ECHL Atlanta Gladiators

Marchesi Returns to Gwinnett

Published on August 8, 2008 under ECHL (ECHL)
Atlanta Gladiators News Release


The Gwinnett Gladiators announced today that they have signed defenseman Scott Marchesi for the 2008-09 season. Marchesi returns to Gwinnett for his first full professional season.

The South Portland, Maine native returns to the Gladiators after appearing in 9 games for Gwinnett last season after completing his final collegiate season at Sacred Heart University. Marchesi also appeared in all 8 of the Gladiators 2008 Kelly Cup Playoff games where he collected a goal and an assist for 2 points and 6 penalty minutes.

During the 2007-08 season at Sacred Heart University, Marchesi played in 38 games tallying 2 goals and 9 assists for 11 points while compiling a +5 plus/minus rating and 62 penalty minutes. Marchesi also helped lead the Pioneers to the Atlantic Hockey Association's Final Five. The 6-foot-2-inch defensemen also finished third among Pioneer defensemen in scoring during the 2007-08 season before joining the Gladiators.

In his four seasons with the Pioneers, Marchesi, played in 138 career collegiate games tallying 51 points on 14 goals and 37 assists. He also compiled 202 total penalty minutes.

Began in 1988-89 with five teams playing in four states, the Premier ‘AA' Hockey League has grown into a coast-to-coast league that will have 24 teams in 16 states and British Columbia playing 864 games from Oct. 17, 2008 to Apr. 4, 2009. Nineteen of the 24 teams have played at least five years in their current city.

The third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League, the ECHL averaged 4,174 per game last season, marking the fourth year in row and the 16th time in the last 18 years that the league has averaged over 4,000 fans. The league has drawn over four million fans each of the last five years and 11 times in the past 12 seasons.

The Gwinnett Gladiators open their sixth season as a proud member of the ECHL in October of 2008 - season ticket packages are on sale now. In addition, the Gladiators offer several unique multi-game ticket packages as well as discounted group rates, suite rentals, and birthday parties. For more information call 770-497-5100 or log on to gwinnettgladiators.com.

The Gladiators are the AA affiliate of the Atlanta Thrashers and play all home games at the spectacular 11,355-seat Arena at Gwinnett Center, located just off I-85 on Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth, where parking is always free.

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