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Hats Off For Gajic

January 9, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL)
Atlanta Gladiators News Release


Caps for Gajic! Milan Gajic posted his first professional hat trick to lead the Gladiators past the Pensacola Ice Pilots 6-2 Friday night. Gajic becomes the third Gladiator to post three or more goals in a game joining Pascal Pelletier, who had four, and Brad Schell. Gajic's hat trick is the Gladiators first road hat trick of the season. Jeff Campbell was the last Gladiator to post three goals in a road game as he accomplished the feat in a 6-4 win at South Carolina on February 4th of last season.

A first for Fields: Gladiators netminder Sean Fields recorded his first point of the season picking up an assist in Friday's 6-2 win over the Pensacola Ice Pilots. He becomes the second netminder this season on the Gladiators to record a point as Adam Berkhoel had a helper in Gwinnett's 4-3 loss to the Augusta Lynx on December 20th. For Fields, it was his first professional assist as he did not pick up a point last year for the Gladiators in 31 games between the pipes.

We don't need no stinkin' power play! The Gladiators recorded their first win of the season when not scoring a power play goal in a game in Friday's 6-2 win over the Pensacola Ice Pilots. Gwinnett entered Friday's game 0-1-4 when not scoring a power play goal. The Gladiators then followed that up with another win without scoring a power play goal in a 6-3 victory over the Columbia on Saturday night

Back from the A! Defenseman Jon Awe was assigned to the Gladiators from the Portland Pirates of the AHL on Friday and he made an immediate impact in his first game back. He posted an assist for Gwinnett on Milan Gajic's game winning goal early in the third period and finished with two helpers in the win. He appeared in 17 AHL games while in Portland picking up a lone helper.

Gone to the A! Brad Schell becomes the 8th player called up to the American Hockey League this season from the Gladiators. For Schell it is his first call up to the American Hockey League as he was recalled to the Chicago Wolves of the AHL on Saturday. He picked up a goal in the Wolves 6-3 win over Ak-sar-ben on Sunday. Schell has posted 29 points this season with the Gladiators in 27 games.

Seven in a Row! Defenseman Troy Milam chipped in an assist for the Gladiators in Sunday's 5-2 loss at Augusta. It was the seventh consecutive game that the Lake Orion, Michigan native recorded at least one assist for the Gladiators. At seven consecutive games, Milam has tied the team season record at seven games with at least one assist originally set by Jeff Campbell.

Sgt. Slaughter! Wrestling Hall of Famer Sgt. Slaughter will be making an appearance at the Gladiators game on Friday, January 13th when the Greenville Grrrowl visit the Arena at Gwinnett Center. Sgt. Slaugher's appearance is being presented by B98.5FM and Charter Communications.

Teddy Bear Toss! Saturday, January 14th is the Gladiators 3rd annual Teddy Bear Toss to benefit local children's charities. Fans are encouraged to bring a teddy bear to the game and toss it onto the ice following the Gladiators first goal as Gwinnett hosts Charlotte. Teddy Bear Toss night is presented by Star 94 FM, Charter Communications, The AJC Gwinnett News, The Brand Bank Co., Monarchcomputer.com and Kia Mall of Georgia.

Last Week's Games: 2-1-0, 4 pts.

January 6th, Gladiators 6, Pensacola 2 - W

Milan Gajic posted his first career hat trick with all three goals coming in the third period in the win. Gajic first goal also proved to be the game winner for Gwinnett. Derek Nesbitt equalized the contest just 13 seconds after Pensacola took a 1-0 lead midway through the first period. Jeff Campbell had two goals for the Gladiators while Jon Awe, in his first game back with Gwinnett after being assigned from AHL Portland, Troy Milam and Scott Kelman each had two assists in the win. Sean Fields posted his first helper of the season for Gwinnett while making 30 saves in the win. It was also the first time this season that the Gladiators recorded a win while not scoring a goal on the power play.

January 7th, Gladiators 6, Columbia 3 - W

Guillaume Desbiens posted four goals while Jeff Campbell had four assists in the win for the Gladiators. Troy Milam posted two assists to extend his assists streak to six games. Gwinnett fell behind 2-0 by the end of the first period but was able to jump on top of the Inferno with three second period goals. Jeff Dwyer had the game winner for Gwinnett early in the third period. Scott Mifsud finished with a goal and an assist and a +6 ranking. Sean Fields had 27 saves in the win as the Gladiators won their second consecutive game when not scoring a power play goal.

January 8th, Augusta 5, Gladiators 2 - L

Milan Gajic had a goal and an assist but it wasn't enough to help the Gladiators past the Augusta Lynx snapping Gwinnett's season best winning streak at seven games. Scott Kelman had the game's first goal on the power play 1:15 into the first period. Augusta scored the next three goals and never trailed again in the contest. Gajic's goal came late in the second on the power play off a feed from Steve Slaton to cut the lead to one but Gwinnett could get no closer. Augusta scored twice in the third to put the game away. Troy Milam also had an assist in the game to extend his assist streak to seven games tying the team season high for consecutive games with an assists.

This Week's Games

Tuesday, January 10th, @ Greenville Grrrowl, 7:05 p.m. - wdun.com

Thursday, January 12th, @ Greenville Grrrowl, 7:05 p.m. - WDUN, News Talk 550 (tent)

Friday, January 13th, vs. Greenville Grrrowl, 7:35 p.m. - wdun.com

Gwinnett is still searching for its first win this season against the Grrrowl as Greenville has won the first two meetings. Four Gladiators have posted a team high 3 points for against the Grrowl while Sean Fields and Tuomas Takki have each appeared in one game against Greenville for the Gladiators. Thursday's game at Greenville is the rescheduled game from December 16th when the Gladiators were originally scheduled to take on the Grrrowl. The game was rescheduled due to a lack of power and bad weather.

