ECHL Atlanta Gladiators

Gladiators Weekly

Published on December 13, 2010 under ECHL (ECHL)
Atlanta Gladiators News Release


Five-Straight: The Gladiators have dropped five straight games, and are now sixth in the Eastern Conference with 28 points (12-9-4).

Be Like Mike: Rookie forward Michael Davies returned to the Gladiators after missing 13 games due to a call up to Chicago (AHL). Davies wasted no time making his presence felt, scoring a powerplay goal in Friday's game against Wheeling.

Top Rookies: Rookie Forwards Aaron Bendickson and Dan Kissel are 12th and 14th respectively in the league in points among rookies. Bendickson has 15 points (four goals, 11 assists) in 16 games (he missed seven games after being called up to Rochester), while Kissel has seven goals and six assists in 22 games.

On the Power Play: Gwinnett's powerplay seems to be back on track, going 2-for-9 this past weekend in Wheeling. Gwinnett ranks 6th in the league on the man advantage, converting 19.4% of their chances while forward Michael Forney is 5th in the league with nine powerplay assists.

Team Leader: Michael Forney leads the Gladiators with 19 points (five goals, 14 assists) in 21 games this season. 11 of those 19 points have come on the powerplay (2 G, 9 A). Forwards Derek Nesbitt and Ryan Garbutt, who were both called up to the AHL in mid-November, still rank 2nd and 3rd on the team in scoring.

Paq-Man Packs a Punch: Rookie forward and Thrashers prospect Danick Paquette is 7th in the ECHL in penalty minutes (76), and leads rookies in that category. He also scored his fifth goal of the season Friday against the Nailers.

A Full 60 Minutes: The score after the first two periods has been crucial for the Gladiators this season. Gwinnett is a perfect 9-0-0-0 this season when leading after two periods of play but the Gladiators are 0-7-0-3 when trailing after two periods of play this season.

Rough Weekend: The Gladiators were outscored in their two games this past weekend against Wheeling 15-5, and have been outscored by the opposition 31-9 during their five-game losing streak.

Last Week's Games:

December 11th - Wheeling 8, Gwinnett 3 - L Cambria County War Memorial Arena, Johnstown, PA

The Gwinnett Gladiators dropped their fifth game in a row Saturday night, losing 8-3 to the Wheeling Nailers. The Nailers (13-10-0) are on a four-game winning streak and beat Gwinnett (12-9-4) by a combined score of 15-5 the past two nights. For the second night in a row Wheeling opened up a 3-0 lead in the first. Dan Kissel, Tim Miller, and Matt Krug scored the goals for Gwinnett.

December 10th - Wheeling 7, Gwinnett 2 - L Cambria County War Memorial Arena, Johnstown, PA

The Gwinnett Gladiators dropped their fourth game in a row, falling 7-2 to the Wheeling Nailers at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena. The Nailers (12-10-0) have now won three in a row, and took it to Gwinnett (12-8-4) early and often Friday night. Gwinnett trailed 3-0 at the end of the first and 5-1 at the end of the second. Michael Davies and Danick Paquette scored for the Gladiators.

This Week's Games:

December 14th @ Greenville - 7:00 p.m.

December 17th @ Greenville - 7:00 p.m.

December 18th vs. South Carolina - 7:05 p.m.

December 19th vs. Greenville - 4:05 p.m.

This Week's Opponents:

The Glads face two familiar foes this week. They will face the first-place Greenville Road Warriors Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday. Greenville has been on a tear winning nine of their last ten, however they lost two of their top scorers in Brendan Connolly and Justin Bowers to the AHL. Gwinnett also faces the South Carolina Stingrays Saturday at the Arena at Gwinnett Center. While the Rays are in last place, they have taken four out of seven from the Glads so far with three of the seven match-ups being decided by one goal.

This Week's Promotions:

Coats for Kids Weekend

Check around the house for your old jackets, pull-overs and sweaters and bring them to the game to receive a great ticket deal. Your donation will allow you to purchase up to ten (10) Premium Level tickets for only $ 10 each. All of the jackets collected will be donated to local charities.

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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