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Gladiators Post OT win on Stingrays

January 27, 2009 - ECHL (ECHL)
Atlanta Gladiators News Release


North Charleston, SC - In his first game back after being assigned from the Rockford Ice Hogs, Adam Berti notched the game winning goal in overtime to help lift the Gladiators to a 3-2 win over the South Carolina Stingrays on Tuesday night at the North Charleston Coliseum. Berti picked up a rebound on a power play and whacked the puck past Stingrays netmidner Ian Vigier for the marker. Brennan Turner and Dirk Southern had the assists on the game winning power play goal for Gwinnett at 2:18 overtime. The Gladiators improve to 18-18-4 with the victory.

Gwinnett opened up a 1-0 lead on the Stingrays late in the first period. Jordan Fox found a loose puck in the slot and flicked it over an outstretched Vigier for the tally. Mike Looby and Matt Siddall posted the assists on the goal at 16:28 of the first period for Gwinnett.

Jeff Mason pushed the Gladiators lead to 2-0 with his 5th goal of the season. Mason picked up a rebound in the right wing circle and punched the puck past Vigier just 2:39 into the second period. Dirk Southern and Pat Bateman notched the assists on the goal for Gwinnett.

South Carolina tied the game at two with a pair of quick goals from Maxime Lacroix early in the third period. Lacroix's first came just 51 seconds into the third as he was able to jam a loose puck past Gladiators netminder Joe Fallon for the goal. Nate Kiser had an assist on the goal.

Lacroix's second came at 4:42 of the third period. Sliding free in the left wing circle, Lacroix was wide open and able to flick the puck past Fallon for the marker. Travis Morin and Johann Kroll notched the assists on the goal for South Carolina but the Stingrays could get no closer.

Fallon again set a new career best posting 45 saves in the win. Gwinnett went 1-for-6 on the power play in the victory.

The Gladiators continue the 2008-09 season at the Arena at Gwinnett Center on Friday, January 30th as they host the Charlotte Checkers at 7:35p.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 21 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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