Admirals Fall to IceHogs 4-1
February 20, 2009 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Milwaukee Admirals News Release
Milwaukee, WI-- Thanks in part to a hat-trick by Tim Brent, the visiting Rockford IceHogs handed the Milwaukee Admirals their third consecutive loss Thursday night in a 4-1 final at the Bradley Center.
"We're just not playing very well right now. We're getting outbattled, we're getting out competed, and we're starting to play the game as individuals instead of as a team," said Admirals Head Coach Lane Lambert.
Trailing 3-1 entering the third, Brent diminished any chance of an Admiral's comeback at 12:53 of the final period when he scored a hat-trick after a clearing attempt-gone-wrong by Admirals netminder Drew MacIntyre behind the net in the Milwaukee zone. When MacIntyre attempted to send it around the boards, Brent was there to scoop it off the sideboard and fire it into an empty net for his third goal and fourth point of the night.
The first Rockford goal of the game came in quick fashion 3:45 into the game. In a clear attempt by Rockford, the puck came to Robert Dietrich on the point but it jumped right over his blade. Brent was quick to jump on the puck and take it down the ice on the rightwing side all the way to the net where he deked to his forehand and slid it past Drew MacIntyre at an odd angle.
It was Hugh Jessiman who tied the game at one for the Admirals when he capitalized on a rebound on the powerplay with just over a minute left in the first period. He received a perfect setup pass from Nick Spaling on the leftwing side and ripped it past Joe Fallon low glove side. Defenseman Cody Franson also received an assist on the play.
The IceHogs took the 2-1 lead at 9:32 in the second period, this time on the powerplay. It was Petri Kontiola who took a blistering slapshot from middle of the blueline, and MacIntyre had no chance due to the mass amount of bodies standing in his view. The assists went to Wisconsin native Jack Skille and Tim Brent who recorded his second point of the night.
Rockford took the two goal lead at 14:27 of the second, this time again on the power-play. Tim Brent proved to be on fire when he tipped a pass/shot from Pascal Pelletier when he was breaking in front of the net down the center of the ice. Petri Kontiola also notched his second point of the night with an assist as well.
"You have to bring your attitude to the rink every day," added Lambert. "You have to believe in each other, and right now there seems to be a little bit of doubt, and we have to get that doubt out of our heads."
The Admirals travel to Chicago on Friday before returning to the Bradley Center on Saturday, February 21st at 7:30 pm against the Manitoba Moose. Fans can order tickets by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Groups of ten or more people receive a minimum of $2 off of each 200-level ticket. For more information or to order group tickets call the Admirals office at (414) 227-0550.
American Hockey League Stories from February 20, 2009
- Flames Rally To Win Sixth Straight - Abbotsford Heat
- Sunday's Albany-WBS game rescheduled for March 16 - AHL
- Mark Bernard and Victor Gervais Inducted into Admirals Hall of Fame - Norfolk Admirals
- Monster third period pushes Lake Erie over Hogs - Rockford IceHogs
- Admirals Debut Third Jerseys - Norfolk Admirals
- Flames Ignite, Beat Rampage 5-4 in Shootout - San Antonio Rampage
- Griffins Take Down Moose 5-1 Before Sellout Crowd - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Falcons Fall To Sharks 2-1 In Overtime - Springfield Falcons
- Phantoms Top Pirates 7-2 On Hall of Fame Night - Adirondack Phantoms
- Admirals Fire Back, Set Up Rubber Match Against Senators Tomorrow - Norfolk Admirals
- Phantoms Win 7-2 Over Pirates - Portland Pirates
- Sharks Riley past Falcons in OT - Worcester Sharks
- Crunch Downed by Penguins - Syracuse Crunch
- Devils Bested by Wolf Pack, 5-2 - Albany Devils
- Monarchs Buzzed By B's - Manchester Monarchs
- Wolf Pack beat up on Devils,5-2 - Connecticut Whale
- Bulldogs rally to beat Marlies 4-3 - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Moose fall to Griffins, 5-1 - Manitoba Moose
- P-Bruins Defeat Monarchs 5-2 - Providence Bruins
- Hemingway signed to PTO - Providence Bruins
- Steve Wagner Returns to the Rivermen - Peoria Rivermen
- Calgary Flames recall forward Jamie Lundmark - Abbotsford Heat
- Admirals Host Manitoba, BoDeans Saturday - Milwaukee Admirals
- Monarchs Announce Price Freeze For 2009-10 Season Tickets - Manchester Monarchs
- Houston Aeros Spring Fling Ticket Packages on Sale Now - Houston Aeros
- Second River Rats Game Re-Scheduled - Albany River Rats
- Griffins Bid Farewell to Howard, Sign Martin - Grand Rapids Griffins
- AHL Quick Hits - AHL
- Canucks Recall Bolduc - Manitoba Moose
- Moose end February with Exciting Promotions - Manitoba Moose
- Marlies Hold Tailgate Party at Brazen Head This Saturday - Toronto Marlies
- Nastiuk Assigned to Alaska - Providence Bruins
- Penguins Send Cashman To Wheeling - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Amerks Host Bears in Battle of AHL's Oldest Teams - Rochester Americans
- P-Bruins Partner with Wal-Mart Foundation and RI State Alliance of YMCA's - Providence Bruins
- Falcons Host Sharks Tonight - Springfield Falcons
- On-Ice Passes for BoDeans Stil Available - Milwaukee Admirals
- Aeros edge Chops in West battle, 4-3 - Iowa Chops
- Admirals Fall to IceHogs 4-1 - Milwaukee Admirals
- Moose and Monsters and Rampage, Oh My! - Grand Rapids Griffins
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
