Norfolk Admirals
| Norfolk Admirals | |
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| City | Norfolk, Virginia |
| League | American Hockey League |
| Conference | Eastern Conference |
| Division | East Division |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Home arena | Norfolk Scope 201 E.Brambleton Ave Norfolk, VA 23510 |
| Colors |
Blue, red, gold, white |
| Owner(s) | Ken Young and Tides Baseball, LP |
| General manager | Julien BriseBois |
| Head coach | Jon Cooper |
| Media | The Virginian-Pilot |
| Affiliates | Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL) Florida Everblades (ECHL) |
| Franchise history | |
| 2000–present | Norfolk Admirals |
| Championships | |
| Division Championships | 2 (2001–02, 2002–03) |
The Norfolk Admirals are a minor professional ice hockey team that plays in the American Hockey League. They are affiliated with the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Admirals play in Norfolk, Virginia at the Norfolk Scope.
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[edit] History
The Admirals were admitted to the American Hockey League as an expansion franchise for the 2000–01 season. Norfolk is one of two franchises in the AHL named the Admirals, sharing the nickname with the Milwaukee Admirals. The Milwaukee franchise transferred from the defunct International Hockey League, and were allowed to keep their previous moniker.
Norfolk's geographically closest rivals are the Charlotte Checkers, Hershey Bears and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. The Admirals have two mascots, a dog named Salty and dog/rabbit hybrid named Hat Trick.
On March 19, 2007, the Chicago Blackhawks announced that their affiliation with the Admirals would end after the 2006–2007 season. On March 29, 2007, the Tampa Bay Lightning officially announced the Admirals as their new affiliate.
The market was previously home to:
- Tidewater Wings (1971–1972 AHL)
- Virginia Wings (1972–1975 AHL)
- Hampton Gulls (1974–1977 SHL, 1977–1978 AHL)
- Hampton Aces (1978–1981 NEHL)
- Hampton Roads Gulls (1982–1983 ACHL)
- Hampton Roads Admirals (1989–2000 ECHL)
[edit] Season-by-season results
[edit] Regular season
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | OTL | SOL | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | 80 | 36 | 26 | 13 | 5 | — | 90 | 241 | 208 | 3rd, South |
| 2001–02 | 80 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 4 | — | 92 | 222 | 205 | 1st, South |
| 2002–03 | 80 | 37 | 26 | 12 | 5 | — | 91 | 201 | 187 | 1st, South |
| 2003–04 | 80 | 35 | 36 | 4 | 5 | — | 79 | 172 | 187 | 5th, East |
| 2004–05 | 80 | 43 | 30 | — | 6 | 1 | 93 | 200 | 188 | 3rd, East |
| 2005–06 | 80 | 43 | 29 | — | 4 | 4 | 94 | 259 | 246 | 3rd, East |
| 2006–07 | 80 | 50 | 22 | — | 6 | 2 | 108 | 301 | 257 | 3rd, East |
| 2007–08 | 80 | 29 | 44 | — | 2 | 5 | 65 | 213 | 267 | 7th, East |
| 2008–09 | 80 | 33 | 38 | — | 4 | 5 | 75 | 236 | 269 | 6th, East |
| 2009–10 | 80 | 39 | 35 | — | 3 | 3 | 84 | 208 | 214 | 4th, East |
| 2010–11 | 80 | 39 | 26 | — | 9 | 6 | 93 | 265 | 230 | 4th, East |
[edit] Playoffs
| Season | Prelim | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Finals |
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| 2000–01 | — | W, 3–1, Cincinnati | L, 1–4, Hershey | — | — |
| 2001–02 | — | L, 1–3, Hershey | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | — | W, 3–0, San Antonio | L, 2–4, Houston | — | — |
| 2003–04 | W, 2–0, Binghamton | L, 2–4, Philadelphia | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | — | L, 2–4, Philadelphia | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | — | L, 0–4, Hershey | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | — | L, 2–4, Wilkes-Barre | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Out of playoffs. | ||||
| 2008–09 | Out of playoffs. | ||||
| 2009–10 | Out of playoffs. | ||||
| 2010-11 | — | L, 2–4, Wilkes-Barre | — | — | — |
[edit] Notable players
NHL alumni of the Norfolk Admirals include: Craig Anderson, Tyler Arnason, Michal Barinka, Cam Barker, Mark Bell, Brandon Bochenski, Rene Bourque, Wade Brookbank, Troy Brouwer, Adam Burish, Dustin Byfuglien, Kyle Calder, Ryan Craig, Corey Crawford, Aaron Downey, Steve Downie, Vern Fiddler, Colin Fraser, Adam Hall, Duncan Keith, David Koci, Zenon Konopka, Michael Leighton, Reed Low, Mike Lundin, Craig MacDonald, Travis Moen, Mark Parrish, Nathan Perrott, Brent Seabrook, Matt Smaby, Martin St. Pierre, Paul Szczechura, Shawn Thornton, Kris Versteeg, Ty Wishart and James Wisniewski.
[edit] 2010 Stanley Cup Finals
In the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals, sixteen former Admirals competed for the championship. Bryan Bickell, Dave Bolland, Troy Brouwer, Adam Burish, Dustin Byfuglien, Corey Crawford, Jake Dowell, Colin Fraser, Jordan Hendry, Duncan Keith, Danny Richmond, Brent Seabrook, Jack Skille, and Kris Versteeg were on the Chicago Blackhawks active roster. Michael Leighton and Lukas Krajicek played for the Philadelphia Flyers.[1]
[edit] Current roster
Updated February 21, 2012.[2]
[edit] Team records
[edit] Single season
- Goals: 41
Troy Brouwer (2006–07) - Assists: 72 Martin St. Pierre (2006–07)
- Points: 99 Martin St. Pierre (2006–07)
- Penalty minutes: 286 Mike Brown (2004–05)
- Wins: 38 Corey Crawford (2006–07)
- GAA: 1.94
Craig Anderson (2002–03) - SV%: .923 Craig Anderson (2002–03)
[edit] Career
- Career goals: 81 Brandon Bochenski
- Career assists: 141 Marty Wilford
- Career points: 175 Ajay Baines
- Career penalty minutes: 1208 Shawn Thornton
- Career goaltending wins: 75 Michael Leighton
- Career shutouts: 18 Michael Leighton
- Career games: 409 Ajay Baines
[edit] References
- ^ "Sixteen former Admirals players to compete for Stanley Cup". downtownnorfolk.org. 2010-05-25. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:bqLNladVw8IJ:www.downtownnorfolk.org/files/docs/Sixteen%2520Former%2520Admirals%2520Players%2520to%2520Compete%2520for%2520Stanley%2520Cup.pdf+former+admirals+stanley+cup&hl=en&gl=us. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ "TheAHL.com - Norfolk Admirals Roster". http://theahl.com/stats/roster.php?step=&sub=&season_id=37&team_id=314. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
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