Gladiators Swap Defensemen with Wichita

The Atlanta Gladiators have traded defenseman Jake Bolton to the Wichita Thunder for defenseman Nick Trecapelli, the team announced Wednesday.

Trecapelli, 25, was tied for the team lead in scoring by a defender for the Wichita Thunder to begin this season with 11 points in 24 games played. The rookie ended last year with the Binghamton Senators of the AHL appearing in seven games after completing a four-year stint for the University of Guelph of the CIS. During his time in Canadian college hockey, the Guelph, ON native registered 65 points in 101 career games for his hometown Gryphons. His best season came during his senior year where the 6-foot-2, 216-pound d-man earned 23 points in 27 games played.

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