Atlanta Bolsters Roster with Trio of Moves

The Atlanta Gladiators have received goalie Dan Vladar from the Boston Bruins, defenseman Ben Marshall from the Providence Bruins, and forward Miles Koules from the Los Angeles Kings, the team announced Monday.

Vladar returns to Atlanta as assigned by Boston after he spent the weekend with the Glads’ AHL affiliate, the Providence Bruins, while Marshall joins the Gladiators for the first time since his rights were acquired from the Indy Fuel back on October 8th. The Minnesota Native did not appear in any games with the P-Bruins after making the team out of training camp.

Koules, 22, comes to the Gladiators after his ECHL rights were acquired by Atlanta from the Wichita Thunder in a previous transaction. The Los Angeles, CA native split last season between the ECHL’s Quad City Mallards and Wichita Thunder. The second-year pro excelled after being traded mid-season to the Thunder as he produced 13 points in 15 games. The 6-foot, 192-pound forward will make his season debut with the Gladiators after attending training camp with the Ontario Reign of the AHL after signing an NHL deal with his hometown Kings this past offseason.

In a separate transaction, the Gladiators have released goaltender Alex Vazzano. The roster now sits at 22 skaters and two goalies as the team commences a four game road trip to Allen, TX and Tulsa, OK this week.

The Atlanta Gladiators 14th season continues at the Infinite Energy Arena on Thursday, October 27th against the Wichita Thunder at 10:05 AM. 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". -###-