ECHL Atlanta Gladiators

Gladiators Unveil 2013-14 Schedule

Published on June 19, 2013 under ECHL (ECHL)
Atlanta Gladiators News Release


The ECHL has officially released the 2013-2014 schedule, as the Gwinnett Gladiators prepare for their 11th season as a member of the nation's premier Double-A professional hockey league. Consistent with the previously established regular season ECHL format, the 22 member teams will play a total of 72 games (36 home matchups and 36 road games) with competition beginning in October of 2013.

The Gladiators will open the 2013-14 season at the Arena at Gwinnett Center with a pair of back-to-back games against the Greenville Road Warriors on Friday, October 18th and Saturday, October 19th. Gwinnett will open the season on home ice for the first time since the 2009-2010 season. The duration of the 2013-2014 ECHL regular season has been extended one calendar week this year with the Gladiators regular season finale set for Saturday, April 12th against the Elmira Jackals.

Many Gladiators game promotions which have become annual traditions are slated to continue during the 2013-2014 season. For the 11th consecutive season, the Gladiators will play on Thanksgiving Night/Thursday, November 28th, followed by a new annual home matchup tradition on Black Friday when Gwinnett will host Evansville on Friday, November 29th. Gwinnett will again host the annual "Kids Day Out" matinee matchup to commemorate the MLK Jr. Holiday on Monday, January 20th, 2014. Of the Gladiators 36 home matchups during the 2013-14 season, a total of 27 games are designated for weekends on either Friday, Saturday or Sunday.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The established 7:05 p.m. start time designation for all games on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays will remain unchanged. However, the start time for Friday night games has been revised to now commence a half-hour earlier at 7:05 p.m. as well. In addition, for the first time in ten seasons, Sunday games will also see a significant change from the previously established 4:05 p.m. start time and will now begin 2 hours earlier at 2:05 p.m. Gladiators holiday games will begin at 6:05 p.m. to include Thanksgiving and Black Friday as well as games on December 26th and December 27th. The Gladiators will play a special afternoon game at 2:05pm following the New Year's Holiday on Thursday, January 2nd, and the only Monday game on the MLK Jr. Holiday will continue slated for its traditional midday start time of 12:30pm.

"The change in start times is an effort to provide the most appealing and opportune game times for families and fans to enjoy our games," said Gladiators President Steve Chapman. "We tested a 2:05 Sunday start time in February this past season and received an overwhelmingly positive response. In particular, fans with school-aged children found that the 2:05 start allowed them to have the kids home in the late afternoon with plenty of time to prepare for school the next day. An earlier start also ties in more effectively with our extremely popular Kroger Family Sunday Deal, allowing families the opportunity to redeem and enjoy that free Kroger chicken dinner immediately after a game. The move to 7:05 on Fridays is similar in nature, with the added benefit of a more consistent and easily recognizable start time assignment for the majority of Gladiators game dates."

The Gladiators 13-14 schedule is highlighted by action against 2013 Kelly Cup Champion Reading with a pair of games against the Royals on Friday, February 21st and Saturday, February 22nd. Former Gladiators Head Coach Jeff Pyle will make four appearances at the Arena at Gwinnett Center in his new position behind the bench for the Evansville Ice Men, with games on November 28th, November 29th, December 1st and February 28th. Gwinnett will host 26 games against South Division opponents Greenville, South Carolina, Orlando and Florida. In addition to Evansville, Elmira and Reading, non-divisional teams that will make a trip to Duluth, GA include Wheeling and Kalamazoo. Gwinnett's road schedule includes games at Elmira, Fort Wayne, Reading, Toledo, Kalamazoo, Evansville and Cincinnati, as well as away matchups at all divisional rival home venues.

Gwinnett Gladiators 2013-14 Schedule

Fri., Oct. 18, 2013 Greenville

Sat., Oct. 19, 2013 Greenville

Sat., Oct. 26, 2013 at Orlando

Sun., Oct. 27, 2013 at Orlando

Wed., Oct. 30, 2013 Orlando

Fri., Nov. 1, 2013 at South Carolina

Sat., Nov. 2, 2013 at South Carolina

Sun., Nov. 3, 2013 South Carolina

Fri., Nov. 8, 2013 at Greenville

Sat., Nov. 9, 2013 Greenville

Mon., Nov. 11, 2013 at Greenville

Thu., Nov. 14, 2013 Florida

Fri., Nov. 15, 2013 Florida

Sun., Nov. 17, 2013 at South Carolina

Tue., Nov. 19, 2013 at South Carolina

Fri., Nov. 22, 2013 at Greenville

Sat., Nov. 23, 2013 Greenville

Thu., Nov. 28, 2013 Evansville

Fri., Nov. 29, 2013 Evansville

Sun., Dec. 1, 2013 Evansville

Fri., Dec. 6, 2013 Kalamazoo

Sun., Dec. 8, 2013 at Greenville

Fri., Dec. 13, 2013 South Carolina

Sun., Dec. 15, 2013 Orlando

Fri., Dec. 20, 2013 South Carolina

Sat., Dec. 21, 2013 at South Carolina

Thu., Dec. 26, 2013 South Carolina

Fri., Dec. 27, 2013 Wheeling

Sun., Dec. 29, 2013 at Ft Wayne

Tue., Dec. 31, 2013 at Evansville

Thu., Jan. 2, 2014 South Carolina

Fri., Jan. 3, 2014 at South Carolina

Sat., Jan. 4, 2014 Florida

Tue., Jan. 7, 2014 at South Carolina

Fri., Jan. 10, 2014 Orlando

Sat., Jan. 11, 2014 Orlando

Tue., Jan. 14, 2014 at Evansville

Wed., Jan. 15, 2014 at Cincinnati

Fri., Jan. 17, 2014 at Kalamazoo

Sat., Jan. 18, 2014 at Kalamazoo

Mon., Jan. 20, 2014 Wheeling

Fri., Jan. 24, 2014 at Orlando

Sat., Jan. 25, 2014 at Orlando

Thu., Jan. 30, 2014 Orlando

Sat., Feb. 1, 2014 Orlando

Fri., Feb. 7, 2014 at Florida

Sat., Feb. 8, 2014 at Florida

Sat., Feb. 15, 2014 at Orlando

Sun., Feb. 16, 2014 at Orlando

Fri., Feb. 21, 2014 Reading

Sat., Feb. 22, 2014 Reading

Sun., Feb. 23, 2014 South Carolina

Tue., Feb. 25, 2014 Evansville

Fri., Feb. 28, 2014 Florida

Sat., Mar. 1, 2014 Florida

Sun., Mar. 2, 2014 Florida

Fri., Mar. 7, 2014 at Florida

Sat., Mar. 8, 2014 at Florida

Thu., Mar. 13, 2014 at Greenville

Fri., Mar. 14, 2014 South Carolina

Sat., Mar. 15, 2014 at South Carolina

Mon., Mar. 17, 2014 at Elmira

Wed., Mar. 19, 2014 at Reading

Fri., Mar. 21, 2014 at Ft Wayne

Sat., Mar. 22, 2014 at Toledo

Sun., Mar. 23, 2014 at Toledo

Fri., Mar. 28, 2014 at Greenville

Sat., Mar. 29, 2014 Greenville

Fri., Apr. 4, 2014 Greenville

Sat., Apr. 5, 2014 at Greenville

Wed., Apr. 9, 2014 Elmira

Sat., Apr. 12, 2014 Elmira

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