AHL Norfolk Admirals

Lightning Assign Defenseman Vladimir Mihalik to Admirals

Published on October 6, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Norfolk Admirals News Release


TAMPA BAY, FL The Tampa Bay Lightning, NHL parent club of the Norfolk Admirals, have reassigned defenseman Vladimir Mihalik to the Admirals, Lightning executive vice president of hockey operations Brian Lawton announced.

Mihalik, 6-foot-7, 222 pounds, played in both games at the Bridgestone NHL Premiere in Prague, Czech Republic this past weekend, averaging 12:05 in ice time per game in his NHL regular season debut. He also recorded six blocked shots and five hits. Mihalik also played in four preseason games with Tampa Bay and scored one goal.

The native of Presov, Slovakia, made his professional debut last season, recording one goal and 16 points in 68 games with the Admirals. He led Norfolk with a plus-9 rating.

Mihalik was drafted by the Lightning in the first round, 30th overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

The 20th season of Admirals hockey officially kicks off on Friday and Saturday at Scope against the Hershey Bears.

To purchase tickets to any Admirals game, you may visit the Scope Box Office weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., visit any Ticketmaster outlet, call Ticketmaster at (757) 671-8100 or visit Ticketmaster online at www.ticketmaster.com. Don't miss a minute of the action by purchasing your 2008-09 season tickets today. Stop by the Admirals' Administrative Offices at Scope, call (757) 640-1212 weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or visit norfolkadmirals.com anytime!

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