ECHL Atlanta Gladiators

Gladiators Announce 2009 Playoff Roster

Published on April 7, 2009 under ECHL (ECHL)
Atlanta Gladiators News Release


The Gwinnett Gladiators announced their playoff roster today for the 2009 Kelly Cup Playoffs that begin on Friday, April 10th against the Florida Everblades. The Gladiators playoff roster is comprised of 19 skaters, two players currently on injured reserve and two players currently on recall to the American Hockey League.

The Gladiators playoff roster consists of 7 defensemen, 10 forwards and two goaltenders. Gwinnett also has a forward and defenseman both on recall to the AHL and on the 3-day injured reserve. The Gladiators playoff roster is below:

Gwinnett Gladiators 2009 Kelly Cup Playoff Roster

# Player Pos Height Weight

1 JOE FALLON G 6'3" 190

3 JEFF MASON D 5'10" 195

4 BRENNAN TURNER D 6'3" 220

7 BRYSON BUSNIUK F 6'0" 180

10 TOM ZANOSKI F 5'11" 190

11 SCOTT MARCHESI D 6'2" 215

12 J.C. SAWYER D 6'3" 215

15 PAT BATEMAN F 6'1" 200

17 ADAM BERTI F 6'3" 210

19 BRANDON KALENIECKI F 5'10" 200

20 ANDY BRANDT F 6'1" 190

23 DIRK SOUTHERN F 6'1" 195

24 PHIL YOUNGCLAUS D 5'11" 200

26 JORDON FOX F 5'10" 195

27 MIKE LOOBY D 6'0" 195

28 DAN SULLIVAN F 6'2" 225

33 JOSH JOHNSON G 6'0" 180

39 TRAVIS FULLER F 6'1" 200

73 BRANDON GENTILE D 6'1" 205

3 DAY INJURED RESERVE

8 MATT SIDDALL F 6'1" 210

55 CHRIS CAVA D 6'0" 210

RECALLED

6 JOSH ENGEL D 6'3" 210 (AHL - Toronto)

22 ADAM HOBSON F 6'1" 200 (AHL - Rockford)

The Gladiators qualified for the Kelly Cup Playoffs with a 3-0 win over the Charlotte Checkers on Satuday night earning the 4th seed in the ECHL's South Division. Gwinnett has now qualified for the Kelly Cup Playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.

Gwinnett opens the Division Semi-Finals against the Florida Everblades on Friday, April 10th at the Germain Arena at 7:30 p.m. The Gladiators will host games 3 & 4 at the Arena at Gwinnett Center on Thursday, April 16th at 7:05 p.m. and April 17th at 7:35 p.m. at the Arena at Gwinnett Center. Game 5 of the series, if necessary, will be at the Arena at Gwinnett Center on Sunday, April 19th at 4:05 p.m.

The Gladiators return to action on Friday, April 10th as they travel to Florida to take on the Everblades at 7:30 p.m. in Game 1 of the Division Semifinals. Catch all the play by play action on WDUN.com.

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 23 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 continue their sixth season as a proud member of the ECHL - 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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