The Atlanta Gladiators announced the completion of their outstanding future consideration trades last week, finalizing outstanding deals with two ECHL member teams.
Forward Trevor Mingoia was sent to the Norfolk Admirals (via the Wheeling Nailers) to complete the trade that brough Shane Bakker to the Gladiators in September 2016. In 60 games played with Atlanta during the 16-17 season, Mingoia scored 21 goals and 19 assists for 40 total points, amassed 15 penalty minutes, and finished the year with a -19 plus/minus rating.
In a seperate transaction, forward Shane Bakker was sent to the Indy Fuel to complete the October 2016 trade that brought Ben Marshall to the club. In 51 appearances with the Gladiators this past season, Bakker scored 7 goals and 11 asissts for 18 total points, amassed 86 PIMs, and finished 16-17 with a -17 plus/minus rating.
The Atlanta Gladiators 15th anniversary season kicks off at the Infinite Energy Arena on Friday, October 20th against the Florida Everblades at 7:35 PM. For ticket package 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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