Swamp Rabbits Weekly: Edition 20

February 27, 2018 - ECHL (ECHL)
Greenville Swamp Rabbits News Release

Greenville Swamp Rabbits Forward Shane Walsh
(Greenville Swamp Rabbits)

The Swamp Rabbits latest week featured four games and a road trip to the Central Division to meet the Fort Wayne Komets and the Toledo Walleye. On Tuesday night Joe Basaraba and Evan Jasper tallied goals in the first period while Garret Clemment net his first of two goals in the week in the third period. Greenville opened the scoring 44 seconds into the game, but the Atlanta Gladiators rode a four-goal first period to a 6-3 win. Friday night, Austin McKay helped Greenville to a 1-1 tie out of the first period with his ninth goal of the season. Fort Wayne took the lead thanks to a 21 shot second period.

The rematch with Greenville and Fort Wayne one night later eventually required overtime. Clemment picked up his second of the weekend to tie the Komets in the first period while Sean Flanagan potted his second of the season. Both power play goals put Greenville ahead of Fort Wayne 2-1 at the break. The Komets rallied for a second period goal and finished the night with a goal three minutes into overtime. The team picked up and moved to Toledo for a Sunday evening game where Shane Walsh and Carter Sandlak put Greenville ahead 2-1 in the first period. Toledo shut it down in the second and third and rallied for four goals including a pair of power play tallies.

Goaltender Ty Rimmer appeared in all four games for Greenville, ending the week with 103 saves. Greg Dodds entered Tuesday's game in relief and started Saturday night's contest in Fort Wayne before exiting with an injury. In 46 minutes of work this week, the netminder made 22 saves on 24 shots.

HOT HARE

Shane Walsh - 4 GP | 4 PTS (1G, 3A), 9 Shots

The second-year pro collected four points in four games, earning his second multi-point effort on Tuesday night against the Atlanta Gladiators. The West Roxbury, Massachusetts native notched his fourth goal of the season on Sunday in Toledo to open the scoring, giving him 11 points (3G, 8A) in the last 13 games. Walsh joined the Swamp Rabbits 20 games ago and has earned 14 points (4G, 10A) since the acquisition from the Cincinnati Cyclones. The UMass-Amherst alum played his 100th career game on Friday night in Fort Wayne.

RABBIT TAILS

Forward Austin McKay played his 100th pro game on Sunday in Toledo.

Defenseman Tyler Ganly made his Swamp Rabbits debut on Friday night but was reassigned to the Charlotte Checkers on Saturday due to an injury to defenseman Jake Chelios.

Goaltender Ty Rimmer has played in 17 of the Greenville's last 20 games and is second in the league with 1,077 saves.

Evan Jasper leads the Swamp Rabbits with 12 points (4G, 8A) on the power play.

Greenville is 2-1-0-0 against the Everblades this season with four games head-to-head this season.

UPCOMING GAMES

Friday, Mar. 2 | Swamp Rabbits @ Everblades | 7:30 p.m.

Greenville makes its second of three trips to Estero, Florida this season. The Swamp Rabbits split their last weekend against the Everblades.

Saturday, Mar. 3 | Swamp Rabbits @ Everblades | 7:00 p.m.

For the fifth time this season, the Swamp Rabbits and Everblades will take the ice together. Greenville is 41-28-11 against Florida since 2010.

SOUTH DIVISION STANDINGS

Florida Everblades (36-12-2-4) = 78 PTS

South Carolina Stingrays (35-11-5-1) = 76 PTS

Atlanta Gladiators (27-28-1-2) = 57 PTS

Orlando Solar Bears (25-25-5-1) = 56 PTS

Jacksonville Icemen (21-28-4-3) = 49 PTS

Norfolk Admirals (21-29-5-1) = 48 PTS

Greenville Swamp Rabbits (20-31-4-1) = 45 PTS

Greenville Swamp Rabbits Forward Shane Walsh

ECHL Stories from February 27, 2018

• Late Fort Wayne Goal Silences Thunder - Wichita Thunder
• Kansas City's Parks Named CCM/ECHL Goaltender of the Week - ECHL
• Fuel Rally Falls Short in 4-3 Loss to Toledo - Indy Fuel
• Hogberg Shines in Return as Beast Defeat Railers 4-1 - Brampton Beast
• Mavericks Fall to Rush, 2-1 - Kansas City Mavericks
• Railers Stumble North of the Border in 4-1 Loss in Brampton - Worcester Railers HC
• Barracuda Sign Goaltender Jeremy Brodeur to PTO - Allen Americans
• Austin Ortega Named ECHL Player of Week - Utah Grizzlies
• Cannata, Shaw Receive Call-Up to San Antonio - Colorado Eagles
• ECHL Transactions - February 27 - ECHL
• French, McParland Joining AHL Texas - Idaho Steelheads
• Merasty Dealt to Rapid City - Wichita Thunder
• Rush Acquire Merasty, Walker Re-Assigned - Rapid City Rush
• Walleye Trade Vandane for Forward - Toledo Walleye
• Atlanta Swaps Jacobs for Toledo's Vandane - Atlanta Gladiators
• Derek Army & Reid Gardiner Return from the AHL - Wheeling Nailers
• Utah's Ortega Named Sher-Wood Hockey/ECHL Player of the Week - ECHL
• Thunder Make Roster Moves - Adirondack Thunder
• Americans Attend Allen/Fairview Chamber - Allen Americans
• 9th Annual Police vs. Fire this Saturday - Allen Americans
• Gameday Report: Mavericks vs. Rush - Kansas City Mavericks
• Voice of the Worcester Railers HC Eric Lindquist to Call 1,000th Pro Hockey Game in Brampton Tonight - Worcester Railers HC
• Parks Named CCM/ECHL Goaltender of the Week - Kansas City Mavericks
• Swamp Rabbits Weekly: Edition 20 - Greenville Swamp Rabbits
• Dzierkals, Jardine Lead Solar Bears to Comeback Win over Admirals - Orlando Solar Bears

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