Gladiators Announce 2017 Preseason Schedule

Wednesday, August 2nd

Gladiators fans will have their first chance to see the new 2017-2018 team in action at a home exhibition match in early October. The team will open the preseason slate with a game against their division rival, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits, on Thursday, October 5th at 7:00 PM at the Duluth Ice Forum in Duluth, Georgia. In addition to the on-ice action, this event will also serve as the first opportunity for Full and Mini Plan holders to pick up their ticket packages. Fans are not required to watch the game in order to pick up their tickets, but those interested in catching the Atlanta/Greenville battle will have the option to purchase general admission tickets at the door. Full details on the evening, as well as information on the VIP Ticket option for Gladiators package holders, will be made available in September.Atlanta will then travel to Charleston, South Carolina the following day – Friday, October 6th – to take on the South Carolina Stingrays at 7:00 PM at the Carolina Ice Palace.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". -###-