Admirals Set Sail for Calder Cup Playoffs
Published on April 16, 2007 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Norfolk Admirals News Release
NORFOLK, VA - Last week, the Norfolk Admirals wrapped up the regular season and made plans for this week's start of the Calder Cup Playoffs. On Friday night in Philadelphia, Pierre Parenteau had a goal and three assists as the Admirals stopped a four-game winless streak with a 6-3 victory over the Phantoms. On Saturday night in Albany, a see-saw battle that saw each team lead three times ended with the Admirals defeating the River Rats 6-5. The win was Norfolk's fiftieth of the 2006-07 season. The Admirals concluded the regular season on Sunday afternoon at Bridgeport with a 5-3 setback to the Sound Tigers.
The Admirals finished the regular season in third place in the East Division. Norfolk will face the second-seeded Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in Series D of the East Division Semifinals. Game 1 and Game 2 of the series will be in Wilkes-Barre this Friday and Saturday night at 7:05. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton is the top affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins and has a secondary affiliation with the Edmonton Oilers.
FINAL EAST DIVISION STANDINGS
RK TEAM GP W L OTL SOL PTS
1 Hershey Bears 80 51 17 6 6 114
2 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 80 51 23 2 4 108
3* NORFOLK ADMIRALS 80 50 22 6 2 108
4 Albany River Rats 80 37 36 4 3 81
5 Bridgeport Sound Tigers 80 36 37 1 6 79
6 Philadelphia Phantoms 80 31 41 2 6 70
7 Binghamton Senators 80 23 48 4 5 55
* The Admirals finished third in the East because the Penguins won the first tiebreaker (more wins).
FIRST ROUND PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
Game 1: Friday, April 20, at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:05 p.m.
Game 2: Saturday, April 21, at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:05 p.m.
Game 3: Monday, April 23, at Norfolk, 7:15 p.m.
Game 4: Wednesday, April 25, at Norfolk, 7:15 p.m.
*Game 5: Friday, April 27, at Norfolk, 7:15 p.m.
*Game 6: Sunday, April 29, at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 5:05 p.m.
*Game 7: Tuesday, May 1, at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:05 p.m.
* if necessary
FIRST ROUND PLAYOFF TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Tickets for the first round of the Calder Cup Playoffs are on sale at the Scope Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, charge-by-phone at (757) 671-8100 or online at ticketmaster.com. Fans should use tickets labeled "Game A" for Monday, April 23, "Game B" for Wednesday, April 25 and "Game C" for Friday, April 27. For more information, please visit norfolkadmirals.com or call (757) 640-1212.
TEAM NOTEBOOK
- Norfolk set all-time highs in wins (50), points (108), goals scored (301) and power play efficiency (21.1%).
- The Admirals finished with the best power play in the American Hockey League (21.1%).
- With a goal and two assists, Martin St. Pierre finished 2006-07 with 72 assists and 99 points, breaking the previous franchise records of 50 assists and 73 points that he established in 2005-06.
- St. Pierre has quickly ascended the Norfolk all-time scoring list with 172 points in just 142 games as an Admiral. He finished this season ranked third on the all-time list - one point away from tying Marty Wilford (173 points in 318 games) for second and three points away from tying Ajay Baines (175 points in 409 games) for the most points all-time in a Norfolk Admirals uniform.
- Troy Brouwer's 41 goals will go down in Norfolk's franchise record book as the most in a single season in Norfolk Admirals history, eclipsing Rene Bourque's total of 33 in 2004-05 and Brandon Bochenski's 33 from this season. Brouwer also tied the single-season mark for power play goals with 20.
- Norfolk had four players finish in the top 20 of AHL scoring this season (Martin St. Pierre T-2nd, Troy Brouwer T-9th, Pierre Parenteau T-9th, Kris Versteeg T-15th). Last season, St. Pierre became the first player in Norfolk Admirals history to finish in the top 20 of scoring.
- Defenseman Jordan Hendry was the only Admiral to appear in all 80 games this season. He was one of ten rookies and 23 players overall to do so in the AHL this season.
- Hendry's team-leading +20 rating was the second-best plus/minus rating in a single season in franchise history.
- The Admirals had a total attendance of 187,343 over 40 games this season for an average nightly attendance of 4684. The attendance increased 11.3% from last season and was the second-highest attendance in Norfolk Admirals history.
NORFOLK REGULAR SEASON LEADERS
Goals: Troy Brouwer (41)* Assists: Martin St. Pierre (72)*
Points: Martin St. Pierre (99)* Games Played: Jordan Hendry (80)#
PP goals: Troy Brouwer (20)# SH goals: Craig MacDonald (4)#
+/- Rating: Jordan Hendry (+20) PIM: David Koci (223)
GAA: Corey Crawford (2.84) Spct: Corey Crawford (.909)
Wins: Corey Crawford (38)* Losses: Corey Crawford (20)
GPI: Corey Crawford (60)* Minutes: Corey Crawford (3467)*
* A new Norfolk Admirals franchise record
# Ties a Norfolk Admirals franchise record
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON REGULAR SEASON LEADERS
Goals: Jonathan Filewich (30) Assists: Robert Nilsson (48)
Points: Robert Nilsson (66) Games Played: Jonathan Filewich, Stephen Dixon (80)
PP goals: Jonathan Filewich (12) SH goals: Stephen Dixon (4)
+/- Rating: Tyler Kennedy (+15) PIM: Wade Skolney (216)
GAA: Jeff Deslauriers (2.47) Spct: Jeff Deslauriers (.908)
Wins: Jeff Deslauriers (22) Losses: Nolan Schaefer (16)
GPI: Jeff Deslauriers (40) Minutes: Jeff Deslauriers (2231)
TRANSACTIONS
April 10, 2007 ADD D Cam Barker - Returned on loan by Chicago (NHL)
ADD D Danny Richmond - Returned on loan by Chicago (NHL)
ADD LW Bryan Bickell - Returned on loan by Chicago (NHL)
ADD C Jonas Nordqvist - Returned on loan by Chicago (NHL)
April 11, 2007 DELETE D Mike Jarmuth - End of emergency conditions
DELETE D Ben Lovejoy - Released from Amateur Tryout Contract
April 13, 2007 ADD LW Bryan Bickell - Start of emergency conditions
PRACTICE SCHEDULE
The Admirals are scheduled to practice Tuesday and Wednesday this week at the Chilled Ponds Ice Sports Complex in Chesapeake. Practices start at 10:00 a.m. and typically last around 45 minutes. Please note that practice schedules, duration and locations are subject to change at any time. Please call 640-1212 to verify practice times and locations prior to traveling.
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.
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