DULUTH, Ga. – The Atlanta Gladiators announced today that the club has signed forward Jackson Pierson and defenseman Anthony Firriolo to contracts for the 2023-24 season.
Firriolo, 25, joins the Gladiators following a brief stint with the Jacksonville Icemen last season, where he played five games, adding one assist.
The 5-11 blue liner has an impressive collegiate resume, producing 75 points (22g-53a) across 123 games with Army West Point, serving as captain his senior season. Firriolo led all Army defenders in scoring his junior and senior seasons, while also being named to the Atlantic Hockey Association All-Second Team both years.
“Anthony is coming to us from West Point where he was the captain and also drove a lot of their offense even as a defenseman,” head coach Derek Nesbitt said.
“Jackson put up some impressive college numbers in his four years at the University of New Hampshire and one season at Notre Dame”, head coach Derek Nesbitt remarked. ”
Anthony Firriolo and Jackson Pierson now join Dylan Carabia, Ryan Cranford, Brayden Crowder, Evan Dougherty, Tyler Harmon, Mitch Fossier, Cody Sylvester, and Mitch Walinski as players to have signed with the Gladiators for the 2023-24 season.
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