AHL Norfolk Admirals

Admirals Fight Through Rough Atlantic Seas

Published on February 26, 2007 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Norfolk Admirals News Release


NORFOLK, VA - The Admirals have now completed six games of their ten-game road trip with a 2-4-0-0 record and are in the midst of a seven-game stretch against Atlantic Division opposition. Corey Crawford made 34 saves as the Admirals defeated the Springfield Falcons 2-1 on Wednesday night at the MassMutual Center. The Admirals fell to the Hartford Wolf Pack 5-1 in a penalty-filled game on Saturday night at the Hartford Civic Center Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Admirals' third period comeback bid fell one goal short, as they lost to the Worcester Sharks 4-3 on Sunday night at the DCU Center.

The Admirals will finish out their ten-game road trip with four more games this week against Atlantic Division foes. On Tuesday night, two of the top teams in the AHL will face off when Norfolk visits the Manchester Monarchs in another Admirals B2 Night at Baxter's (see below for more details). The Admirals the play three games in three days Friday through Sunday with matches against the Lowell Devils, Worcester Sharks and Portland Pirates, respectively.

EAST DIVISION STANDINGS

RK TEAM GP W L OTL SOL PTS

1 NORFOLK ADMIRALS 60 39 16 4 1 83

2 Hershey Bears 58 35 13 5 5 80

3 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 56 35 15 2 4 76

4 Bridgeport Sound Tigers 58 28 25 1 4 61

5 Albany River Rats 55 26 25 2 2 56

6 Philadelphia Phantoms 58 22 29 2 5 51

7 Binghamton Senators 56 17 32 2 5 41

THE ADMIRALS' WEEK AHEAD

Tues., Feb. 27...at Manchester Monarchs (Los Angeles Kings)...7:05 p.m. (Admirals B2 Night at Baxter's)

Fri., Mar. 2...at Lowell Devils (New Jersey Devils)...7:05 p.m.

Sat., Mar. 3... at Worcester Sharks (San Jose Sharks)...7:00 p.m.

Sun., Feb. 25... at Portland Pirates (Anaheim Ducks)...4:05 p.m.

TEAM NOTEBOOK

- The Blackhawks have returned center Martin St. Pierre to the Admirals. In six games with the Blackhawks since being recalled on February 12, St. Pierre scored one goal and added two assists for three points and four penalty minutes. He scored his first NHL goal on February 14 at Pittsburgh.

- Norfolk is in the midst of a stretch of seven games against Atlantic Division teams. The Admirals have a 15-5-1-1 record against Atlantic Division foes this season, including a 5-3-0-1 record on the road.

- After facing Portland on Sunday, the Admirals will conclude their 2006-07 regular season schedule with 16 contests against East Division opposition - including four matches against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and one against the Hershey Bears.

- The East Division-leading Norfolk Admirals and Atlantic Division-leading Manchester Monarchs square off in Manchester on Tuesday night. The game could pit the league's two winningest goaltenders against one another in Manchester's Jason LaBarbera (31 wins) and Norfolk's Corey Crawford (30 wins). All three prior games between the teams this season have gone to overtime, with Norfolk prevailing twice and Manchester once. This will be the final regular season meeting between the Monarchs and Admirals.

- The Admirals find far more success when scoring first on the road than when they allow the game's first tally. When scoring first on the road this season, Norfolk is 9-3-2-0. When allowing the first goal on the road, they are 3-10-0-1.

- In the six games played so far on the Admirals' road trip, opponents have out-scored Norfolk 8-1 in the first period.

- David Bolland has points in seven of his last nine games (4g, 6a) and 13 of his last 16 games (7g, 11a).

- Kris Versteeg has points in five of his last seven games (1g, 6a).

- Carl Corazzini has points in three straight games (2g, 1a) and has goals in back-to-back contests.

NORFOLK LEADERS

Goals: Troy Brouwer (27) Assists: Martin St. Pierre (53)

Points: Martin St. Pierre (73) Games Played: Jordan Hendry (60)

PP goals: Troy Brouwer (13) SH goals: Craig MacDonald (3)

+/- Rating: Jordan Hendry (+14) PIM: David Koci (200)

GAA: Corey Crawford (2.73) Spct: Corey Crawford (.913)

Wins: Corey Crawford (30) Losses: Corey Crawford (15)

GPI: Corey Crawford (46) Minutes: Corey Crawford (2642)

MANCHESTER LEADERS

Goals: Noah Clarke (19) Assists: T.J. Kemp (28)

Points: Noah Clarke (46) Games Played: Matt Moulson (58)

PP goals: Noah Clarke (8) SH goals: Noah Clarke (2)

