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Gladiators Weekly Update

February 5, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL)
Atlanta Gladiators News Release


Setting Records: Brad Schell tied a season high as he collected 4 assists for the Gladiators in Saturday's 6-2 win over Alaska. With 4 assists in the game, Schell now has 88 points on the year. He set a new Gladiators team record for most points in a season surpassing Jeff Campbell's record of 83 set last year while he tied the all time team record for most point in a season as he is currently tied for the top spot with Jason Elders. Elders collected 88 points while with the Mobile Mysticks during the 1999-2000 season.

The 1-2 Punch! Brad Schell's 4 assists in addition to Scott Mifsud's goal and two assists in Saturday's 6-2 win over Alaska helped keep Schell and Mifsud 1-2 in scoring in the ECHL. The pair has combined to post over 150 points on the season as Schell has collected 88 points while Mifsud has recorded 67 points for Gwinnett. Mike Pandolfo of Trenton ranks third with 62 points on the season, 5 back of Mifsud.

Looking for 30! Colton Fretter posted a pair of goals for the Gladiators in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Alaska Aces. It was Fretter's 28th and 29th goals of the season and the rookie needs just one more marker to become the 5th player in team history to record 30 goals in a season. Fretter would join Kevin Doell (33), Mike Vigilante (30), Jeff Campbell (30 & 33) and Guillaume Desbiens (33) to post 30 or more goals in a season.

A true Advantage: The Gladiators posted three power play goals in Saturday's 6-2 win over Alaska as Gwinnett continues to lead the ECHL on the power play this season converting over 25% of their chances on the man advantage. Gwinnett has collected 87 power play goals this season. Gwinnett needs just 28 power play goals to tie the ECHL record for power play goals in a season. The Nashville Knights hold the current ECHL record for most power play goals in a season with 115 set during the 1995-96 season. To set a new ECHL record for power play goals in a season, the Gladiators need to average 1.04 power play goals per game over their final 27 games of the regular season.

In overtime? The Alaska Aces defeated the Gladiators in overtime on the Your Best Rate Financial Home Ice at the Arena at Gwinnett Center on Tuesday night by a 5-4 score. The overtime loss at home for the Gladiators was Gwinnett's first loss in overtime at home in over two seasons. The Charlotte Checkers were the last team to defeat the Gladiators in overtime in Gwinnett. Charlotte posted a 4-3 overtime win on November 19th of 2004.

Free Travel Mugs! The first 1,000 adults will receive a free Travel Mug courtesy of RaceTrac when the Gladiators host the Texas Wildcatters on Friday, February 9th at 7:35 p.m. The game is also being presented by WDUN, News Talk 550 and the Atlanta Journal Constitution/AJC Gwinnett News.

Last Week's Games:

Tuesday, January 30th, Alaska 5, Gwinnett 4 - OTL

The Gladiators could not hold on to a two goal lead in an overtime loss to the Aces. Gwinnett opened up a 2-0 lead after one on goals by Andy Contois and Mike Vigilante before Alaska jumped out to a 3-2 lead midway through the second period. Jon Sitko's first marker as a Gladiator tied the game at two before the end of the second period. Jim Jackson gave the Gladiators a 4-3 lead in the third period but a late goal by the Aces in the third tied the game at four and Alaska posted the victory just 52 seconds into overtime. Chad Painchaud, Colton Fretter and Vigilante each finished with two assists for the Gladiators in the overtime loss. Gwinnett went 2-for-7 on the power play in the loss.

Friday, February 2nd, Gwinnett 6, South Carolina 2 - W

Chad Painchaud and Scott Mifsud each collected two goals to help the Gladiators past the South Carolina Stingrays. After falling behind after the first period 1-0, Painchaud collected two goals just 28 seconds apart midway through the second period to give Gwinnett a 2-1 lead. South Carolina equalized the contest at two before Blue Bennefield gave Gwinnett a 3-2 lead while Mifsud's first of the night extended the lead to two goals. Mifsud's second and a marker by Bryan Dobek rounded out the scoring for the Gladiators. Colton Fretter, Mike Vigilante and Brian Teixeira each finished with 2 assists in the win for Gwinnett. Dave Caruso posted 30 saves in the win for Gwinnett.

Saturday, February 3rd, Gwinnett 6, Alaska 2 - W

Dave Caruso finished with 34 saves for the Gladiators to help Gwinnett past the Alaska Aces in front of 10,853 at the Arena at Gwinnett Center. Chad Painchaud collected a pair of goals for Gwinnett for the second straight night while Colton Fretter also had two markers in the win. Brad Schell posted 4 assists in the win to move his point total to 88 tying the all time team record for most points in a season. Scott Mifsud had a goal and two assists and Jamie Milam finished with a goal and an assist for Gwinnett in the win. Tied 2-2 after two periods, Gwinnett exploded for four goals in the third period for the win. The Gladiators recorded three power play goals on 12 chances in the victory.

This Week's Games:

Friday, February 9th, vs. Texas Wildcatters, 7:35 p.m. - WDUN, News Talk 550

This game is the last trip of the season by the Wildcatters to the Your Best Rate Financial Home Ice at the Arena at Gwinnett Center. The Gladiators are 2-2-1 this season against the Wildcatters with Texas winning the last meeting between these two teams on the Your Best Rate Financial Home Ice at the Arena at Gwinnett Center. Brad Schell's 10 points leads all players in scoring in the season series.

Saturday, February 10th, @ Augusta Lynx, 7:35 p.m. - wdun.com

Sunday, February 11th, vs. Augusta Lynx, 4:05 p.m. - WDUN, News Talk 550

The Gladiators trail the season series against the Lynx this year with a 2-3-1 record in six games against Augusta. The Lynx won the last meeting by a 3-2 score back on January 4th at the James Brown Arena. Following this weekend's games, the two teams will face each other one more time with the Lynx making a return trip to Gwinnett in March. Brad Schell leads Gwinnett in scoring against the Lynx with 8 points while Shane Hynes and Ryan Lang each have 8 points against Gwinnett this season.

The Gwinnett Gladiators continue their fourth season as a proud member of the ECHL on February 9th as they host the Texas Wildcatters on the Your Best Rate Financial Home Ice at the Arena at Gwinnett Center 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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