Ads Fall to Grand Rapids to Close out 2011
Published on December 31, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Milwaukee Admirals News Release
Grand Rapids, MI--Goalie Tom McCollum stopped 29 shots and the Griffins goalpost stopped five as Grand Rapids beat the Milwaukee Admirals Saturday in Grand Rapids, 3-2.
Admirals forward Chris Mueller scored his 50th career goal as an Admiral and 100th point with Milwaukee. He became the 12th player in Admirals AHL history to reach the milestone in the respective categories.
The Admirals were held scoreless in the first period in part because of Griffins goalie McCollum and in part due to the goalposts: three Admirals shots clanged off posts and one hit the crossbar. The Griffins scored the lone goal in the first period when Francis Pare flipped a pass from behind the Admirals net to Tomas Tatar. Tatar skated right to left in front of goalie Jeremy Smith and flipped his ninth goal of the season into the net at 9:36 of the first period.
Milwaukee tied the score early in the second period. Griffins goalie McCollum went behind his net to play the puck but was ambushed by Admirals forward Rob Slaney. Slaney fed a pass to the front of the net as McCollum scampered to return to his crease. The pass found Zack Stortini, whose quick shot went through McCollum's legs for his fifth goal of the season at 3:20.
Grand Rapids reclaimed the lead with 14.8 seconds left in the second period when Brian Lashoff's shot from the point went through a pile of bodies in front of Smith in the waning seconds of a Griffins power play.
The Griffins put the game out of reach with a goal at 8:00 of the third period from Brendan Smith.
Milwaukee did score with 1:10 to play to make it 3-2. With goalie Smith pulled for an extra attacker, Mueller scored his 13th goal of the season standing above the crease. Taylor Beck and Victor Bartley recorded the assists.
Milwaukee finished the 2011 calendar year with a record of 44-20-4-5, a .664 points percentage
Milwaukee returns home Sunday, Jan. 1 at 5:00 pm against Peoria. The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive a talking bottle opener of Admirals broadcaster Aaron Sims. Be sure to stick around for the post-game skate and the Aurora Sports Medicine Institute Autograph Corner featuring two Admirals players.
In addition, fans can pick up a special New Year's themed puck. Each one is autographed by an Admirals player, and can be purchased for just $10 at the Digi Copy Information Table outside Section 225.
Fans can order tickets by calling Ticketmaster at (800)745-3000 or by logging on to the Admirals website at www.milwaukeeadmirals.com. Groups of ten or more get $2 off every ticket. For more info on how to order group tickets please call (414)227-0550. Don't forget to follow the Admirals on Twitter (@mkeadmirals) and on Facebook!
American Hockey League Stories from December 31, 2011
- Peoria tops Rockford, 3-2 in a penalty filled affair - Peoria Rivermen
- Rampage End 2011 with 4-3 Victory Over Barons - San Antonio Rampage
- Kings Starts Fireworks Early - Manchester Monarchs
- McCollum Leads Griffins to Big NYE Win - Grand Rapids Griffins
- New Year's Eve Overtime Win - Adirondack Phantoms
- Peoria Outlasts Rockford 3-2 - Rockford IceHogs
- Devils Fall in OT at Adirondack - Albany Devils
- Admirals Battle Back to Earn Point in Hershey - Norfolk Admirals
- Bears Shoot out of 2011 with 3-2 Win Over Norfolk - Hershey Bears
- B-Sens Fizzle in 2011 Finale, Fall to Crunch 6-2 - Binghamton Senators
- Monsters End 2011 with Come-From-Behind Shootout Win - Cleveland Monsters
- P-Bruins Fall to Monarchs 2-1 - Providence Bruins
- Falcons Fall to Whale - Springfield Falcons
- Crunch Close 2011 with 6-2 Win Over Binghamton - Syracuse Crunch
- Ads Fall to Grand Rapids to Close out 2011 - Milwaukee Admirals
- Whale Cloe out 2011 with 5-2 Win - Connecticut Whale
- Sound Tigers Fall 4-2 to Penguins - Bridgeport Islanders
- Second-Period Burst Leads Penguins Past Sound Tigers - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Sharks End 2011 with a Thud, Fall 4-2 in Portland - Worcester Sharks
- IceCaps Release Shayne Wiebe - St. John's IceCaps
- Charlotte Snaps Wolves Home Streak - Chicago Wolves
- Checkers Extend Point Streak to Five Games - Charlotte Checkers
- Bulldogs Earn One Point in 3-2 Shootout Loss - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Oilers Assign Colten Teubert to Oklahoma City - Oklahoma City Barons
- Panthers Send Dadonov to Rampage - San Antonio Rampage
- Adam Cracknell Returns to Rivermen - Peoria Rivermen
- Rangers Return Sean Avery to Whale - Connecticut Whale
- Sabres Recall Defenseman Brennan - Rochester Americans
- Griffins Call on McCollum - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Blue Jackets Recall Defenseman David Savard from AHL's Springfield Falcons - Springfield Falcons
- Bears Sign Forward Matt Pope to Two-Year Contract - Hershey Bears
- Sound Tigers Comeback Falls Short in 3-2 Loss to Admirals - Bridgeport Islanders
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