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UTSA’s Run Through NCAA Championship Ends In Super Regional … College World Series: UCLA, Arkansas, Louisville, Arizona advance to Omaha; defending champion Tennessee eliminated…Stanley Cup Final shifts to South Florida for Game 3 after the Panthers and Oilers split in Edmonton… Thunder open another big lead and keep control, topping Pacers 123-107 to even NBA […]

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UTSA’s Run Through NCAA Championship Ends In Super Regional … College World Series: UCLA, Arkansas, Louisville, Arizona advance to Omaha; defending champion Tennessee eliminated…Stanley Cup Final shifts to South Florida for Game 3 after the Panthers and Oilers split in Edmonton… Thunder open another big lead and keep control, topping Pacers 123-107 to even NBA Finals

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 81 Jyron Waiters 247 Sports

ECU Notes: Twin US Navy commanders from Pinetops earn doctorates together Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

UTSA’s Run Through NCAA Championship Ends In Super Regional American Athletic Conference

UTSA baseball ends record-setting run with loss to UCLA in super regional San Antonio Express-News

UTSA baseball’s historic run comes to end with 7-0 loss to UCLA in Super Regional KSAT

UTSA ends historic season just short of reaching College World Series KENS 5

UTSA baseball ends record-setting run with loss to UCLA in super regional Houston Chronicle

UCLA takes down UTSA, dogpiles after advancing to College World Series On3

Sports Illustrated

  • Bruins Cruise Past UTSA, Advance to College World Series
  • Tulane Boss Jon Sumrall One of Most Underrated Coaches in College Football
  • Tulane Football Can Tap Into New NIL Royalties in EA Sports College Football 26
  • Tulane Green Wave Athletics Finalist For Important Community Service Award

UNT football program ranks as readers’ favorite to break through for AAC championship Denton Record-Chronicle

FAU’s Trey Beard enters the NCAA Transfer Portal On3

Tulane secures commitment from Archbishop Shaw defensive back Jackson Williams Crescent City Sports

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

YAHOO!

  • College World Series: UCLA, Arkansas, Louisville, Arizona advance to Omaha; defending champion Tennessee eliminated
  • College World Series: 6 teams clinch berths to Omaha, including Arkansas who ousted defending champion Tennessee

College World Series bracket 2025: Live updates for every team going to Omaha Fansided

Super regionals roundup: Arizona completes series comeback vs. UNC Reuters

Raleigh News & Observer

  • Murray State shocks Duke baseball, forces winner-take-all super regional game
  • Late Arizona rally sinks UNC in super regional, ends Tar Heels’ ‘Road to Omaha’

WRAL

  • Wildcats rally in 8th with 2-run single, Arizona to CWS with 4-3 win over Tar Heels
  • Murray State pounds Duke 19-9 to force deciding game in Durham Super Regional

Columbia The State

  • Revenue sharing is coming. How Clemson plans to split money among its teams
  • Why South Carolina has been structuring some NIL deals differently
  • Gamecocks D-tackle target recaps official visit with commitment date looming

Charleston Post & Courier

  • A look at what Clemson baseball has coming back in 2026
  • Hamilton: The House Settlement is here, and college sports will never be the same
  • Twin brothers, two of top prospects in NC, commit to South Carolina

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Banana Ball brings unhinged excitement to Charlotte for 2025 World Tour Niner Times

The Associated Press

  • Game 2: Thunder open another big lead and keep control, topping Pacers 123-107 to even NBA Finals
  • Through 2 Finals games, it’s clear that the moment isn’t too big for OKC’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
  • Stanley Cup Final shifts to South Florida for Game 3 after the Panthers and Oilers split in Edmonton
  • US Open ’25: Hogan and Woods and other key anniversaries in the U.S. Open this year
  • US Open ’25: Decades ago under dark of night, Oakmont began removing trees and started a golf trend
  • Atlanta’s season is starting to slip away after another 7-game losing streak
  • Alcaraz produces another major comeback to win French Open final in five-set thriller against Sinner
  • Pacers fail to sweep Games 1 and 2 in a series for the first time in these playoffs
  • Ryan Fox wins Canadian Open with ‘best shot I’ve ever hit’ in playoff to beat Sam Burns
  • Red Sox hit 5 home runs and overcome 2 by Judge in 11-7 win over Yankees
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander gets help in Game 2 as Thunder roll past Pacers to even NBA Finals
  • SGA3K: Gilgeous-Alexander reaches 3,000 points for season, 12th player to do so in NBA history
  • Pete Alonso closing in on Mets home run record
  • Athletics beat Orioles 5-1 to win their first series in more than a month
  • Journeyman defenseman Nate Schmidt surprisingly leads Panthers in scoring in the Stanley Cup Final
  • Panthers-Oilers Stanley Cup Final is as tight as can be. Game 3 could tilt the series
  • Boisson soars 296 places in rankings, Sinner keeps top spot despite French Open loss to Alcaraz
  • After a flawless fortnight in Paris, Sinner’s eye-catching run at French Open ends in heartbreak
  • Niemann wins LIV Golf Virginia for 4th victory in the Saudi-funded tour’s first 8 events of the year
  • See how players qualified for the US Open at Oakmont
  • US Open gets a soggy start to the week at Oakmont, with Jordan Spieth among early arrivals
  • Germany reassesses World Cup prospects after being taught lessons by France and Portugal



