Berti Called up to AHL Rockford
Published on January 15, 2009 under ECHL (ECHL)
Atlanta Gladiators News Release
The Gwinnett Gladiators announced today that Adam Berti has been reassigned to the Rockford Ice Hogs of the American Hockey League by the Chicago Blackhawks.
Berti was reassigned to the Gladiators on December 26th from the Fresno Falcons after the team suspended operations on December 22nd. In 6 games with the Gladiators, Berti has posted 2 goals and 3 assists for 5 points and is a +3. He has 14 points in 35 games this season in the ECHL. He has also appeared in 4 games this season with Rockford posting an assist.
The Oshawa, Ontario native split time last season between the Pensacola Ice Pilots and the Rockford Ice Hogs in addition to making his NHL debut with the Chicago Blackhawks. Berti skated in 2 NHL games with Chicago last year. He spent a majority of the 2007-08 season with Rockford appearing in 42 AHL games collecting 2 goals and 5 assists for 7 points. He skated in 4 games with Pensacola where he notched 5 points.
Berti finished with 6 goals and 6 assists for 12 points in 48 games with the Norfolk Admirals during his rookie season in 2006-07.
He played four junior seasons in the Ontario Hockey League splitting time between the Oshawa Generals and the Erie Otters. Berti was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 3rd round of the 2004 NHL draft with the 68th overall pick.
Gwinnett gets a chance for revenge as it continues action January 17th, against the Florida Everblades. The game is the annual Teddy Bear Toss.
Began in 1988-89 with five teams playing in four states, the Premier 'AA' Hockey League has grown into a coast-to-coast league that will have 21 teams in 16 states and British Columbia playing 864 games from Oct. 17, 2008 to Apr. 4, 2009. Eighteen of the 23 teams have played at least five years in their current city.
The third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League, the ECHL averaged 4,174 per game last season, marking the fourth year in row and the 16th time in the last 18 years that the league has averaged over 4,000 fans. The league has drawn over four million fans each of the last five years and 11 times in the past 12 seasons.
The Gwinnett Gladiators open their sixth season as a proud member of the ECHL in October of 2008 - season ticket packages are on sale now. In addition, the Gladiators offer several unique multi-game ticket packages as well as discounted group rates, suite rentals, and birthday parties. For more information call 770-497-5100 or log on to gwinnettgladiators.com.
The Gladiators are the AA affiliate of the Atlanta Thrashers and play all home games at the spectacular 11,355-seat Arena at Gwinnett Center, located just off I-85 on Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth, where parking is always free.
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