Gwinnett Gladiators

Atlanta Gladiators
2016–17 ECHL season
City	Duluth, Georgia
League	ECHL
Conference	Eastern
Division	South
Founded	1995
Home arena	Infinite Energy Arena
Colors	Garnet, Gold, Black, White
General manager	Joe Gelderman
Head coach	Andy Brandt
Affiliates	Boston Bruins (NHL) Providence Bruins (AHL)
Website	www.atlantagladiators.com
Franchise history
1995–2002	Mobile Mysticks
2003–2015	Gwinnett Gladiators
2015–present	Atlanta Gladiators
Championships
Division Championships	3 (2005–06, 2011–12, 2012–13)
Conference Championships	1 (2005–06)

The Atlanta Gladiators are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Duluth, Georgia (in the Atlanta metropolitan area). The Gladiators play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. The Gladiators play their home games at the Infinite Energy Arena.

The franchise originated as the Mobile Mysticks in 1995. The team suspended operations in 2002 and moved to Duluth in 2003. They have qualified for the Kelly Cup playoffs for 9 out of their 12 seasons of play as the Gladiators. They were the South Division and American Conference champions in 2006, falling one game to four to the Alaska Aces in the finals.

On August 6, 2015, the Gladiators announced a two-year affiliation deal with the Boston Bruins and their AHL affiliate the Providence Bruins. On September 9, 2015, the Gladiators announced they were changing their name from the Gwinnett Gladiators to the Atlanta Gladiators.

The franchise originated as the Mobile Mysticks who played in Mobile, Alabama from 1995 to 2002. It suspended operations in 2002 due to declining attendance.

The franchise moved to Gwinnett County in 2003 and was rebranded the Gladiators. Jeff Pyle—who served as the team's head coach starting in 1998, when they were still the Mysticks—remained with the franchise.

The Gladiators made an appearance in the 2006 Kelly Cup Finals, losing to the Alaska Aces in five games.

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