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Buzzeo Named Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week

Tuesday, November 15th
Buzzeo Named Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week

Justin Buzzeo of the Atlanta Gladiators is the Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week for November 7-13, the ECHL announced on Tuesday.

Buzzeo scored five goals and added four assists for nine points in four games last week.

The 26-year-old scored the Gladiators’ lone goal in a 2-1 loss to Florida on Tuesday, had a goal and an assist in a 6-5 loss against the Everblades on Friday, recorded three points (2g-1a) - including the game-winning goal in overtime - in a 4-3 win at Norfolk on Saturday and had three points (1g-2a) in a 7-6 victory at Reading on Sunday.

A native of Windsor, Ontario, Buzzeo leads the ECHL with 20 points (7g-13a) and is tied for the league lead with six power-play points (1g-5a).

Buzzeo has tallied 51 points (19g-32a) in 84 career games with the Gladiators.

Prior to turning pro, Buzzeo recorded 68 points (29g-39a) in 122 career games at Ferris State University.

On behalf of Justin Buzzeo, a case of pucks will be donated to an Atlanta youth hockey organization by Sher-Wood Hockey, the exclusive puck supplier of the ECHL. Since beginning its sponsorship of the award in 2000-01, Sher-Wood Hockey has donated more than 35,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.

The Atlanta Gladiators 14th season continues at Infinite Energy Arena on Thursday, November 24th against the Norfolk Admirals at 7:05 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". -###-

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