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Man who sent Facebook message about committing a 2013 campus sexual assault pleads guilty

GETTYSBURG — An American extradited from France to face charges that he sexually assaulted a fellow Pennsylvania college student in 2013 — and later sent her a Facebook message that said “So I raped you” — pleaded guilty Thursday. Ian Cleary, 32, pleaded guilty to second-degree sexual assault more than a decade after Shannon […]

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GETTYSBURG — An American extradited from France to face charges that he sexually assaulted a fellow Pennsylvania college student in 2013 — and later sent her a Facebook message that said “So I raped you” — pleaded guilty Thursday.

Ian Cleary, 32, pleaded guilty to second-degree sexual assault more than a decade after Shannon Keeler says he sneaked into her first-year dorm at Gettysburg College on the eve of winter break and assaulted her. Cleary’s guilty plea was the first time she’d seen him since the assault.

“I had been thinking about this moment for 12 years,” said Keeler, who clenched her husband’s hand as Cleary was led into court by deputies. She called it a surreal moment. A decade ago, a former prosecutor had declined the case.

“It’s taken a lot of twists and turns to get to this point,” said Keeler, now 30. “It took a lot of people doing the right thing to get us here.”

Judge Kevin Hess set an Oct. 20 sentencing date. The two sides proposed a four- to eight-year sentence, which the judge can accept or not.

Keeler, in interviews with The Associated Press, described her decade-long efforts to persuade authorities to pursue charges, starting hours after the assault.

She renewed the quest in 2021, after finding a series of disturbing Facebook messages from his account.

Cleary has been in custody since his arrest on minor, unrelated charges in Metz, France, in April 2024. A defense lawyer told the judge Thursday that Cleary experienced several mental health episodes there and was hospitalized around the time he sent the Facebook messages in 2019.

Cleary left Gettysburg after the assault and finished college in Silicon Valley, California, where he’d grown up. He then got a master’s degree and worked for Tesla before moving overseas, where he spent time writing medieval fiction, according to his online posts.

The AP published an investigation on the case and on the broader reluctance among prosecutors to pursue campus sex assault charges in May 2021. An indictment followed weeks later.

Authorities in the U.S. and Europe tried to track Cleary down for the next three years, but seemed unable to follow his trail, online or otherwise.

In court Thursday, defense lawyer John Abom said Cleary was homeless at times and unaware of the charges. Adams County District Attorney Brian Sinnett on Thursday said he has his doubts, but cannot prove that Cleary was on the run, so it’s unlikely to be an issue at sentencing.

The second-degree sexual assault charge carries a maximum 10 years in prison. His family members have declined to comment on the case and have not attended his court hearings. Abom also declined to comment on Cleary’s behalf Thursday.

The AP typically does not name people who say they have been sexually assaulted unless they come forward publicly, as Keeler has done.

“I hope that we as a society, the institutions around us, can make truly successful legal outcomes more viable for victims,” she said after the plea.

“It starts with listening to victims and making sure their voices are heard,” she said, “even if the system’s slow to catch up.”



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16 Gusties Land on AHCA All-American Scholars’ List

Story Links GLOUCESTER, Mass. – The AHCA announced their All-American Scholars’ list on Thursday, July 17th and 16 Gusties made the grade.  To qualify, a student-athlete must have attained a 3.75 GPA for each semester, and had to appear in 40% of the team’s games. Exceptions were granted to injured […]

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GLOUCESTER, Mass. – The AHCA announced their All-American Scholars’ list on Thursday, July 17th and 16 Gusties made the grade. 

