AHL Norfolk Admirals

Admirals Sweep Rats, Set for Busy Week

Published on January 15, 2007 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Norfolk Admirals News Release


NORFOLK, VA - The Norfolk Admirals won two games against the Albany River Rats at Scope last week to remain at the top of the East Division and overall American Hockey League standings. On Friday night, recently-named AHL All-Stars Brandon Bochenski, Troy Brouwer and Martin St. Pierre each scored in a 3-2 victory over Albany. The next night, Bryan Bickell and Gregg Johnson each had three-point nights and Patrick Lalime made 32 saves in a 5-2 win over the River Rats. Earlier today, Bochenski netted a pair of goals and the Admirals erased a third period deficit to defeat the Bridgeport Sound Tigers 3-2 in Connecticut.

The Admirals are in the midst of a five-games-in-seven-days stretch that began this afternoon in Bridgeport. The Admirals return to Scope for one game this week on Friday against their rivals from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at 7:15 p.m.

EAST DIVISION STANDINGS
RK TEAM GP W L OTL SOL PTS
1 NORFOLK ADMIRALS 42 29 8 4 1 63
2 Hershey Bears 42 27 8 3 4 61
3 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 38 26 7 2 3 57
4 Albany River Rats 40 18 19 2 1 39
5 Bridgeport Sound Tigers 37 16 16 1 4 37
6 Philadelphia Phantoms 39 14 22 1 2 31
7 Binghamton Senators 40 11 23 1 5 28

THE WEEK AHEAD
Wed., Jan. 17...Norfolk at Albany River Rats (Carolina/Colorado)...7:00 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 19... Norfolk vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (Pittsburgh/Edmonton)...7:15 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 20...Norfolk at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (Pittsburgh/Edmonton)...7:05 p.m.
Sun., Jan. 21...Norfolk at Philadelphia Phantoms (Philadelphia Flyers)...5:05 p.m.

NORFOLK LEADERS
Goals: Brandon Bochenski (29) Assists: Martin St. Pierre (41)
Points: Brandon Bochenski (57) Games Played: Jordan Hendry (41)
PP goals: Brandon Bochenski (15) SH goals: Craig MacDonald (3)
+/- Rating: Bryan Bickell (+14) PIM: Colin Fraser (121)
GAA: Patrick Lalime (2.00), Corey Crawford (2.49) Spct: Lalime (.941), Crawford (.919)
Wins: Corey Crawford (23) Losses: Corey Crawford (8)
GPI: Corey Crawford (32) Minutes: Corey Crawford (1878)

ALBANY LEADERS
Goals: Shane Willis (14) Assists: Keith Aucoin (28)
Points: Keith Aucoin (39) Games Played: Boychuk, Dwyer, Love (40)
PP goals: Matt Murley (6) SH goals: Aucoin, Guite, Finger (1)
GAA: Tyler Weiman (3.04) Spct: Tyler Weiman (.901)
Wins: Tyler Weiman (12) Losses: Justin Peters (14)
GPI: Justin Peters, Tyler Weiman (22) Minutes: Tyler Weiman (1205)

WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON LEADERS
Goals: Jonathan Filewich (17) Assists: Brodziak, Kennedy (20)
Points: Filewich, Brodziak (34) Games Played: Jonathan Filewich, Stephen Dixon (38)
PP goals: Erik Christensen (7) SH goals: Jonathan Filewich (2)
GAA: Jeff Deslauriers (2.30) Spct: Jeff Deslauriers (.915)
Wins: Jeff Deslauriers, Andrew Penner (13) Losses: Jeff Deslauriers (6)
GPI: Jeff Deslauriers (21) Minutes: Jeff Deslauriers (1252)

