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AHL Norfolk Admirals

Admirals Hit the Road for Ten-Game Trek

February 19, 2007 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Norfolk Admirals News Release


NORFOLK, VA - Last week, the Admirals finished up a six-game homestand and hit the road to start a stretch of ten straight road games over a 17-day period. Kris Versteeg had a goal, an assist and a shootout conversion as the Admirals came back from a pair of two-goal deficits in defeating the Portland Pirates 4-3 on Wednesday night at Norfolk Scope. Three River Rats forwards had a pair of goals to lead the Albany River Rats past an Admirals squad depleted by call-ups, injuries and illnesses 7-3 on Friday night at the Times Union Center. The Admirals fell 4-1 to the Binghamton Senators on Saturday night at First Arena in Elmira, New York. Pierre Parenteau had a four-point night as the Admirals defeated the Philadelphia Phantoms 5-2 on Sunday evening at the Wachovia Spectrum.

The Admirals continue their road trip with games against the Springfield Falcons on Wednesday, Hartford Wolf Pack on Saturday and Worcester Sharks on Sunday.

EAST DIVISION STANDINGS

RK TEAM GP W L OTL SOL PTS

1 NORFOLK ADMIRALS 57 38 14 4 1 81

2 Hershey Bears 54 32 12 5 5 74

3 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 53 33 15 2 3 71

4 Bridgeport Sound Tigers 53 27 21 1 4 59

5 Albany River Rats 52 24 24 2 2 52

6 Philadelphia Phantoms 55 20 28 2 5 47

7 Binghamton Senators 52 16 29 2 5 39

THE ADMIRALS' WEEK AHEAD

Wed., Feb. 21...at Springfield Falcons (Tampa Bay Lightning)...7:05 p.m. (Admirals B2 Night at Baxter's)

Sat., Feb. 24... at Hartford Wolf Pack (New York Rangers)...7:00 p.m.

Sun., Feb. 25... at Worcester Sharks (San Jose Sharks)...7:00 p.m.

TEAM NOTEBOOK

- Martin St. Pierre scored his first career NHL goal with the Blackhawks on Wednesday in Pittsburgh. Pierre Parenteau assisted on the play for his first NHL point after making his NHL debut on February 7.

- Parenteau had a four-point night for the Admirals on Sunday in a 5-2 victory in Philadelphia. Parenteau now has points in his last three games with Norfolk (2g, 7a).

- After dropping an overtime decision in Philadelphia on opening night, the Admirals have six straight wins against the Phantoms this season.

- David Bolland has 15 points (5g, 10a) over his past 13 games since January 20 at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. No Admiral has more points than Bolland during that period.

- Kris Versteeg scored the game-tying goal late in the third period and notched the winning shootout conversion in a 4-3 victory over Portland on Wednesday at Scope. Versteeg now has one goal and five assists in seven games as an Admiral.

- The Admirals surrendered penalty shot goals in consecutive games over the weekend after not allowing such a goal in their first six-plus seasons. Binghamton's Matt Koalska (Saturday) and Philadelphia's Darren Reid (Sunday) scored penalty shot goals against the Admirals after opponents were previously 0-8 in such attempts against Norfolk since the Admirals joined the AHL in 2000-01.

- This Friday will mark the first and only time the Admirals will not play a game on a Friday this season.

NORFOLK LEADERS

Goals: Troy Brouwer (26) Assists: Martin St. Pierre (53), Brouwer (31)

Points: St. Pierre (73), Brouwer (57) Games Played: Jordan Hendry (57)

PP goals: Troy Brouwer (13) SH goals: MacDonald (3), Burish (2), Corazzini (2)

+/- Rating: Jordan Hendry (+14) PIM: David Koci (168)

GAA: Corey Crawford ( 2.68) Spct: Corey Crawford (.913)

Wins: Corey Crawford (29) Losses: Corey Crawford (13)

GPI: Corey Crawford (43) Minutes: Corey Crawford (2506)

SPRINGFIELD LEADERS

Goals: Eric Healey (23) Assists: Eric Healey (32)

Points: Eric Healey (55) Games Played: Eric Healey (58)

PP goals: Eric Healey (10) SH goals: Daniel Corso, David Spina (1)

+/- Rating: Kyle Wanvig (-1) PIM: Mike Egener (98)

GAA: Gerald Coleman (2.01), Jonathan Boutin (2.40) Spct: Coleman (.940), Boutin (.921)

Wins: Karri Ramo (13) Losses: Karri Ramo (19)

GPI: Karri Ramo (38) Minutes: Karri Ramo (2031)

HARTFORD LEADERS

Goals: Ryan Callahan (31) Assists: Daniel Girardi (22), Nigel Dawes (19)

Points: Ryan Callahan (45) Games Played: Dwight Helminen, Lauri Korpikoski (54)

PP goals: Ryan Callahan (14) SH goals: Ryan Callahan, Dwight Helminen (3)

+/- Rating: Brad Isbister, Nigel Dawes (+7) PIM: Francis Lessard (146)

GAA: Alex Westlund ( 1.00), Al Montoya (2.29) Spct: Alex Westlund (.963), Al Montoya (.916)

Wins: Stephen Valiquette (16), Al Montoya (13) Losses: Stephen Valiquette (12), Al Montoya (11)

GPI: Stephen Valiquette (30), Al Montoya (27) Minutes: Stephen Valiquette (1694), Al Montoya (1495)

WORCESTER LEADERS

Goals: Mathieu Darche (25), Mike Iggulden (19) Assists: Mathieu Darche (28), Dan Spang (21)

Points: Mathieu Darche (53), Graham Mink (32) Games Played: Scott Ferguson (54)

PP goals: Mathieu Darche (13), Graham Mink (7) SH goals: Grant Stevenson, Tom Cavanagh (2)

+/- Rating: Brennan Evans (+14) PIM: Brennan Evans, Brad Staubitz (122)

GAA: Thomas Greiss ( 2.69) Spct: Thomas Greiss (.909)

Wins: Thomas Greiss (11) Losses: Thomas Greiss (9)

GPI: Thomas Greiss (20) Minutes: Thomas Greiss (1203)

TRANSACTIONS

February 14, 2007 ADD G Joel Martin - Signed to Professional Tryout Contract

ADD D Mike Jarmuth - Signed to Professional Tryout Contract

February 17, 2007 ADD RW Pierre Parenteau - Retuned on loan by Chicago (NHL)

February 18, 2007 DELETE G Joel Martin - Released from Professional Tryout Contract

UPCOMING PROMOTIONS

Wednesday, February 21 (Admirals at Springfield Falcons, 7:05 p.m.)

- Admirals B2 Night at Baxter's - The Admirals will head to Springfield on Wednesday night to continue a season-long ten-game road trip with a contest against the Falcons . 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 Wednesday against the Falcons 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 20 , from 6:00 to 7:00 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, and "The Voice of the Admirals" Pete Michaud will phone in a report from the road.

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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