DULUTH, Ga. – The Atlanta Gladiators have traded forward Colin Jacobs to the Toledo Walleye in exchange for defenseman Davis Vandane, the team announced Tuesday.
Vandane, 25, comes to Atlanta with 48 games played this year for the Toledo Walleye where the Yorkton, SK native has amassed 21 points (5-16-21) and a +21 plus/minus rating which ranks in the top 20 in the ECHL. Over the course of three seasons, The 6-foot-4, 201-pound defenseman has accumulated 66 points (18-48-66) in 161 ECHL games for Greenville, Alaska, Norfolk, Elmira and Toledo. Prior to the start of his professional career, Vandane notched 18 points (5-13-18) in 33 games for the University of Calgary after earning 79 points (15-64-79) in 189 games in the Western Hockey League for Spokane and Prince Albert from 2010-2013.
The Atlanta Gladiators 15th Anniversary season continues at the Infinite Energy Arena Wednesday, March 7th against the Orlando Solar Bears at 7:05 PM. For ticket 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 10,867-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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