ECHL Atlanta Gladiators

Gladiators add Five to Training Camp

Published on October 8, 2007 under ECHL (ECHL)
Atlanta Gladiators News Release


The Gwinnett Gladiators announced today that Bryson Busniuk, Mike Vigilante, Jim Jackson, Jon Awe and Craig Kowalski have been added to the team's training camp roster.

All five players join the Gladiators after their respective American Hockey League tryouts. In addition, Ryan Walsh, Stuart MacRae, Bill LeClerc, Lou Dickinson, Dinos Stamoulis and Ryan Mahrle also attended training camp in the American Hockey League before joining the Gladiators.

Training Camp continues on Tuesday at the Ice Forum in Duluth at 12:10 p.m. followed by the Gladiators Open House that beings at 6 p.m. at the Arena at Gwinnett Center.

Opening Day in the ECHL for the 20th Anniversary Season will be Oct. 18 when the Johnstown Chiefs host the Wheeling Nailers at Cambria County War Memorial in a rematch of Game 7 from the first-ever ECHL Finals.

Celebrating its 20th Anniversary 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 will have 25 teams in 17 states and British Columbia in 2007-08. The 25 teams includes the Mississippi (Biloxi) Sea Wolves, who return after missing two seasons in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and the expansion Elmira (N.Y.) Jackals. The ECHL will play 900 games beginning Oct. 18 and concluding Apr. 5.

The Gwinnett Gladiators open their fifth season as a proud member of the ECHL in October of 2007 - season tickets 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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