To qualify, a student-athlete must have attained a 3.75 GPA for each semester, and had to appear in 40% of the team’s games. Exceptions were granted to injured players and back-up goaltenders. Schools also were required to be members of the AHCA. The names of 1,123 Division II-III men (664) and women (459) were released today, their Division I counterparts being announced last week. 

On the men’s side, there were three recipients, fifth-year Jack Kubitz (Wayzata, Minn/Economics and Sociology), sophomore Jackson McCarthy (Buffalo, N.Y./Biology and Psychological Science), and junior Nate Stone (Edina, Minn./Business Management and Sport Management). 

On the women’s side, there were 13 recipients. Junior Margot Bettman (Chicago, Ill./Biology and Philosophy), sophomore Avery Braunshausen (Business Management and Sport Management), senior Abby Elliott (Lino Lakes, Minn./Exercise Physiology), junior Gianna Gasparini (Lakeville, Minn./Psychology), senior Hannah Gray (Stillwater, Minn./Biology Pre-PA), first-year Ellie Groebner (Apple Valley, Minn./Undecided), sophomore Emma Heyer (Shakopee, Minn./Elementary Education), first-year Eva Nelson (Buffalo, Minn./Biology), fifth-year Brooke Power (Lakeville, Minn./Exercise Physiology), first-year Kaitlin Roberts (Edina, Minn./Biology Pre-Med), junior Grace Schuck (Bloomington, Minn./Business Management), sophomore Kylie Scott (Dayton, Minn./Biology Pre-Med), and junior Kayla Woytcke (Waconia, Minn./Nursing).

Kubitz is the only repeat for the men, while Bettman, Braunhausen, Gray, Heyer, Power, and Woytcke repeated for the women. 

About The AHCA

The American Hockey Coaches Association was formed in May of 1947 in Boston, MA, by a handful of college coaches concerned about the game they loved. It has grown to include professional, junior, high school, and youth hockey coaches, as well as referees, administrators, sales representatives, journalists, and fans.

 



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The influx of CHL players means a ‘massive paradigm shift’ for college hockey, Air Force coach Frank Serratore says | Sports

Air Force hockey coach Frank Serratore is hoping trickle-down economics play in his favor.  The tenured Falcons coach enters what could be his most challenging season yet. Not only did the House v. NCAA settlement in June enable schools to pay athletes directly, but Canadian Hockey League players will be eligible to play NCAA hockey […]

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Air Force hockey coach Frank Serratore is hoping trickle-down economics play in his favor. 

The tenured Falcons coach enters what could be his most challenging season yet.

Not only did the House v. NCAA settlement in June enable schools to pay athletes directly, but Canadian Hockey League players will be eligible to play NCAA hockey for the first time in the fall. Air Force won’t benefit from either change.

U.S. citizenship is a requirement for entrance into a service academy and the majority of players in the CHL are Canadian-born. 

The hope is that with the Falcons’ opponents selecting players from the CHL in addition to players from American junior leagues, American players who don’t find a landing spot look to Colorado Springs to begin their collegiate careers.

“The only way we may benefit from this is the trickle-down effect. With all the other schools loading up with these Canadian junior players, it’s a supply-and-demand thing. Hopefully there’s gonna be more quality Americans available to us,” Serratore said. “Everybody else is getting deeper right now. There’s 60 CHL teams and there’s 63 college hockey teams, and all of a sudden you’ve got an entire league of 60 teams that all of a sudden saturates the collegiate hockey market.” 

Serratore characterized the addition of CHL talent as a “massive paradigm shift” for the sport. 

The NCAA Division I Council introduced that shift in November. The council voted that players who skated in one of the Canadian Hockey League’s three leagues — the Western Hockey League, the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League, and the Ontario Hockey League — could play in the NCAA this upcoming season, provided they were not compensated beyond necessary expenses before college.

Previously, CHL players were considered professionals and thus ineligible.

Serratore expects many CHL players to come through the NCAA in the future  because the collegiate landscape offers a chance to play against older competition. 

“College hockey is a men’s league. Unless you’re a Connor McDavid, one of those types of players, all the players now are going to be filtering through college hockey, CHL players included,” he said. “The CHL is a good league just like the USHL is but it’s still a junior league, it’s still a boys’ league.

“College hockey is a men’s league, and the agents, the NHL teams, they want these players playing college hockey because they know playing against men in college is going to prepare them for the NHL.”

