ECHL Greenville Swamp Rabbits

Florida Trip Wraps up for Swamp Rabbits in Orlando

Published on March 31, 2018 under ECHL (ECHL)
Greenville Swamp Rabbits News Release


RABBIT TALES

The Greenville Swamp Rabbits (23-36-7-1), proud ECHL affiliate of the New York Rangers and the AHL's Hartford Wolf Pack, and the Orlando Solar Bears (32-28-6-3) take the ice tonight at the Amway Center at 7 p.m. Greenville and Orlando will end their season series tonight with their ninth matchup of the 2017-18 campaign. The Solar Bears locked up a spot in the Kelly Cup Playoffs and are looking to hold onto the #3 seed. The Swamp Rabbits are seeking the team's first win over the solar bears since topping their rival 4-2 in Greenville on Jan. 12.

WATCH PARTY CANCELED

Due to a scheduling conflict, the watch party, which was scheduled for tonight at The Flat, has been canceled. We apologize for the inconvenience. For a free radio broadcast, tune in to Mixlr.com/swamp-rabbits or view the game at ECHL.tv.

ROOKIE ON THE RISE

Evan Jasper notched his 50th point of the season during his 16th multi-point game last night. The rookie is just the third first-year skater in franchise history to achieve 50 points in a season. Jasper trails Ahti Oksanen who notched 52 points (21G, 31A) last season and Marc-Olivier Vallerand who earned 53 points (28G, 25A) during the clubs inaugural season. The Whitby, Ontario native leads the team in scoring this year and ranks seventh among all rookies with 21 goals and 29 assists.

RIMMER ROUND THE ROSIE

Goaltender Ty Rimmermade 41 saves on the Everblades last night during his franchise best 41st game. The netminder is the first goaltender to make over 1,200 saves in a season for the club and is third in the ECHL behind Ty Reichenbach and Joel Martin who have played over 250 minutes more than the fifth-year goaltender.

TOP MAN IN THE SUN

Forward Hunter Fejes leads the Solar Bears in scoring with 58 points (29G, 29A) in 66 games. The Solar Bears top producer began the year in Wheeling but was acquired at the halfway point of the season and has earned 31 points (13G, 18A) in 34 contests since his acquisition. In his last three games, separated by an AHL call up, Fejes has recorded seven points (4G, 3A).

CARROT BITES

Fourth-year pro Joe Basaraba has posted 10 points (3G, 7A) against the Solar Bears to lead the squad.

Greenville is 4-3-1-0 against the Solar Bears this season and tonight is the final meeting between the South Division opponents.

Defenseman Matt Prapavessis notched his fifth goal of the year and ranks 15th in franchise history with 127 games in a Greenville jersey.

Joe Perry became Orlando's top goal scorer in franchise history on Thursday netting a hat-trick. His 52nd career goal with Orlando surpassed Eric Faille for the team record.

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