ECHL Atlanta Gladiators

Gladiators to face South Carolina in Division Semi-Finals

April 12, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL)
Atlanta Gladiators News Release


The Gwinnett Gladiators announce today that they will face the South Carolina Stingrays in their Division Semi-Final Series that begins this weekend at the Arena at Gwinnett Center.

Game one of the Gladiators Division Semi-Final series against South Carolina begins on Saturday, April 15th at 7:35 p.m. at the Arena at Gwinnett Center. Gwinnett will also host Game two of the series on Sunday, April 16th at 4:05 p.m. Game three as well as game four (if necessary) of the series will be in South Carolina on Wednesday, April 19th and Thursday, April 20th while Game five (if necessary) will be back at the Arena at Gwinnett Center on Sunday, April 23rd at 4:05 p.m.

vs. South Carolina Stingrays (best of five)

Game 1 - Saturday, April 15th, @ Gwinnett, 7:35 PM - wdun.com

Game 2 - Sunday, April 16th, @ Gwinnett, 4:05 PM - WDUN, News Talk 550

Game 3 - Wednesday, April 19th, @ South Carolina, 7:05 PM

Game 4 - Thursday, April 20th, @ South Carolina, 7:05 PM (if necessary)

Game 5 - Sunday, April 23rd, @ Gwinnett, 4:05 PM (if necessary)

South Carolina defeated Charlotte 3-1 on Wednesday night to win the best of three Division Quarterfinal series two games to one. The Stingrays jumped out to a 3-0 lead on Charlotte through two periods on goals by Nate Kiser, Evan Schwabe and Matt Reid, who scored on the power play, before Charlotte got on the board in the final minutes of the third on a marker by Jake Ortmeyer.

Finishing with the best record in the American Conference and the South Division, the top ranked Gladiators face the lowest remaining seed in the Division in the fourth ranked South Carolina Stingrays. The third ranked Greenville Grrrowl defeated the sixth ranked Augusta Lynx in their Division Quarterfinal series. Greenville will now face the second ranked Florida Everblades in the other Division Semi-Final series.

Gladiators playoff ticket packages for the 2006 Kelly Cup Playoffs are on sale as well as individual game tickets for the Gladiators first round payoff series. Three-game playoff ticket packages start as low as $27.

The Gwinnett Gladiators open the 2006 Kelly Cup Playoffs with Game 1 of the Division Semi-Finals at the Arena at Gwinnett Center against the South Carolina Stingrays on Saturday, April 15th at 7:35 p.m. The Gladiators offer several ticket packages for different needs as well as group outings, suites and birthday parties. For more information call 770-497-5100 or log on to gwinnettgladiators.com.

The Gladiators play all 36 home games at the Arena at Gwinnett Center located on Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth and are the AA affiliate of the Atlanta Thrashers.

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