Come next season, he expects some fanbases to be surprised when they look at their teams’ lineups given all the new faces.

The Falcons will face such a team in cross-town rival Colorado College on Oct. 11. As the battle for the Pikes Peak Trophy goes back to just a single game, the group of Tigers playing at Cadet Ice Arena will look very different compared to last season . CC had nine NHL draft picks on its roster last season, but six departed via the transfer portal, graduation or signing pro deals. However, the Tigers added a plethora of drafted players through their Western Hockey League recruits.

“Between the transfer portal and incoming freshmen from traditional junior leagues, CHL players, transfers from U Sports, some of these rosters are going to be unrecognizable for their fanbases in comparison to last year,” Serratore said.

The Air Force coach said just two or three players in the CHL were American-born and good enough academically to be a fit for the Academy but those players went elsewhere. 

Faced with the prospect of retirement after last season as his previous contract came to an end, Serratore chose to come back on a two-year deal in part due to the challenge of competing in this new environment. 

He enters his 29th season with the same positive attitude he’s always had. 

“The only thing we control as a staff are the same things that our players control and that’s your attitude and your effort level. Our staff has a got a great attitude,” he said.  “We’re going to continue to work as hard or harder than we’ve ever worked. It’s never been easy here at the Academy but it’s never been more difficult than it is right now.” 



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All Signs Point to Coachella Valley

While coaching goalies in college five years ago, Vince Stalletti and his wife, Matilda Miglio, visited Seattle from the East Coast ahead of boarding a cruise ship to Alaska. She bought a Kraken ballcap in town, unaware her husband would ultimately graduate to that squad’s AHL farm team a half-decade later following a highly successful […]

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While coaching goalies in college five years ago, Vince Stalletti and his wife, Matilda Miglio, visited Seattle from the East Coast ahead of boarding a cruise ship to Alaska. She bought a Kraken ballcap in town, unaware her husband would ultimately graduate to that squad’s AHL farm team a half-decade later following a highly successful stint at NCAA Division 1 University of Connecticut.

Stalletti was officially announced Tuesday as the new goalie coach of the Kraken’s Coachella Valley Firebirds affiliate.

“In her profile picture on my phone, Matilda is wearing that Kraken hat,” said Stalletti after an on-ice session during this month’s Kraken development camp. “I’ve been staring at it for five years. When I got the [Firebirds] job, she said, ‘You know, that’s the hat I’ve been wearing.’ What a coincidence.”

Hmm, coincidence? The great theoretical scientist Albert Einstein once said, “Coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous.” Another thinker of a different sort, Hall of Fame baseball catcher Yogi Berra, once said: “That’s too coincidental to be coincidence.”

Stalletti’s five stellar seasons with UConn certainly positioned him for a look this summer when the Firebirds needed a new goalie coach. That job opened when Colin Zulianello, who mentored Joey Daccord during his inaugural Coachella Valley season and resulting AHL Western Conference championship, was named Kraken goalie coach under new bench boss Lane Lambert.

This past season, Zulianello played a key role in breaking 2022 second-round draft pick Nikke Kokko, a netminder from Finland making his AHL debut, into a circuit bigger and more skilled than his prior Finnish pro stopover. The Kraken organization slow-played Kokko’s AHL rookie campaign by limiting his early game action while using practices and 1-on-1 work with Zulianello to get the 20-year-old better acclimated to heavier net front traffic and faster-paced play.

Kokko eventually played more and was named to the AHL All-Rookie Team while proving a clutch postseason performer.

As for Stalletti filling Zulianello’s prior Firebirds post, it wasn’t exactly a coincidence. The pair had met eight years prior when Stalletti was still coaching at UMass-Dartmouth ahead of his Connecticut run, and Zulianello knew pretty quickly this summer who might make a strong candidate to succeed him.

“I thank Colin (Zulianello) because he was the first one who reached out to me [about the position],” Stalletti said. “I met Colin years ago at a goalie conference. It was 2017. We were on the ice together. I didn’t know him well, but we connected.

“When he reached out, it was definitely a welcome surprise,” added Stalletti, who soon was contacted by Kraken GM Jason Botterill, Coachella Valley vice-president (hockey operations) Troy Bodie and Firebirds head coach Derek Laxdal.

“It happened pretty quick,” Stalletti said. “When I heard of the opportunity, I knew whoever would get this job would be fortunate to have it. I’m excited to be here and appreciative of the opportunity.”

