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Jacksonville Icemen-Atlanta Gladiators: December 15 ECHL hockey preview

Who: Jacksonville Icemen at Atlanta Gladiators.

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Where: Gas South Arena, Atlanta.

The skinny: The Icemen continue their Georgia road trip with a visit to the Gladiators, who have slumped to the ECHL South Division cellar after their 8-0-0-0 start. ... Atlanta has lost its last seven games entering the weekend. ... Gladiators forward Mitchell Fossier ranks in the league top 10 in scoring with 26 points (nine goals, 17 assists). ... Jacob Panetta leads the Icemen with a plus-minus rating of plus-9. ... Jacksonville goaltender Michael Houser ranks fifth in the ECHL with a 2.38 goals-against average.

Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union

This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jacksonville Icemen-Atlanta Gladiators: ECHL hockey preview, Dec. 15