Gladiators get Lehman back from Wolves

DULUTH- The Gwinnett Gladiators announced today that Scott Lehman has been assigned to the team from the Chicago Wolves of the American hockey League. The 6-foot 1-inch defenseman will make his second trip to Gwinnett this season. Lehman has played in four games for the Wolves this season compiling a -3 plus/minus rating and 6 penalty minutes in the AHL.

The Windsor, ON native played in three games for Gwinnett from November 1st through the 4th. Lehman notched an assist for one point as well as a -1 rating and 5 penalty minutes during his first stint with the Gladiators.

Lehman appeared in all 72 games last season for the Gladiators. He notched 2 goals and 12 assists for 14 points during his rookie campaign with the Gladiators last season. Lehman was a third round pick of the Atlanta Thrashers during the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.

Lehman should be available to the Gladiators for their game against the Texas Wildcatters at 8:05pm this Friday at the Ford Arena in Beaumont, TX.

The Gladiators continue their fifth anniversary season on Friday, November 30th as they travel to Beaumont, Texas to take on the Texas Wildcatters at the Ford Arena at 8:30 p.m. Catch all the play-by-play action in Friday's game via Accessnorthga.com audio stream channel 3.

Celebrating its 20th Anniversary as the Premier 'AA' Hockey League in 2007-08, the ECHL began in 1988-89 with five teams in three states and has grown to be a coast-to-coast league that has 25 teams in 17 states and British Columbia in 2007-08. The 25 teams includes the Mississippi (Biloxi) Sea Wolves, who return after missing two seasons in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and the expansion Elmira (N.Y.) Jackals. The ECHL will play 900 games beginning Oct. 18 and concluding Apr. 5.

The Gwinnett Gladiators continue their fifth season as a proud member of the ECHL - 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.