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PHN’s Best Shots of the Game: Gladiators Lose 4-1 in Jacksonville

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Jacksonville, FL – The Jacksonville Icemen defeated the Atlanta Gladiators 4-1 on Friday night at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Adam McMaster scored a pair of goals for the Icemen to help them earn the win in the second of three straight games between the two clubs.

After a 2-0 loss to the Icemen at home on Wednesday night, the Gladiators looked for revenge in enemy territory in the rematch on Friday night. Ethan Haider started in net for Atlanta while Topias Leinonen started for Jacksonville.

The Gladiators came out with some great chances to begin the game but could not get the puck to bounce in their favor. Ryley Appelt fought Jaden Condotta 7:31 into the game, igniting some passion into the Gladiators’ game. The Gladiators had a chance on the power play 9:53 into the period but did not convert. With 7:04 left in the first period the Icemen broke the scoreless tie, with Adam McMaster scoring in transition from Jaques Bouquot and Holden Wale to make it a 1-0 Jacksonville lead.

After a scoreless second period, the Icemen broke free in the third period, extending their lead with a power play goal from McMaster. His snipe from the left circle beat Haider to make it 2-0 with 11:50 to play from Jed Pietila and David Jankowski. Almost a minute later, Jacksonville extended its lead to 3-0 after a pass angled perfectly off the end wall found Craig Martin backdoor with 9:08 to play. Martin’s goal was assisted by Jaden Condotta and Tyler Kopff. Trying to claw their way back, the Gladiators managed to rifle in a power play goal from Ryan Conroy with 8:07 to go in regulation. Conroy’s bid from the blue line hit the twine and made it a 3-1 game. Despite their best efforts, it was too little too late. Jacksonville buried an empty netter from Will Hillman with 30 seconds on the clock to seal the final score at 4-1.

Haider stopped 23/26 in the loss, while Leinonen stopped 22/23 for Jacksonville. The Gladiators went 1/3 on the power play and 2/3 on the penalty kill, and were outshot 27-23.

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PHN’s Best Shots of the Game: Gladiators Score Two Shorthanded Goals in 7-2 Beatdown of Icemen

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Atlanta Gladiators put up a season-high seven goals on the Jacksonville Icemen on Friday night in the first game of a three in three. Five different Gladiators registered a multi-point game as Atlanta improved to 13-4 on the season with its fourth win in a row.

After two overtime wins vs Greenville on Saturday and Sunday at home, the Gladiators hit the road for the first of three games in three days against Jacksonville. Atlanta started goaltender T.J Semptimphelter, while Jacksonville went with Scott Ratzlaff.

Louis Boudon wasted no time opening the scoring, putting in the first of the night 1:02 into the first period to make it 1-0 Atlanta from Chad Nychuk and Isak Walther. A too many men penalty on Atlanta sent Jacksonville to the man advantage late in the period, but it was the Gladiators who capitalized – scoring two shorthanded goals on the same penalty kill 1:19 apart. Joey Cipollone scored from Carson Denomie with 3:48 left in the period, followed by Ethan Scardina’s first pro goal from Ryan Nolan and Ryan Conroy to put the Gladiators up 3-0. Ratzlaff’s night would end there, as he was relieved by Michael Bullion in net. The Icemen were able to get on the board 1:09 after Scardina’s goal, with an unassisted tally from Kolby Johnson to make it 3-1 before the period’s end.

Only one goal was scored in the second period, and it belonged to Atlanta. On the power play, Isak Walther scored on a one-timer from the left circle to make it 4-1 Gladiators, with the assists coming from Boudon and Young. With the goal, Atlanta now has power play goals in three straight games – the longest streak this season. 

The Gladiators continued to assert their dominance in the third period with another power play goal, as Boudon earned his second of the night from Nychuk and Cody Sylvester to make it 5-1 Atlanta. Brody Crane got the Icemen back on the board with 7:13 left in the period, but the Gladiators tacked on two more goals from Sylvester and McNamee to make it a 7-2 final score. T.J. Semptimphelter stopped 31/33 in the win. Ratzlaff stopped 5/8 and Bullion 16/20 in net for Jacksonville. 

Louis Boudon finished the night with 2 goals and 2 assists and extended his point streak to five games (3g, 7a). Isak Walther had 1 goal and 2 assists, extending his point streak to five games (3g, 4a), and Chad Nychuk had 2 assists, extending his point streak to four games (1g, 5a). With an assist, Alex Young extended his point streak to three games (2g, 2a). Atlanta scored two shorthanded goals and went 3/3 on the penalty kill, while going 2/4 on the power play.The Gladiators and Icemen will meet again on Saturday night at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena at 7:00 PM before the scene shifts to Duluth on Sunday at 3:00 PM. Sunday’s game is Max’s Holiday Party, with the annual Sing for Santa, Jambo’s PJ toss, and the first 1,500 fans receiving a Gladiators ornament courtesy of Bare Bones Steak House.

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PHN’s Best Shots of the Game: Wilson’s 37-saves guides Icemen to 4-2 win over Atlanta

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VyStar Veterans Memorial Arean was filled with family fun and plenty of hockey action. It was Women in Sports Appreciation Night at VyStar as the Icemen took on the Gladiators. Victors last time the two met, Jacksonville looked to put the Gladiators away early. This was a heavy defensive match as both teams continued back and forth for most of the night. Jacksonville would eventually get the best of Atlanta scoring 4 goals on the night. Olivier Nadeau was a standout in the Icemen’s win over Atlanta, scoring his first points of the year. New goalie Brian Wilson also showcased why he deserves to be with the team as he put on an impressive defensive performance in front of the goal. Atlanta would score two goals of their own, but it would not be enough to keep the Icemen at bay. The game would go in Jacksonville’s favor 4-2 at the end of regulation.

