ECHL Greenville Swamp Rabbits

Defense Strengthens with Addition of Humphries

October 13, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Greenville Swamp Rabbits News Release


Greenville, SC - The Greenville Road Warriors, proud ECHL affiliate of the New York Rangers and the AHL's Hartford Wolf Pack, today announced defenseman Spencer Humphries has been added to the team's Training Camp Roster. In addition, forward Shawn Skelly and defenseman Andrew Secco have been released.

Humphries, 22, began the 2014-15 preseason in Training Camp with the Vancouver Canucks and the AHL's Utica Comets. Last season, the second-year pro played 17 games in Prague with Lev Praha of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). A native of Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Humphries spent five seasons in the Western Hockey League (WHL) from 2008-2013. Over 194 games, he earned 93 points (17g, 76a) with the Tri-City Americans and Calgary Hitmen. Humphries was drafted in the fifth round (#164 overall) by Traktor Chelyabinski in the 2012 KHL Draft.

The Road Warriors currently have 23players on their active Training Camp Roster. Those include:

Forwards (14)

Scott Arnold

Tyler Brown

Bretton Cameron

Emerson Clark

Sebastien Geoffrion

Brandon Hynes

Kyle Jean

Chad Nehring

Josh Nicholls*

Trevor Parkes

Paul Rodrigues

Vinny Saponari^

Lindsay Sparks

Michael St. Croix*

Defensemen (7)

Mike Banwell

Sean Escobedo

Spencer Humphries

Dallas Jackson

Jacob Johnston

Alex Lepkowski

Nick Schneider

Goalies (2)

Mackenzie Skapski*

Jeff Malcom^

*New York Rangers (NHL) contract

^Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) contract

Training Camp continues on Tuesday with a 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. practice at the Official Practice Facility of the Road Warriors, The Pavilion in Taylors, South Carolina. All sessions are open to the public free of charge, while players and coaches will be available to the media following each session.

THE PRE-SEASON'S BIGGEST PARTY IS TONIGHT!

Be there as the 2014-15 Road Warriors are introduced! FAN FEST is open to ALL fans and free of charge! Meet the players and coaching staff, get autographs, see the renovated locker room, participate in a Q&A session and much more! Season ticket holders can pick up their tickets, fans can select seats and purchase 2014-15 ticket plans, and EVERYONE can have fun with ROWDY! Join YOUR Road Warriors and help us kick off hockey season!

- Where: Bon Secours Wellness Arena

When: Monday, Oct. 13 from 6-8pm

Parking: Free parking available in the VIP Lot while spaces last

Enter through the SANDLAPPER Securities VIP Entrance

The Road Warriors kick off their 5th season of hockey in the Upstate on Friday, October 24th against the South Carolina Stingrays at 7 p.m. The Warriors are offering fans a special $10 Opening Night ticket and 2014-45 ticket plans start as low as $81! Call a Road Warriors Account Executive at 864-674-PUCK or visit GreenvilleRoadWarriors.com/tickets-overview.html to secure your Road Warriors tickets today!

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