BGSU Hockey’s Ryan O’Hara Signs with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits of the ECHL
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Bowling Green State University hockey alumnus Ryan O'Hara has been signed to the Greenville Swamp Rabbits of the ECHL. The Oakville, Ont., native is the first player from the 2025 class to sign a professional contract.
O'Hara begins his professional career with the Swamp Rabbits following his final NCAA season with Bowling Green State University. The 5'10", 180-pound forward captained the Falcons in his final campaign and tied his career-high in goalscoring and set new highs in assists and points, culminating in 11 goals, 22 assists, and 33 points in 36 games.
From Oakville, Ontario, O'Hara, 23, earned 36 goals, 53 assists, and 89 points in his 131 games with Bowling Green State. Before going to the NCAA, he played one USHL season with the Waterloo Black Hawks (52gp, 16g-15ast-31pts), and parts of three seasons in the OJHL, primarily spent with his hometown Oakville Blades. With the Blades, he finished just shy of a career point-per-game average (104gp, 101pts), and captured the 2019 OJHL Championship and Dudley Hewitt Cup.
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