The first period of Icemen Hockey saw minimal offensive flair from Jacksonville. However, the Icemen showcased impressive defensive ability. Part of this success is due to new Jacksonville goalie Brian Wilson. Wilson, seeing his first action in an Icemen uniform, gave up an early goal to the Gladiators coming from Joey Cipollone making the score 1-0 in favor of Atlanta.

However, Wilson would continue to have an excellent remainder of the first despite giving up this solo goal. Wilson ended the first period with 14 total saves on 15 shots on goal. Jacksonville attempted to gain the upper hand with an early powerplay stemming from Atlanta’s Dylan Carabia Roughing call (minor) and an Andrew Jarvis Holding call (minor).  Atlanta’s goalie Drew DeRidder also came to play today making it very difficult for the Icemen to get anything going in the points department. As a result, the Icemen were unable to capitalize on the power play opportunity, and the score would remain in favor of the Atlanta Gladiators 1-0.

The second period didn’t disappoint Friday night. The Gladiators continued to put pressure on Icemen goalie Brian Wilson.  As the period progressed, Wilson became even more of a force to be reckoned with in front of the goal. Wilson remained sharp this period not giving up any goals to the Gladiators instead, he improved his save total to 22 saves on 23 SOG. This provided the Icemen with the opportunity to score some points of their own, and boy did they not disappoint.

The Icemen were finally able to score on DeRidder. Their first goal came from Justin McRae In the end, the second period would conclude tied 1-1 thanks to Justin McRae’s timely goal.

The third period was nothing short of exciting hockey. The back and forth between Atlanta and Jacksonville would continue as both sides continued to excel defensively. However, this would not prevent the Icemen from scoring three goals within the third period. The first of these goals came from Brody Crane who knocked in a rebound off a Zach Jordan shot to give the Icemen a 2-1 lead.

The Icemen would get another scoring opportunity from a power play after Gladiator Dylan Carabia was called for Hooking (minor). Jacksonville’s Olivier Nadeau used this opportunity to score his first goal

Nadeau’s night wasn’t over as he scored a second goal (empty netter assisted by Liam Coughlin) because Atlanta pulled goalie Drew DeRidder in favor of a sixth skater. In between this action, Atlanta would attempt to make this game interesting as Joey Cipollone scored (assisted by Patriks Marcinkevics and Cody Sylvester). By the end of the third period, Jacksonville would have a lead of 4-2 leading them to another season victory over the Atlanta Gladiators.

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PHN’s Best Shots of the Game: Icemen Close the Door on Atlanta as Close Earns Shutout in First Pro Win

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JACKSONVILLE, FL – Justen Close stopped all 28 shots faced to earn his first professional victory to lead the Icemen to a 5- shutout win over the Atlanta Gladiators Friday night at Vystar Veterans Arena.

The Icemen struck first when a shot from the point was tipped in front and into the net by rookie forward Ty Chveldayoff to give the Icemen a 1-0 lead.

Later in the period, the Icemen’s potent power play converted when Chris Grando knocked in a shot from the slot that put his team ahead 2-0.

Neither team lit the lamp in the second period, but goaltender Justen Close remained sharp and turned aside every shot faced in the middle frame.

Jacksonville seized control of the game in third period, netting three goals.  The first came on a high-press sequence down low, which concluded with an excellent pass to Christopher Brown who snuck the puck in on the short side to make it a 3-0 Icemen edge.

Zach Jordan snapped a shot from the left wing while Justin McRae put home a rebound for good measure to lead the Icemen a 5-0 victory.

Close earned a 28-save shutout in his first professional victory.

The Icemen will host the red-hot South Carolina Stingrays on Saturday at 7 p.m. South Carolina is unbeaten in their last five outings.

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PHN’s Best Shots of the Game: Gladiators strike in OT for road win over Icemen

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Atlanta Gladiators claimed a 4-3 road win in overtime over the Jacksonville Icemen on Saturday night. A crowd of 10,173 saw Atlanta’s Jackson Pierson net the game winner 3:16 into the extra frame. The two squads face off again on Sunday afternoon to close out the regular season.

PHN’s Trina Kirk captured the following images from the game at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.

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Stingrays fall to Gladiators

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DULUTH, GA— The South Carolina Stingrays dropped a 2-1 decision against the Atlanta Gladiators on Sunday afternoon. Reid Cooper stopped 27 out of 29 shots for the Stingrays.

STINGRAYS FALL TO GLADIATORS IN CLOSE CONTEST

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The Gladiators were the first to get on the board at 8:06 into the first period as Michael Marchesan made a shot from the top of the left circle, giving them a 1-0 lead. Not long after, Spencer Meier made an incredible block after Reid Cooper’s initial save, allowing the Rays to hold the score. Despite outshooting the Gladiators 12-4 in the first period, the Stingrays could not equalize, entering the second with the score remaining at 1-0.

Just 28 seconds into the second period, Connor Moore shot the puck from the point through traffic, and Jack Adams redirected the puck past Atlanta’s Gustavs Davis Grigals to tie the score at 1-1. The goal was Adams’ 20th tally of the season.

Despite both teams making an evident effort to gain the lead, the 1-1 score held for the remainder of the second period.

The Stingrays and Gladiators held their tie for most of the third period. It wasn’t until 1:54 remaining that Michael Marchesan scored his second goal of the game off a rebound, giving the Gladiators a 2-1 lead. That score held for the remainder of the game.

The Stingrays are back in action this Wednesday when they take on the Toledo Walleye at 7:05 pm at the North Charleston Coliseum.