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Admirals Venture Home in Search of Sweet 16

March 12, 2012 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Norfolk Admirals News Release


NORFOLK, Va. - The Norfolk Admirals bring a franchise record 15-game winning streak back to Norfolk Scope Arena on Wednesday night for an East Division showdown with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, before heading to Charlotte for a pair of contests this weekend.

Last week, Norfolk's winning streak grew to 15 consecutive victories after three wins in three nights in three different road cities. On Friday night, the Admirals scored three times in the first period and Jaroslav Janus made 23 saves as the Admirals held on to defeat the Adirondack Phantoms, 3-1. The next night, Norfolk erased an opening period deficit with three unanswered goals and Janus turned aside 26 of 27 shots, as they defeated the Connecticut Whale, 3-1. On Sunday afternoon, behind three third-period goals and 27 saves from Janus, the Admirals wrapped up the weekend with a 6-3 victory over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.

The Admirals return home on Wednesday night for the fourth of five meetings at Scope with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in another Admirals Value Night. Norfolk then travels to Charlotte on Friday and Sunday to square off against the Checkers in the final two installments of the GEICO Challenge Cup.

EASTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS UPDATE

The Admirals (42-18-1-2, 87 points in 63 games) continue to lead the East Division, Eastern Conference and overall American Hockey League standings. Norfolk leads the St. John's IceCaps (37-15-5-2, 81 points, 59 games) by six points for first place in the Eastern Conference and in the American Hockey League. They lead the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (36-19-2-5, 79 points in 62 games) by eight points for first place in the East Division. The IceCaps hold four games in hand on the Admirals while the Penguins hold one game in.

Rank

Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT

1 * Norfolk Admirals 63 42 18 1 2 87 0.690

2 * St. John's IceCaps 59 37 15 5 2 81 0.686

3 * Bridgeport Sound Tigers 60 32 20 3 5 72 0.600

4

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 62 36 19 2 5 79 0.637

5

Hershey Bears 61 31 20 4 6 72 0.590

6

Connecticut Whale 61 31 20 5 5 72 0.590

7

Manchester Monarchs 63 31 29 0 3 65 0.516

8

Albany Devils 61 27 24 6 4 64 0.525

9

Worcester Sharks 60 26 23 4 7 63 0.525

10

Adirondack Phantoms 61 30 28 2 1 63 0.516

11

Portland Pirates 61 28 27 3 3 62 0.508

12

Springfield Falcons 62 28 28 3 3 62 0.500

13

Providence Bruins 63 27 29 3 4 61 0.484

14

Syracuse Crunch 61 26 27 4 4 60 0.492

15

Binghamton Senators 62 24 34 2 2 52 0.419

*Division Leader

Eight teams in each conference shall qualify for the 2012 Calder Cup Playoffs. Following the conclusion of each team's 76-game regular season, the three division winners in each conference will be seeded first through third (in order of regular-season points) and the next five best teams (in order of regular-season points) will be seeded fourth through eighth.

THE ADMIRALS' WEEK AHEAD

Wed., Mar 14 ... vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (Pittsburgh Penguins) ... 7:15 p.m.

Fri., Mar 16 ... at Charlotte Checkers (Carolina Hurricanes) ... 7:00 p.m.

Sun., Mar 18 ... at Charlotte Checkers (Carolina Hurricanes) ... 3:00 p.m.

ADMIRALS' LOG

- Norfolk's current 15-game winning streak is the third-longest winning streak in the American Hockey League since the Admirals joined the AHL in 2000-01.

- Norfolk's streak, which dates back to Feb. 10 vs. Adirondack, is the longest winning streak in the AHL since the Syracuse Crunch won an AHL-record 18 regular season games from March 9 - October 17, 2008. During their streak, the Crunch won 15 games to end the 2007-08 season and three games to begin in the 2008-09 season.

- The longest AHL winning streak contained within a single season was accomplished by the Philadelphia Phantoms when they won 17 consecutive games from October 22 - November 27, 2004.

- The Admirals have established a new franchise record with eight consecutive road victories, passing the previous mark of seven straight wins away from Scope, which was set from December 29, 2002 - February 7, 2003.

- The last time the Admirals were in first place overall in the American Hockey League this late in the season was March 31, 2007, when they held a one-point advantage over the Hershey Bears.

- During the streak, the Admirals are averaging 4.00 goals a game and only allowing 1.73 goals against per game.

- With 87 points (42-18-1-2), Norfolk has tied the best all-time record through 63 games in AHL Admirals history (2006-07, 41-17-4-1).

- The Admirals have established an AHL Admirals franchise record for road victories (23), passing the previous record of 21 set in 2005-06.

- Norfolk has played in 104 sets of three-games-in-three-days all-time, winning all three games only 11 times. They've won three sets of three-games-in-three-days during their 15-game winning streak alone.

- Jaroslav Janus became the first AHL Admirals goaltender to win all three games of a three-games-in-three-days set. He stopped 76 of 81 shots during the three games for a 1.67 goals-against average and .938 save percentage. Janus joined St. John's goaltender Eddie Pasquale as the only AHL goaltenders to record three wins last week.

- Tyler Johnson has points in seven consecutive games (6g, 9a) marking the longest active point streak in the American Hockey League. He also leads the Admirals in goals (9), assists (15), points (24) and plus/minus (+14) during the team's 15-game winning streak.

- Only eight players have appeared in all 15 games during Norfolk's 15-game winning streak: Johnson, Cory Conacher, Mark Barberio, Richard Panik, Ondrej Palat, Jean-Philippe Cote Radko Gudas and Scott Jackson.