Bodie said of Stalletti: “Vince is impressive and the perfect choice to join our coaching staff. He has a clear plan for goaltenders that aligns with our approach and proved successful in the NCAA.”



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Myers: Big money signings the latest twist in college hockey’s new world – InForum

At the 2023 NCAA Frozen Four in Tampa, Fla., Gophers coach Bob Motzko took questions before the tournament with future NHLers like Logan Cooley, Ryan Johnson and Jimmy Snuggerud flanking him. On that day, just over two years ago, Motzko was asked about how name, image and likeness money was affecting other college sports and […]

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At the 2023 NCAA Frozen Four in Tampa, Fla., Gophers coach Bob Motzko took questions before the tournament with future NHLers like Logan Cooley, Ryan Johnson and Jimmy Snuggerud flanking him. On that day, just over two years ago, Motzko was asked about how name, image and likeness money was affecting other college sports and how it might affect NCAA hockey in the future.

“Hockey is behind a little bit in the conversation,” Motzko said, perhaps inadvertently quoting Minnesota music legend Bob Dylan in his answer. “I think it’s going to be a conversation that’s going to heat up more and more in hockey over the next couple of years. We just don’t have that many teams compared to football and basketball. But it’s starting to heat up. And there are more discussions. You’re hearing million-dollar deals for football and basketball. Our players get burritos. But I think times are changing.”

It’s 27 months later. And the times have changed in a big, big way.

Gavin McKenna, a Canadian forward with eye-popping offensive numbers in major junior hockey, is 17 years old and projected by many experts to be the top overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. Last week, he was reportedly offered $250,000 to attend Michigan State in the fall and skate for a Spartans team that returns one of the nation’s top goalies in Trey Augustine. The Spartans are a not-overly-risky bet to win the Big Ten’s first NCAA hockey title since an underdog Spartans team did it in 2007.

After visiting campus and mulling their official bid, McKenna handed Michigan State a polite ‘No thank you,’ and instead opted to skate for conference rival Penn State next season. That decision came after the Nittany Lions, who are coming off the program’s first Frozen Four appearance, were able to reportedly triple Michigan State’s monetary offer.

Over the past 15 years, the money game is the fourth seismic shift to hit the world of college hockey, which involves roughly 60 teams from Alaska in the West to Maine in the East and as far South as Arizona State’s rapidly emerging program.

The first came in 2010 when Terry Pegula, the billionaire owner of the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres and the NFL’s Buffalo Bills, gave more than $100 million to his alma mater, Penn State, to build an arena that facilitated the Nittany Lions’ move from club to Division I hockey. That made for a half-dozen Big Ten schools with hockey programs (with the Nittany Lions joining Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State and Wisconsin). In short order, the Big Ten became the first Power Five conference to include hockey, and long-standing, hockey-only conferences like the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and the original Central Collegiate Hockey Association either disbanded or radically changed their membership.

The next two changes came in the past five years, as NIL meant, for the first time, college athletes could get paid for the use of their name, image and likeness without losing their NCAA eligibility.

While football and basketball players were receiving six-figure deals from the start, the immediate impact on hockey was players hosting summer hockey camps, websites giving players a few hoodies in exchange for the use of an athlete’s name, and the aforementioned free burritos, with the Mexican chain Chipotle signing several Gophers skaters to endorse their food.

With the money offered to top players skyrocketing, there seems to be a movement afoot in Dinkytown to get the Gophers more involved in that game. Last month, social media posts were sent and a bare-bones website went live announcing the Golden Helmet Collective, which is lacking detail but seems to be the start of a hockey-specific effort to raise NIL money for future Gophers.

The opening of the transfer portal allowed players to move from one program to another without having to sit out or lose eligibility. This brought de facto free agency to college hockey, where smaller schools are now routinely losing their top players to bigger schools after a year or two.

One coach in Atlantic Hockey America, which is home to mid-major programs like Air Force, Bentley, Mercyhurst and Robert Morris, compared their conference to a shopping center, where many of the six players named to the AHA all-rookie team one season are likely to be playing in the Big Ten or Hockey East by the time they’re sophomores.

The Gophers have been sporadic but effective users of the transfer portal, bringing in players like NHL first-rounder Matthew Wood from Connecticut and goalie Liam Souliere, who backstopped much of last season’s Big Ten title run, from Penn State.

