Southern Assigned to Gwinnett
Published on November 6, 2008 under ECHL (ECHL)
Atlanta Gladiators News Release
The Gladiators announced today that forward Dirk Southern has been re-assigned to Gwinnett from the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League. In a separate transaction, defenseman Chris Cava has been placed on the 3-day injured reserve while forward Myles Stoesz has been activated from the 3-day IR.
Southern makes his return to Gwinnett after playing five games with Manitoba where he tallied one goal and four penalty minutes this season in the AHL.
The 2008-09 season will mark the Winnipeg, Manitoba, native's third professional season and his second with the Gwinnett Gladiators. Southern skated in 23 games with the Gladiators during the 2007-08 season where he notched five goals, seven assists and 14 penalty minutes. The 6-foot, 185-pound center missed a majority of last season due to a leg injury sustained on December 14th against Columbia.
Southern played with the Augusta Lynx in his rookie season in 2006-07 where he posted 10 goals and 21 assists in 61 games.
Before turning pro, Southern played collegiate hockey at Northern Michigan University. With the Wildcats, he tallied 122 points from 43 goals and 79 assists in 149 career collegiate games. As a senior, he was the recipient of the Bill Joyce Best Forward Award in 2006 and as a freshman was named the Don Waddell Best Freshman in 2003 while at Northern Michigan
Southern was drafted in the 7th round, 218th overall, by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the 2003 Entry Draft.
Southern will be available for the Gladiators for Friday's 7:30 p.m. start against the Florida Everblades at the Germain Arena.
The Gladiators continue the 2008-09 season on Friday, November 7th at the Germain Arena in Estero, Florida as the Gladiators battle the Florida Everblades at 7:30 p.m.
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 23 teams in 16 states and British Columbia playing 864 games from Oct. 17, 2008 to Apr. 4, 2009. Eighteen of the 23 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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