ECHL Atlanta Gladiators

Gladiators Weekly Update

Published on December 28, 2009 under ECHL (ECHL)
Atlanta Gladiators News Release


Rookie Power: Rookies make up three of the current top five Gladiators scorers. Pat Galivan and Sam Roberts rank second and third behind Adam Berti with 24 and 20 points respectively, and Drew Paris rounds out the top five with 18 points.

Extra Time: The Gladiators are tied for the most overtime games played in the league with nine and have claimed a league high 15 points past regulation.

Special Teams: The Gladiators continue to own the best power play unit in the American Conference, scoring 32 times in 149 man-advantages (21.5%). The Gladiators also own the second best road penalty killing unit in the league, killing off 73 out of 83 (88%) opposition power plays away from home.

Leader: Adam Berti leads all Gladiators skaters with 27 points and is the first player to reach 20 assists on the season. He is also the second least penalized skater among active Gladiators.

Streaking: Forward Jason Lawrence is on a four-game point streak with a goal and three assists, and Tim Miller has a three-game point streak with two goals and an assist.

Between the Pipes: Goaltender David Brown earned his first ever ECHL point and second professional point with an assist on Aaron Brocklehurst's goal against Florida on Sunday. Brown's only other professional assist came in the 2007-08 season with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League.

Basement: The Gladiators remain in last place in the South Division with 33 points through 28 games, tied with Kalamazoo, Las Vegas, Stockton, and Alaska for the fewest games played in the league. South Carolina leads the division and league with 50 points through 35 games, the most games played in the league.

Power: Forward Scott Mifsud currently sits tied for 7th with David Creievich, who played with Mobile from 1995-2000, in Mobile/Gwinnett history with 22 power play goals and needs just four more to move into a tie for 6th with Jim Jackson (2003-2009) and Jeff Campbell (2004-2008).

Last Week's Games: December 26, South Carolina 3, Gwinnett 2 - L The Gladiators jumped out to a quick two-goal lead when rookie Matt Francis matched his season goals total with goals at 2:39 and 4:43 of the opening period and built the lead to three in the second on Pat Galivan's 13th of the season. Gwinnett, however, would squander that lead, allowing four unanswered South Carolina goals, including the tying and go-ahead goals 53 seconds apart in the third period for their eight loss on home ice. Matt Fornatero had two goals to lead the Stingrays, and Todd Ford stopped 35 shots in the victory.

December 27, Gwinnett 3, Florida 2 - W The Gladiators struck first in a highly physical game with Tim Miller's third goal of the year midway through the first period but would trail in the second after two unanswered Florida goals from Ryan Lang and Shea Guthrie. Aaron Brocklehurst evened the score at two at 14:08 of the second amid three second period fights. A scoreless third period gave way to overtime, where Matt Siddall scored the game winner at 1:48 of the extra frame for the Gladiators' first home win since a 4-2 win over Charlotte on December 6th. David Brown made a season-high 47 saves for his fifth victory of the year. The Gladiators were held scoreless on two power plays.

This Week's Games:

Tuesday, December 29th vs. Florida Everblades - 7:05 p.m. - WDUN, News Talk 550

Saturday, January 2nd vs. Florida Everblades - 7:05 p.m. - WDUN, News Talk 550

Sunday, January 3rd @ Charlotte Checkers - 2:00 p.m. - WDUN.com

The Gladiators continue their four-game home stand this week with just their second and final Tuesday night home game of the year with a South Division match up against Florida then wrap up the home stand with the third straight tilt against the Everblades on Saturday night before heading to Charlotte for a Sunday afternoon matinee against the Checkers in their fourth trip to North Carolina this season.

The Gladiators continue their 7th season in the ECHL on Tuesday, December 29th vs. Florida at 7:05 p.m. The Gladiators are the AA affiliate of the Atlanta Thrashers and Columbus Blue Jackets and play all home games at the 11,355-seat Arena at Gwinnett Center, located just off I-85 on Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth.

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