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Milwaukee Admirals 
City Milwaukee, Wisconsin League American Hockey League Conference Western Conference Division Midwest Division Founded 1970 as an amateur team Home arena Bradley Center Colors Black, ice blue, white
Owner(s) Group headed by
Harris TurerGeneral manager Paul Fenton Head coach Kirk Muller Media WSSP (1250 AM)
Milwaukee Journal SentinelAffiliates Nashville Predators (NHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)Franchise history 1970 (amateur) Milwaukee Wings 1973–1977 (USHL) Milwaukee Admirals 1977–2001 (IHL) Milwaukee Admirals 2001–present (AHL) Milwaukee Admirals Championships Regular season titles 1 AHL (2003–04) Division Championships 4 IHL (1982–83, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96)
4 AHL (2003–04, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11)Conference Championships 2 (2003–04),(2005–06) Calder Cups 1 (2003–04) Playoff championships 1 USHL title (1975–76) The Milwaukee Admirals are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA at the Bradley Center.
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History
The Admirals first took to the ice in the winter of 1970 as an amateur club known as the Milwaukee Wings. They lost their first game on January 25 when the Madison All-Stars beat them 17–7. They got their first win five days later when they defeated the Milwaukee Winter Club 10–8.
The next year the team was sold by the original owner Reed Fansher to a group of investors. One of the investors, Erwin J. Merar, owned an appliance store. The team was renamed the "Admirals" after a brand of household appliances sold in Merar's store.
Beginning with the 1973–74 season the Admirals joined the newly formed United States Hockey League. Their first season in a league was not particularly successful as they ended the season in last place in their division. They won only 11 games, lost 35 games, and tied 2 games that season.
The Admirals won the USHL league championship in 1976, winning seven straight games in the league's playoffs. In the off-season, the team was purchased by former Chicago Blackhawks announcer Lloyd Pettit and his wife, Jane Bradley-Pettit.
For the 1977–78 season the Admirals joined the International Hockey League as the USHL was becoming a strictly amateur league. The Admirals appeared in the IHL's Turner Cup finals only once (1983), where they lost to Toledo in six games.
They stayed a part of the IHL until it joined the American Hockey League for the 2001–02 season when the IHL ceased operations. Five other IHL franchises also joined the AHL that season.
They won their first Calder Cup in 2004 when they defeated the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Prior to the Finals, Milwaukee needed seven games to defeat the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks in the first round. Then the Admirals defeated the Chicago Wolves in six games to advance to the Conference Finals. The Admirals then eliminated the Rochester Americans four games to one. Milwaukee then swept the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to win the Calder Cup. The Admirals completed a rare postseason run in which they needed one fewer game to eliminate their opponents in each subsequent series.
The Admirals were purchased in June 2005 by a group of investors, led by Harris J. Turer, including Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio, assistant general manager Gord Ash and pitcher Ben Sheets. The Brewers subsequently became the sole uniform sponsor of the Admirals, and the Admirals wear a Brewers logo patch on their sweaters.
The Admirals won their second division title as a member of the American Hockey League in 2006, clinching the title on the last day of their schedule with a win over the Grand Rapids Griffins.
After narrowly winning a seven-game playoff series over the Iowa Stars, Milwaukee swept both the Houston Aeros and Grand Rapids Griffins to advance to their second Calder Cup final series. To their disappointment, the Admirals would lose 4–2 to the Hershey Bears.
On August 1, 2006, the Admirals unveiled their newest logo to the public at the Henry Maier Festival Park (also known as the Summerfest grounds). The logo came with a radical color change for the team, away from red and blue hues to one of black, white and light blue. They also unveiled their new slogan, "Never Say Die".
NHL affiliation
The Admirals have been the top-level affiliate of the Nashville Predators since that team's founding in 1998. On February 22, 2010, the clubs signed a new agreement that will extend that relationship through the 2011-2012 season with a mutual option for the 2012-2013 season.[1]
“ I like to say that for our players, the road to Nashville runs through Milwaukee and a look at our roster illustrates this. (T)his is the kind of environment that we want our prospects to develop in. ” — Nashville General Manager David PoileCoincidentally but unrelated, the two cities' baseball franchises share a reverse affiliation, as the Nashville Sounds are the AAA affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers.
During the 2006–2007 season, the Admirals were also part of an unusual affiliation agreement with the Edmonton Oilers, who used five partial affiliates in the AHL for the 2006–07 season. These five affiliates include the Milwaukee Admirals, the Grand Rapids Griffins, the Iowa Stars, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, and the Hamilton Bulldogs. This arrangement lasted one season, as the Oilers announced a three-year affiliation with the Springfield Falcons on March 19, 2007. The Oilers are now affiliated with the Oklahoma City Barons.
