GREENVILLE, SC – Ryan Bednard stopped 43 South Carolina Stingrays shots, as the Greenville Swamp Rabbits topped their in-state rivals 3-1 on Teddy Bear Toss Night at Bon Secours Wellness Arena on Saturday night.
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | ||
| GVL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| SC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Greenville opened the first period with early offensive pressure, before Justin Hamonic scored the Teddy Bear Toss goal at 15:20, his first of the season, to bring the storm of stuffed animals onto the ice. In the second, the Swamp Rabbits and the Stingrays traded power-play opportunities with neither team finding its way onto the scoresheet from the man-advantage. South Carolina leveled the game at the 16:43 mark, as Kevin O'Neil tucked in his ninth of the season.The Swamp Rabbits regained the advantage just 1:09 into the third, as Brannon McManus rifled his third goal of the season into the net, a power-play goal, for the 2-1 lead. The 3-1 victory was solidified at 19:00, as Ethan Somoza walked in the empty-net goal for Greenville's 10th win of the season. Greenville goaltender Ryan Bednard, who returned to Greenville for the first time since the 2020-21 season in a trade with the Wheeling Nailers, stopped 43 of 44 Stingrays shots. With the win, the Swamp Rabbits improve to 10-6-5-0 while the Stingrays fall to 12-5-1-1.The Swamp Rabbits remain at Bon Secours Wellness on Wednesday night, December 14, for a midweek meeting with the Savannah Ghost Pirates at 7:05 p.m. Swamp Rabbits tickets can be purchased at SwampRabbits.com or at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena Box Office.
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