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Minot, ND -- All season, the Minot Gladiators were lurkers. Blessed with picking up Hans Wingate and Vogon Jeltz in the VHLM Draft, as well as Jack Ryan in free agency, the Gladiators have cruised to the second-best record in the North American Conference and the third-best record overall. All in all, it has been a successful season for a team that some did not expect to do much.

 

However, if Minot was going to go anywhere in the playoffs, it needed to add some more firepower. And last week, it did just that. The team has picked up Season 44-eligble centers Tim TebowGow and Jefferson Jackson off of waivers, and the two players may just be the spark Minot needs moving forward.

 

For all the hoopla surrounding his name, TebowGow may just be the perfect fit in the Minot first line. Flanked by high-scoring wingers Jeltz and Jacques Grande, TebowGow's nature as a pass-first center makes him a perfect fit. Given how well Ryan has done grabbing assists while on the same line as Jeltz, it wouldn't surprise the coaching staff if Gow finished with 30 assists over the season's final 20 games.

 

Jackson, meanwhile, provides a huge boost to the team's second line, which has struggled in recent weeks. Already having put in work in practice to become a pass-first center, Jackson should slot in nicely in the middle with assistant captain Edgar Balthazar and former center Shawndre Bović to his outside. Also, if he works enough during the latter part of the season, he may just be named to the top line for the playoffs.

 

"I think we can do this," Wingate told reporters following the waiver signings. "I know not many people give us a shot against Brampton, but in a seven game series, anything can happen. And our chances have improved by having these guys on the team."

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