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December 18, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL)
Atlanta Gladiators News Release


Three Shy of 150: The Gladiators posted their 147th win in Gwinnett history in Sunday's 2-1 victory over the Charlotte Checkers. Gwinnett needs just three wins for 150 as the Gladiators. Gwinnett posted 42 wins during their inaugural 2003-04 season, had 40 wins during the 2004-05 season and recorded 50 wins last year.

On to 50! Gladiators forward Brad Schell collected his 10th goal of the season in Friday's 5-3 win over Pensacola. It was Schell's 47th goal of his ECHL career and he needs just three more goals to reach 50 in his Gladiators ECHL career. Schell would become just the third player in Gladiators history to amass 50 or more goals joining Chris Durno (52) and Jeff Campbell (60) with 50 or more goals in a Gladiators career.

At the Century Mark: Forward Scott Mifsud posted a goal and an assist for the Gladiators in Friday's 5-3 win over the Pensacola Ice Pilots for his 99th and 100th points of his ECHL and Gladiators career. The Burlington, Ontario native entered the season with 63 points and now has 37 points this season for 100 in his career. Brad Schell is the only other currently active Gladiator to record over 100 points in his Gladiators career.

One-Two-Punch: The Gladiators power play and penalty killing units have been a one-two punch as Gwinnett is ranked first overall in the ECHL in both power play and penalty killing. Gwinnett has been converting on 23.8% of their power play opportunities and have collected at least one power play goal in each of the last seven games while recording 17 multiple power play goal games. Gwinnett moved past the Cincinnati Cyclones into the top spot on the penalty kill in the ECHL as they have killed off 88.1% of all opponents power plays. Gwinnett has not allowed a power play goal in each of their last five games.

Still in the Lead! Gladiators forward Brad Schell collected a goal and three assists in Friday's 5-3 win over the Pensacola Ice Pilots and chipped in two assists for Gwinnett in Sunday's 2-1 win over Charlotte. For Schell, he now has 10 goals and 37 assists to lead the ECHL in scoring with 47 points on the season. The third year pro sits eight points ahead of the Checkers Mark Lee and nine points ahead of teammate Scott Mifsud in the top spot in the ECHL.

Ten in a Row! Brad Schell has collected at least one point for the Gladiators in each of Gwinnett's past ten games. His ten game point scoring streak is currently the longest point scoring streak on Gwinnett and his longest of the season. With a pair of assists in Sunday's 2-1 win over Charlotte, Schell has collected 4 goals and 15 assists during his current streak. Schell's longest point scoring streak of his career is 13 games when he posted at least one point in each game with the Gladiators from February 25th to March 25th of last year finishing that streak with 3 goals and 21 assists for 24 points.

Making a Difference: Scott Mifsud has been playing a key role for the Gladiators this season. The forward has recorded 11 multiple point games for Gwinnett helping the Gladiators go 9-0-2 in those games. When the Burlington, Ontario native has been kept scoreless this season, Gwinnett has posted a 2-4-1 record on the year. Mifsud currently ranks fourth overall in the ECHL in scoring with 37 points off of 10 goals and 27 assists.

Coats for Kids! the Gladiators 4th annual Coats for Kids night is Saturday, December 23rd when the Gladiators host the Columbia Inferno at 7:35 p.m. Fans can purchase UP TO 10 Premium Level Tickets in selected sections for $10 each or 5 End Zone Level Tickets in selected sections for $5 each with the donation of a new or gently used coat. This offer is only available at the Arena at Gwinnett Center Box Office Only. For more information, log on to www.gwinnettgladiators.com

Last Week's Games:

Friday, December 15th, Gwinnett 5, Pensacola 3 - W

Brad Schell recorded four points off a goal and three assists and posted the game winner to help Gwinnett past the Pensacola Ice Pilots. Scott Mifsud recorded his 99th and 100th points of his ECHL career in the win. Gwinnett overcame a 2-0 first period deficit to record the victory as Dan Turple made 22 save for Gwinnett. The Gladiators scored three times within the first five minutes of the second to take command of the contest. Andy Contois posted his first goal since November 24th while Matt York and Jon Awe also scored for Gwinnett in the win.

Sunday, December 17th, Gwinnett 2, Charlotte 1 - W

Jon Awe collected both goals for the Gladiators on the power play to help propel the Gladiators to the win. After falling behind 1-0, Awe collected his first goal midway through the first period and scored what proved to be the game winner early in the second period. Dan Turple gave up the first shot of the game but made 22 straight saves through the final 59 minutes to lead Gwinnett to the 2-1 win. Brad Schell posted two assists while Scott Mifsud and Mike Vigilante each had an assist for Gwinnett. The Gladiators held the Checkers off the board on the power play in the win.

This Week's Games:

Friday, December 22nd, @ Augusta Lynx, 7:35 p.m. - wdun.com

Gwinnett defeated Augusta 1-0 in the last meeting between these two clubs and the Gladiators last two wins in Augusta have come by that same score. Gwinnett is now 1-1-1 against the Lynx this season with just two more trips to the James Brown Arena this season following this game.

Saturday, December 23rd, vs. Columbia Inferno, 7:35 p.m. - wdun.com

The Gladiators are unbeaten against the Inferno this season after a 4-0 win at home against the Inferno on October 28th and a 3-2 win at Columbia on November 17th. Gwinnett leads the all time series against the Inferno with a 15-6-2 record.

The Gwinnett Gladiators continue their fourth season as a proud member of the ECHL on Friday, December 22nd as they travel to Augusta to take on the Lynx at 7:35 p.m. 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 on the Your Best Rate Financial Home Ice 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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