ECHL Atlanta Gladiators

Gladiators Weekly Update

Published on November 29, 2004 under ECHL (ECHL)
Atlanta Gladiators News Release


Comeback! The Gladiators overcame their biggest deficit in a game to come back and win in Saturday's 5-4 overtime win against the Mississippi Sea Wolves at the Arena at Gwinnett Center. The Gladiators trailed the Sea Wolves 3-0 before scoring three straight to tie the game at 3 before sending it into overtime where Jim Jackson scored the game winner 40 seconds into the extra session.

Three in a Row: The Gladiators won their third consecutive game on Saturday night to string together the team's longest winning streak of the season. The Gladiators snapped a three game skid with an 8-4 win over South Carolina on Thursday. Gwinnett followed that up with a 7-0 win on Friday in Louisiana and capped the week off with a 5-4 come-from-behind overtime win over Mississippi on Saturday night. The Gladiators longest winning streak of last season stood at 5 games.

Five is Right Out! Although thou shalt count to four and skip three if you are counting the number of goals that the Gladiators have allowed this season. Gwinnett has not allowed more than four goals in any game this season and has allowed four goals in each of the last five games. The Gladiators have given up four goals in 9 of 15 games this season while the Gladiators have not given up 2 goals to an opponent this season.

Where are the Hats? Rookie forward Brett Engelhardt tallied the first hat trick in Gladiators history at the Arena at Gwinnett Center in Thursday's 8-4 win over the South Carolina Stingrays. It was also the first hat trick of the season for the Gladiators and the first of Engelhardt's pro career. Kevin Doell is the only other player to record a hat trick in Gladiators history as the forward scored 4 goals in two different games last season, both on the road.

On the Board: The Gladiators have not lost in regulation this season when Chris Durno has posted at least one point in a game. The Gladiators are 7-0-2 this season when he records a point and just 1-3-0 when the forward is kept off the score sheet. Durno added two assists in Thursday's 8-4 win over South Carolina. He chipped in a goal in Friday's 7-0 shutout win over Louisiana and had a goal and an assist in Saturday's 5-4 win against Mississippi.

Blanked! Gladiators goaltender T.J. Aceti recorded the team's first shutout of the season posting 26 saves in a 7-0 win over the Louisiana IceGators on Friday night. For the netminder, it was his third professional shutout of his ECHL career as he recorded two shutouts last season with the Long Beach Ice Dogs.

Lending a helping hand: Gladiators forward Kris Goodjohn recorded his second consecutive 3-assist game in Friday's 7-0 win over the Louisiana IceGators. Goodjohn recorded 3 assists in Thursday's 8-4 win over South Carolina and followed that up with 3 more in Friday's 7-0 win over Louisiana. He extended his consecutive games assist streak to five games as he picked up a helper in Saturday's 5-4 overtime win over Mississippi. The Calgary, Alberta native has posted 12 assists on the season for the Gladiators.

Record Watch: Gladiators captain Cam Brown continues to creep towards the ECHL all time games played record currently held at 678 games by Rod Taylor set from 1991-03. Taylor played with six different teams. Brown has appeared in 665 games in his ECHL career, just 13 games shy of tying the all time mark and needs 14 to break the record. If Brown doesn't miss a game, he is schedule to tie the record on December 30th when the Gladiators visit Greenville.

Last Week's Games: 3-0-0, 6 pts.

November 25th, Gladiators 8, South Carolina 4 – W

The Gladiators used five second period goals and the first Gladiators hat trick at the Arena at Gwinnett Center by Brett Engelhardt in the win. Engelhardt also had an assist while Kris Goodjohn recorded a season high three assists and a goal. Gwinnett went 2-for-6 on the power play in the win and have not allowed more than 4 goals in a game this season. Jeff Campbell also had a pair of goals while Cam Brown chipped in a goal and an assist in the win.

November 26th, Gladiators 7, Louisiana 0 – W

Mike Vigilante tallied two goals and two assists while T.J. Aceti turned aside all 26 IceGator shots in the win. Gwinnett took a 3-0 lead to the first intermission and added 4 more goals in the second period. Kris Goodjohn had his second consecutive 3 assist night while Brett Engelhardt recorded another goal to extend his consecutive goal scoring streak to a team high four games. Lane Manson and Adam Smyth each recorded their first professional goals in the win. Chris Durno and Jeff Campbell were the Gladiators other scorers in the win.

November 27th, Gladiators 5, Mississippi 4 – OTW

The Gladiators fell behind 3-0 midway through the first period before Jim Jackson scored his first goal of the season to get the Gladiators on the board. Mike Vigilante and Ryan Van Buskirk tallied the next two goals for the Gladiators to tie the game at three but Mississippi regained the lead midway through the third period. Chris Durno sent the game to overtime as he scored with less than a minute remaining. Jackson scored the game winner 40 seconds into the overtime session. Kris Goodjohn had an assist in the win to push his consecutive game assist streak to 5 games.

This Week's Games:

Friday, December 3rd vs. Greenville, 7:35 p.m. – WDUN News Talk 550

It's Nascar Night at the Arena at Gwinnett Center as fans can see the #3 GM Goodwrench Service Plus car of Racing Legend Dale Earnhardt Sr. at the Game presented by Eagle 106.7 FM and Charter Communications. Gwinnett won the only meeting this season between these two teams, 5-3 on October 31st. T.J. Aceti recorded the win while Kris Goodjohn tallied a goal and two assists in the win.

Saturday, December 4th @ Pensacola, 8:05 p.m. – WDUN.com

Second meeting against the Ice Pilots as Pensacola won the first meeting 4-1 back on November 12th in Pensacola. The Gladiators are 26-24-13 all time against the Ice Pilots while the two teams split last year's two games, both in Gwinnett.

Sunday, December 5th @ Texas, 6:05 p.m. – WDUN.com

The Gladiators beat the Wildcatters 5-4 in a shootout in the first meeting of the year back on November 9th. Texas overcame a 4-0 deficit to send the game to overtime. The Gladiators won the only meeting in Texas, an 8-0 win last season at the Ford Arena.

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