Gladiators Training Camp Opens This Weekend
Published on October 2, 2007 under ECHL (ECHL)
Atlanta Gladiators News Release
The Gwinnett Gladiators announced their training camp schedule for the 2007-08 season today. Training camp for the 2007-08 season begins on Thursday, October 4th with the team's first on-ice session scheduled for Friday, October 5th.
The Gladiators will split their training camp between the Duluth Ice Forum and the Arena at Gwinnett Center. The first on-ice session scheduled for Friday, October 5th at the Ice Forum will be from 12:10 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Training Camp will conclude on Thursday, October 18th as the Gladiators prepare for their season opener on Friday, October 19th at Pensacola. Below is a breakdown of each day of the 2007-08 training camp schedule:
Gwinnett Gladiators Training Camp Itinerary:
Thursday, October 4th, Players Arrive in Duluth all day.
Friday, October 5th, 12:10 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. @ Duluth Ice Forum (Thrashers Rink)
Saturday, October 6th, 12:10 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. @ Duluth Ice Forum (Thrashers Rink)
Monday, October 8th, 12:10 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. @ Duluth Ice Forum
Tuesday, October 9th, 12:10 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. @ Duluth Ice Forum (Thrashers Rink)
Wednesday, October 10th, 12:10 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. @ Duluth Ice Forum
Thursday, October 11th, 9:10 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Pre-Game Skate at Duluth Ice Forum
2:00 p.m. - Bus Departs for Augusta
7:00 p.m. - Game @ Augusta
Friday, October 12th, 12:10 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. @ Duluth Ice Forum
Saturday, October 13th, 12:10 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. @ Duluth Ice Forum
Sunday, October 14th, Day Off
Monday, October 15th, 12:10 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. @ Duluth Ice Forum
Tuesday, October 16th, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. @ Arena at Gwinnett Center
Wednesday, October 17th, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. @ Arena at Gwinnett Center
Thursday, October 18th, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. @ Arena at Gwinnett Center
[TRAINING CAMP ENDS]
Friday, October 19th, 9:10 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Pre-Game Skate at Duluth Ice Forum
11:00 a.m. - Bus Departs for Pensacola
8:00 p.m. - Game @ Pensacola
Opening Day in the ECHL for the 20th Anniversary Season will be Oct. 18 when the Johnstown Chiefs host the Wheeling Nailers at Cambria County War Memorial in a rematch of Game 7 from the first-ever ECHL Finals.
Celebrating its 20th Anniversary as the Premier 'AA' Hockey League in 2007-08, the ECHL began in 1988-89 with five teams in three states and has grown to be a coast-to-coast league that will have 25 teams in 17 states and British Columbia in 2007-08. The 25 teams includes the Mississippi (Biloxi) Sea Wolves, who return after missing two seasons in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and the expansion Elmira (N.Y.) Jackals. The ECHL will play 900 games beginning Oct. 18 and concluding Apr. 5.
The Gwinnett Gladiators open their fifth season as a proud member of the ECHL in October of 2007 - 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 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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