ECHL Atlanta Gladiators

Gladiators Weekly Update

February 9, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL)
Atlanta Gladiators News Release


Finally Over! The Gladiators are thankful that the month of January has come to a close as the Gladiators won just two game during the month and picked up a meager 5 points. In the first week of February, the Gladiators have already surpassed its January point total by sweeping this week with 4 wins and 8 points. The Gladiators best month entering February was October where they went 4-1-1 and posted a .750 winning percentage.

Still Streaking: Despite being called up to the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League during the middle of January, Gladiators forward Kevin Doell picked up right where he left off when he was called up. Doell has tallied at least one point in 13 straight games tying Mike Vigilante's 13 game point-scoring streak, the Gladiators longest this season. Doell's streak is currently tied for the second longest this season the ECHL behind San Diego's Mark Pederson who tallied a point in 20 consecutive games.

Don't Forget Dietz! Forward Brandon Dietrich added another assist in Saturday's 4-1 win at Greenville to push him into a tie with 41 assists for the most this season in the ECHL. With the assists Dietrich has tied the team mark for most consecutive games with at least one assist. Dietrich's streak began against Columbia on January 30th and is currently six games long.

First Win: Goaltender Trevor Prior picked up his first victory in a Gladiators uniform in Tuesday's 5-3 win at Florida. Prior has posted a 2.65 goals against average and a .903 save percentage in 6 starts for the Gladiators. The netminder started four straight games for the Gladiators from January 30th to February 5th.

Again: Phil Lewandowski capped a Gladiators comeback and wrote a story-book ending to Friday's 5-4 shootout win over the Greenville Grrrowl. For Lewandowski, it was the second time this season the forward scored the deciding goal in the final round of the shootout to give the Gladiators the victory. The rookie out of Ferris State pushed the Gladiators past the South Carolina Stingrays back on January 17th in the same fashion, scoring the game wining shootout goal in the final round for the win.

Football Appreciation: Join the Gladiators as they honor the eight Gwinnett County High School Football teams that qualified for the state playoffs during the 2003 season on Friday, February 13th against the Greenville Grrrowl at 7:35 p.m. High school fans and families can receive a special $10 seat to the game in the section of their chosen school. Contact the Gladiators office at 770-497-5100 for tickets in a particular school's seating section at the Arena at Gwinnett Center for the game.

Adult Caps: Grab an adult cap on Saturday night when the Roanoke Express visits the Arena at Gwinnett Center at 7:35 p.m. The first 2,000 adults ages 18 and over will receive a Gladiators cap courtesy of 96 Rock.

Community Update: Beef O' Brady's – Suwanee – Selected Gladiators as well as Gladiators Director of Community Relations Jim Hall and Assistant GM Pam Marion will be appearing at Beef O' Brady's in Suwanee on Wednesday, February 11th from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Contact Steve Perry at (678) 546-5644 for more information about Beef O' Brady's.

Last Week's Games: 4-0-0, 8 pts.

Tuesday, February 3rd, Gladiators 5, Florida 3 – W

The Gladiators got goals from five different scorers for their first regulation win since January 3rd. Kevin Doell, Phil Lewandowski and Cam Brown scored 2:04 apart to give the Gladiators a 4-1 lead after two periods. Kris Goodjohn tallied the Gladiators fifth goal shorthanded on a 2-on-1 break with Kevin Doell. Doell had a goal and two assists for push his consecutive point-scoring streak to 10 games. Trevor Prior picked up his first win as a Gladiator in the contest.

Thursday, February 5th, Gladiators 5, Charlotte 4 – W

Kevin Doell and Steve Slonina each tallied two goals for the Gladiators as Gwinnett won consecutive games for the first time since December 26th through December 30th. Trevor Prior won his second game with the Gladiators by making 24 saves in the win. Anthony Aquino rounded out the scoring for Gwinnett. With the two goals, Doell extended his consecutive point-scoring streak to 11 games, just two shy of Mike Vigilante's team season high of 13 games.

Friday, February 6th, Gladiators 5, Greenville 4 – SOW

Phil Lewandowski scored the game winning shootout goal on the final shot of the shootout to give the Gladiators their third consecutive win. Anthony Aquino tallied two goals for the Gladiators in the win. Gwinnett set a new team high for shots in a game with 64, just 5 shy of the all time ECHL mark for most shots in a game. Kevin Doell extended his point scoring streak to 12 games as he added an assist on the Gladiators fourth goal.

Saturday, February 7th, Gladiators 4, Greenville 1 – W

The Gladiators won their fourth consecutive game, just the second time this season the Gladiators have strung four wins together. Brandon Dietrich tallied two goals, the game winner and an empty net goal as well as an assist in the win. Kevin Doell extended his point-scoring streak to 13 consecutive games as he tallied two assists in the win.

This Week's Games:

Tuesday, February 10th, vs. Florida, 7:05 p.m.

The Gladiators lead the season series 5-0-0 after last Tuesday's 5-3 win at Florida. The Gladiators beat the Everblades in consecutive games at the Arena at Gwinnett Center on December 26th and December 27th both by a 4-1 score.

Friday, February 13th, vs. Greenville, 7:35 p.m.

The Gladiators are still unbeaten against the Grrrowl with a 3-0-1 record. The Gladiators only blemish was a 4-3 shootout loss on November 22nd at the Arena at Gwinnett Center. The Gladiators organization is 5-5-1 all time against the Grrrowl including its time in Mobile.

Saturday, February 14th, vs. Roanoke, 7:35 p.m.

Roanoke won the last meeting between these two teams in Roanoke on December 31st. Gwinnett won the only meeting this season at the Arena at Gwinnett Center. The Gladiators are 2-2-0 all time against the Express.

Sunday, February 15th, @ Columbia, 4:05 p.m.

The Gladiators are 0-1-0 at Columbia following a 3-2 loss at Columbia on January 30th. Columbia leads the season series 2-1-0 with their other win at the Arena at Gwinnett Center. Gladiators General Manager Steve Chapman roamed the bench on the Gladiators only win against the Inferno this season.

This Week's Practice Schedule:

Monday: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. - Arena at Gwinnett Center

Tuesday: game vs. Florida

Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. – Arena at Gwinnett Center

Thursday: 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. – Arena at Gwinnett Center

Friday: game vs. Greenville

Saturday: game vs. Roanoke

Sunday: game @ Columbia

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