Penalties, Frustrations, and Fights : Glads fall to Solar Bears

Losing a season high four straight games, the Glads was beaten 6-1 at Jacksonville on Friday after losing to the Florida Everblades 7-0 on Wednesday.

Tonight’s game against the Solar Bears marked the first of four straight home games.

Holly jolly throwdown.

🆚 @OrlandoHockey
⏰ 7:05 PM
📻 @680TheFan & The 680 app
📺 https://t.co/lCPC2KeRE9#HockeyLivesInTheA pic.twitter.com/bi9MqgS9Ur

— Atlanta Gladiators (@atlgladiators) December 21, 2019

Just :12 seconds into the game Thomas Frazee scored his first goal of the season.

:12 IN AND FRAZEE SCORES!#Glads 1, @OrlandoHockey 0
19:48 | 1st pic.twitter.com/IuZ89bKtVf

— Atlanta Gladiators (@atlgladiators) December 22, 2019

An early first-period tally had the Glads ahead of the Solar Bears 1-0 after the opening frame.

A holly jolly start to the night. 40 minutes to play.#HockeyLivesInTheA pic.twitter.com/26hAkZPQpM

— Atlanta Gladiators (@atlgladiators) December 22, 2019

At 1:32 into the second period Solar Bears Jimmy Lodges scored the team’s first goal and tied the score.

Tie game.#Glads 1, @OrlandoHockey 1
18:28 | 2nd

— Atlanta Gladiators (@atlgladiators) December 22, 2019

With 7:41 minutes into the 2nd period Glads Logan Nelson put Atlanta up by 1.

🚨🚨🚨 NELLY OUT OF THE BOX pic.twitter.com/D0v5tvPWSy

— Atlanta Gladiators (@atlgladiators) December 22, 2019

Solar Bears tied the score again after a 5-on-3 Power Play by Alex Lipanov.

Tied again after a 5-on-3 PP for Orlando, allegedly.#Glads 2, @OrlandoHockey 2
5:48 | 2nd

— Atlanta Gladiators (@atlgladiators) December 22, 2019

Solar Bears scored again with a goal by Michael Brodzinski.

With half of our team in the box, Solar Bears take the lead.#Glads 2, @OrlandoHockey 3
5:05 | 2nd

— Atlanta Gladiators (@atlgladiators) December 22, 2019

Orlando’s Rich Boyd scored another team Power Play goal to put the team up by 2. 

Another Orlando "power play" goal.#Glads 2, @OrlandoHockey 4
4:22 | 2nd

— Atlanta Gladiators (@atlgladiators) December 22, 2019

In the 3rd period is when the thrilling action happened on the ice.

At 7:06 Solar Bear Chris Leblanc scored a goal. Followed by Orlando’s Tristin Langen.

Solar Bears score again. Sure. K.#Glads 2, @OrlandoHockey 6
11:42 | 3rd

— Atlanta Gladiators (@atlgladiators) December 22, 2019

Out of frustration, tempers flared and every single Gladiators players was on the ice fighting.

Every single player on the ice is fighting, including Bonar vs. Windsor

If only there was someone that could help quell that frustration…….

— Atlanta Gladiators (@atlgladiators) December 22, 2019

To add even more frustration to the already defrosted Glads, the Solar Bears Dylan Fitze scored a shorthanded  breakaway.

It's the sport where they let you fight. Might as well get your money's worth.

👊💥👊💥👊💥👊💥 pic.twitter.com/nz7bQtiTnN

— Atlanta Gladiators (@atlgladiators) December 22, 2019

With less than five minutes on the clock, Orlando’s Eddie Matsushima and Mikhail Shalagin assisted D Marcus Crawford for the eighth and final Solar Bear goal of the night.

Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal…#HockeyLivesInTheA pic.twitter.com/THOLUABIv8

— Atlanta Gladiators (@atlgladiators) December 22, 2019

The Gladiators will be on a Christmas break before returning to home ice  on Thursday, December 26^th when the team host the South Carolina Stingrays on the third annual Wiener Dog Race.