Atlanta Gladiators

Atlanta Gladiators
CityDuluth, Georgia
LeagueECHL
ConferenceEastern
DivisionSouth
Founded1995
Home arenaGas South Arena
ColorsNavy blue, gold, light blue
     
Owner(s)ATL Hockey Group, LLC
Alex Campbell (majority) and Anson Carter (minority)[1]
General managerJeff Pyle
Head coachDerek Nesbitt
MediaECHL.TV (Internet)
680 The Fan
AffiliatesNashville Predators (NHL)
Milwaukee Admirals (AHL)
Websiteatlantagladiators.com
Franchise history
1995–2002Mobile Mysticks
2003–2015Gwinnett Gladiators
2015–presentAtlanta Gladiators
Championships
Division titles3 (2005–06, 2011–12, 2012–13)
Conference titles1 (2005–06)
Current season

The Atlanta Gladiators are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Duluth, Georgia. The Gladiators play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. They play their home games at Gas South Arena, approximately 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Atlanta.

The franchise originated as the Mobile Mysticks in 1995. They suspended operations in 2002 and moved to Duluth in 2003 where they were originally known as the Gwinnett Gladiators. In 2015, they changed their name to the Atlanta Gladiators.[2] They were the South Division and American Conference champions in 2006, falling four-games-to-one to the Alaska Aces in the Kelly Cup finals.

  1. ^ "BOARD OF GOVERNORS APPROVES TRANSFER OF CONTROLLING INTEREST IN ATLANTA" (Press release). ECHL. October 19, 2022.
  2. ^ "Glads Become ATL Gladiators". AtlantaGladiators.com. Atlanta Gladiators. September 9, 2015. Archived from the original on September 14, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2015.