Bonar Named CCM ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Second Time

PRINCETON, N.J. - Sean Bonar has been named the CCM ECHL Goaltender of the Week for the week of Jan. 28-Feb. 3. It is the second time in the last three weeks that he has received the weekly honor.The 27-year-old went 3-0-0 with one shutout, a 1.33 goals-against average and a save percentage of .949 in three appearances last week. Bonar, who was also named ECHL Goaltender of the Month for January, stopped all 27 shots he faced in a 4-0 win against Greenville on Wednesday, made 29 saves in a 2-1 victory over Florida on Thursday and turned aside 30 shots in a 4-3 win against Orlando on Saturday. A native of Delta, British Columbia, Bonar has posted a 11-8-2 record in 22 appearances with the Gladiators this season. He ranks second in the ECHL with a 2.13 goals-against average, is tied for second with three shutouts and is tied for third with a .929 save percentage.Bonar has seen action in 74 career ECHL games with Atlanta, Brampton, Fort Wayne, Wichita, Indy and Orlando compiling an overall record of 31-30-6 with six shutouts, a 2.66 goals-against average and a save percentage of .915. He also has 70 games of experience in the Southern Professional Hockey League with Fayetteville and Pensacola.

The 16th season of Atlanta Gladiators hockey continues at the Infinite Energy Arena Saturday, January 26th, against the Orlando Solar Bears at 7:35pm. 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 9,119-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 are consistently ranked as one of the top “Things To Do” in the Atlanta area and across the North Georgia region.

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