ECHL Atlanta Gladiators

Gladiators Weekly

Published on November 22, 2010 under ECHL (ECHL)
Atlanta Gladiators News Release


On the Road Again: The Gladiators wee on the road for the second straight week this past weekend, dropping two one-goal games in South Carolina on Friday/Saturday before beating Greenville 2-1 on Sunday.

No Rest for the Weary: Gwinnett is now in the midst of a seven game in nine day stretch. They will play four games in the next five days, but three of those games will come at the Arena at Gwinnett Center.

Almost League Leaders: Gwinnett (9-4-0-3 - 21 pts) is just one point back of the Elmira Jackals (9-2-4-0 - 22 pts) for the highest total in the ECHL.

Forney's on Fire: Forward Mike Forney had a productive weekend, scoring a goal in each of the three games to go along with an assist and a +3 rating. Forney now has at least a point in four straight.

Bendy is Back: Forward Aaron Bendickson was returned from Rochester (AHL) last week. The forward was named Rookie of the Month for October, tallying nine points (two goals, seven assists) in just four games. He had one assist through the three games over the week, but was held without a point for the first time this season by South Carolina on Saturday.

Killer PK: After South Carolina went 2-for-2 on the powerplay against the Glads on Friday, Gwinnett was lights out on the penalty kill the rest of the weekend limiting SC/GRV to a 0-for-15 mark on Saturday and Sunday. The Gladiators PK ranks 5th in the ECHL at 86.5%.

Power Outage: The Glads went just 1-for-18 on the powerplay over their last three games. They still have the 5th best powerplay in the ECHL however, converting 19.3% of the time on the man advantage.

Road-Tested: As of Monday, the Gladiators are tied with Victoria for having played the most games on the road this season (11).

Strong Seconds: The Glads have outscored opponents 21-7 in the second period this season, and out-shot Greenville 20-6 in the 2nd on Sunday. When leading after two periods the Glads are 7-0-0-0.

Last Week's Games:

November 19th, Gwinnett 3, South Carolina 4 - L

David de Kastrozza scored twice including the game winner late in the second to lead the South Carolina Stingrays over the Gwinnett Gladiators 4-3 Friday night at the North Charleston Coliseum. South Carolina (5-7-1) jumped all over the Gladiators (8-3-3) in the first period, taking a 3-0 lead at the end of 20 minutes. Gwinnett rallied to tie the game before eventually falling behind for good late in the second.

November 20th, Gwinnett 2, South Carolina 3 - L

Pierre Luc-O'Brien scored two goals and added an assist to lead the South Carolina Stingrays to their third win in a row over Gwinnett, 3-2 at the North Charleston Coliseum. With the score tied at one at the end of two periods, South Carolina opened up a 3-1 lead. Danick Paquette cut the deficit to one at 12:27 but that was as close as Gwinnett would get.

November 21st, Gwinnett 2, Greenville 1 - W

With first place in the South Division on the line, the Gwinnett Gladiators picked up a big road win over the Greenville Road Warriors 2-1 Sunday night at the BI-LO Center. Chris Carrozzi made 40 saves, and Gwinnett snapped a three-game winless streak to hand Greenville just their second loss at home in regulation this season. Pat Galivan scored the game-winner at 12:42 in the third to lead Gwinnett to the win.

This Week's Games:

November 23rd, vs. South Carolina - 7:05 p.m.

November 25th, vs. Toledo - 7:05 p.m.

November 26th, @ South Carolina - 7:05 p.m.

November 27th, vs. Toledo - 7:05 p.m.

This Week's Opponents:

The Gladiators again face the South Carolina Stingrays (6-8-1) after dropping two games in SC this past weekend. After beating the Rays in their home opener, Gwinnett has dropped three in a row to their division rival. Their last time out the Rays were shutout by Wheeling 1-0 on Sunday.

Gwinnett will also face the Toledo Walleye (5-8-2) for the first time this season. Toledo's 12 points are just one off the league low (Trenton and Ontario are at 11), and their 310 penalty minutes rank fourth in the ECHL. They're special teams have struggled as well, converting on just 10.5% of their powerplay chances (18th) and killing 82.6% of opposing powerplays (12th). They are led offensively by center Peter Leblanc, who is averaging a point-per-game this season (five goals, ten assists, in 15 games).

This Week's Practice Schedule:Practices at the IceForum in Duluth are open to the general public. Arena at Gwinnett Center practices are not open to the general public. Media members wishing to attend practice at the Arena should contact the Gladiators PR staff at 770-497-5106 to facilitate building access. Monday: 2:00-3:00 p.m. - Arena

Tuesday: 10:00-11:00 a.m. - Arena

Wednesday: 11:00-12:00 p.m. - Arena

Thursday: 10:00-11:00 a.m. - Arena

Friday: 9:00-10:00 a.m. - Ice Forum

Saturday: Off

Sunday: Off

The Gladiators are the AA affiliate of the Atlanta Thrashers 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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