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The Atlanta Gladiators are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Duluth, Georgia. The Gladiators play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. They play their home games at Gas South Arena, approximately 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Atlanta. The franchise originated as the Mobile Mysticks in 1995.
On July 12, 2014, Guggenberger opted to return to the Gwinnett Gladiators for a second season in 2014–15. [1] Guggenberger appeared in 23 games as the Gladiators back-up to Kent Patterson, before he was traded at the deadline to the Fort Wayne Komets on March 12, 2015.
This is a list of players who play or have played professional hockey for the Gwinnett Gladiators of the ECHL. Pages in category "Gwinnett Gladiators players" ...
In 2015, the Gwinnett Gladiators of the ECHL changed their name to the Atlanta Gladiators to include the Atlanta metropolitan area. The team plays in Duluth, Georgia , located northeast of Atlanta and the Gladiators honored the Thrashers legacy on December 16, 2022, by wearing the original blue jerseys first worn in 1999 against the Greenville ...
Gwinnett Gladiators playing at Infinite Energy Arena. Hockey's history in Georgia goes back to the 1970s with the Atlanta Flames, who played in the state until 1980 when they were relocated to Calgary. It was not until October 2, 1999 that hockey formally returned with the Atlanta Thrashers' first game against the New Jersey Devils. [11]
On March 22, 2016, Pyle returned to the Evansville area as the head coach of the Southern Professional Hockey League's Evansville Thunderbolts, which was announced to replace the departing ECHL IceMen franchise. [3] In 2018, Pyle returned to Gwinnett County, Georgia, as the head coach of his old team, the since renamed Atlanta Gladiators. [4]
Since the Thrashers moved to Winnipeg, their former ECHL affiliate in Duluth, Georgia, the Atlanta Gladiators, became the area's only professional hockey team. The Gladiators moved to Gwinnett County in 2003 after seven seasons as the Mobile Mysticks, and has won three division championships, and a conference championship since 2006.
While some local groups showed interest in purchasing the team and keeping it in Atlanta, ultimately the Thrashers were sold to True North Sports & Entertainment and moved to Winnipeg. [13] [14] In the wake of the Thrashers' departure, Atlanta was not bereft of professional ice hockey as the Gwinnett Gladiators had been playing in the region ...