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The Atlanta Gladiators (7-4-0-1, 15 Points) continued their winning ways last week, running their win streak to four games with a win against Norfolk (5-4), and two against South Carolina (3-2, 2-1). Even more impressive is that all were on the road, and all were decided in OT.

The Atlanta Gladiators (0-4-0-0, 0 Points) opened the 15^th anniversary home schedule at the Infinite Energy Arena on Friday, October 20 against the same Florida Everblades (4-0-0-0, 8 Points) club that hung a pair of road losses on Atlanta on the opening weekend of the 2017 ECHL season just a week prior. The Gladiators were looking to even the mark with the Blades on the second weekend of the season, but Florida headed back home with two more wins after Atlanta fell by a 4-2 count on Friday and a 5-1 final on Saturday.

With the end of the Atlanta Gladiators 2017 training camp coming on Wednesday, roster activity has increased dramatically over the last few days. The camp concludes with an open session at the Duluth Ice Forum that will begin at 10:00 a.m. The 15^th anniversary season kicks off at the Infinite Energy Arena on Friday, October 20 when the Florida Everblades visit.

With 27 games remaining in the ECHL regular season, Atlanta Captain Derek Nesbitt (17) leads Gladiator scorers with 40 points. Image courtesy Atlanta Gladiators/Dale Zanine.     

The Atlanta Gladiators begin February in second place in the South Division of the ECHL after posting a 6-7-0-1 mark during January action. The 13 point month improved the Gladiators season total to 53 (25-17-2-1), placing them No. 5 in the 14 team Eastern Conference with 27 games remaining in the regular season.

Derek Nesbitt (17) has 28 points to lead the Gladiators in scoring after 31 games. Image courtesy Atlanta Gladiators/Dale Zanine.    

The Atlanta Gladiators begin 2016 in second place in the South Division of the ECHL after posting a 9-3-1 mark in December action. The 19 point month improved the Gladiators season total to 40 (19-10-2), placing them No. 4 in the 14 team Eastern Conference.

Team Captain Derek Nesbitt (17) leads Atlanta in points with 18 after 18 games played. Image courtesy Atlanta Gladiators/ Dale Zanine.

The Atlanta Gladiators are tied for third in the five team South Division of the Eastern Conference after two months of the 2015-2016 ECHL season. The Gladiators are in a three-way tie for seventh place in the conference after posting a 10-7-1 (21 points) mark in their first 18 games heading to December.

Gladiator Captain Derek Nesbitt (17) is among the ECHL points leaders with 11 (7 goals, 4 assists). Image courtesy Atlanta Gladiators/Dale Zanine.

The Atlanta Gladiators went on the road and swept the Idaho Steelheads in a three-game series to extend their win streak to five games. The Gladiators are now 6-2-1 (13 points) after nine games, good for second in the five-team South Division of the Eastern Conference of the ECHL, the premier “AA” hockey league.

Mike Merriefield and the Atlanta Gladiators beat the Greenville Swamp Rabbits on Friday night in ECHL Week 3 action. Image courtesy Atlanta Gladiators/DaleZanine

The Atlanta Gladiators defeated the Greenville Swamp Rabbits by a 3-2 count in their only game in ECHL Week 3, and are now 3-2-1 (7 points) after six games played. Atlanta is currently third in the South Division which is in the Eastern Conference of the premier “AA” hockey league. There are five teams in the conference.

Gladiators goalie Andy Iles (30) went 1-1 in back-to-back starts against the Everblades in ECHL Week 2 action. Image courtesy Atlanta Gladiators/Dale Zanine.   

The Atlanta Gladiators won two of the three games they played in Week 2 of the ECHL regular season schedule, including the home opener, and are 2-2-1 (5 points) after five games played. The Gladiators are fourth in the South Division of the Eastern Conference of the premier “AA” hockey league.

Tyler Murovich (pictured in action last season) scored the first goal of the new season for Atlanta, his 29th as a Gladiator. Image courtesy Atlanta Gladiators/Dale Zanine.  

The Atlanta Gladiators opened their 13^th season with a pair of road losses against the Florida Everblades in Estero at Germain Arena in a Friday/Saturday opening ECHL weekend. Atlanta lost the Friday game 4-3 in overtime and then dropped the Saturday contest by a 6-1 count.