In November 2024, a lawsuit prompted the NCAA to allow players from Canadian major junior leagues to maintain college hockey eligibility, which had not been the case for the past four decades or so. Because major junior players often receive a stipend of a few hundred dollars per month for living expenses, they were long considered professionals in the eyes of the NCAA. So, in 2012, when current Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman, who was committed to play college hockey at Miami of Ohio, went to play for a major junior team instead, his NCAA eligibility disappeared.

The opening up of major junior players to college recruitment has meant a windfall of new talent available to NCAA programs. McKenna is just the latest player from the Canadian leagues to pack for a home on campus in the fall, with Wild prospect Ryder Ritchie (Boston University), defenseman Benjamin Vigneault (Bemidji State), defenseman Henry Mews (Michigan), left winger Blake Montgomery (Wisconsin), defenseman Ethan Armstrong (Minnesota State Mankato), left winger Nathan Piling (St. Thomas), defenseman Grayden Siepmann (Minnesota Duluth) and center Cayden Lindstrom (Michigan State) all moving from major junior to college hockey in the fall.

North Dakota, which is a program in transition after a coaching change in the spring, landed two of the top players from the Victoria (B.C.) Royals, center Cole Rischny and defenseman Keaton Verhoeff.

McKenna made his future Nittany Lions announcement live on ESPN SportsCenter, in a move reminiscent of LeBron James and his infamous, nationally-televised “Decision” from 2010. While some decried the big-money signing as an omen of college hockey’s demise, others noted that having the sport covered on national TV in the middle of the summer, and attracting the top young talent on ice, at least for one season, is a net positive, even as the sport goes through yet another recent change.

Whatever your personal opinion, it’s clear that the future of college hockey has arrived. And for programs large and small to attract and keep the game’s best players, more than burritos will be required.

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Atlanta Gladiators Release 2025-26 Promotional Schedule |

The Atlanta Gladiators have released the promotional schedule for the 2025-26 season, the ECHL ice hockey team announced Wednesday. The Gladiators have plenty of fun in store for their fans this season, with a wide variety of theme nights and promotions fit for the whole family. The promo schedule can be found below with the […]

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The Atlanta Gladiators have released the promotional schedule for the 2025-26 season, the ECHL ice hockey team announced Wednesday.

The Gladiators have plenty of fun in store for their fans this season, with a wide variety of theme nights and promotions fit for the whole family.

The promo schedule can be found below with the potential for more theme nights to be added, with all dates, times and promotions subject to change. 

OCTOBER

Opening Night | Saturday, October 18th vs. Utah – 7:10 PM

Cheer the Gladiators on as Atlanta drops the puck on the 2025-26 season against the Utah Grizzlies. Be there for the opening moment of the 23rd season of Gladiators hockey at Gas South Arena. The Glads will be wearing Gladiator themed specialty jerseys in a matchup you won’t want to miss. 

Bluey Game | Sunday, October 19th vs. Utah – 3:00 PM

Opening weekend festivities continue as Bluey pays a visit to Gas South Arena for our annual Bluey Game. Kids will have a chance to meet Bluey on the concourse during this fun afternoon matchup.

NOVEMBER

Day of the Dead | Saturday, November 1st vs. Savannah – 7:10 PM

Celebrate Day of the Dead with the Gladiators as Atlanta hosts Savannah in Day of the Dead themed specialty jerseys. 

School Day Game | Wednesday, November 5th vs. Greenville – 10:30 AM

Students from the greater Atlanta area will enjoy a unique educational experience on November 5th at 10:30 AM. Each student attending this game will receive a STEM/STEAM approved hockey-related workbook that covers a variety of subjects and relates to the great game of hockey.

Glads Fight Cancer | Saturday, November 22nd vs. Greenville – 7:10 PM

The Gladiators host the Greenville Swamp Rabbits and stick it to cancer on Glads Fight Cancer Night. Players, staff, and fans will show their support for those currently battling cancer and remember those who have lost their fight, with Atlanta wearing specialty jerseys for the occasion. 

College Night | Wednesday, November 26th vs. South Carolina – 7:10 PM

Rep your school’s colors at Gas South Arena when the Glads host the South Carolina Stingrays on College Night, with discounted tickets available for college students.

Jersey Frenzy | Saturday, November 29th vs. Greenville – 7:10 PM

Enjoy Gladiators hockey as Atlanta hosts Greenville, while having the opportunity to purchase a Gladiators replica jersey at a discounted rate.

