Swamp Rabbits add Eberle

GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits announced that the club has signed forward Tanner Eberle to a contract ahead of the 2022-23 season.

Eberle, 28, signs with Greenville and returns to North America after a four-year stint in the United Kingdom withe the Elite Ice Hockey League’s Sheffield Steelers. In 170 games for Sheffield, the Regina, Saskatchewan native totaled 136 points (69g-67a), including a 44-point performance over a 49-game span during the 2019-20 season.

Prior to his tenure overseas, Eberle appeared in 176 games in the ECHL, most recently with the Jacksonville Icemen during the 2017-18 season. In his ECHL career, Eberle has amassed 82 points (47g-35a) between three different clubs.

Along with his appearances in the ECHL, Eberle recorded 11 games in the American Hockey League with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers and the Iowa Wild.