2018-19 Atlanta Gladiators Roster

ECHL (ECHL)
Team Record: 31-30-8 (SO: 0-3) - 73 points
Finishing 5th in the ECHL's South Division
Coach: Jeff Pyle (31-30, 8 OTL)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 168,700, Avg. 4,686 in 36 home dates
2018-19 Atlanta Gladiators Statistics

The Atlanta Gladiators of the ECHL ended the 2018-19 season with a record of 31 wins and 30 losses (and 8 overtime losses), with a 0-3 showing in shootouts for 73 points finishing fifth in the ECHL's South Division.

The Gladiators netted 197 goals and allowed 211. Nick Bligh scored 22 goals for Atlanta, while Derek Nesbitt contributed 32 assists. Sean Bonar earned 23 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.41 goals against average, topping regularly-used goaltenders.

Jeff Pyle coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Tyler AndrewsDSeptember 7, 19946'2"192Anchorage, AK USA
Michael BitzerGOctober 23, 19935'11"198LMoorhead, MN
Nick BlighFJanuary 16, 19936'0"180RMilton, MA
Sean BonarGFebruary 12, 19916'1"175RDelta, BC
Bo BrauerFApril 20, 19956'3"210REdina, MN
Sean CampbellDApril 14, 19936'1"190REast Lansing, MI
Kyle ChathamDFebruary 17, 19936'3"205RBelleville, IL USA
Brian CooperDNovember 1, 19935'11"187LAnchorage, AK USA
Vytal CoteF/DNovember 5, 19956'2"194RHollywood, FL USA
Ben DanfordDMay 17, 19896'0"185RStillwater, MN
Tyler DereskyFDecember 9, 19926'2"201RFlemington, NJ USA
Shane EisermanFOctober 10, 19956'2"200LWest Newbury, MA
Jake FaiellaDMay 19, 19936'1"210RHinckley, OH
Tyson FawcettCJune 8, 19935'6"170RBarrie, ON Canada
Jake FlegelDJune 1, 19926'4"215Ajax, ON
Brady FleurentMay 20, 19945'10"155RBiddeford, ME
Eric FreschiFMarch 22, 19935'11"198RBloomington, MN USA
Tanner FroeseFFebruary 17, 19936'0"185REstevan, SK
John FurgeleDJanuary 15, 19935'9"159RGlen Mills, PA USA
Jesse GabrielleLWJune 17, 19975'11"201LMoosomin, SK
Olivier GalipeauDMay 22, 19976'1"198LMontreal, QC
Justin GreenbergFJuly 27, 19945'8"170RDallas, TX USA
Tyler HoweF/DMarch 23, 19916'6"229RFalmouth, MA USA
Joona KoppanenFFebruary 25, 19986'4"195LTampere, Finland
Matt LaneLWMarch 15, 19945'10"174LRochester, NY USA
Nolan LaPorteFMay 4, 19926'0"185RMokena, IL USA
Daniel LeavensFJune 26, 19936'2"185RThornhill, ON
Darby LlewellynLWJuly 19, 19966'1"179LAnn Arbor, MI
Justin MacDonaldCSeptember 6, 19906'1"201LNewmarket, ON
Zachary MagwoodCApril 22, 19985'10"191RCambridge, ON
Zachary MalatestaDJuly 31, 19965'10"190LWilmington, MA
David MazurekCFebruary 23, 19926'3"192LBrantford, ON Canada
Brett McKenzieCMarch 12, 19976'1"198LVars, ON Canada
Brandon McMartinDJune 29, 19936'2"205LToronto, ON
Joel MessnerDMarch 11, 19946'2"207RLorette, AB
Kevin MontgomeryDApril 4, 19886'2"188LRochester, NY
Tyler MoyCJuly 18, 19956'1"194RSan Diego, CA USA
Derek NesbittRWApril 16, 19826'0"185LEgmondville, ON
Don OlivieriDJune 5, 19916'0"187RPhiladelphia, PA USA
Alex OverhardtCJanuary 15, 19976'0"178RCherry Hills, CO
Carl PerssonFJune 28, 19956'1"205LKristianstad, Sweden
Avery PetersonFJune 20, 19956'2"201LGrand Rapids, MN
Colton PhinneyGJune 17, 19936'1"165Chatham, NJ
Tanner PondFMay 31, 19935'11"183LWalled Lake, MI USA
Filip PyrochtaDJune 24, 19966'0"179LTrebic, Czech Rep.
Garret RossFMay 26, 19926'1"171LDearborn Heights, MI
Jared RossCSeptember 18, 19826'0"185LHuntsville, AL USA
Hugo RoyRWAugust 8, 19975'11"148RCookshire, QC
Luke SandlerFJune 18, 19936'1"181LChicago, IL USA
Andrew SchmitFAugust 22, 19916'5"220RGrafton, WI USA
Adam SmithDNovember 6, 19966'1"194LSharon, ON Canada
Jack StanderDFebruary 3, 19956'1"185LGrosse Pt. Woods, MI
Luke StorkFApril 13, 19956'0"180LPittsburgh, PA
Miroslav SvobodaGMarch 7, 19956'3"192RVsetin, Czech Republic
Branden TroockRWMarch 20, 19946'3"195REdmonton, AB
Josh VictorDFebruary 10, 19946'4"201LRound Rock, TX
Joe WidmarCFebruary 12, 19956'0"205RNorthbrook, IL USA


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