With injury issues plaguing the Florida Panthers goaltenders and Sam Montembeault summoned to Sunrise, prospect Ryan Bednard moved up a rung from the ECHL’s Greenville Swamp Rabbits to the AHL’s Springfield Thunderbirds.
Bednard got his first taste of action in the “A” and came through in a big way, stopping 36 of 37 shots as the Springfield Thunderbirds pulled away for a 4-1 road win over the Syracuse Crunch.
A seventh-round pick in 2015, Bednard has compiled a 9-11-1 record, 2.99 GAA, .910 save percentage and one shutout during his first professional season with the Swamp Rabbits thus far.