Vladar Reassigned to Providence, Glads Trade for Goalie

DULUTH, Ga. – The Atlanta Gladiators announced on Monday that the Boston Bruins have reassigned goalie Dan Vladar to the Providence Bruins. In addition, Atlanta has traded for goalie Carmine Guerriero from the Manchester Monarchs for future considerations.

Vladar, 20, leads the Gladiators goalies this season with 14 wins. The Prague, CZE native is on pace for career ECHL bests in goals-against-average (2.99) and save percentage (0.910). The second-year-pro has 10 games of AHL experiences over the past two seasons going 5-1-2-1 with a 2.34 goals-against-average and 0.926 save percentage.

Guerriero, 25, has appeared in six games this season for the South Carolina Stingrays, Brampton Beast and Idaho Steelheads. The Montreal, PQ native started his pro tenure this season after a four-year stint for the University of Alabama-Huntsville. The 6-foot, 175-pound netminder earned a save percentage of over 0.900 in three of his four campaigns with the Chargers.

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.

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