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Brandt Returns to Gladiators for 2008-09 Season

June 11, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Atlanta Gladiators News Release


The Gwinnett Gladiators announced today that they have agreed to terms with assistant captain Andy Brandt for the 2008-09 season. Brandt becomes the first player on the roster for the upcoming season.

"I wanted to come back and play the same way that I played last year," said Brandt, "and build on the success that the team had last season.

"Coach [Jeff] Pyle was one of the main reasons I wanted to come back because of the way he handled the team. But I also loved the area, the location near Atlanta and I loved the fans."

Brandt played his first full professional season with the Gladiators last year. In his rookie campaign during the 2007-08 season, the Wausau, Wisconsin native recorded 18 goals and 26 assists for 44 points while being one of five players to appear in all 72 regular season games for Gwinnett. Brandt also appeared in all eight 2008 Kelly Cup playoff games with Gwinnett.

Brandt began his professional career during the 2006-07 season appearing in 4 games with Gwinnett and one Kelly Cup Playoff game after completing his senior season at the University of Wisconsin. Brandt appeared in 128 career collegiate games over 4 seasons with the Badgers notching 5 goals and 9 assists for 14 points.

The 6-foot-1, 184-pound forward helped the Gladiators post the second best point and win totals in team history as Gwinnett finished with 93 points and 44 wins during the 2007-08 season. In addition, the Gladiators posted an all time team best 22 road wins during the year.

The Gladiators open the 2008-09 season in October of 2008. Season tickets for the 2008-09 season are on sale now. Log on to gwinnettgladiators.com or call the Gladiators office at 770-497-5100 for more information.

The ECHL concluded its 20th Anniversary Season as the Premier 'AA' Hockey League in 2007-08, the ECHL began in 1988-89 with five teams in three states and has grown to be a coast-to-coast league that has 25 teams in 17 states and British Columbia in 2007-08. The Cincinnati Cyclones captured the ECHL Championship in June of 2008 defeating the Las Vegas Wranglers 4-games-to-2 to win the Kelly Cup.

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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