+/- Rating: Matt Moulson (+17) PIM: Tim Jackman (112)

GAA: Jason LaBarbera (2.15) Spct: Jason LaBarbera (.935)

Wins: Jason LaBarbera (31) Losses: Jason LaBarbera (17)

GPI: Jason LaBarbera (50) Minutes: Jason LaBarbera (2960)

LOWELL LEADERS

Goals: Chris Minard (23) Assists: Dan McGillis (21)

Points: Chris Minard (34) Games Played: Andy Greene (52)

PP goals: Chris Minard (10) SH goals: Murphy, Pelley, Pihlman (1)

+/- Rating: Dan McGillis (+9) PIM: David Clarkson (128)

GAA: Frank Doyle (2.54) Spct: Frank Doyle (.914)

Wins: Frank Doyle (16) Losses: Frank Doyle (19)

GPI: Frank Doyle (37) Minutes: Frank Doyle (2173)

WORCESTER LEADERS

Goals: Mathieu Darche (25) Assists: Mathieu Darche (30)

Points: Mathieu Darche (55) Games Played: Scott Ferguson, Patrick Traverse (58)

PP goals: Mathieu Darche (13) SH goals: Grant Stevenson, Tom Cavanagh (2)

+/- Rating: Brennan Evans (+12) PIM: Brennan Evans (134)

GAA: Thomas Greiss (2.60) Spct: Thomas Greiss (.912)

Wins: Thomas Greiss (13) Losses: Thomas Greiss (10)

GPI: Thomas Greiss (23) Minutes: Thomas Greiss (1382)

PORTLAND LEADERS

Goals: Mark Hartigan (22) Assists: Joe Motzko (27)

Points: Joe Motzko (47) Games Played: Drew Miller (57)

PP goals: Mark Hartigan (12) SH goals: Joe Motzko (3)

+/- Rating: Mike Hoffman (+9) PIM: Aaron Rome (106)

GAA: Dov Grumet-Morris (3.03) Spct: Dov Grumet-Morris (.903)

Wins: Mike Wall (10) Losses: Grumet-Morris, Caron, Wall (6)

GPI: Sebastien Caron, Mike Wall (19) Minutes: Sebastien Caron (1122)

TRANSACTIONS

February 26, 2007 ADD C Martin St. Pierre - Returned on loan by Chicago (NHL)

February 23, 2007 DELETE C Brandin Cote - Released from Professional Tryout Contract

ADD C Craig MacDonald - Returned on loan by Chicago (NHL)

UPCOMING PROMOTIONS

Tuesday, February 27 (Admirals at Manchester Monarchs, 7:05 p.m.)

- Admirals B2 Night at Baxter's - Two of the AHL's best teams face off on Tuesday night in Manchester, as the East Division-leading Admirals face the Atlantic Division-leading Monarchs. The Admirals and Baxter's Sports Lounge will team up to bring the game back to Norfolk via Admirals B2 Nights at Baxter's. If you can't travel with the team, Admirals B2 Nights at Baxter's are the best way to follow Admirals Hockey when the team is on the road. Join your friends at Baxter's to watch the Admirals on Baxter's big screen TV on Tuesday against the Monarchs at 7:05 p.m. It's sure to be a great time! Baxter's Sports Lounge is located across the street from Norfolk Scope Arena at 500 Granby Street in Norfolk. For more details, please visit norfolkadmirals.com.

BURGER KING® "HAVE IT YOUR WAY"® ADMIRALS HOUR

The Burger King® "Have it Your Way"® Admirals Hour radio show will air Tuesday, February 27, at 6:00 p.m. on 670-AM WPMH, 1010-AM WRJR, 1270-AM WTJZ, 1450-AM and 1310-AM ESPN Radio. Admirals Color Commentator Pat Shetler, Vice President Mark Bernard and Norfolk Tides General Manager Dave Rosenfield will host the show.

ON THE RADIO/INTERNET

All games are broadcast on 670-AM WPMH, 1010-AM WRJR, 1270-AM WTJZ and 1450-AM WBVA. The games are also cybercast at SportsJuice.com. Go to SportsJuice.com, or click on the link at 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 norfolkadmirals.com and click the B2 Networks banner to view all Admirals' home and away games.

TICKET INFORMATION

Individual tickets for all Admirals' home games are available at the Scope Box Office, all TicketMaster outlets, charge-by-phone at (757) 671-8100 and online at www.ticketmaster.com. Ten-Packs and group tickets are available through the Admirals' office. For more information, visit the club's website at norfolkadmirals.com or call the Admirals at (757) 640-1212.

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