ECHL Atlanta Gladiators

Gladiators Host IceMen for Ninth Annual Thanksgiving Night Game

Published on November 28, 2013 under ECHL (ECHL)
Atlanta Gladiators News Release


DULUTH, Ga. - Tonight at 6:05 p.m. the Gladiators (5-12) host the Evansville IceMen (8-3-0-3) for the first time this season.Gwinnett went 4-0 against Evansville last season, outscoring them 17-8, butthis year's IceMen squad is off to a dramatically better start compared to the team's first season in the ECHL.

Scouting the IceMen:

- Former Gladiators head coach Jeff Pyle has led a resurgent Evansville squad towards the top of the North Division with an 8-3-0-3 record a fifth of the way through the season. Evansville was in first before dropping games to Toledo and Fort Wayne over the weekend, allowing Cincinnati to hop over by a point. Evansville finished last in the North last season, with a 25-40-3-4 record. - Matt Schepke leads the way for the IceMen with 6 goals and 8 assists, playing in all 14 of Evansville's games so far. Schepke is in sixth place in the East in terms of goals scored and 13th in points. The Warren, Michigan native has registered a point in eight of the last nine games, and has a point in 10 of the 14 games he's played in this season. - Mike Clemente has carried the load in net for Evansville, playing in all but three of their games so far. Clemente is third in the league, and second in the conference, with an 8-1-0-2 record, and sits at 20th in the league with a 2.78 goals against average, and 17th in the East with a .889 save percentage.

Glads Notes:

Gobble Gobble: The Gladiators are playing their ninth annual Thanksgiving game this week. Gwinnett is 4-3-0-2 all-time on Turkey Day, beating the Orlando Solar Bears last season on the holiday by a 1-0 final.

Killer PK: Over their last nine games, the Gladiators have held the opposition to 1-for-30 on the power play. On the season Gwinnett ranks 8th in the ECHL, killing off 87.5% of opposing power plays.

No Rest for the Weary: The South Division continues to be one of the best in the ECHL. All 17 of the Gladiators games have come against a division foe, with Gwinnett's opponents as of Monday sporting a combined record of 39-20-3-5.

Milestones: Forward Joey Haddad is two games away from 100 as a Gladiator ... Goaltender Peter Delmas is one game away from 100 in the ECHL.

Everybody Do Your Share: Of the 24 skaters that played in the first 17 games, 22 have at least a point for the Gladiators. Brenden Walker, Jonathan Narbonne, Josh Currie, Kurtis Bartliff, Philippe Halley, Devon Krogh, and Marshall Everson have scored their first professional goals so far this season, and 14 different Gladiators have scored at least one goal thisseason.

Snippets: The Gladiators are 5-2 when scoring three or more goals, and 0-10 when scoring two or fewer ... Gwinnett is 4-2 when scoring a power play goal, but 1-6 when allowing one ... The Gladiators are 4-0 Monday through Thursday this season, but 1-12 Friday through Sunday.

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