GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Los Angeles Kings and American Hockey League’s Ontario Reign, announced that rookie forward Ryan O’Hara and third-year defenseman Jacob Modry have both re-signed with the Swamp Rabbits for the 2025-26 season.
O’Hara comes back to the Swamp Rabbits after first turning professional with the team towards the end of last season. He made his professional debut on March 21 at South Carolina and followed with his first career goal in a road win at Atlanta on March 29. He finished the season with his goal and a pair of assists in 10 games.
From Oakville, Ontario, O’Hara joined the Swamp Rabbits after the conclusion of his final college season with Bowling Green State University, where he captained the Falcons and met or surpassed career-highs with 11 goals, 22 assists and 33 points in 36 games. In total, he earned 89 points (36g-53a) in his 131 games with BGSU. Before going to the NCAA, he played one United States Hockey League season with the Waterloo Black Hawks, tallying 31 points (16g-15a) in 52 games.
Modry returns to the Swamp Rabbits for his third professional season after tallying three points (1g-2a) in 32 games last season. At the conclusion of the season, Modry was nominated as a finalist for ECHL Community Player of the Year for his commitment to the Greenville community through appearances and charitable initiatives.
From El Segundo, California, Modry was acquired by the Swamp Rabbits in December of 2024 in a trade, and since then has played 54 games for Greenville. Prior to his arrival with the Swamp Rabbits, he played with the Newfoundland Growlers and Savannah Ghost Pirates, making his pro debut with the latter in 2022, bringing 77 games and eight points (3g-5a) back for his third campaign.
Before turning professional, Modry played four years of collegiate hockey: his first two with Merrimack College, and his final two with SUNY-Plattsburgh. With Plattsburgh, he was a two-time All-Conference Team selection (2022 Third Team, 2023 First Team) and earned AHCA Third-Team All-American honors and the SUNYAC Championship in 2023. Prior to college, Modry played three seasons with the British Columbia Hockey League’s Wenatchee Wild, winning the 2018 BCHL Championship. He is the son of Jaroslav Modry, current assistant coach with the AHL’s Springfield Thunderbirds, who won the 1995 Calder Cup Championship and played 725 NHL games over 13 seasons, the vast majority of which came with the Los Angeles Kings.
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