The Florida Panthers announced today that the club has entered into a multi-year affiliation agreement with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits of the ECHL. The Swamp Rabbits will serve as the ECHL affiliate for the Cats as well as its new American Hockey League affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers.
The Swamp Rabbits are based in Greenville, SC, and have qualified for the postseason in five of their 10 seasons. In the 2013-14 season, Greenville reached the ECHL Eastern Conference Finals.
Florida prospects like Rodrigo Abols, Ryan Bednard and Patrick Bajkov spent time in Greenville last season.