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The Rome Gladiators are making an IA offer to Finn Davis

The Rome Gladiators are making an IA offer to Jordan Bennett

Welcome everyone, Last week was the final of the playoffs of the VHLE and the Gladiators were facing the Storm and after being up 3-1 in the series, Rome lost the three next games and lost the Rennaissance Cup to Oslo. Once again, I want to congratulate @JB123 and the Oslo Storm for their second Renaissance Cup in a row. I also want to congratulate all the players who played for the Rome Gladiators this season for the incredible season we had. Today at 12 PM EST was the S87 VHLE entry draft and the Gladiators had a a 1st, a 3rd, a 4th and a 5th round pick. With their 1st round pick, the 6th overall pick, the Rome Gladiators selected Hannibal Barca @DreMin15. Rome selected respectively in the 3rd, 4th and 5th round, Mac Dre @MacDre, David Jokinen @Ahma and Jack Naslund @Ventas. I wanted to congratulate every single one of them and we really hope to see you play for Rome soon. Thanks everyone, see you next week and let's go Gladiators!!!

The Rome Gladiators are making an offer, @JardyB10 just confirm if you want to join.

The Rome Gladiators are making an IA offer to Nicholas Blue.

The Rome Gladiators are making an IA offer to Ray withers

The Rome Gladiators are making an IA offer to Nagy AL

The Rome Gladiators are making an IA offer to Sebastien dokis

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I have been thinking about this for a couple of time now and when I saw @FrostBeard do it with the Watchmen, I decided to do the same thing with the Gladiators. The VHLE is like an "in-between" league and there are a lot of players who come and go and are only in the league for one season and sometimes two. These players can have a big impact on their team for the season or two they play with them, but there are some rare players that stays in the VHLE, sometimes with the same team for 3,4 and sometimes 5 seasons. And these are the players that deserve recognition. Today I wanted to recognise one of them who played for the Rome Gladiators. I am incredibly proud to announce : Rome Gladiators Jersey Retirement #19 Russell Dixon @Rjdixon01 Russell Dixon played his full five seasons in the VHLE with the Rome Gladiators from S80 to S84. He was drafted 65th overall in the first ever VHLE draft by the Gladiators and he never left the team until his retirement at the end of S84. Dixon has 102 goals and 143 assists for a total of 245 points in 360 games with Rome. In addition, he also has 510 hits and 1057 shots on goal. Russell is currently leading the team for the more all time goals, assists, points, games played, shots on goal and he his also third in hits. Dixon was also part of the team that won the Cup in S82. Russel Dixon was not only good on the ice at playing hockey, but he was also really good in the locker room with his teammates. Indeed, even if he was more of a silent leader, Russel was really respected by his teammates and this is a reason why he had an "A" on his jersey for the entirety of his stay with the team. And for the last time, thank you for everything you did for the team!

@thadthrashersaid that we can offer up a resigning offer before FA opens The Rome Gladiators are very happy to offer John Poremba Jr a one season extension to play with us next season, @CrlineDijohn14 quote here to accept.

@thadthrashersaid that we can offer up a resigning offer before FA opens The Rome Gladiators are very happy to offer Tom Creeg a one season extension to play with us next season, @Creegan610 quote here to accept.

