Boston Assigns Phillips to ATL

The Atlanta Gladiators announced today that they have received forward Zack Phillips from the AHL’s Providence Bruins as assigned by the NHL’s Boston Bruins. Phillips, 23, has collected 14 points in 39 games this season for Providence. The former first-round draft pick, who was selected 28th overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, is in his second season with the Bruins organization. The fourth year pro was acquired by Boston via trade from the Wild in March 2015, and recorded a combined 26 points in 65 games last season with time split between Minnesota's AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild, and Providence. in 251 career professional games, all in the AHL, the 6-foot-1, 198-pound forward has totals of 35 goals and 64 assists for 99 points. Phillips is en route to Utah for the Gladiators remaining two games of a three-game set in Salt Lake City against the Utah Grizzlies tomorrow and Saturday night at the Maverik Center. The Atlanta Gladiators 13th season is underway at the Infinite Energy Arena. Join the Gladiators for their next home game on Friday, March 4th 2016 at 7:35 PM. 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 nation's premier AA hockey league. All home games are played at the 11,355-seat Infinite Energy Arena, 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 . -###-Photo: The Pink Puck Staff Photographer