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Gwinnett Gladiators
Gwinnett Gladiators
Founded 2002
Home ice Arena at Gwinnett Center
Based in Duluth, Georgia
Colors Brick, Black, Bronze
League ECHL
Head coach Jeff Pyle
General manager Steve Chapman
Affiliates Chicago Wolves (AHL),Atlanta Thrashers(NHL)

The Gwinnett Gladiators are a minor league ice hockey team playing at the Arena at Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Georgia. They moved from Mobile, Alabama after the 2002-03 season. They are a member of the ECHL and an affiliate of the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers.

The Gladiators were the ECHL 2005-2006 American Conference Champions. They lost the 2006 Kelly Cup Finals to the Alaska Aces 4 games to 1.

Season-by-season record

Season GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM Finish Playoffs
2003–04 72 42 22 8 92 248 193 1304 3rd, East  
2004–05 72 40 24 8 88 241 202 1136 3rd, South  
2005–06 72 50 15 7 107 304 208 1604 1st, South Bye in first round
Won second round, 3-0 South Carolina Stingrays
Won Division Final 3-1 Florida Everblades
Won Conference Final 4-1 Toledo Storm
Lost in Finals, 1–4 (Alaska Aces)
Season GP W L OTL SOL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs
2006–07 72 41 24 5 2 89 289 256 3rd, Southern Division Bye in first round
Lost in second round, 1–3(Texas Wildcatters)

Roster

As of February 23rd, 2008. [1]

Goaltenders
# Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth
33 Michigan Craig Kowalski R 2007 Clinton Township, Michigan
35 Iowa Nick Niedert 2007 Hudson, Iowa
Defensemen
# Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
3 Massachusetts Jeff Mason R 2007 Easthampton, Massachusetts
4 New York (state) Joe Grimaldi R 2007 Ronkonkoma, New York
5 Nova Scotia Chad Denny L 2007 Eskasoni First Nation, Nova Scotia
6 Michigan Jamie Milam R 2007 Lake Orion, Michigan
7 New York (state) Dinos Stamoulis L 2007 Carle Place, New York
22 Michigan Ryan Mahrle R 2007 Troy, Michigan
24 Ontario Jon Sitko L 2006 Kitchener, Ontario
Forwards
# Player Position Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
8 New York (state) Matt Anderson RW/LW R 2007 West Islip, New York
11 British Columbia Mike Hamilton LW L 2007 Victoria, British Columbia
12 Czech Republic Tomas Pospisil LW R 2007 Šumperk, Czech Republic
15 Ontario Jeff Campbell RW R 2004 Hensall, Ontario
16 Saskatchewan Brad Schell C L 2004 Scott, Saskatchewan
19 Ontario Bryson Busniuk C L 2007 Thunder Bay, Ontario
20 Wisconsin Andy Brandt R 2006 Wausau, Wisconsin
21 Michigan Mike Vigilante RW L 2003 Dearborn, Michigan
23 Manitoba Dirk Southern R 2007 Winnipeg, Manitoba
25 Manitoba Myles Stoesz LW R 2007 Steinbach, Manitoba
54 Ontario Lou Dickenson C 2007 Orleans, Ontario

Memorable players

Stars

Played In NHL

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