Murray back on Swamp Rabbits blue line

GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Los Angeles Kings and Ameican Hockey League’s Ontario Reign, announced that defenseman Jake Murray has re-signed with the Swamp Rabbits for the 2026-27 ECHL Season.

Murray returns to the Swamp Rabbits having completed his third professional season. He served as an alternate captain and played 64 games in last season, earning 20 points (2g-18a) and a team-leading +16 rating. Additionally, Murray was called up to the AHL twice and played two games: once with the Abbotsford Canucks on Nov. 11, and a second time with the Rockford IceHogs on March 4.

From Oakville, Ontario, Murray enters his fourth professional season of hockey, split between the AHL’s IceHogs, Canucks and Texas Stars, and the ECHL’s Swamp Rabbits, Bloomington Bison, Idaho Steelheads and Cincinnati Cyclones. He has totaled 64 points (9g-55a) in 164 career ECHL games.

Before turning professional, Murray spent five seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Kingston Frontenacs and the Guelph Storm, logging 100 points in 257 contests.