However, lawyers for the team’s new owners, Atlanta Gladiators Hockey Group LLC, claim they are not accountable because they were not the owners at the time. Alex Campbell and Anson Carter bought the Gladiators in September 2022.
The game and drawing took place a month and a half before the Covid-19 pandemic forced the Gladiators to cancel the rest of their minor league, ECHL season.
Following the first goal, fans threw thousands of plush teddy bears onto the ice for the team’s annual “Teddy Bear Toss” benefiting children’s charities.
Later in the game, the Gladiators held a drawing, which they promoted on their Facebook page. Any fan who purchased a ticket was eligible for the drawing, and the reward included first-class seats on Delta Air Lines, along with limousine service.
But lawyers for the team’s new owners, Atlanta Gladiators Hockey Group LLC, say they are not responsible because they were not the owners at that time. Alex Campbell and Anson Carter purchased the Gladiators in September 2022.
The game and the drawing happened a month and a half before the Covid-19 pandemic canceled the remainder of the Gladiators’ minor league, ECHL season.
After the first goal, fans hurled thousands of stuffed teddy bears onto the ice for the team’s annual “Teddy Bear Toss” for children’s charities.
Later in the game, the Gladiators held a drawing it promoted on its Facebook page. Any fan who purchased a ticket was eligible for the drawing and the prize included first-class tickets on Delta Air Lines, plus limousine transportation to a luxury vacation home in Costa Rica.
