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Norfolk Admirals 
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 23510Colors 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 in the American Hockey League, and are affiliated with the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Admirals play in Norfolk, Virginia, at the Norfolk Scope.
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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)
Season-by-season results
Regular season
Season Games Won Lost Tied OTL SOL Points Goals
forGoals
againstStanding 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 Playoffs
Season Prelim 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Finals 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 — — — 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.
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]
Current roster
Updated November 6, 2011.[2]
Team records
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)
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
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 2011-11-06.
External links
- Norfolk Admirals Official Website
- The Internet Hockey Database - Norfolk Admirals
- Admiralszone.net Fan Site by Fans
- PilotOnline.com
- Our Sports Central
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