Bobby Bob grew up watching his older brother, Baby Bob, being a star everywhere he played, and he kept saying that his dream was to do the same thing his brother did. When Baby joined the Mexico City Kings in S77, Bobby was only 9 years old, and his big brother was his idol. Bobby his now a little bit bigger and taller than his older brother and he is ready to start his career in the VHL. But let’s start where it all began. Bobby Bob was born in a normal family in Quebec with an older sister and brother. He is by far the youngest of the family and it always has been difficult for him to be accepted by his older siblings. However, it was totally the opposite at school and with his friends. Indeed, Bob always had good grades, he had a lot of friends, and he never had difficulties to make new ones. Even if his relationship with his brother was not always rainbows and flowers, it was a completely different story when they were on the ice. Bobby Bob was practically born with skates in the feet, and he learned everything from his brother. They were sometimes spending entire days on the ice rink practicing their shots, their skating skills or their puck handling skills without even saying a word. Even with their big age difference, Bobby Bob always felt like they had a strong connection on the ice and that they could find each other without even talking. When Baby had to leave to continue his career in the VHL, Bobby continued to go to the ice rink almost every day to perfect his game. Bobby Bob started to play hockey as soon as he could, he always played in the highest category, and he was always the best player. At the time, he was playing RW, just like his older brother, but when he was around 10 years old, his coach sent him to play at the defense, because he was scoring too much point. Bobby really liked it and his coach decided to try him for the entire next game. Bobby Bob finished the game with 3 assists, +4 and he never played RW again in his life. Bob is now a 6’, 190 lbs and he became a really good offensive defenseman. Bobby always was a natural with the puck, he can practically do whatever he wants with it and his first pass is impressive. When he became a defenseman, he really started to work on his defensive game, because he never really put too much effort on it before. Bob really improved this aspect of the game and since it is still hockey, he became really good. The young star played all his junior hockey in the QMJHL with the Québec Remparts before joining the Miami Marauders in the VHLM just after the trade deadline in the S86. The playoffs ended in the junior and since Bobby Bob’s draft in the VHLM was not until a couple of weeks, he decided to join the Marauders for the remainder of the season. Miami was in a race for the last four places in the playoffs with five other teams and with a strong end of the season, they finished fifth in the standings, and they faced the Mexico City Kings in the first round. The transition from the junior to the VHLM was harder than Bobby could have think, but he readjusted quickly and started to play like he was capable of. Bob finished the regular season with 1 goal and 9 assists for a total of 10 points in 16 games. In addition, in only 16 games, Bobby Bob had 42 hits and 44 shots blocked. There was a big difference between the four best teams who made the playoffs and the other four. Indeed, there were 19 points between the fourth and the fifth place and only 4 points between the fifth and the eighth place. When the series started, Mexico City was by far the favorite and most of the expert were predicting that Miami would be eliminated in five games of less. However, the Marauders took the series in seven games before losing to the Kings. Bobby had 4 assists and finished the series with a differential of +4. He added 19 hits and 11 shots blocked. Even if the numbers are not how Bob would have liked, he showed a lot of progress and if he continues like, he could even directly play in the VHLE next season. This decision is going to be his and he still has times to make it. Some teams in the VHLM and VHLE contacted him to know what he was going to do next season and he told everyone that he needed time to think about it.

Welcome everyone, Last time we spoke, Rome was up 2-1 in the semi-final of the Renaissance Cup against the Bratislava Watchmen. The Watchmen tied up the series by winning the fourth game of the series 3-2 in over time. This was however the last win of Bratislava, because the Rome Gladiators won the two next games and won the series 4-2. If we don't count the first game, all the game in this series ended by only one goal and four of them finished in overtime. In the other series, the winners of the regular season and the team with the best record in the regular season in the history of the VHLE lost to the suprising Oslo Storm 4-2. The final started just like the semi-final ended for the Rome Gladiators, with a 4-3 win in overtime, but this time, with the first goal of the series of Nicholas Blue @lidz. Rome won the next game 2-1, but lost the third one 4-3 in overtime. The series is now 2-1 for the Gladiators and they only need two wins to win the second Cup of their history. Thanks everyone, see you next week and LET'S GO Gladiators LET'S GET THAT CUP!!!!!!

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Welcome everyone, Before I start talking about the Rome Gladiators, I wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and an early happy new year! Now, let's talk about what you are here for. The playoffs started not so long ago and the Rome Gladiators are participating to them for the first time since S82. After being 2nd the entire season, Rome dropped to 3rd place in the last two sims. It does not really impact who they will face in the first round, because the 1st team in the league plays against the 4th and the 2nd against the 3rd. Then, the Rome Gladiators are playing against the Bratislava who finished with only one more point than them. Rome lost the first game of the series 4-2, but won the second game in Bratislava in overtime 4-3 with a game winning goal of John Poremba Jr @CrlineDijohn14. The Gladiators returned to Rome and won the first game at home by the score of 3-2 and Wann Kerr @VattghernCZ scored the game winning goal in overtime. Thanks everyone, see you next week and let's go Gladiators!!!

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Let’s go Rome let’s clinch that 2nd place spot!!!