Admirals get by Omaha 1-0
Published on March 20, 2006 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Milwaukee Admirals News Release
Milwaukee, WI- Goaltender Pekka Rinne stopped all 23 shots he faced to pick up his second shut-out of the season and Simon Gamache scored the game's lone goal as the Milwaukee Admirals came away with a 1-0 win over the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights on Tuesday night at the Bradley Center.
Gamache got the Admirals all the offense they would need when he picked up his 12th goal of the season at 8:36 of the opening period. With the puck on the near boards Milwaukee forward Darren Haydar found a streaking Gamache who buried a wrister from between the circles. Rick Berry also assisted on the play.
The two teams played a scoreless second period, but it wasn't for a lack of opportunities. Each team had point blank chances, but Rinne and Omaha backstop Curtis McElhinney withstood all challenges. The Knights threw 13 shots on goal in the period while the Admirals recorded eight.
The Admirals defense put the clamps on in the third period, allowing just one shot on goal in the first eight minutes of the period. Rinne and the Ads also withstood a six-on-five advantage from the Knights for the final 2:08 of the game, as Omaha pulled McElhinney in favor of an extra attacker.
Gamache and Haydar have both posted at least a point in three straight games, as the Ads pulled within two points of division leading Houston. Haydar's assist gave him 76 points on the season, establishing a new career high. The win was Rinne's 26th on the season.
The Admirals hit the road for a five game road trip through Canada starting Wednesday in Hamilton. Watch all of the Admirals road games live on the B2 Networks at https://www.b2livetv.com. The next Milwaukee home game will be on Friday, March 31st at 7:00 pm versus the Iowa Stars. The first 3,500 fans will receive a baseball hat, courtesy of ImageMark. For tickets fans can call Ticketmaster at (414) 276-4545 or log on to www.ticketmaster.com.
American Hockey League Stories from March 20, 2006
- Team Looks to Jump-start Offense in Two Games This Weekend - Peoria Rivermen
- Admirals get by Omaha 1-0 - Milwaukee Admirals
- Portland Pirates Weekly Report - Portland Pirates
- Rampage weekly - San Antonio Rampage
- Griffins' winning streak stands at seven - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Rivermen sign star collegian - Peoria Rivermen
- Phantoms week in review - Adirondack Phantoms
- Stars and Girl Scouts team up for can drive - Iowa Chops
- River Rats hit the road for three in four - Albany River Rats
- Binghamton Senators Weekly - Binghamton Senators
- Lowell goes 1-1-0-1 on the week - Albany Devils
- An up and down week - Manitoba Moose
- Moose Celebrate Seventh Annual - Manitoba Moose
- Cleveland Barons Weekly Report - Cleveland Barons
- Senators making late campaign push in East - AHL
- Wolves Weekly Notes - Chicago Wolves
- Five-game road trip kicks off Thursday - Houston Aeros
- Atlanta Asks for Reinforcements - Chicago Wolves
- Crunch In Race For Home Ice - Syracuse Crunch
- McLean returned on loan to Wheeling - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Haward named AHL Player of the Week - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Griffins' Howard named CCM Vector/AHL Player of the Week - AHL
- Battle for first in East comes to a head this week - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Monarchs report - Manchester Monarchs
- Bulldogs host Admirals Wednesday - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Mario Larocque Released From PTO - Bridgeport Islanders
- Falcons To Honor Mr. Alfred "Fred" Zanetti - Springfield Falcons
- Stars falter in final game of road trip - Iowa Chops
- Wolves and Fans Hit the Books on March 24 and 25 - Chicago Wolves
- Minnesota recalls Westrum - Houston Aeros
- Pre-Game Party At Tower Square - Springfield Falcons
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.
