Gladiators sign Neill

Duluth, Ga. - The Atlanta Gladiators, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Nashville Predators and the American Hockey League’s Milwaukee Admirals, announced that the team has signed forward Max Neill for the 2026-27 season.

The Gladiators acquired Neill from the Bloomington Bison to complete a trade that sent defenseman Brenden Datema to the Bison on Oct. 14. Neill suited up for just two games with Bloomington last season due to injury, after logging five goals in 32 games for the Bison in the 2024-25 campaign. The native of Portage La Prairie, Manitoba made his professional debut in the 2023-24 season with the Utah Grizzlies, where he notched two assists in 17 games.

The 25-yeear-old played two seasons of collegiate hockey, scoring two points (1g-1a) at Lindenwood University in 2022-23 and 19 points (10g-9a) at the University of Waterloo in 2023-24.