AHL Norfolk Admirals

Norfolk wins three of four divisional games

Published on January 17, 2005 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Norfolk Admirals News Release


NORFOLK, VA - The Admirals played both the Hershey Bears and Philadelphia Phantoms home and away last week, winning three of the contests to make a lone claim on third place in the East Division. Norfolk and Hershey exchanged 3-2 victories at each other's barn, with Hershey sneaking a win at Scope on January 12th and the Ad's coming from behind to defeat the Bears on January 15th. Hosting the Phantoms on January 14th, Pavel Vorobiev scored twice to lead the Admirals to a 6-2 thumping of the division leaders. Norfolk capped off the week with a 3-2 shootout victory at Philadelphia on Sunday.

The Admirals have just one game this week as they host Hershey on Friday, January 21st.

STANDINGS

Norfolk is third in the East with 50 points (23-16-1-3). They trail Philadelphia (24-10-2-4, 54 pts) and Binghamton (23-14-3-2, 51 pts). Wilkes-Barre/Scranton is fourth (19-11-5-4, 47 pts) followed by Hershey (20-18-1-0, 41 points), Bridgeport (15-21-1-1, 32 pts) and Albany (10-21-4-4, 28 pts).

THE WEEK AHEAD

Fri., Jan 21 ... Admirals vs. Hershey Bears (Colorado Avalanche) ... 7:30 p.m.

NORFOLK LEADERS
Goals: Rene Bourque (15 - T 2nd AHL rookies) Assists: Marty Wilford (19)
Points: Rene Bourque (29 - 2nd AHL rookies) Gms Played: Several (43)
PP goals: Matt Keith (5) SH goals: Quintin Laing (3 - T 2nd AHL)
+/- Rating: Matt Keith (+8) PIM: Mike Brown (184 - T 5th AHL)
GAA: Craig Anderson (1.74) Spct: Craig Anderson (.939)
Wins: Michael Leighton (11) Losses: Michael Leighton (11)
GPI: Michael Leighton (23) Minutes: Michael Leighton (1324)

HERSHEY LEADERS
Goals: Mathieu Darche (15) Assists: Eric Perrin (21)
Points: Eric Perrin (34) Games Played: Boychuk, Darche, Perrin, Ulmer (39)
PP goals: David Masse (7) SH goals: Jeff Ulmer, David Masse (1)
+/- Rating: Johnny Boychuk (+3) PIM: Dennis Bonvie (200 - 2nd AHL)
GAA: Tom Lawson (2.37) Spct: Tom Lawson (.926)
Wins: Peter Budaj (14) Losses: Peter Budaj (10)
GPI: Peter Budaj (26) Minutes: Peter Budaj (1470)

UPCOMING GAMES/PROMOTIONS

Friday, January 21 (Hershey Bears)
· STIHL Hometown Hero night - STIHL's Hometown Hero for the month of January will be honored during the first intermission Wednesday, January 26 (Hartford Wolf Pack)
· The New York Rangers' farm hands make their lone appearance at Scope this season

Friday, January 28 (Springfield Falcons)
· The affiliate for the Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning flies into Norfolk Saturday, January 29 (Springfield Falcons)
· Shane Willis and the Falcons challenge the Admirals once again

ADMIRALS NOTEBOOK
· Norfolk's 3-2 win over Philadelphia on Sunday was the team's first road shootout win since the rule was implemented this season. The Admirals are now 4-3 in games requiring a shootout including a mark of 3-0 at Scope.
· When Philadelphia outshot the Admirals 31-25 on Sunday, it was the first time in seven games a foe outshot Norfolk and only the second time in 13 games Norfolk did not record more shots than its opposition.
· The Admirals are 7-2-0-0 over their last nine matches.
· Norfolk's 6-2 victory against Philadelphia on January 14th was the team's first six-goal game since February 27, 2004, versus Binghamton.
· Rene Bourque has points in six straight games (3+4=7 points). He leads Norfolk in goals (15) and points (29). Among AHL rookies, Bourque is second in points, tied for second in goals and tied for fifth in assists (14).
· Pavel Vorobiev has seven points (4g, 3a) over the last six games.
· Michael Leighton has allowed three goals just twice in his last seven starts, going 6-1-0 during that stretch. · Marty Wilford has an assist in five of the last six games (5a total).
· Eric Nickulas has five points over his last eight games (2g, 3a).

ON THE RADIO

Admirals games are broadcast on the Admirals' Flagship Station, 1050 AM. All games are also cybercast at SportsJuice.com. Go to www.SportsJuice.com, or click on the link at www.norfolkadmirals.com.

Catch the Admirals Radio Show, brought to you by First Team Auto Superstore, Tuesday, January 18th. This week, Pete Michaud welcomes Duncan Keith and Jim Vandermeer as his special guests in the studio taking your questions from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. on 1050 AM.

TICKET INFORMATION

Tickets for all remaining games on the Admirals' home schedule 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 team's website at www.norfolkadmirals.com or call the Admirals at (757) 640-1212.

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