Good Family Outing
by HockeyBeginner on 2/15/10The Arena At Gwinnett Center - AtlantaGame was fun, seats were great, Kroger dinner just OK. Food quality not great and employees seemed confused by coupon.
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Atlanta Gladiators at Infinite Energy Arena
Duluth, Georgia, is home to the Atlanta metro area's professional hockey team. The Atlanta Gladiators are in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference, where they face stiff competition from the likes of the Florida Everblades, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits, the Jacksonville Icemen, the Norfolk Admirals, the Orlando Solar Bears and the South Carolina Stingrays. The Gladiators play out of the Infinite Energy Arena, which opened in 2003 and currently seats 13,100. Their coach and general manager is Jeff Pyle, who previously had success coaching the Gladiators from 2003 to 2011.
Atlanta Gladiators History
The Atlanta Gladiators continue a long tradition of hockey excellence in the metro Atlanta area. Two National Hockey League franchises have played in downtown Atlanta: the Flames (who played at the Omni from 1972 to 1980 before moving to Calgary), and the Thrashers (who played at what is now known as State Farm Arena from 1999 to 2011 before becoming the Winnipeg Jets). The Atlanta Knights of the International Hockey League lasted only from 1992 to 1996, but in that brief time they won the 1994 Turner Cup, and employed John Paris Jr. as the first black head coach in professional ice hockey, as well as goaltender Manon Rhéaume, the first woman to play a regular season game in men's professional ice hockey.
The Atlanta Gladiators first took to the ice in 1995 as the Mobile Mysticks, where they remained before taking a hiatus for the 2002-03 season and moving to Gwinnett County, Ga., the following year. The Gladiators have a shared history with the Atlanta Thrashers, as the Thrashers' ECHL affiliate off and on from 2003 to 2011, when they were known as the Gwinnett Gladiators. The Gladiators rebranded in 2015 as the Atlanta Gladiators, and became affiliated with the NHL's Boston Bruins and the AHL's Providence Bruins, a partnership which continues to this day.
Game was fun, seats were great, Kroger dinner just OK. Food quality not great and employees seemed confused by coupon.
We took our grandson to his first ice hockey game. We love to watch hockey but was not sure if he would. He loved it. Gwinnett is a great vinue for baseball and hockey.
Gwinnett Gladiators game was awsome. Lots of minor league action. Pink ice for cancer awarness and lots of pink wearing fans. Had a ball and there are no bad seats at this venue. The cheap seats high up are better! Its a small enough arena you can follow the puck. Fun for the whole fam.
Lots of fun! Enjoyed the play as well as the fighting.
The Gladiators are the best value for any hockey I've ever attended. They're games are fun, exciting, and unlike our NHL thrashers, they actually win! I would highly recomend as a date or fun night for the family
My girlfriend, Patsy, and I attended our frist Gladiators event and had a great time. The game was a lot more fun to watch than the big league because we were so close to the action. The staff at the Arena was very helpful in solving a problem with our seating. All in all, I will be attending other sporting events at the Arena.
It was fun the family enjoyed it. I will go again soon.
The fast-play was invigorating and eye-catching. The hands-on, physical aspect was amazing; especially the checks made by the BEAST (Number 3 Denny) were Earth Shaking! I can't wait to come back for more!
We always enjoy seeing a hockey game - this is affordable and fun, bonus for this game was the kids got a free gift - Gladiator jersey. Worth the trip - no dealing with downtown antics like parking and price!
My husband and I took our 2 older boys to this Family Fun Day game for the second year and had a blast again! The boys loved it! The Gladiators did lose :( but we had a great anyway! We even got onto the Kiss-Cam :)
had a great time...was fun to see all the players there for autographs........win or loose, the games are always a great time !!
The Gwinnett Gladiator games are always well organized and a great time. LOVE the ticket price and especially the free parking at the arena.
That was the best match I have seen in a long time. The kids had a great time and the foof is good.
The entertainment between periods didn't really entertain very much. I expected better.
What a great family event!!!!! The cost was right and seats were great!
Excellent venue and well-matched offense kept the score ping-ponging until tied at the end of the third period. Gladiators scored in the "free" five minutes and everyone left happy! Great bargain for the family!!
Had a nice time watching the Gladiators play. Club seating was sold for an exceptionally reasonable price which allowed for me to take a guest. Not a huge turn out at the event so was not ever forced to wait in line for food and drinks. Will certainly be purchasing more tickets next time I'm in town.
The seats were great. It was a great family outing.
A great night out! Even though the Gladiators lost, it was a great game - a fight, overtime and a shootout! Kudos to ticketmaster - seats were right behind the ice at a reasonable price! We will be attending another game soon.
Parking was quick, easy, and free..... The arena walkways and seating area were very clean and comfortable.... The snow globe give-aways were terrific, unfortunately my child broke his by accident the very next day... The entertainment between periods was good, the memorial for the zambonie driver was touching.... The hockey game was exciting. The food was overpriced, but not unexpected... my only real complaint was that we could not really understand the announcer over the speaker very well.