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ECHL Greenville Swamp Rabbits

Preview: Big-Time Promotions Headline Three-Game Weekend Series

January 9, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
Greenville Swamp Rabbits News Release


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Fri, Jan. 9th 7:00 p.m. ET vs. Fort Wayne Free Audio / ECHL.TV

Sat, Jan. 10th

Sun. Jan. 11th 7:00 p.m. ET

3:00 p.m. ET vs. Fort Wayne

vs. South Carolina Free Audio / ECHL.TV

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PROMOTIONAL LINEUP: The Greenville Road Warriors, proud ECHL affiliate of the New York Rangers and the AHL's Hartford Wolf Pack, are set to kick off another big weekend of home games that features one of the most popular promotional lineups of the season. It all starts tonight with "Warrior Appreciation Night" presented by North American Rescue. Fans are encouraged to join the Road Warriors as we salute the members of the U.S. Military as well as local police officers, firefighters and first responders. Greenville will also sport special "Warrior Appreciation" jerseys that will be auctioned off directly following the contest. In addition, the popular "Warrior Fun Pack" is available featuring (4) red level tickets, (4) hot dogs, (4) bags of chips, (4) small fountain drinks and (2) Warriors drawstring bags for just $60!

This Saturday is "Star Wars Night" featuring a Star Wars youth jersey giveaway. The first 1,000 kids 12 and under will receive a limited edition Warriors Star Wars youth jersey presented by HOT 98.1 FM, Chuck 97.7 FM and X98.5 FM. Click here to view the youth jersey design. In addition, the night will feature appearances by Star Wars characters, Star Wars in-game fan promotions and clips from the iconic films throughout the game!

On Sunday, fans can skate with their favorite Road Warriors players on SANDLAPPER Securities Rink following the game for "Family Fun Day!" Warrior Fun Packs are also available, which include (4) red level tickets, (4) hot dogs, (4) bags of chips, (4) small fountain drinks and (2) Warriors drawstring bags for just $60! In addition, Greenville will wear its specialty New York Rangers style jerseys for the second time this season! For tickets or more information, please call a Road Warriors Account Executive at 864-674-PUCK or visit GreenvilleRoadWarriors.com/tickets-overview.html !

THE STORY COMING IN: The Road Warriors (21-12-1) open their second consecutive three-game weekend series at home tonight with a key matchup against the Fort Wayne Komets (24-6-2). The Road Warriors currently hold the second spot in the East Division and fourth place in the Eastern Conference, while Fort Wayne is the best team in the league with 50 points. Last time out, Greenville secured its 21st win of the season in come-from-behind fashion when the club earned a 3-2 shootout victory over Elmira last Sunday. Tyler Brown evened the game with less than three minutes remaining in regulation, before Brown, Vinny Saponari and Michael St. Croix each scored in an eight-round shootout. Meanwhile, the Komets have earned points in their last three games (2-0-1) and are coming off of a 5-4 shootout loss to Wheeling last Friday. Fort Wayne is two points ahead of Toledo for first place in the North Division and is the league's second-best team on the road this season (14-3-0).

HOME SWEET HOME: After playing 20 of its first 28 games on the road, Greenville continues a mammoth 12-game home stand tonight, which runs through Jan. 17th. The Road Warriors are 10-4-0 on SANDLAPPER Securities Rink so far this season, which marks the fourth-best record at home for any team in the league - trailing only Florida (9-1-1), Fort Wayne (10-3-2) and Allen (13-2-1). Greenville has also outscored its opponents 50-38 at home this season and has won eight of its last 11 games at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena.

WARRIORS VS. KOMETS: Friday's contest marks the second of three games between the Warriors and Komets this season (one in Fort Wayne and two in Greenville). The Road Warriors currently lead the season-series 1-0-0 after a big 3-1 win at Fort Wayne on Nov. 22nd. That night, Vinny Saponari earned one of his seven multi-point games this season (1g, 1a), while goaltender Jeff Malcolm made 25 saves for the victory. Last season, Greenville went 1-0-1 against the Komets with both of those games taking place on the road. The Warriors are 2-0-2 all-time against Fort Wayne in four regular-season meetings.

WARRIORS VS. STINGRAYS: Sunday's game marks the ninth of 14 meetings between the in-state rivals this season (eight in Greenville, six in North Charleston). Through the first eight contests, the Stingrays lead the season-series 5-3-0, including a 5-0 victory in their last meeting on Dec. 30th at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena. In fact, South Carolina has won each of the last five meetings between the two clubs after the Road Warriors began the season 3-0-0 against the Stingrays. Greenville leads the all-time series 37-31-3.

THE "MISSIAEN" CONTINUES: New York Rangers' prospect Jason Missiaen made a pair of headlines on Monday when he was reassigned to Greenville from Hartford by New York and was also named Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Month for December. The 24-year old went 6-0-1 during the month with a 1.41 goals against average (GAA), .957 save percentage and two shutouts in seven games. He also earned CCM ECHL Goaltender of the Week honors for Dec. 15-21 after going 4-0-0 with a 0.99 GAA, .965 save percentage and two shutouts. He returns to Greenville on a career-best five-game winning streak and undefeated in regulation since Nov. 28th (6-0-1).

ALL-STAR SELECTION: The ECHL announced on Thursday goaltender Jeff Malcolm will represent the Road Warriors at the 2015 CCM/ECHL All-Star Classic presented by Visit Orlando on Jan 21st in Orlando, Florida. Malcolm has consistently been one of the league's best goaltenders this season and is currently 12-7-0 with a 2.58 GAA, .977 save percentage and one shutout in 19 starts. He was named CCM ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Oct. 20-26 after going 2-0-0 with a 0.50 GAA, .977 save percentage and one shutout.

WHAT CAN BROWN DO FOR YOU?: The Warriors skate without forward Tyler Brown tonight for just the second time this season. The 24-year old was called up to AHL Hartford last Tuesday after he scored four goals in his last two games, including his first professional hat trick on Saturday against Florida. In 33 contests this season, Brown led the Road Warriors with 12 goals and was fifth on the team with a +10 rating.

QUICK HITS - STREAKS: Vinny Saponari (1g, 3a) and Trevor Parkes (3a) are each on a three-game point streak, while Saponari has earned at least one point in eight of his last nine games overall (2g, 8a)....Spencer Humphries is tied for the league-lead among rookies with a +19 rating....Greenville is 4-1-0 this season when playing a team ranked higher in the standings...The Road Warriors are 8-1-0 when playing on Friday night this season and have outscored their opponents 41-23 in those games (4.55 goals/game).

MILESTONES

- Bretton Cameron is one goal away from 50 professional goals

- Ryan Hegarty is two games away from 150 professional games played

- Vinny Saponari is two assists away from 50 professional assists

- Spencer Humphries is four games away from 50 professional games played

- Trevor Parkes is five games away from 200 professional games played

AFFILIATE REPORT

NHL: New York Rangers (22-12-4): Next at San Jose - Saturday, 10:00 p.m. ET

AHL: Hartford Wolf Pack (18-12-4): Next vs. Syracuse - Tonight, 7:00 p.m. ET

EAST DIVISION STANDINGS

Florida Everblades (23-5-1) = 47 points in 29 games Greenville Road Warriors (21-12-1) = 43 points in 34 games Reading Royals (20-10-2) = 42 points in 32 games South Carolina (17-11-5) = 39 points in 33 games Elmira Jackals (17-13-4) = 38 points in 34 games Orlando Solar Bears (15-13-3) = 33 points in 31 games Gwinnett Gladiators (10-19-2) = 22 points in 31 games

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