Glads Finalize Futures Deals

The Atlanta Gladiators announced the completion of their outstanding future consideration trades on Tuesday. The Gladiators will add one name to their roster, while finalizing deals with three additional ECHL member teams. The rights to forward Austin McKay were acquired from the Brampton Beast to complete the Andy Iles trade back from December 7th. McKay, who recently wrapped up a four year collegiate career with the Lake Superior State Lakers, appeared in two games with the Brampton Beast at the end of the 15-16 season. In 103 games with the Lakers, the 6-foot-5, 220-pound Toronto native scored eight goals and five assists and was named team captain his senior season. The 25-year-old was also selected as Lake Superior States Jim Howie Unsung Hero this past school year. The Gladiators also received the rights to forward Mike Seidel from the Indy Fuel, completing the Alex Lavoie trade from September 2015. Seidel, who spent time with the Gladiators during the 2013-2014 season, was subsequently dealt to Norfolk to finalize Atlanta acquiring Corey Fienhage from the Admirals back on February 10th. Finally, the Gladiators received financial considerations from the Allen Americans to complete the trade involving Matt Register and declined all offers from Wichita to complete their outstanding future considerations deal involving Todd Fiddler. The Atlanta Gladiators 14th season kicks off at the Infinite Energy Arena on Friday, October 14th against the Toledo Walleye 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 nations 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: Robyn Iwaskiw/Brampton Beast