Marvel, ECHL Partner for 2017-18 Season

The ECHL announced on Wednesday that the 2017-18 Season will feature Marvel Super Hero themed games throughout the League’s 27 Teams including specialty jerseys, character appearances, co-branded ECHL/Marvel merchandise and other in-game promotions during the designated events.

At a press conference broadcast from the famed comic book store Jay & Silent Bob’s Secret Stash, representatives from the ECHL, Marvel, MeiGray Group and the AMC series Comic Book Men discussed the relationship and the excitement for the upcoming games.

The Gladiators have selected Saturday, December 2nd as their Marvel Super Hero Night. In addition to some of your favorite Super Heroes being available for pictures before the game and during the 2nd Intermission, the Gladiators will be wearing special Captain America-themed jerseys (released at a later date) to be auctioned off to the public through The MeiGray Group at MeiGray.com. The entire evening will have a Super Hero element to it, with videoboard graphics and special music, as well as in-game promotions and utilizing the Super Heroes in attendance that night.

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.

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