(GREENVILLE, S.C.) – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL's Los Angeles Kings and AHL's Ontario Reign, announced in conjunction with Palmetto Sports & Entertainment (WHNS/Gray Media) that both organizations have a renewed broadcast partnership for the 2026–27 ECHL season, bringing 13 live Swamp Rabbits home games to local viewers across the Upstate and western North Carolina for free.

Coverage begins Friday, Oct. 16, as the Swamp Rabbits host the Atlanta Gladiators 
for Opening Night, presented by Bon Secours St. Francis Health System at Bon Secours Wellness Arena at 7:05 p.m. ET on Palmetto Sports & Entertainment.

The 2026–27 broadcast schedule is highlighted by the annual School Day Game on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 10:30 a.m. ET against the Orlando Solar Bears. For a second straight season, more 
than 10,000 students from across the Upstate will pack the arena as the classroom meets the rink, combining hands-on learning with fast-paced professional hockey. Palmetto Sports will air a special pregame show leading into live game coverage, which will air on FOX Carolina 
(WHNS).

"We're thankful to have a media partner like Fox Carolina and Palmetto Sports & Entertainment Network. Televising our games only enhances our ability to share our story with our fans and the Upstate community, and to team up in this endeavor for a third season in a row is special,” said Mark Binetti, Senior Director of Communications & Team Services, and “Voice of the Swamp Rabbits”. “I want to thank Bryce Caldwell and his team at Fox Carolina and Palmetto Sports + Entertainment for their partnership and vision, and look forward to an exciting season for the Swamp Rabbits."

“Palmetto Sports & Entertainment is dedicated to showcasing local sports and connecting 
Upstate fans with the teams they love,” said Bryce Caldwell, Vice President and General 
Manager of WHNS. “Building on our inaugural broadcast season, we are thrilled to renew 
our partnership with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits. From Opening Night on Palmetto 
Sports to the electric atmosphere of the School Day Game on FOX Carolina, this 13-game 
lineup delivers high-caliber, family-friendly hockey straight to our viewers’ living rooms.”

Thirteen home games will air live on Palmetto Sports & Entertainment, available free over 
the air with an antenna on WHNS 21.2 and on Spectrum channel 195. The Nov. 10 School 
Day Game will air exclusively on FOX Carolina (WHNS Channel 21). Binetti, a 14-year play-by-play broadcasting veteran and three-time ECHL Broadcaster of the Year Finalist, will be joined on-air by Matt Caldwell, who is entering his eighth season as the Analyst of the Swamp Rabbits Broadcast Network.

2026–27 Greenville Swamp Rabbits Broadcast Schedule:
• Friday, Oct. 16, 2026 vs. Atlanta Gladiators (7:05 p.m. ET — Opening Night)
• Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026 vs. Florida Everblades (2:05 p.m. ET — Halloween Matinee)
• Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026 vs. Atlanta Gladiators (7:05 p.m. ET — Star Wars Night)
• Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026 vs. Orlando Solar Bears (10:30 a.m. ET — School Day Game, 
Exclusively on FOX Carolina)
• Saturday, Nov. 21, 2026 vs. Greensboro Gargoyles (4:05 p.m. ET — Faith & Family 
Day)
• Sunday, Nov. 22, 2026 vs. Greensboro Gargoyles (3:05 p.m. ET — Peanuts Day)
• Sunday, Dec. 27, 2026 vs. South Carolina Stingrays (3:05 p.m. ET — Winter in the 
Wizarding World)
• Thursday, Dec. 31, 2026 vs. Atlanta Gladiators (6:05 p.m. ET — New Year’s Eve 
Game)
• Sunday, Jan. 17, 2027 vs. Orlando Solar Bears (3:05 p.m. ET)
• Sunday, Jan. 31, 2027 vs. South Carolina Stingrays (3:05 p.m. ET)
• Saturday, Feb. 6, 2027 vs. Jacksonville Icemen (7:05 p.m. ET)
• Saturday, March 27, 2027 vs. Kansas City Mavericks (7:05 p.m. ET)
• Saturday, April 10, 2027 vs. Indy Fuel (7:05 p.m. ET)

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About the Greenville Swamp Rabbits...
Acquired by Spire Sports + Entertainment (SS+E) in 2020, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits 
hockey team have been providing family friendly, live entertainment at Bon Secours 
Wellness Arena since 2010. Formerly the Greenville Road Warriors, the Swamp Rabbits are
the highest-level professional minor league franchise in South Carolina. The Swamp 
Rabbits are the proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL's LA Kings and the AHL's Ontario Reign. 
Greenville is a member of the ECHL, Premier ‘AA’ Hockey League.

About Palmetto Sports & Entertainment Network...
Palmetto Sports & Entertainment is available two ways in the Greenville-SpartanburgAsheville-Anderson TV market: over the air with antenna on WHNS 21.2 and on Spectrum 
Channel 195. The new network focuses on sports programming appealing to local sports 
fans, including Clemson University, the University of South Carolina, the Atlanta Braves, 
Carolina Hurricanes, Charlotte Hornets, Greenville Triumph, Wofford College and more. 
The network launched in the Fall of 2024.