Gladiators Clipped by Wildcatters 5-4
Published on January 15, 2007 under ECHL (ECHL)
Atlanta Gladiators News Release
Colton Fretter posted two goals for the Gladiators while Brad Schell had three assists but it wasn't enough to help the Gladiators past the Texas Wildcatters in a 5-4 loss on Monday afternoon at the Your Best Rate Financial Home Ice at the Arena at Gwinnett Center. Gwinnett falls to 22-12-4 on the season in the loss.
Texas jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead with a pair of power play goals. Alex Leavitt posted the first goal for Texas just 2:55 into the first period. Parked in the slot, Leavitt beat Gladiators netminder Dave Caruso off a feed from Kevin Baker for the goal. Marco Rosa also collected an assist on the goal for Texas.
Rosa gave the Wildcatters a 2-0 lead as he was able to pick up a loose puck off a rebound and rip the puck past Caruso 10:17 into the first period. Baker posted his second assist of the night while Leavitt also had a helper on the power play goal for Texas.
Gwinnett got on the board late in the period on Mike Vigilante's 16th goal of the season, the 50th goal of his Gladiators career, with 2:58 left in the first period. Vigilante corralled a rebound in the slot and punched the puck past Texas netminder Matt Yeats for the goal. Colton Fretter and
Brad Schell posted the assists on the power play goal for the Gladiators. Colton Fretter tied the game at two with his 24th goal of the season with 66 seconds left in the first period. Fretter finished a 2-on-1 break with Scott Mifsud to post the goal as Fretter beat Yeats, who was ranging across the crease in an attempt to make the save. Schell had his second assist of the contest on the power play goal.
Texas took a 3-2 lead on a goal credited to Oliver Proulx 1:49 into the second period. Caruso could not corral a bouncing puck along the goal line, allowing Proulx to bounce the puck off the Gwinnett netminder and into the back of the net. Leavitt and Jonathan Paiement had the assists on the even strength goal.
Daniel Sparre pushed the Wildcatter's lead to 4-2 as he rolled the puck along the ice and beat Caruso to the far post for the marker. Luis Tremblay and Leavitt hooked up to pick up the assists on the goal for the Wildcatters at the 9:46 mark of the second period.
The Gladiators cut the Texas lead back to a goal right as a power play expired just 22 seconds into the third period. Fretter beat Yeats with a backhand shot from the slot for the goal for Gwinnett. Jon Awe and Mifsud collected the assists on the marker.
Texas answered to regain a two-goal advantage as Rosa posted his second goal of the game, beating Caruso at the 8:42 mark of the third period. Sparre and Madill collected the assists as they set up Rosa for the tally.
Jon Awe posted his 19th goal of the season corralling a loose puck along the goal line and flipping the puck past Yeats for the marker at the 14:56 mark of the third period to get Gwinnett with a goal. Schell posted the assist on the goal for Gwinnett but the Gladiators could not get any closer with Caruso pulled in the final minute of the contest.
The Gladiators netminder Caruso finished with 28 saves in the loss for Gwinnett as Gwinnett went 2-for-8 on the power play. Texas finished 2-for-6 on the man advantage in the win.
The Gwinnett Gladiators continue their fourth season as a proud member of the ECHL on January 19th as they host the Florida Everblades at 7:35 p.m. on the Your Best Rate Financial Home Ice at the Arena at Gwinnett Center. 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 on the Your Best Rate Financial Home Ice 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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