Retired numbers
- 9 Phil Wittliff, C, 1973–77
- 14 Mike McNeill, C, 1992–98 and Fred Berry, C, 1980–84, 85–87
- 26 Tony Hrkac, C, 1994–97, 2003–05
- 27 Danny Lecours, LW, 1975–84, 85–87
- 44 Gino Cavallini, C, 1993–96 and Kevin Willison, D, 1981–84, 85–86
Logos
logo during
independent years1973–1977 1977–1981 logo,
the first “Skating Sailor”1982–1997 1998–2006 2006–present Notable alumni
- Fred Berry, Gino Cavallini, Don Gibson, Chuck Kennedy, Tony Hrkac, Danny Lecours, Mike Mallinger, Yves Preston, Ken Sabourin, Bruce Saulnier, Rich Sirois, Phil Wittliff, Dale Yakiwchuk, Pete Peeters, Shawn Antoski, Buzz Schneider, Marc Crawford, Bob Mason, Gino Odjick, Darren Pang, Ronnie Stern, Peter DeBoer, Ryan Suter, Shea Weber, Alexander Radulov, Tomas Vokun, Martin Erat, Claude Julien, Wade Brookbank, Jeff Daniels, Gary Agnew, Jordin Tootoo, Sheldon Brookbank, Kelly Fairchild, Steve Tuttle, Pekka Rinne, Scottie Upshall, Chris Mason, Cal O'Reilly, Mike Santorelli
Season-by-season results
- Milwaukee Wings 1970 Independent team
- Milwaukee Admirals 1970–1973 Independent team
- Milwaukee Admirals 1973–1977 (United States Hockey League)
- Milwaukee Admirals 1977–2001 (International Hockey League)
- Milwaukee Admirals 2001–present (American Hockey League)
Regular season
Season Games Won Lost Tied OTL SOL Points Goals
forGoals
againstStanding 1970 15 8 7 0 — — 16 —- —- Independent 1970–71 22 14 7 1 — — 29 —- —- Independent 1971–72 24 11 12 1 — — 23 167 117 Independent 1972–73 32 26 5 1 — — 53 228 145 Independent 1973–74 48 11 35 2 — — 24 192 318 5th, South 1974–75 48 18 30 0 — — 36 241 288 3rd, South 1975–76 48 23 25 0 — — 46 279 270 3rd, South 1976–77 48 23 23 2 — — 48 231 241 1st, South 1977–78 80 27 38 15 — — 69 257 299 3rd, South 1978–79 80 21 48 11 — — 53 260 391 4th, South 1979–80 80 29 41 10 — — 68 327 402 3rd, South 1980–81 82 32 35 15 — — 79 354 371 3rd, West 1981–82 82 41 34 7 — — 91 385 351 2nd, IHL 1982–83 82 43 30 9 — — 98 407 312 1st, West 1983–84 82 46 30 6 — — 101 403 335 2nd, IHL 1984–85 82 25 52 5 — — 60 292 389 9th, IHL 1985–86 82 48 28 1 5 — 102 368 306 2nd, West 1986–87 82 41 37 4 0 — 68 342 358 3rd, West 1987–88 82 21 54 — 7 — 49 288 430 4th, West 1988–89 82 54 23 — 5 — 113 399 323 2nd, West 1989–90 82 36 39 — 7 — 79 316 370 3rd, West 1990–91 82 36 43 — 3 — 75 275 316 4th, West 1991–92 82 38 36 — 8 — 84 306 309 3rd, East 1992–93 82 49 23 — 10 — 108 329 280 1st, Midwest 1993–94 81 40 24 — 17 — 97 338 302 2nd, Midwest 1994–95 81 44 27 — 10 — 98 317 298 1st, Central 1995–96 82 40 32 — 10 — 90 290 307 1st, Midwest 1996–97 82 38 36 — 8 — 84 253 298 4th, Midwest 1997–98 82 43 34 — 5 — 91 267 262 3rd, Northwest 1998–99 82 38 28 — 16 — 92 254 265 4th, Midwest 1999–00 82 37 36 — 9 — 83 222 246 5th, Eastern 2000–01 82 42 33 — 7 — 91 244 217 5th, Eastern 2001–02 80 30 35 10 5 — 75 198 207 5th, West 2002–03 80 32 27 14 7 — 85 247 251 4th, West 2003–04 80 46 24 7 3 — 102 269 191 1st, West 2004–05 80 47 24 — 5 4 103 247 207 2nd, West 2005–06 80 49 21 — 6 4 108 268 234 1st, West 2006–07 80 41 25 — 4 10 96 227 230 3rd, West 2007–08 80 44 29 — 4 3 95 231 212 4th, West 2008–09 80 49 22 — 3 6 107 229 195 1st, West 2009–10 80 41 30 — 2 7 91 237 220 4th, West 2010–11 80 44 22 — 6 8 102 226 194 1st, West Playoffs