DECEMBER

Max’s Holiday Party & Sing for Santa | Saturday, December 7th vs. Jacksonville – 7:10 PM

The holidays are in full swing, and Max has invited you to his holiday party. There’s no better place to spend the holidays than at Gas South Arena with Max and the Atlanta Gladiators, who will be wearing specialty jerseys for the night. Tis the season for hockey as the Gladiators battle the Jacksonville Icemen. 

Marvel Night | Friday, December 19th vs. Jacksonville – 7:10 PM

Marvel fans, assemble. The Glads will don special Marvel themed jerseys as they engage in an epic battle on the ice with the Jacksonville Icemen. 

Frosty Boots & Country Roots | Saturday, December 27th vs. Savannah – 7:10 PM

The Gladiators will get their boots dirty against the Savannah Ghost Pirates on this country themed promotional night. Grab your hat and boots and gallop on over to Gas South Arena for this edition of the Battle of Georgia. 

JANUARY

Star Wars Night | Saturday, January 3rd vs. Greensboro – 7:10 PM

The Gladiators and the rebel alliance host the ECHL’s newest team, the Greensboro Gargoyles and the Empire on Star Wars Night. May the force be with the Glads as they battle the Gargoyles in Star Wars themed specialty jerseys. 

Military Night | Friday, January 9th vs. Savannah – 7:10 PM

On Military Night, the Gladiators honor those who are serving in the U.S. armed forces and remember those who have fought and died for our freedom.

Sensory Friendly Game | Monday, January 19th vs. Greenville – 1:10 PM

The sensory friendly game is a great opportunity for fans with disabilities and sensitivity to loud noises and flashing lights to enjoy Gladiators hockey. 

FEBRUARY

College Night | Wednesday, February 4th vs. Florida – 7:10 PM

Rep your school’s colors at Gas South Arena when the Glads host the Florida Everblades on College Night, with discounted tickets available for college students.

Brick Bash | Friday, February 6th vs. Jacksonville – 7:10 PM

The Glads are building something special with our first ever Brick Bash. Enjoy creative brick art themed fun as the Glads host the Jacksonville Icemen.

Love on the Ice & Teddy Bear Toss | Saturday, February 14th vs. Adirondack – 7:10 PM

This Valentine’s Day, love is on the ice as the Glads match up against the Adirondack Thunder on our annual Teddy Bear Toss game. Atlanta will be wearing specialty jerseys for Valentine’s Day.

Heroes Night | Friday, February 27th vs. Jacksonville – 7:10 PM

On February 27th, we honor our nation’s heroes and recognize all those who have sacrificed their lives for our freedom. 

MARCH

School Day Game | Wednesday, March 11th vs. Florida – 10:30 AM

The school game is so nice, we’re doing it twice. The perfect field trip outing returns as kids from schools all over Atlanta pack Gas South Arena to cheer on the Gladiators as they host the Florida Everblades. 

St. Patrick’s Day Celebration | Sunday, March 15th vs. South Carolina

Join us in celebrating St. Patty’s Day as the Glads battle the South Carolina Stingrays. 

College Night | Wednesday, March 18th vs. Jacksonville – 7:10 PM

Rep your school’s colors at Gas South Arena when the Glads host the Florida Everblades on College Night, with discounted tickets available for college students. 

Hockey Heritage | Friday, March 27th vs. Orlando – 7:10 PM

Hockey Heritage | Saturday, March 28th vs. Jacksonville – 7:10 PM

The Gladiators will pay homage to Atlanta’s rich hockey history on TWO NIGHTS when the Orlando Solar Bears and Jacksonville Icemen come to town, throwing back to the days of previous pro hockey teams in Atlanta. 

APRIL

Golf Night | Friday, April 3rd vs. Savannah – 7:10 PM

Two sports collide on one night as golf and hockey come together at Gas South Arena. The Gladiators will dress in golf themed specialty jerseys as they host the Savannah Ghost Pirates on Golf Night. 

Hockey is for Everyone | Saturday, April 4th vs. Savannah – 7:10 PM

The Gladiators welcome all fans to Gas South Arena in celebration of the ECHL’s “Hockey is for Everyone” initiative.

Fan Appreciation Night | Friday, April 10th vs. Orlando – 7:10 PM

Atlanta’s regular season home schedule concludes with a contest vs the Orlando Solar Bears, as the Gladiators honor and say thank you to the best fans in the ECHL.





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