King Named CCM Hockey ECHL Equipment Manager of the Year

April 23, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
Atlanta Gladiators News Release

DULUTH, Ga. - The ECHL announced on Thursday that Gladiators Equipment Manager Dakota King is the recipient of the 2014-2015 ECHL Equipment Manager of the Year Award, as presented by CCM Hockey.

The winner is determined in a vote of the league's equipment managers and athletic trainers. CCM Hockey recognizes the efforts and accomplishments of ECHL equipment managers and will award King a CCM gift card in honor of his achievement.

King recently completed his second year as the head equipment manager for the Gladiators, after spending eight seasons as a locker room assistant. He also serves as the assistant clubhouse manager for the Gwinnett Braves and was the head equipment manager for the Georgia Force of the Arena Football League in 2012.

The Gladiators are set to drop the puck on their 13th season at The Arena at Gwinnett Center in October 2015. For ticket information, visit the official team website at www.gwinnettgladiators.com or call the main office line at 770-497-5100.

The Gladiators are members of the ECHL, the nation's premier "AA" hockey league, and are affiliated with the Arizona Coyotes of the NHL. All home games are played at the 11,355-seat Arena at Gwinnett Center, located just off I-85 on Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth - where parking is always free. The Gladiators have established an unrivaled commitment to excellence, maintaining a distinctive reputation for affordable and family-friendly sports entertainment and consistently ranked as one of the top "Things To Do" in the Atlanta area and across the North Georgia region.

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