville. At the final horn, John Lethemon earned his sixth win and second shutout of the campaign with a 27-save performance. With the win, the Swamp Rabbits improve to 14-15-4-3 while the Admirals fall to 14-20-2-2 on the season. The Swamp Rabbits remain at home tomorrow night as they welcome the South Carolina Stingrays to Bon Secours Wellness Arena at 7:05 p.m. Swamp Rabbits Single Game Tickets are on sale now! For more information or to secure your seats today, call 864-674-PUCK (7825) or email [email protected] GREENVILLE SWAMP RABBITS HOME Read the full article

BY: Mark Shelley, Greenville Swamp Rabbits NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, despite erasing a two-goal deficit in the third, fell in the shootout 4-3 to the South Carolina Stingrays at the North Charleston Coliseum on Saturday night. Before the midway point of the first, Justin Florek gave the Stingrays the 1-0 advantage with his eighth of the season. In the second, Bryce Reddick tied the game for Greenville after Ben Freeman delivered a pass into the slot that Reddick buried at the 8:25 mark. Shortly after, Lawton Courtnall found the back of the net to regain the lead before scoring again, at the 17:34 mark to give South Carolina a 3-1 lead. Greenville came within a single goal as Jackson Leef scored his first of the season just 1:41 into the third, before a late period goal by Quin Foreman, his second of the season, tied the game at 3-3 to force overtime. After a scoreless overtime period, the Swamp Rabbits were held off of the score sheet and saw two goals, from Andrew Cherniwchan and Jordan Subban, give South Carolina the victory in the shootout, dropping the Swamp Rabbits to 7-7-0-1. Greenville returns to Bon Secours Wellness Arena on Sunday afternoon to complete the three-in-three with South Carolina at 3:05 p.m. Swamp Rabbits Single Game Tickets are on sale now! For more information or to secure your seats today call 864-674-PUCK (7825) or email [email protected] GREENVILLE SWAMP RABBITS HOME Read the full article

The Award winner will be revealed at Mariners game on March 1st BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners PORTLAND, ME – February 21, 2020 – The finalists have been revealed for the Captain Joel Barnes Community Service Award, which will be handed out at the Mariners game vs. the South Carolina Stingrays on March 1st: the one year anniversary of Captain Barnes’ tragic passing. The award was created in October by a partnership between the Mariners, Teamsters Local 340 and the Berwick Firefighters Association. Captain Joel Barnes tragically passed away at the age of 32 on March 1st, 2019 from injuries sustained while saving another firefighters' life, fighting a fire in Berwick. A public memorial service was held one week later at the Cross Insurance Arena, with over 7,000 attendees present. Barnes had served with the Berwick Fire Department for two years and was the Training Safety Officer for the Department. The creation of the award was officially launched at the Mariners game on October 26th, 2019, and nominations were accepted on the Mariners website. Criteria included: -Being a fire or EMS responder in the state of Maine -Having at least three years of experience and be either active or recently retired (within the last three years) -Demonstrating outstanding professionalism and service to their community, and a commitment to promoting life safety education The finalists are for the award are Kevin Leavitt (Richmond Fire Department), David Petruccelli (Portland Fire Department), and Matthew St. Pierre (Hampden Fire Department). On January 11th, 2020, the “Battle of the Badges,” was held in Barnes’ honor at the Cross Insurance Arena prior to the Mariners game against the Adirondack Thunder, as local firefighters played a hockey tournament to raise money for the Captain Barnes Memorial Fund. Between the all-inclusive ticket fundraiser, 50/50 raffle at the Mariners game, and t-shirt sales, $2,233 were raised. Appropriately, that the Mariners opponent on March 1st is the South Carolina Stingrays. Captain Barnes worked for three years (2013-2015) for Horry County Fire Rescue in Myrtle Beach, prior to moving back home to Maine. The puck drops at 3 PM on Sunday, March 1st at the Cross Insurance Arena. The award will be presented during the second intermission. Members of the Berwick Fire Department will present the colors and conduct the ceremonial puck drop. A moment of silence will be held in Captain Barnes’ memory. Groups of 10 or more can get discounted tickets by calling 833-GO-MAINE. Individual tickets can be purchased at MarinersOfMaine.com, at the Trusted Choice Box Office inside the Cross Insurance Arena, or by calling 207-775-3458. All Saturday and Sunday home games also feature the Family Four Pack – four tickets, four food and drink vouchers, and four Mariners beverage koozies, starting at $80, and must be purchased in advance. Read the full article