Saturday, January 14th, vs. Charlotte Checkers, 7:35 p.m. - WDUN, News Talk 550 (tent)

Gwinnett leads the season series against the Checkers with a 2-0-1 record winning the last two games of the series, both in Charlotte. The Checkers won the only meeting of the season at the Arena at Gwinnett Center back on opening night 1-0 in a shootout. Pascal Pelletier, currently on recall to AHL Providence, and Guillaume Desbiens lead the Gladiators in scoring against the Checkers with 4 points apiece in three games. Following this game, the Gladiators will face the Checkers five more times this season.

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. Monday: 10:30 a.m. - noon, Arena at Gwinnett Center Tuesday: Game @ Greenville, 7:05 p.m. Wednesday: 10:30 a.m. - noon, Arena at Gwinnett Center Thursday: Game @ Greenville, 7:05 p.m.

Friday: Game vs. Greenville, 7:35 p.m. Saturday: Game vs. Charlotte, 7:35 p.m. Sunday: Ice Forum, Duluth, Time TBA

GWINNETT TEAM STATISTICS Through Games of 01/08/2006

No. PLAYER POS GP G A PTS +- PIM PP SH PPA SHA PPP SHP GW FG SOG SOA OT SH PCT

15 Campbell, Jeff LW 31 15 24 39 19 4 3 3 6 1 9 4 3 1 1 4 1 84 17.9

21 Desbiens, Guillaume RW 30 16 19 35 13 96 3 0 6 0 9 0 2 3 1 2 0 84 19.0

9 Kelman, Scott C 25 10 22 32 3 63 7 1 8 0 15 1 0 2 0 2 0 92 10.9

XPelletier, Pascal F 21 18 12 30 16 18 4 2 1 0 5 2 4 2 1 2 0 67 26.9

XSchell, Brad F 28 12 17 29 16 12 4 3 8 0 12 3 3 2 0 4 0 98 12.2

6 Milam, Troy D 31 3 25 28 12 32 2 1 12 0 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 95 3.2

17 Nesbitt, Derek F 31 12 13 25 7 2 8 1 3 0 11 1 1 0 0 3 0 113 10.6

13 Mifsud, Scott F 30 8 16 24 11 16 0 0 8 0 8 0 1 0 0 1 0 68 11.8

XDurno, Chris C 13 12 10 22 9 19 3 0 6 1 9 1 2 1 0 1 1 76 15.8

11 Eberly, Danny D 26 4 13 17 10 16 3 0 8 1 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 59 6.8

22 Slaton, Steve D 31 8 8 16 7 35 3 0 5 0 8 0 1 1 0 1 0 58 13.8

4 Dwyer, Jeff D 28 2 11 13 14 6 1 0 6 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 6.3

10 Gajic, Milan RW 8 6 5 11 3 2 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 21.4

3 Sharrow, Jimmy D 21 3 7 10 9 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 25 12.0

XFultz, Ryan RW 11 3 6 9 4 6 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 42 7.1

Brown, Cam LW 30 2 4 6 -2 56 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 5.0

12 York, Matt D 26 1 5 6 4 81 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 23 4.3

40 Smyth, Adam RW 23 2 3 5 -3 118 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 2.8

5 Manson, Lane D 31 1 3 4 7 96 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 2.9

Awe, Jonathan D 8 0 3 3 5 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0.0

Bennett, Josh LW 6 1 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 33.3

XBerkhoel, Adam G 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

35 Fields, Sean G 24 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

XRoss, Jared C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.0

XReid, Ryan D 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

XTarkki, Tuomas G 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

10 Fraser, Brad D 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

24 Collins, Chad G 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

(TOTALS) G 10 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

BENCH 31 0 0 14 0

TOTALS 31 139 229 368 738 45 11 87 4 132 15 20 15 3 24 2 1207 11.5

OPPONENT TOTALS 31 94 150 244 862 31 8 59 7 104 15 11 15 6 22 0 958 9.8

No. GPI MIN AVG W L SW SL OW OL EN SHO SOG SOA GA SAVES SPCT

XTarkki, Tuomas 2 124:38 2.41 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 5 58 0.921

XBerkhoel, Adam 3 178:43 2.69 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 83 0.912

35 Fields, Sean 24 1438:32 2.96 16 5 0 3 2 0 0 1 5 18 71 657 0.902

24 Collins, Chad 3 140:00 2.57 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 66 0.917

(TOTALS) 10 469:27 3.83 4 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 5 30 196 0.867

TEAM TOTALS 31 1886:07 2.99 20 7 0 4 2 0 0 1 6 22 94 864 0.902

The Gwinnett Gladiators continue the 2005-06 ECHL season on the road as they travel to Greenville to take on the Grrrowl at 7:05 p.m. on Tuesday, January 10th. The Gladiators offer several ticket packages for different needs as well as group outings, suites and birthday parties. For more information call 770-497-5100 or log on to gwinnettgladiators.com.

The Gladiators play all 36 home games at the Arena at Gwinnett Center located on Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth and are the AA affiliate of the Atlanta Thrashers.

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