AHL Norfolk Admirals

AHL Releases Division Alignment and Schedule of Opponents

Published on July 7, 2009 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Norfolk Admirals News Release


NORFOLK, Va. - The American Hockey League President and CEO David Andrews announced that the league's Board of Governors has approved a new conference and division alignment for the 2009-10 season. In addition, the Norfolk Admirals today released their schedule of opponents.

The Admirals will remain in the East Division of the Eastern Conference for the seventh consecutive season. Norfolk's 2009-10 schedule features 40 home games. Twenty-five of those games will be against East Division opponents - including three games at Norfolk Scope Arena against East Division newcomer Syracuse Crunch. Thirteen games will be played against the Atlantic Division while the remaining two home games will be the first games ever played between the Admirals and the Manitoba Moose.

The following teams will be joining the Admirals in the East Division with the amount of home/road games given and NHL affiliate listed in parenthesis:

Adirondack Phantoms (Philadelphia Phantoms): 4/4

Albany River Rats (Carolina Hurricanes): 4/4

Binghamton Senators (Ottawa Senators): 4/4

Hershey Bears (Washington Capitals): 5/5

Syracuse Crunch (Columbus Blue Jackets): 3/3

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (Pittsburgh Penguins): 5/5

Below is the remainder of the 2009-10 schedule of opponents:

Bridgeport Sound Tigers (New York Islanders): 2/2

Hartford Wolf Pack (New York Rangers): 2/2

Lowell Devils (New Jersey Devils): 2/2

Manchester Monarchs (Los Angeles Kings): 2/2

Manitoba Moose (Vancouver Canucks): 2/2

Portland Pirates (Buffalo Sabres): 2/2

Springfield Falcons (Edmonton Oilers): 2/2

Worcester Sharks (San Jose Sharks): 1/1

The 2009-10 AHL regular season will begin on October 2. The complete schedule will be announced later this summer.

In operation since 1936, the AHL continues to serve as the top development league for all 30 National Hockey League teams. More than 84 percent of today's NHL players are American Hockey League graduates, and for the eighth year in a row, more than 6 million fans attended AHL games across North America in 2008-09.

Don't miss a minute of the action by purchasing your 2009-10 season tickets today. Affordable monthly payment plans are available for a limited time only! 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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