South Carolina scores three power play goals BY: Jordan Kuhn, Greenville Swamp Rabbits NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Greenville Swamp Rabbits scored the opening tally against the South Carolina Stingrays on Tuesday night, but it was the high-powered offense of the home club that scored six unanswered goals en route to a 6-2 triumph over the Swamp Rabbits at the North Charleston Coliseum. Four of those six goals came in the second period, and three of them came on the power play, in which the Swamp Rabbits took seven infractions on the night. South Carolina's second-period performance, for the second straight game, is what eventually sunk the Swamp Rabbits. A scrum at the bench consumed the attention of the Greenville defense, and the Stingrays took advantage at the 7:27 mark of the second period, as Dan DeSalvo scored into an open four-by-six to extend South Carolina's lead to 3-1. It was the game-winning goal. After that point, the Swamp Rabbits took back-to-back penalties, leading to a 5-on-3 power play opportunity for the home team. Eddie Wittchow hit the top corner with a wrist shot from the right circle on the front half of the power play, and Mark Cooper converted on the back half to put the stranglehold on at 5-1. Andrew Cherniwchan added one more ten seconds before the period's end, another power play tally, to cap the Stingrays' scoring at 6-1. Jeremy Helvig's night came to a close, and Jake Kupsky played out the final 20 minutes. Greenville struck first in the game for the second consecutive game against South Carolina. In his return from a five-game suspension, Matt Marcinew was re-inserted into the lineup and paid immediate dividends. Kamerin Nault lifted the puck out to center, and Marcinew flew past the defense and scored five-hole before the net was dislodged from its pegs. Luke Ripley added the secondary assist. Unfortunately, the celebration only lasted 31 seconds, as Alec Marsh scored at the other end to tie the game. Jordan Klimek added one more to give South Carolina a lead they would never give up. Greenville's final goal came on a centering pass by Nault that ricocheted off of a Stingrays' defender's skate and into the back of the net. The goal came at the 9:31 mark of the third period. The Swamp Rabbits' five-game road trip comes to a close as they come home to host the Worcester Railers for Heroes' Weekend. Tickets are available at SwampRabbits.com. Get Social: Follow the Swamp Rabbits and get behind-the-scenes coverage like never before on the team’s official Facebook and Twitter pages! Contact a Swamp Rabbits Account Executive at 864.674.PUCK (7825) for information on 2019–20 ticket plans, special group rates, and hospitality opportunities and secure your seats today! Get the latest Swamp Rabbits gear by visiting the “Hop Shop” online at Shop.SwampRabbits.com to browse the full collection of fan wear and novelties! Read the full article

Stingrays erase Greenville's lead late, win in OT BY: Jordan Kuhn, Greenville Swamp Rabbits BOXSCORE NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Greenville Swamp Rabbits led for the majority of regulation, including with just over 90 seconds left in regulation, but the South Carolina Stingrays tied it late and won it just over two minutes into the overtime session, 4-3 the final score at the North Charleston Coliseum. A misplay at the blue line led to a breakaway opportunity for the Rays, as defenseman Eddie Wittchow raced ahead on a breakaway. Jeremy Helvig got a piece of the puck, but not all of it, as it trickled into the back of the net to give the Rays the comeback win. Cédric Lacroix scored to break a 2-2 tie at the 18:29 mark, set up from below the goal line by Patrick Bajkov and Kamerin Nault to give Greenville the lead late in regulation. The goal forced the opposition to pull Parker Milner. At 6-on-5, the Stingrays tied the game. Matthew Weis spotted Tom Parisi open for a one-time blast that found the back of the net to pull the game even at threes all, giving both teams a point in the standings. Greenville held a lead for the majority of regulation time. In fact, the Swamp Rabbits held a 2-0 lead after the first period of play. The Swamp Rabbits struck twice in a minute and 22 seconds of game time. First, Cameron Heath took a spin-around pass from Lacroix along the goal line and beat Milner in between the pads to open the scoring. A stretch pass by Dylan MacPherson, that ricocheted off of Jimmy Soper and right to Mason Baptista who converted on the breakaway. South Carolina dominated the second period to the tune of a 21-9 shot differential and scored the only goal of the middle frame. Cole Ully scored early in the second period to cut the lead to one. The story of the period was Helvig's 20 saves to keep Greenville in the lead heading into the third period. The Rays tied it at 15:10 of the third thanks to captain Andrew Cherniwchan. Saturday marked the first time that the Swamp Rabbits suffered a loss of any kind when leading after two periods (19-0-1). The Swamp Rabbits picked up two of a possible four points on the weekend. The two teams will face off once again on Tuesday, February 18 at the North Charleston Coliseum for a 7:00 p.m. start. Get Social: Follow the Swamp Rabbits and get behind-the-scenes coverage like never before on the team’s official Facebook and Twitter pages! Contact a Swamp Rabbits Account Executive at 864.674.PUCK (7825) for information on 2019–20 ticket plans, special group rates, and hospitality opportunities and secure your seats today! Get the latest Swamp Rabbits gear by visiting the “Hop Shop” online at Shop.SwampRabbits.com to browse the full collection of fan wear and novelties! Read the full article