Everson Joins Gladiators

The Atlanta Gladiators announced Friday that defenseman Max Everson has been assigned to the Gladiators by the Providence Bruins and will be added to the preseason roster. Everson, 22, is set to begin his rookie year of professional hockey after completing his NCAA career at Harvard University last season. The 6-foot-1, 190-pound defenseman appeared in 101 games over four years at Harvard where he produced 17 career points and was named one of the Crimsons co-captains his senior season. The native of Edina, MN was selected in the seventh round (203 overall) in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs while he was a member of the United States National Development Program of the USHL. The Gladiators also announced today that goaltender Matt Ginn has been re-called to the Providence Bruins of the AHL while goaltender Garrett Bartus and forward Mitchell Dempsey have been signed to try-out contracts. In addition, defenseman Ryan Devine and forward Martin Dubec have been released from their try-outs. Atlantas training camp roster is now at 24 total players with 14 forwards, eight defensemen and two goaltenders. The Atlanta Gladiators are set to drop the puck on their 13th season at The Arena at Infinite Energy Center in October 2015. For ticket information, visit the official team website at www.atlantagladiators.com or call the main office line at 770-497-5100.The Gladiators are members of the ECHL, the nations premier AA hockey league. All home games are played at the 11,355-seat Arena at Infinite Energy Center, located just off I-85 on Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth where parking is always free. The Gladiators have established an unrivaled commitment to excellence, maintaining a distinctive reputation for affordable and family-friendly sports entertainment and consistently ranked as one of the top Things To Do in the Atlanta area and across the North Georgia region.For all the latest team news, contests, and more visit AtlantaGladiators.com, or like the Gladiators on Facebook (www.facebook.com/AtlantaGladiators), follow the team on Twitter (www.twitter.com/ATLGladiators), Instagram (www.instagram.com/atlgladiators) or Snapchat (www.snapchat.com) at gladshockey . -###-