AHL Norfolk Admirals

Admirals and Pirates split weekend battle

March 27, 2006 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Norfolk Admirals News Release


NORFOLK, VA - The Admirals hosted the Portland Pirates for two games this past weekend, with each team claiming one victory. On March 24th, after jumping out to a 3-0 lead early in the third, Norfolk held off a comeback bid by Portland, with Adam Munro making 41 saves in the Admirals' 3-2 win. In Saturday's rematch, the Pirates scored three times in the final stanza to come from behind and defeat the Admirals 5-3.

STANDINGS
At 36-26-4-4 (80 pts), Norfolk is currently third in the East. The division is led by Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (45-16-5-5, 100 pts), followed by Hershey (41-19-3-10, 95 pts) in second. Bridgeport (36-28-4-3, 79 pts), Binghamton (30-32-4-4, 68 pts) and Philadelphia (29-33-1-7, 66 pts) trail the Admirals.

THE WEEK AHEAD
Wednesday, March 29...Norfolk @ Philadelphia Phantoms...7:05 p.m.
Friday, March 31...Norfolk @ Albany River Rats...7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 1...Norfolk @ Binghamton Senators...7:05 p.m.
Sunday, April 2...Norfolk @ Hartford Wolf Pack...4:00 p.m.

NORFOLK LEADERS
Goals: Mark Cullen (29) Assists: Martin St. Pierre (44)
Points: Mark Cullen (68) Games Played: Steve Munn (69)
PP goals: Nathan Barrett (19) SH goals: Quintin Laing (3)
+/- Rating: Quintin Laing (+18) PIM: Shawn Thornton (181)
GAA: Adam Munro (2.80) Spct: Adam Munro (.903)
Wins: Corey Crawford (20) Losses: Corey Crawford (21)
GPI: Corey Crawford (44) Minutes: Corey Crawford (2527)

PHILADELPHIA LEADERS
Goals: Tony Voce (21) Assists: John Slaney (37)
Points: John Slaney (45) Games Played: David Printz (70)
PP goals: Tony Voce (12) SH goals: Pat Kavanagh, Tony Voce (2)
+/- Rating: Charlie Cook (+7) PIM: Josh Gratton (265)
GAA: Martin Houle (2.55) Spct: Rejean Beauchemin (.915)
Wins: Martin Houle (14) Losses: Martin Houle (16)
GPI: Martin Houle (31) Minutes: Martin Houle (1763)

ALBANY LEADERS
Goals: Aleksander Suglobov (25) Assists: Aleksander Suglobov (23)
Points: Aleksander Suglobov (48) Games Played: Petr Vrana (64)
PP goals: Aleksander Suglobov (11) SH goals: Several (1)
+/- Rating: Aleksander Suglobov (+4) PIM: David Clarkson (233)
GAA: Frank Doyle (3.06) Spct: Frank Doyle (.910)
Wins: Frank Doyle (20) Losses: Frank Doyle (28)
GPI: Frank Doyle (52) Minutes: Frank Doyle (3056)

BINGHAMTON LEADERS
Goals: Denis Hamel (48) Assists: Steve Martins (51)
Points: Denis Hamel (81) Games Played: Charlie Stephens, Lance Ward (70)
PP goals: Denis Hamel (23) SH goals: Hamel, Potulny, Ward (2)
+/- Rating: Grant Potulny (+13) PIM: Lance Ward (264)
GAA: Kelly Guard (3.15) Spct: Kelly Guard (.907)
Wins: Kelly Guard (21) Losses: Kelly Guard, Billy Thompson (16)
GPI: Kelly Guard (42) Minutes: Kelly Guard (2246)

HARTFORD LEADERS
Goals: Alexandre Giroux (34) Assists: Thomas Pock (44)
Points: Jarkko Immonen (68) Games Played: Jarkko Immonen, Craig Weller (71)
PP goals: Jarkko Immonen (16) SH goals: Alexandre Giroux (6)
+/- Rating: Jarkko Immonen (+16) PIM: Martin Grenier (261)
GAA: Al Montoya (2.65) Spct: Al Montoya (.907)
Wins: Al Montoya (19) Losses: Robert Gherson (11)
GPI: Robert Gherson , Al Montoya (33) Minutes: Robert Gherson (1754)

TEAM NOTEBOOK
- On March 25th the Admirals scored three power play goals for the first time in one month. The last time they scored thrice with the man-advantage was February 25th at Springfield.
- Norfolk has been outshot in five straight games (since 3/17 vs. Hartford), the longest such streak this season.
- Carl Corazzini has 10 points (7g, 3a) in his last eight matches (since March 8th at Binghamton).
- Matt Keith (2g, 2a), Quintin Laing (2g, 4a) and Pavel Vorobiev (1g, 3a) have points in three straight contests.
- Mark Cullen had two assists and James Wisniewski chipped in one assist in Chicago's 5-4 OTL to San Jose Sunday.
- Adam Munro has won three consecutive decisions (since March 17th vs. Hartford) and four of five starts.
- Corey Crawford has lost a season-high four straight starts (since March 5th at Bridgeport) and is winless in his last three home games (since February 17th vs. Manchester).

UPCOMING PROMOTIONS
Saturday, April 8 (Hershey Bears)
- SPCA Night - The Norfolk SPCA will hold its annual raffle and silent auction of numerous sports memorabilia and donations from local businesses on the concourse by Gate 14. Proceeds to benefit the Norfolk SPCA.
- Mascot Mania - a variety of sports teams' and business' mascots invade Scope to entertain fans of all ages.

- Celebrity Hockey Game - Before the Admirals' game, come watch a slew of local celebrities face off in a special afternoon hockey game at 5:30 p.m. to benefit the American Cancer Society's "Relay For Life". Tickets are available through Hampton Roads "Relay For Life" teams or by calling the Admirals' office. Tickets must be purchased noon on Friday, April 7th.

ON THE RADIO/INTERNET
All games are broadcast on 670-AM WPMH, 1270-AM WTJZ and 1450-AM WVBA. The games are also cybercast at SportsJuice.com. Go to www.SportsJuice.com, or click on the link at www.norfolkadmirals.com. Pre-game broadcasts begin 15 minutes prior to game starting time.

Games are also viewable through the Internet on a pay-per-view basis through B2 Networks for anyone with a high-speed cable modem, T1 or DSL broadband connection and Windows Media Player 9 or higher. Visit www.norfolkadmirals.com and click the B2 Networks banner to view all Admirals' home and away games.

The next Admirals Hour radio show is Tuesday, March 28th from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. on 670-AM WPMH, 1270-AM WTJZ and 1450-AM WVBA. The show will be re-broadcast Wednesday on 1310-AM ESPN Radio. This week, Admirals' Vice President Pat Dunn welcomes a special guest in the studio taking fans' calls.

TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets for all remaining contests on the Admirals' home schedule are available at the Scope Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, charge-by-phone at (757) 671-8100 and online at www.ticketmaster.com.

10-Packs and Group Tickets are available through the Admirals' office. For more information, visit the club's website at www.norfolkadmirals.com or call the Admirals at (757) 640-1212.

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