PHILADELPHIA LEADERS
Goals: Niko Dimitrakos (10) Assists: Mark Cullen (16)
Points: Mark Cullen (23) Games Played: Frederik Cabana (39)
PP goals: Mark Cullen, Darren Reid (5) SH goals: Ellison, Guenin, Murray, Potulny (1)
GAA: Scott Munroe (3.14) Spct: Scott Munroe (.907)
Wins: Scott Munroe, Martin Houle (6) Losses: Scott Munroe, Martin Houle (9)
GPI: Scott Munroe (19) Minutes: Scott Munroe (1089)

TEAM NOTEBOOK (after Admirals@ Bridgeport, January 15, 2007)
- The Admirals streak of consecutive penalties killed ended at 52 straight kills on Saturday night versus Albany. The streak was the second longest in Norfolk Admirals history - just one kill shy of the franchise record. The Admirals PK is on a 64-66 (96.9%) run in its past 14 games.
- Norfolk is on a six-game winning streak and is 13-2-0-0 in its last 15 games. The Admirals also have won their past nine games at Norfolk Scope and are 10-0-1-0 in their last 11 in Norfolk.
- Brandon Bochenski has points in 18 of his last 20 games in Norfolk (21g, 22a)
- Corey Crawford is on a five-game winning streak since January 3 versus Hershey. He has 2.00 GAA a .931 save percentage in that stretch.
- The Admirals have had crowds of 4000 or better in seven of the last eight games and are averaging 4678 per game since December 27. On the season, Norfolk has averaged 3991 fans at Scope.
- Colin Fraser (1g, 1a), Jonas Nordqvist (1g, 1a) Danny Richmond (0g, 2a) and Bruno St. Jacques (0g, 3a) have points in back-to-back games.

TRANSACTIONS
January 8, 2007 ADD RW Brandon Bochenski - Returned on loan by Chicago (NHL)
ADD C Colin Fraser - Returned on loan by Chicago (NHL)
DELETE G Mike Brodeur - Reassigned by Chicago (NHL) to Toledo (ECHL)

January 9, 2007 DELETE RW Adam Burish - Recalled from loan by Chicago (NHL)
DELETE C Craig MacDonald - Recalled from loan by Chicago (NHL)

January 10, 2007 ADD G Patrick Lalime - Loaned from Chicago (NHL)

January 14, 2007 DELETE D Cam Barker - Recalled from loan by Chicago (NHL)

UPCOMING PROMOTIONS
Wednesday, January 17 (Admirals at Albany River Rats, 7:00 p.m.)
- Admirals B2 Night at Baxter's - The Admirals travel to Albany on Wednesday for another Admirals B2 Night at Baxter's. If you can't be there for the 7:00 faceoff in New York, let B2 Nights at Baxter's bring the game to you. Join your friends at Baxter's to watch the Admirals play the River Rats for the third time in six days on Baxter's big screen TV. 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, visit norfolkadmirals.com.

ALUMNI GAME UPDATE
The Admirals are pleased to announce three more participants in the Inaugural Admirals Alumni Game. Goaltender Dave Cooper along with "The Nasty Boys" Greg Bignell and John East will join over 20 other former Hampton Roads Admirals on Saturday, February 10 at Scope.

The Admirals Alumni Game experience is included in a ticket to the Admirals game versus the Portland Pirates later that evening. Gates will open at 4:00 with the puck dropping for the alumni game at 4:30. The game will last approximately one hour. Following the game, there will be a meet-and-greet reception in the Scope Exhibition Hall until 6:45. At 7:15, the puck will drop for the Norfolk Admirals' contest against the Portland Pirates.

For more information on the Inaugural Admirals Alumni Game, including a complete list of players who have been announced as participating so far, please click on the graphic on the right side of norfolkadmirals.com.

BURGER KING HAVE IT YOUR WAY ADMIRALS HOUR
The Burger King Have it Your Way Admirals Hour radio show will air tomorrow, January 16, 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 will be joined by Admirals Vice President Mark Bernard, Tides General Manager Dave Rosenfield, and Blake Cullen in the studio to take fans' calls.

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 www.SportsJuice.com, or click on the link at www.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 www.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. Season tickets, 10-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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