Season Prelim 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Finals 1970 Independent team. 1970–71 Independent team. 1971–72 Independent team. 1972–73 Independent team. 1973–74 Out of playoffs. 1974–75 Out of playoffs. 1975–76 — W, 2–0, SC W, 2–0, TC — W, 3–0, GB 1976–77 — W, 2–0–2, GB — — L, 1–2–3, GR 1977–78 — L, 1–4, TOL — — — 1978–79 — L, 3–4, GR — — — 1979–80 — L, 0–4, SAG — — — 1980–81 — L, 3–4, FW — — — 1981–82 — L, 1–4, SAG — — — 1982–83 — bye W, 4–1, KAL — L, 2–4, TOL 1983–84 — bye L, 0–4, FLI — — 1984–85 Out of playoffs. 1985–86 — L, 1–4, PEO — — — 1986–87 — L, 2–4, SLC — — — 1987–88 Out of playoffs. 1988–89 — W, 4–2, KAL L, 1–4, SLC — — 1989–90 — L, 2–4, SLC — — — 1990–91 — L, 2–4, PEO — — — 1991–92 — L, 1–4, MUS — — — 1992–93 — L, 2–4, KC — — — 1993–94 — L, 0–4, ATL — — — 1994–95 — W, 3–2, SD W, 4–1, LV L, 1–4, DEN — 1995–96 — L, 2–3, PEO — — — 1996–97 — L, 0–3, LB — — — 1997–98 — W, 3–1, HOU L, 2–4, CHI — — 1998–99 L, 0–2, MTB — — — — 1999–00 L, 1–2, CLE — — — — 2000–01 — L, 1–4, CHI — — — 2001–02 Out of playoffs. 2002–03 W, 2–1, ROCH L, 0–3, HOU — — — 2003–04 — W, 4–3, CIN W, 4–2, CHI W, 4–1, ROCH W, 4–0, WBS 2004–05 — L, 3–4, CIN — — — 2005–06 — W, 4–3, IOWA W, 4–0, HOU W, 4–0, GR L, 2–4, HER 2006–07 — L, 0–4, CHI — — — 2007–08 — L, 2–4, CHI — — — 2008–09 — W, 4-0, ROCK L, 3-4, HOU — — 2009–10 — L, 3-4, CHI — — — 2010–11 — W, 4-2, TEX L, 3-4, HOU — — Team records
- Single season
- Goals: 75
Danny Lecours (1982–83) - Assists: 100 Dale Yakiwchuk (1982–83)
- Points: 138 Dale Yakiwchuk (1982–83)
- Penalty minutes: 381 Don Gibson (1992–93)
- GAA: 2.09 David Yampolsky (2008–09)
- SV%: .923 Mark Dekanich (2008–09)
- Career
- Career goals: 444 Danny Lecours
- Career assists: 379 Fred Berry
- Career points: 813 Danny Lecours
- Career penalty minutes: 1233 Ken Sabourin
- Career goaltending wins: 119 Rich Sirois
- Career shutouts: 11 Brian Finley
- Career games: 641 Danny Lecours
Current roster
Updated November 10, 2011.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Milwaukee, Nashville Extend Affiliation Agreement". http://www.milwaukeeadmirals.com/home/news/2010/02/0222nash.html. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ^ "MilwaukeeAdmirals.com - Team Roster". http://www.milwaukeeadmirals.com/home/team.html. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
- ^ "TheAHL.com -Milwaukee Admirals Roster". http://theahl.com/stats/roster.php?step=&sub=&season_id=37&team_id=327. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
External links
- Milwaukee Admirals Official Website
- MilwaukeeHockey.com
- The Original Unofficial Milwaukee Admirals Website
- The Internet Hockey Database - Milwaukee Admirals (AHL)
- The Internet Hockey Database - Milwaukee Admirals (IHL)
- The Internet Hockey Database - Milwaukee Admirals (USHL)
- The Internet Hockey Database - Milwaukee Admirals (Independent)
- Milwaukee Admirals Blueliners Club
- Milwaukee Admirals Crew Booster Club
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Trophies and
awardsTurner Cup • Fred A. Huber Trophy • Commissioner's Trophy • Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy • James Gatschene Memorial Trophy • Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy • Gary F. Longman Memorial Trophy • Ken McKenzie Trophy • Governor's Trophy • James Norris Memorial Trophy • John Cullen Award • Ironman Award • IHL Man of the Year
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