(GREENVILLE, S.C.) – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings and AHL’s Ontario Reign, announced via a Swamp Rabbit Moving Transaction that Nick Dineen has signed an ECHL SPC ahead of today’s weekend finale against the Savannah Ghost Pirates.
Dineen joins the Swamp Rabbits for his ECHL debut after starting off the season with the SPHL’s Macon Mayhem. The 6’0”, 201-pound blueliner played one game thus far, building off of a 50-game, 5 assist campaign last season that ended with a first round loss to the eventual Presidents’ Cup runner-up Peoria Rivermen.
From Raleigh, NC, Dineen, 25, began his SPHL career after four seasons in NCAA Division 3 with Stevenson University, earning 23 points (3g-20ast) in 98 games along with the 2025 MAC Championship. Before college, Dineen played in the NAHL with the Amarillo Bulls and New Jersey Junior Titans, loggin 16 points in 102 games.
The Swamp Rabbits conclude their three-game weekend on the road in their first of eight meetings of the 2026-27 ECHL Season. Puck drop at Enmarket Arena is slated for 3:00 p.m. EST this afternoon.
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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.
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