DULUTH - Miles Stoesz notched his second goal of the season to help the Gladiators to a 4-1 win over the Columbia Inferno on Friday night at the Arena at Gwinnett Center.
Gwinnett got goals from four different goal scorers in the win while Jeff Campbell extended his assist streak to eight games for Gwinnett in the win.
With the win, the Gladiators improve to 17-5-1 on the season.
After a scoreless first period, Gwinnett took a 1-0 lead on Stoesz second goal of the season. Walking into the slot, Stoesz ripped a quick snap shot past Columbia netminder Todd Ford for the marker. Stuart MacRae collected the assist on the goal at the 3:34 mark of the second period.
Tomas Pospisil's second goal in as many games pushed the Gladiators lead to 2-0 on Columbia at the 7:49 mark of the second period. Trailing an odd-man rush by Matt Anderson and Mike Hamilton, Pospisil picked up a poke-checked puck in the slot and ripped a quick snapshot past Ford for the marker. Pospisil's
marker came unassisted for Gwinnett.
Columbia cut the Gladiators lead back to a goal at the 8:31 mark as Brad Ralph beat Gladiators netminder Craig Kowalski for the marker. Jeff Miles and Patrick Wellar notched the assists on the goal for Columbia.
Jeff Anderson's first goal of the year at the 10:14 mark regained the two goal advantage for the Gladiators. Moving into the slot, Anderson tucked the puck just inside the post to the short side for the marker. Chad Denny and Hamilton collected the assists on the goal for Gwinett.
Lou Dickenson pushed the Gladiators lead to 4-1 just 2:15 into the thrid period. Picking up a loose puck off the back dasher, Dickenson jammed the puck past Ford for the marker for Gwinnett. Dinos Stamoulis and Jeff Campbell collected assists on the goal for Gwinnett.
Craig Kowalski collected his fourth consecutive win for Gwinnett as he finished with 23 saves in the win.
The Gladiators were held scoreless on the power play on two chances in the win. The Gladiators also held Columbia Scoreless on their three man advantage chances.
The Gladiators continue their fifth anniversary season on Saturday, December 15th as they travel to Augusta to take on the Lynx at 7:35 p.m. at the James Brown Arena. Catch all the play-by-play action in Friday's game online via AccessNorthGa.com audio stream 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.
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