Zary retruns to Swamp Rabbits

Action photo of Josh Zary of the Greenville Swamp Rabbits

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 Josh Zary has re-signed with the team for the 2026-27 season.

Zary returns to the Swamp Rabbits after turning professional with the team towards the end of the 2025-26 season. He made his professional debut at Jacksonville on March 13 and registered his first professional point on March 20 in a 4-3 overtime loss at Savannah. Zary later picked up his first professional goal on March 29 vs Jacksonville in his home debut and finished the season with five points in 18 contests.

From Nanaimo, British Columbia, Zary turned professional following his final season with Ferris State University, logging 20 points (13g-7a) in 36 games. In total, he played 128 games in his college career between Ferris State and Long Island University, totaling 88 points (57g-31a). With LIU, Zary became the program’s first-ever 20-goal scorer in his sophomore campaign, setting that career-high as part of a personal best 32 points in 35 games.

Before going to college, he split four seasons in the British Columbia Hockey League with the Alberni Valley Bulldogs and Cowichan Valley Capitals, earning 81 points (40g-41a) in 118 games. He is the first cousin of current NHLer Connor Zary, the 24th overall selection to the Calgary Flames in 2020, who has nearly 200 NHL games played and captured the 2021 U20 World Junior Championship silver medal with Team Canada.