Admirals Sign Forward Bryan Brutlag to Tryout
March 18, 2012 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Norfolk Admirals News Release
NORFOLK, Va. - The Norfolk Admirals today signed forward Bryan Brutlag to a Professional Tryout Contract (PTO), Admirals General Manager Julien BriseBois announced. This is Brutlag's second PTO with the Admirals this season.
Brutlag, 5-foot-11, 189-pounds, appeared in three games with the Admirals last weekend, posting a plus-2 rating. He is currently tied for the team lead in scoring with the ECHL's Gwinnett Gladiators. The pro rookie has appeared in 65 games for the Gladiators this season, posting 20 goals and 46 points with 30 penalty minutes and a plus-4 rating. Brutlag is tied for sixth in rookie scoring in the ECHL. He also ranks second in goals and tied for fourth in assists overall with the Gladiators.
Prior to tuning pro with the Gladiators this season, Brutlag appeared in 151 career collegiate games with the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (R.P.I.) Engineers, posting 21 goals and 60 points with 171 penalty minutes. He began his collegiate career as a defenseman before switching to forward full-time prior to his junior season. Brutlag is tied for third all-time in games played in R.P.I. history and missed only three games in his four-year college career.
The Admirals are looking to establish a new American Hockey League record for longest winning streak contained within a single season tonight in Charlotte, North Carolina. Norfolk tries for win #18 in a row at 3:00 p.m. this afternoon against the Checkers at the Time Warner Cable Arena.
Following this afternoon's contest, the Admirals will return to Virginia to open a seven-game homestand beginning next Friday and Saturday, March 23rd and 24th, against the Albany Devils at Norfolk Scope Arena. For a complete schedule of games and promotions, please visit norfolkadmirals.com.
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.
Admirals 10-Packs for the 2011-12 season remain available for as little as $110. You may also reserve your 2012-13 season tickets with a deposit of as little as $100 per seat. Stop by the Admirals' Administrative Offices at Scope, call (757) 640-1212 weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or visit norfolkadmirals.com anytime!
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.
Admirals 10-Packs for the 2011-12 season remain available for as little as $110. You may also reserve your 2012-13 season tickets with a deposit of as little as $100 per seat. Stop by the Admirals' Administrative Offices at Scope, call (757) 640-1212 weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or visit norfolkadmirals.com anytime!
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