AHL Norfolk Admirals

Admirals Look to Right the Ship at Home

Published on January 4, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Norfolk Admirals News Release


NORFOLK, Va. - The Norfolk Admirals will return home this upcoming weekend in hopes of posting their first victory of 2011. The Admirals find themselves mired in a five-game winless streak and look to rebound against the Connecticut Whale on Friday and Saturday at Scope.

Last week, the Admirals suffered four setbacks at the hands of the division rivals. On Tuesday night, the Admirals scored late in the third period to send the game into overtime but scored only once in a shootout as the Checkers skated away with a 3-2 victory. In the rematch on Thursday evening, Mike Angelidis had three points, including a third period goal but it was not enough as the Checkers Drayson Bowman scored 25 seconds into overtime as the Checkers skated away with a 4-3 victory. On New Year's Day, despite goals by Troy Milam and Marc-Antoine Pouliot in the third period, the Admirals opened up 2011 with a 4-3 regulation loss against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. To wrap-up the quick two-game road trip, the Admirals traveled to Hershey on Sunday, but could not solve Bears goaltender Braden Holtby as the Bears shut out the Admirals 2-0.

The Admirals return home Friday and Saturday night in hopes of returning to their winning ways. Friday night's game against the Connecticut Whale will be Zamboni Bank Giveaway night courtesy of JPM Financial Services, John's Tax Service, and WAVY-TV 10 & Fox43. Saturday night's rematch with the Whale will be Special Olympics Night at Norfolk Scope.

EAST DIVISION STANDINGS

At 18-9-6-2 (44 pts.) the Admirals are tied for second place in the East Division. The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (26-8-0-0, 52 pts.) lead the division and the entire AHL. The Admirals are tied with the Charlotte Checkers (20-11-1-3, 44 pts.) for second place. Behind the Admirals and Checkers are the Hershey Bears (21-13-0-1, 43 pts.) and the Binghamton Senators (16-16-2-2, 36 pts.). Wrapping up the division are the Syracuse Crunch (14-18-1-3, 32 pts.), Albany Devils (13-19-0-2, 28 pts.), and Adirondack Phantoms (10-25-2-0, 22 pts.).

THE ADMIRALS' WEEK AHEAD

Fri., Jan. 7 ... vs. Connecticut Whale (New York Rangers) ... 7:30 p.m.

Sat., Jan. 8 ... vs. Connecticut Whale (New York Rangers) ... 7:15 p.m.

NORFOLK NOTES:

- Norfolk is winless in five games following the holiday break (0-3-1-1).

- The Charlotte Checkers have tied the Admirals for second place in the AHL's East Division while the Hershey Bears are now only one point behind Charlotte and Norfolk.

- The Admirals became the final AHL team to lose back-to-back games in regulation in 2010-11 following regulation losses at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Saturday and Hershey on Sunday.

- On Sunday in Hershey, the Admirals were shut out for just the second time in 2010-11 (November 28 at Bridgeport).

- On Sunday, goaltender Cedrick Desjardins was returned to the Admirals by the Tampa Bay Lightning. Desjardins went 2-0-0 in his first NHL call-up, winning his first two NHL starts with a 1.00 goals-against average and .964 save percentage.

- On Saturday, the Lightning acquired goaltender Dwayne Roloson from the New York Islanders in exchange for former Admirals defenseman Ty Wishart.

- The Admirals tied a season high with three power play goals on Saturday at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (October 23 at Albany).

- The road team has won each of the first six games between Norfolk and Charlotte this season with the Admirals taking two games in North Carolina and the Checkers claiming all four games in Virginia so far.

- Thursday night's attendance at Norfolk Scope Arena for the Admirals game vs. Charlotte was a season-high 5,055.

- Norfolk's attendance is up 18% when comparing October through December 2009 (average attendance: 3356) to October through December 2010 (average attendance: 3955).

- The Admirals have drawn six crowds over 4,000 through the end of December this season in 13 games. Last season, they only drew 4,000 or more fans in two of 15 games before the end of December.

ZAMBONI BANK GIVEAWAY NIGHT

On Friday Jan. 7th, the first 750 kids ages 14 and under through the gates will receive an Admirals Zamboni Bank courtesy of JPM Financial Services, John's Tax Service WAVY-10 and Fox43.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS NIGHT AT NORFOLK SCOPE

Special Olympics night presented by SunTrust is January 8th as the Admirals square-off against the Whale. For a limited time, Red Level Tickets for the event are available for only $10 - you save $4 per ticket. Plus, a portion of the proceeds will go to Special Olympics of Virginia. To receive the discounted tickets fans must purchase the tickets before Saturday, January 8 th. These tickets can be upgraded to Gold Level seating for an additional $3.

The event will feature in-game demonstrations by local Olympians, a ceremonial puck drop, an honor guard, raffle prizes, a Dream Team and much more. Bring your family and friends and join us for an evening of action-packed entertainment while supporting our local Olympic athletes!

THIS WEEK ON THE ADMIRALS HOUR RADIO SHOW

Tune in to the Admirals Hour on Tuesday afternoons at 4:00 p.m. on the home of the Admirals - "The Game" 102.1-FM, 1490-AM and 1021TheGame.com. "The Voice of the Admirals" Pete Michaud will be joined by special call-in guests Admirals Captain Chris Durno and former Admirals Head Coach Trent Yawney. To call in to the show, dial (757) 490-2750.

NORFOLK LEADERS

Goals: Johan Harju (14)

Assists: Marc-Antoine Pouliot (19)

Points: Marc-Antoine Pouliot (28)

Games: Mike Angelidis, Matt Fornataro, Paul Szczechura, James Wright (35)

PP goals: Several (3)

SH goals: James Wright (2)

+/- Rating: Chris Durno (+16)

PIM: Pierre-Cedric Labrie (86)

GAA: Cedrick Desjardins (2.63)

Spct: Cedrick Desjardins (0.900)

Wins: Cedrick Desjardins (12)

Losses: Dustin Tokarski (10)

GPI: Cedrick Desjardins (18)

Minutes: Cedrick Desjardins (1097)

CONNECTICUT LEADERS

Goals: Jeremy Williams (19)

Assists: Kris Newbury (30)

Points: Kris Newbury (35)

Games: Several (38)

PP goals: Jeremy Williams (10)

SH goals: Kris Newbury (1)

+/- Rating: Pavel Valentenko (+11)

PIM: Devin DiDiomete (158)

GAA: Cameron Talbot (2.37)

Spct: Cameron Talbot (0.918)

Wins: Chad Johnson (12)

Losses: Chad Johnson (12)

GPI: Chad Johnson (27)

Minutes: Chad Johnson (1618)

TRANSACTIONS

January 3, 2011

DEL G Jaroslav Janus- Reassigned by Tampa Bay (NHL) to Florida (ECHL)

January 1, 2011

ADD G Cedrick Desjardins- Returned on loan from Tampa Bay (NHL)

DEL D Ty Wishart- Recalled from loan by Tampa Bay (NHL)

TICKETS

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.

ON THE RADIO/INTERNET

All eighty regular season games will air live on "The Game" 102.1-FM, 1490-AM and online at 1021TheGame.com. AHL Live will also carry online video of every Admirals game on a pay-per-view or season pass basis. Fans can log in to watch, listen or get more information about AHL Live's online audio and video features at ahllive.com.

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