Duluth, Ga. – The Atlanta Gladiators introduced that the membership has re-signed defenseman Brenden Datema for the 2025-26 season.
Datema re-signs with the Gladiators for his third season in Atlanta, the place he has spent his total skilled profession since his professional debut in March of 2024. The 26-year-old defenseman first signed with the Gladiators late within the 2023-24 season and performed 12 video games with the crew, notching two assists. Final season, Datema tallied seven factors (2g-5a) in 48 video games with the Gladiators in his first full season as a professional, scoring his first skilled aim on Jan. 5 towards Savannah.
The native of Sterling Heights, Michigan performed 5 seasons of faculty hockey previous to turning professional, spending three at Michigan Tech and two at Canisius Faculty. Datema totaled 23 factors (3g-20a in 100 video games between the 2 faculties.
Datema was a standout defenseman throughout his ultimate yr of junior hockey with the Amarillo Bulls of the North American Hockey League, main the league in scoring amongst defensemen through the 2018-19 season with 60 factors (21g-39a) in 58 video games.
