Frazee Named ECHL Player of the Week

PRINCETON, N.J. – Thomas Frazee of the Atlanta Gladiators is the Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week for Oct. 23-29. It is the second time in his career that he has received the weekly honor.

Frazee tallied six points (1-5-6) and was a +6 last week, helping the Gladiators to a three-game sweep of division rivals. The 27-year-old posted two assists in a 6-5 win at Jacksonville on Thursday, had an assist in a 5-4 victory at Orlando on Saturday and recorded three points (1g-2a) in a 4-2 win over the Solar Bears on Sunday. A native of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Frazee is tied for sixth in the ECHL with nine points (3g-6a) in seven games. Under contract with San Antonio of the American Hockey League, Frazee has 139 points (57g-82a) in 218 career ECHL games with Atlanta, Fort Wayne, Evansville, Greenville and Bakersfield. Prior to turning pro, Frazee tallied 188 points (72g-116a) in 313 career games in the Western Hockey League with Portland, Medicine Hat, Moose Jaw, Regina and Kamloops.

On behalf of Thomas Frazee, 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 37,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.

The Atlanta Gladiators 15th anniversary season continues at the Infinite Energy Arena on Friday, November 3rd against the Kansas City Mavericks 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 10,850-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.

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