AHL Norfolk Admirals

Admirals Clinch Playoff Spot, Match Longest Winning Streak in League History

March 16, 2012 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Norfolk Admirals News Release


CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Seven different players scored goals and Jaroslav Janus made 30 saves as the Norfolk Admirals (44-18-1-2) defeated the Charlotte Checkers (32-21-3-5), 7-2, on Friday night at the Time Warner Cable Arena. With 17 wins in a row, the Admirals have now tied the longest winning streak contained in a single season in American Hockey League history. They will try to set a new record on Sunday night in a rematch against the Checkers in North Carolina.

In addition, the Admirals became the first team to clinch a berth in the 2012 Calder Cup Playoffs by virtue of their victory over Charlotte and a 5-1 loss by the Portland Pirates at Springfield tonight.

Janus (17-8-2) earned his AHL Admirals franchise record-setting ninth straight win, surpassing the previous record of eight straight wins that Dustin Tokarski had set just 13 days earlier before being recalled by Norfolk's NHL parent club, the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The Admirals received goals from Cory Conacher, Jean-Philippe Cote, Jeff Dimmen, Tyler Johnson, Ondrej Palat, Alex Hutchings and Richard Panik. Six of Norfolk's goals came from rookies - including the first career AHL goal for Hutchings.

With a goal and an assist, Johnson extended his point streak to nine straight games and his goal-scoring streak to six consecutive games. Conacher is once again tied for the AHL lead in goals with 32 markers this season.

Zach Boychuk scored twice for the Checkers.

Both teams were 1-for-2 on the power play.

The Admirals and Checkers will square off once again on Sunday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. in the final game of the GEICO Challenge Cup. Norfolk (4-3-0-0, 8 points) currently leads Charlotte (3-3-1-0, 7 points) by one point in the race for the GEICO Challenge Cup, which will be awarded to the team with the most standings points in the 2011-12 season series.

Sunday's game will be shown at Big Woody's Bar and Grill at Chesapeake Square Mall. Big Woody's is located at 4200 Portsmouth Boulevard North in Chesapeake. Their phone number is (757) 436-1919.

The game can also be heard at 102.1-FM, 1490-AM and 1021TheGame.com. You can also watch on a pay-per-view basis at AHLLive.com.

The Admirals commence their last homestand of the regular season when they return to Scope next week to battle the Albany Devils in a pair of games, beginning Friday and Saturday. Friday night's contest is Mascot Mania night at Scope. Saturday night is the annual MDA Jersey Auction and Ticket Fundraiser, presented by PAPCO. For details on these and all promotions, please visit norfolkadmirals.com.

Individual tickets for all regular season games start at just $12. Tickets are available now at the Scope Box Office, all Ticketmaster Outlets, charge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000 and online at ticketmaster.com.

Admirals 10-Packs for the 2011-12 season remain available for as little as $110. You may also reserve your 2012-13 season tickets with a deposit of as little as $100 per seat 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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