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'Rays Sting Gladiators, 2-1

March 14, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Atlanta Gladiators News Release


Chad Painchaud scored his seventh goal of the season and Craig Kowalksi made 25 saves, but the South Carolina Stingrays spoiled Cam Brown's induction into the Gladiators' hall of fame beating Gwinnett by a 2-1 score. Gwinnett falls to 38-19-2-3 on the season and the Stingrays jump the Gladiators to take over second place in the South Division.

Despite the loss, fans at the Arena at Gwinnett center were treated to a first intermission ceremony inducting Gwinnett's first team captain, Cam Brown as the first member of the Gwinnett Gladiators Hall of Fame.

South Carolina got on the board first with an even-strength goal from Chris Chaput just 1:09 into the first period. Cail MacLean picked up a loose puck and flicked it down the wing to a waiting Chaput. Gwinnett's Jamie Milam hassled him at the blue line, but Chaput was able to keep the puck then beat Gwinnett goaltender Craig Kowalski to the stick side for the marker. MacLean and Travis Morin got assists on the goal putting the Stingrays up 1-0.

It was only fitting on a night honoring the Gladiators' first ever team captain and the ECHL's career leader in penalty minutes Cam Brown that there would be some fisticuffs and the players did not disappoint. Gwinnett forward Myles Stoesz and South Carolina defenseman Grant McNeil squared off at the 11:36 mark of the second period to the delight of the 5,791 Gwinnett fans at the Arena at Gwinnett Center.

South Carolina added another goal with just two minutes to play in the second period. Sitting at the corner of the Gwinnett crease, Travis Morin tipped a slap shot from Rory Rawlyk past Kowalski and into the back of the Gwinnett net for the power play marker. Rawlyk and Paul McIlveen got assists on the power play goal at the 18:00 mark of the second period.

Chad Painchaud finally got the Gladiators on the board at the 9:53 mark of the first period. Painchaud, skating through the slot, took a centering feed from Guillaume Desbiens and beat South Carolina goaltender Davis Parley for the Gwinnett marker cutting the Gladiator's deficit to one. Desbiens and Brad Schell got assists on the even strength marker for Gwinnett, Painchaud's seventh of the season.

Gwinnett's lone goal was too little and too late as the Stingrays held on for the 2-1 win. Kowalski made 25 saves for the Gladiators in the loss as his record falls to 25-9-0-2 on the season.

The Gladiators continue their fifth anniversary season on Saturday, March 15th as they travel to Columbia to take on the Columbia Inferno at 7:35 p.m. at the Carolina Coliseum. Catch all the play-by-play action in Saturday's game on WDUN, News Talk 550.

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