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November 7, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Atlanta Gladiators News Release


A First!

Rookie forwards Scott Mifsud and Derek Nesbitt each scored their first professional goals for the Gladiators in Saturday's 5-4 loss at Greenville. Nesbitt recorded his first professional point in Friday's 5-4 win at South Carolina while Mifsud posted his first professional point in the Gladiators 6-0 win at Pensacola on October 22nd.

Still Unbeaten:

Gladiators netminder Sean Fields made 18 saves for the Gladiators in Friday's 5-4 win over the South Carolina Stingrays to improve to a perfect 3-0-0 on the season. Fields recorded a 6-0 shutout win over Pensacola on October 22nd and posted a 4-3 overtime win over Augusta on October 28th to earn runner up honors for ECHL Goaltender of the Month award for October.

Four in a Row!

Left winger Chris Durno scored the Gladiators first goal in the Gwinnett's 5-4 loss at Greenville on Saturday night. For Durno, it was his fourth goal of the season and the fourth consecutive game for the forward with at least one goal. The forward has a posted 4 goals and 5 assists for 9 points this season for the Gladiators.

Lending a Helping Hand:

Despite posting 5 points on the season, defenseman Troy Milam is still looking for his first goal of the season. The Lake Orion, Michigan native currently has a 4-game assist steak. He has recorded at least one assist in each of the Gladiators last 4 games as he picked up two helpers in Friday's 5-4 win at South Carolina and added an assist in Saturday's 5-4 loss at Greenville.

Picking up a Pair:

The Gladiators have scored two power play goals in each of their last four games. The only game this season that the Gladiators have not picked up a power play goal was the 1-0 shootout loss in the season opener against the Charlotte Checkers. Despite posting two goals in each game on the power play, Gwinnett only ranks 17th on the man advantage during that span. In three of the last four games, the Gladiators had at least nine power play chances in those contests.

Team Photo Night:

Saturday night is Team Photo Night at the Arena at Gwinnett Center at the Gladiators host the Florida Everblades at 7:35 p.m. The first 2,000 fans will receive a free team photo courtesy of Monarchcomputer.com, Charter Communications, Star 94 FM and The AJC Gwinnett News.

Last Week's Games: 1-1-0, 2 pts.

November 4th, Gladiators 5, South Carolina 4 - W

Pascal Pelletier scored two goals including the game winner less than two minutes into the third period while Chris Durno chipped in a goal and three assists to lead the Gladiators past the Stingrays. Gwinnett fell behind early but took a 5-2 lead minutes into the third period before South Carolina chipped away at the deficit but couldn't close the gap. Ryan Fultz finished with a goal and an assist while Troy Milam picked up 2 assists in the win. Scott Kelman had an assist in the win. Sean Fields made 18 saves to improve to 3-0-0 on the season. Gwinnett finished 2-for-9 on the power play.

November 5th, Greenville 5, Gladiators 4 - L

Greenville scored four times in the third period to get past the Gladiators 5-4 in Greenville. Gwinnett opened up a 4-2 lead through two periods off of first period goals from Chris Durno and Scott Mifsud. Scott Kelman and Derek Nesbitt added second period goals for the Gladiators but couldn't hold on. Greenville scored on a delayed penalty in the third period to cut the lead to 4-3 but the Gladiators still had to serve the penalty which resulted in the game tying goal. Greenville posted the game winner with 41 seconds left in the third period. Tuomas Tarkki recorded 24 saves in the loss.

This Week's Games:

Friday, November 11th, vs. Florida Everblades, 7:35 p.m. - wdun.com

Saturday, November 12th, vs. Florida Everblades, 7:35 p.m. - wdun.com

Gwinnett leads the all time series against the Everblades by an 8-2-2 mark while the Gladiators went 1-1-1 last year at the Arena at Gwinnett Center against Florida. Chris Durno led the Gladiators in scoring last year posting 6 assists in 6 games against the Everblades. Jeff Campbell had 2 goals and 2 assists against Florida last season.

This Week's Practice Schedule:

Practices at the IceForum in Duluth are open to the general public. Arena at Gwinnett Center practices are not open to the general public. Media members wishing to attend practice at the Arena should contact the Gladiators PR staff at 770-497-5106.

Monday: 12:10 p.m. - 1:45 p.m., Ice Forum, Duluth

Tuesday: 12:10 p.m. - 1:45 p.m., Ice Forum, Duluth

Wednesday: 10:30 a.m. - Noon, Arena at Gwinnett Center

Thursday: 10:30 a.m. - Noon, Arena at Gwinnett Center

Friday: Game vs. Florida, 7:35 p.m. (pre game skate @ 10 a.m. at Arena)

Saturday: - Game vs. Florida, 7:35 p.m. (pre game skate @ 10 a.m. at Arena)

Sunday: - day off

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