Goalie Ed Minney Signs with Atlanta

DULUTH, Ga. – The Atlanta Gladiators announced Tuesday that goaltender Ed Minney has agreed to terms with the team.

“He’s a good kid who can develop into a good pro,” said Head Coach and General Manager of Hockey Operations Jeff Pyle. “Minney is a large goalie with a good pedigree and a good background. He just needs an opportunity.”

Minney, 22, appeared in one game for the ECHL’s Indy Fuel at the end of the 2017-18 season after completing a three-year stint at the NCAA’s Michigan State University. The 6-foot-5, 208-pound goalie played 38 games for the Spartans from 2015-2018. The Wind Gap, PA native defended the net for the U.S. National Development Team of the USHL and posted a goals-against average of 2.63 and .905 save percentage in 2013-14. In 38 games played for the U18 U.S. National Team that same season, the rookie goalie earned a GAA of 2.63 and .900 save percentage.

The 16th season of Atlanta Gladiators hockey begins at the Infinite Energy Arena on Friday, October 19th against the Greenville Swamp Rabbits at 7:35 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.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".

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