Stoesz Recalled to NHL Atlanta
Published on March 3, 2009 under ECHL (ECHL)
Atlanta Gladiators News Release
The Gwinnett Gladiators announced that Myles Stoesz has been recalled to the Atlanta Thrashers of the Natonal Hockey League. The Thrashers subsequently traded Stoesz to the New Jersey Devils along with Niclas Havelid for Anssi Salmela.
Stoesz set a career high for most points in a season this year notching 7 points with Gwinnett off of 4 goals and 3 assists in games this season for Gwinett. He had a career high two points with Gwinnett on February 10th at Mississippi collecting a goal and an assist for the Gladiators.
The Steinbach, Manitoba native had 6 points from 4 goals and 2 assists for the Gladiators in 64 games during his rookie campaign last year. Stoesz set a Gladiators team record with 53 penatly minutes in a 4-1 loss against Florida on March 28th.
During his four year junior hockey career in the Western Hockey League with Spokane, Chilliwack and Regina, Stoesz finished with 855 career penalty minutes in 235 career games. Stoesz also notched 9 goals and 15 assists in his junior career in the WHL.
The Gladiators continue the 2008-09 season on Tuesday, March 3, 2009 as they travel to Biloxi, Mississippi to take on the Mississippi Sea Wolves at the Mississippi Coast Coiseum at 8:05 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 21 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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