By Mike Bonts, Hockey Editor
GREENVILLE, SC. (SportsTicker)- The Florida Everblades head to South Carolina for the first of ten matchups this season against the Greenville Swamp Rabbits. The South Carolina Stingrays open a four-game homestand at the North Charleston Coliseum against the Savannah Ghost Pirates.
The Everblades are coming off of an uneventful trip to Orlando which resulted in the postponement of that game against the Solar Bears due to ice issues. The quest for the first 5-0 start since 2020-21 will shift to Greenville.
Last season, the Everblades and the Swamp Rabbits met six times with Florida holding a 4-2 record in those games. In the 2025-26 campaign for Greenville, they finished with a record of 27-35-7-3 and finished sixth in the South Division. The Swamp Rabbits haven’t made the playoffs since they won the South Division in the 2023-24 season.
To start this year, Greenville has a record of 3-0-2-0 which has them tied for the points lead in the South Division with the Everblades and the South Carolina Stingrays. Four of Greenville’s five games have gone to overtime or a shootout. Only one of their wins has come in regulation time and that was their opening night game against the Atlanta Gladiators.
Both the Everblades and the Swamp Rabbits have yet to lose in regulation, the Everblades still carrying their perfect 4-0 record.
South Division Capsules
Jacksonville Icemen (0-2-2) at Orlando Solar Bears (0-3-0) 7 p.m. ET
- Jacksonville’s Cameron Rowe has made at least 26 saves in both of his appearances.
- Aaron Luchuk leads Orlando with four points (1g-3a).
- Icemen have scored first in three of their four games.
- Solar Bears have scored two of their five goals on the power play.
Florida Everblades (4-0-0) at Greenville Swamp Rabbits (3-0-2) 7:05 p.m. ET
- Florida’s Cam Johnson leads the league with four wins.
- Greenville’s Brendan Gorman is second among rookies with six points (3g-3a).
- Everblades lead the league with 1.00 goals-against per game.
- Swamp Rabbits are league’s second-least penalized team with 8.20 penalty minutes per game.
Savannah Ghost Pirates (2-2-0) at South Carolina Stingrays (4-0-0) 7:05 p.m. ET
- Savannah’s Christian Cicigoi recorded an 18-save shutout in his pro debut on Saturday against Jacksonville.
- South Carolina’s Tyler Weiss is tied for the league lead with three power-play goals.
- Ghost Pirates are third with 36.50 shots per game.
- Stingrays have outscored their opponents 19-7.
Webb, a native of Stoney Creek, Ontario, has been recalled by the AHL’s Iowa Wild. Webb has an even plus/minus rating and six penalty minutes in four games for the Icemen……the South Carolina Stingrays announced that forward Cam Morrison has been named the Stingrays captain. Morrison, who has posted three goals and an assist through four games with the Stingrays, was loaned to South Carolina from Hershey on September 28 after signing with the Bears this summer….the ECHL announced on Wednesday that the 2027 inductees for the ECHL Hall of Fame are Matt Hendricks, Jeff Jakaitis and Derek Nesbitt.
