Georgia Southern Night at the Savannah Ghost Pirates

Friday, Feb. 10, 2023

Georgia Southern alumni got spooky at Enmarket Arena in Savannah for the inaugural season of the Savannah Ghost Pirates. At Georgia Southern Night on Friday, Feb. 10, almost 360 alumni and friends joined GUS, Freedom and Steve Hein for a night of hockey and entertainment.

Music Education Major David Macarthur sang the National Anthem, and Georgia Southern Director of Athletics Jared Benko performed the ceremonial puck drop. Senior PR major Emily Grace McWhorter served as student host for the event.

This is the inaugural season for the Ghost Pirates, an ECHL team established in May 2022, and affiliated with the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League.