Cody Sylvester

ECHL: Atlanta Gladiators Sweep the Allen Americans in a Two-Game Weekend Matchup

The Atlanta Gladiators went on the road to face the Allen Americans in back-to-back contests at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center in Allen, Texas, this past weekend. Both matchups between these teams had some stellar action on the ice for Gladiators’ fans watching or listening at home. First up, on Saturday, October 28th, […]

ECHL: Atlanta Gladiators Review: Off and Running

The Atlanta Gladiators kicked off the 2023-24 season at Gas South Arena in front of 6440 fans against their in-state rivals, the Savannah Ghost Pirates. There were some of the same faces from last year that will be familiar to Gladiator fans like Cody Sylvester, Tyler Harmon, and Zach Yoder, but the new faces were […]

ECHL: 2023-24 Atlanta Gladiators: A Whole New Team

As a lifelong hockey fan who recently moved to Georgia from Michigan, you can imagine how excited I was when I found out there was a local professional hockey team in my area! The 2022-23 Atlanta Gladiators rekindled my love of the game, and I quickly jumped on the bandwagon and emersed myself in all […]

ECHL: 2022-23 Atlanta Gladiators Season Review

The Atlanta Gladiators ultimately did not reach their goal of making the Kelly Cup Playoffs and giving themselves a chance to compete for a championship. The Glads finished with a respectable 35-30-6-1 record. This record would have been good enough to make the playoffs in any of the other divisions. Unfortunately for the Glads, they […]

ECHL: Atlanta Gladiators End Of Season Interviews

The Atlanta Gladiators finished the season 5th in the South Division and unfortunately missed out on the Kelly Cup Playoffs. I was fortunate enough to team up with Gladiator Director of Broadcast and Communications Liam Gotimer to sit down with some of the boys and ask them some questions as we close out the 2022-23 […]

ECHL: Mike Pelech Moves to 3rd All-Time in ECHL Points. Atlanta Gladiators Lose Finale to Florida Everblades

The Atlanta Gladiators took on the Florida Everblades in the season finale Saturday night in Estero at the Hertz Arena. The Gladiators will finish with the season 12th out of 28 teams, meaning four teams with worse records will have a chance to win the Kelly Cup. Unfortunately, the Gladiators play in the toughest division […]

ECHL: Joe Murdaca Spectacular in Net, Cody Sylvester Sets Single Season Goal Record, Atlanta Gladiators Defeat the Florida Everblades

Atlanta Gladiator Forward Eric Neiley returned to the lineup for the first time since February 16th as the Glads defeated the Florida Everblades Friday night from Hertz Arena in Estero, FL. The knee injury caused Neiley to miss 16 games over the nearly two-month layoff. Kaid Oliver got the scoring started early, getting the first […]

ECHL Announces 2022-23 All-ECHL First and Second Teams

On Thursday, the ECHL announced its All-ECHL First and Second Teams selections. Each team consists of a Goalie, two defensemen, and three forwards. The Brabham Cup-winning Idaho Steelheads have the most selections with three total players. The Allen Americans, Toledo Walleye, and the Greenville Swamp Rabbits each had two selections. Rounding out the rest of […]

ECHL: Atlanta Gladiators Loss to the Jacksonville Icemen Officially Eliminates the Team From the Playoffs.

A successful start to a must-win game for the Atlanta Gladiators turned into a heartbreaking loss, eliminating the team from the playoffs. The Gladiators went down early in Friday night’s interdivisional game against the Jacksonville Icemen. Chris Grando opened the scoring for the Icemen 12:47 into the game. Atlanta committed back-to-back penalties within 53 seconds […]

ECHL: Atlanta Gladiators Blank Florida Everblades, Playoffs still a Small Possibility.

Assistant captain Cody Sylvester notched his first-ever hat trick, and rookie Goalie Tyler Harmon stopped all 37 shots he faced for a 4-0 win over the Florida Everblades Sunday afternoon. The Gladiators needed the win as they fell to the Everblades on Saturday night, putting them seven points behind Florida for the final spot in […]