- Conacher continues to lead the American Hockey League in rookie scoring with 68 points (31g, 37a) while Johnson is now third in the AHL with 52 points (24g, 28a).

- After Norfolk's games in Charlotte, the Admirals will commence a seven-game homestand to round out the home portion of their regular season schedule from March 23 - April 7.

TYLER JOHNSON NAMED REEBOK/AHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Earlier this afternoon, the American Hockey League announced that Norfolk Admirals center Tyler Johnson was selected as the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending March 11, 2012.

Johnson totaled four goals and four assists for eight points as Norfolk swept its three-game road weekend and extended its winning streak to 15 games, two shy of the AHL record.

On Friday night, Johnson scored twice in the opening period of Norfolk's 3-1 victory over the Adirondack Phantoms. The next night, Johnson assisted on the game-winning goal and added an empty-netter as Norfolk defeated Connecticut 3-1. Finally, in Bridgeport on Sunday, Johnson led the way with a goal and three assists in Norfolk's 6-3 decision over the Sound Tigers, extending his personal scoring streak to seven games (6-9-15).

Johnson, a 21-year-old native of Spokane, Wash., has 24 goals and 28 assists for 52 points in 62 games for Norfolk this season, ranking third among all AHL rookies in scoring. Signed as a free agent by the Tampa Bay Lightning on Mar. 7, 2011, Johnson played four junior seasons with Spokane in the WHL, winning a Memorial Cup title in 2008 and helping the United States to a gold medal at the 2010 World Junior Championships.

In recognition of his achievement, Johnson will be presented with an etched crystal award prior to an upcoming Admirals home game.

Johnson becomes the seventh Norfolk Admirals player to be named the AHL Player of the Week and the second player this season, joining Carter Ashton (week ending October 9).

ADMIRALS VALUE NIGHTS

The Admirals return to Scope on Wednesday as they face off against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in another Weekday Value Night. The game will once again feature Family Fun Packs and Student Rush Nights.

Family Fun Packs include four discounted Red Level Tickets for just $48 plus four free hot dogs, four free popcorns and four free sodas. Fans get all of that for just $48 - that's a savings of $37.

Student Rush Nights provide $8 White Level Tickets (normally $12) for high school and college students with a valid current high school or college ID. In addition, when you buy a Student Rush Night Ticket, you get a buy-one get-one free offer for the next Student Rush Night.

Family Fun Packs are available at the Scope Box Office, all Ticketmaster Outlets, charge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000 or online at Ticketmaster.com. Student Rush Night Tickets are available ONLY at the Scope Box Office after 2:00 p.m. on the day of the game.

THUNDERSTICKS AND TOTE BAG GIVEAWAY

The first 2,000 fans through the gates on Wednesday night will receive light-up thundersticks and a tote bag courtesy of BB&T.

NORFOLK LEADERS

Goals : Cory Conacher (31)

Assists : Mark Barberio (42)

Points : Cory Conacher (68)

Games : Cory Conacher, Tyler Johnson (62)

PP goals : Cory Conacher (13)

SH goals : Tyler Johnson, J.T. Wyman (2)

+/- Rating : Pierre-Cedric Labrie (+27)

PIM : Radko Gudas (161)

GAA : Dustin Tokarski (2.34)

Spct : Dustin Tokarski (.907)

Wins : Dustin Tokarski (27)

Losses : Dustin Tokarski (11)

GPI : Dustin Tokarski (40)

Minutes : Dustin Tokarski (2282)

WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON LEADERS

Goals : Bryan Lerg, Ben Street (22)

Assists : Colin McDonald (31)

Points : Ben Street (46)

Games : Brian Gibbons, Ben Street (58)

PP goals : Geoff Walker (10)

SH goals : Bryan Lerg (4)

+/- Rating : Nick Petersen, Ben Street (+12)

PIM : Geoff Walker (94)

GAA : Scott Munroe (2.82)

Spct : Scott Munroe (0.896)

Wins : Brad Thiessen (20)

Losses : Brad Thiessen (14)

GPI : Brad Thiessen (37)

Minutes : Brad Thiessen (2084)

CHARLOTTE LEADERS

Goals : Zac Dalpe (15)

Assists : Chris Terry (35)

Points : Chris Terry (47)

Games : Brett Bellemore, Nicolas Blanchard, Justin Soryal (60)

PP goals : Jerome Samson (8)

SH goals : Zac Dalpe (2)

+/- Rating : Justin Krueger (+13)

PIM : Justin Soryal (164)

GAA : Justin Peters (2.50)

Spct : Mike Murphy (0.912)

Wins : Mike Murphy (16)

Losses : Mike Murphy (11)

GPI : Mike Murphy (31)

Minutes : Mike Murphy (1743)

TRANSACTIONS OF THE PAST WEEK

March 7, 2012

DELETE G Dustin Tokarski - Recalled from loan by Tampa Bay (NHL)

ADD G Pat Nagle - Reassigned by Tampa Bay (NHL) from Florida (ECHL)

March 8, 2012

ADD F Bryan Brutlag - Signed to Professional Tryout Contract (PTO)

March 10, 2012

ADD LW Casey Haines - Signed to Professional Tryout Contract (PTO)

March 12, 2012

DELETE LW Casey Haines - Released from Professional Tryout Contract (PTO)

DELETE F Bryan Brutlag - Released from Professional Tryout Contract (PTO)

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.

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 today. 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!

ON THE RADIO/INTERNET

All 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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