GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – Palmetto Sports & Entertainment and the Greenville Swamp Rabbits hockey team announced they have signed an agreement to bring professional hockey to the airwaves for free.

Viewers in the Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville-Anderson market will be able to watch Swamp Rabbits home games LIVE on Palmetto Sports & Entertainment, channel 21.2 (antenna) and Spectrum channel 195. Carolinians and viewers in northeastern Georgia will be able to watch those games on the 24-hour channel that focuses on local sports and entertainment.

“Palmetto Sports is quickly becoming THE place for local sports fans, and this new partnership with the Swamp Rabbits adds another great South Carolina-based team to the Palmetto portfolio,” said WHNS Vice President and General Manager, Bryce Caldwell. “We’re serious about serving local sports fans in ways they never have been before. We couldn’t be happier that the Swamp Rabbits are part of the Palmetto team.”

The first LIVE broadcasts happen this Sunday at 2:35 and Monday at 3:35 on Palmetto Sports & Entertainment.

“This is an exciting opportunity to share Swamp Rabbits hockey with our entire fan base throughout the region,” said Mark Binetti, Senior Director of Communications & Team Services, and Broadcaster of the Swamp Rabbits. “Palmetto Sports & Entertainment has worked tirelessly to provide outstanding coverage and insight of 2 local teams to their fans, and to be a part of that stable is an exciting endeavor for our organization. We look forward to a strong finish to the 2024-25 ECHL Season, and a great partnership beyond.”

Palmetto Sports & Entertainment and the Greenville Swamp Rabbits hockey team announced they have signed an agreement to bring professional hockey to the airwave

Binetti provides play-by-play for all Swamp Rabbits broadcasts alongside Matt Caldwell, Color Commentator of six seasons, on the Swamp Rabbits Broadcast Network, presented by Bon Secours. Soon Palmetto Sports will release the full schedule of home hockey games that will air LIVE during the 2025 season, as those details are being finalized. The Swamp Rabbits play in the ECHL “Premier AA Hockey League”, in the South Division of the Eastern Conference. The 2024 South Division Champions are affiliated with the National Hockey League’s Los Angeles Kings and American Hockey League’s Ontario Reign and play their home games at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. The franchise is owned by Spire Sports + Entertainment out of Mooresville, North Carolina, home to the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Spire Motorsports teams. The Swamp Rabbits have developed a loyal and popular following.

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