ECHL Atlanta Gladiators

Gladiators Blanked by Everblades, 4-0

Published on November 8, 2008 under ECHL (ECHL)
Atlanta Gladiators News Release


The Florida Everblades shut down the Gwinnett Gladiators in a 4-0 win on Saturday night at the Germain Arena in Ester Florida. The Gladiators fall to 2-4-2 on the season in the loss to the Everblades. Netminder Charlie Effinger collected 36 saves in the losing effort for Gwinnett.

The Gladiators and the Everblades skated to a scoreless tie through the first period. Both teams had chances to get onto the scoreboard on the power play in the opening period but neither could break through.

Florida got on the board 1:18 into the second period just seconds after an Everblades power play expired. Jonathan Paiement ripped a slap shot from the left point past Gladiators netminder Charlie Effinger for the marker. With lots of time, Paiement threaded the puck thorugh a bunch of bodies in front of the net screening Effinger for the tally. Yannick Tifu and Kevin Baker collected the assists on the goal for the Everblades.

Colin Nicholson pushed the Everblades lead to 2-0 with a shorthanded tally 12:32 into the second period. Nicholson finished a 2-on-1 break with Mathieu Roy for the marker. Roy knocked the puck down at the Florida blue line and broke thorugh the neutral zone with Nicholson to set up the goal.

Florida pushed their lead to 3-0 in the third period as Michael Grenzy was able to beat Effinger from the right point through traffic for the goal. The marker came 7:38 into the third period as Baker and Ernie Hartlieb collected the assists on the marker.

Baker rounded out the scoring in the contest for the Everblades as he sliped by the Gladiators defense and ripped a shot to the far post past Effinger for the marker. Ross Carlson and Roy collected the assist on the goal for the Everblades at 10:22 of the third period.

Neither team could capitalize on power play chances in the contest as Gwinnett went 0-for-6 while Florida finsihed 0-for-5 on the man advantage.

The Gladiators continue the 2008-09 season on Friday, November 14th as they host the Charlotte Checkers at the Arena at Gwinnett Center at 7:35 p.m.

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 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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