Packers, Brewers, Bucks, Admirals executives team up with Mayor Barrett to encourage young people to get that 1st job
MILWAUKEE -- It's not often that you see members of the Milwaukee Bucks, Milwaukee Brewers, Green Bay Packers and Milwaukee Admirals all in one place, but it happened recently in Milwaukee, and an initiative started by Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett was the reason why.Wisconsin's professional sports teams are teaming up, and the head coach is Mayor Barrett."What we want to do this summer is help hundreds, thousands of kids in our community have a first job," Mayor Barrett said.
Milwaukee Admirals home opener set for October 20
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Admirals President Jon Greenberg announced Thursday, June 22nd that the team will begin their second season at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena when they kick off their home schedule on Friday, October 20th at 7 pm.The opponent for Opening Night, as well as the rest of the 76-game schedule, will be released by the American Hockey League later this summer.
Predators are the latest NHL betting long shot to take a run at the Stanley Cup
The Predators, who were as big as 40/1 to win the Stanley Cup, upset the top-seeded Chicago Blackhawks with a series sweep in the opening round and rode that momentum through St.
"It's a lot of fun:" Admirals players balance being hockey stars and parents
MILWAUKEE -- Like life, sports oftentimes is a balancing act.
Admirals can't finish comeback, drop 5-2 decision to Grand Rapids Griffins in game 2
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan -- Vladislav Kamenev and Freddy Gaudreau scored for the Admirals but they couldn't overcome a third period deficit and dropped a 5-2 decision to the Grand Rapids Griffins in game 2 of their best-of-five playoff series on Sunday afternoon at Van Andel Arena.The loss dropped the Ads in a 2-0 series hole with game three set for Wednesday night at Panther Arena.Milwaukee had pulled within a goal on Freddy's Gaudreau's third tally of the series with 7:25 to go in the third, but they couldn't get the equalizer.
Admirals drop game 1 in OT to Griffins, 4-3
GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Freddy Gaudreau tallied two goals and added an assist, but it wasn't enough for the Admirals as they fell 4-3 in overtime to the Grand Rapids Griffins on Friday night at Van Andel Arena in game one of the Calder Cup Playoffs.The Griffins Tomas Nosek scored the game-winner at 9:32 of OT on a low-angle shot from just above the Milwaukee goal line in the Ads first overtime game since April 26, 2011.Gaudreau got the Ads on the board with a power-play goal 12:08 into the game.
"It's been a great time:" Donning an Admirals jersey was set in motion many years ago for Justin Florek
MILWAUKEE -- In sports, especially professional sports, so many opportunities are presented to an athlete, but one particular thing is very rare."When I was drafted by Boston, my goal was definitely to play for Boston and stay in that organization," Justin Florek said.When Florek's name was called by the Boston Bruins in the fifth round of the 2010 NHL Draft, his hockey dreams were starting to come true.
Admirals set to face Griffins in Calder Cup Playoffs
MILWAUKEE -- For the second consecutive season the Milwaukee Admirals will face off against the Grand Rapids Griffins in the opening round of the Calder Cup Playoffs.The Central Division Semifinals will begin with games in Grand Rapids on Friday, April 21st at 6:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 23rd at 3:00 p.m. The series then shifts to Milwaukee for game three on Wednesday, April 26th at 7:00 p.m. at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena.
Admirals drop regular season finale against Griffins, 5-1
MILWAUKEE -- The Admirals power-play went scoreless in seven tries as they dropped a 5-1 decision to the Grand Rapids Griffins in the regular season finale at Panther Arena on Saturday night.The Ads now need to wait until the conclusion of the Chicago-Iowa game to find out their first round playoff opponent.The Griffins got on the board with a 5-on-3 goal by Mitch Callahan with 4:14 to play in the first period.However, Tyler Moy tied the score up with his first pro goal with just 53 seconds left in the frame.
Admirals top IceHogs with 6-2 win
Six different players found the back of the net to help guide the Admirals to a 6-2 win over the Rockford IceHogs on Friday night in the second to last game of the 2016-17 regular season.Petter Granberg (2a), Trevor Smith (1g-1a), Tyler Moy (2a) and Justin Kirkland (1g-1a) all tallied multi-point nights, while Samuel Girard scored his first professional goal.While the Admirals earned the win, the still don't know who they will face in the first round of the Calder Cup Playoffs.
Milwaukee Admirals set first 2 home playoff games
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Admirals President Jon Greenberg announced Thursday, April 13th that the team will play home playoff games on Wednesday, April 26th and, if necessary, Friday April 28th.
Admirals goalie stops 27 saves, leading team to 2-1 win over Rockford IceHogs
ROCKFORD, Illinois -- Goalie Marek Mazanec stopped 27 shots to lead the Milwaukee Admirals to a 2-1 win over the Rockford IceHogs Wednesday night, April 12that the BMO Harris Bank Center.Mazanec won his 26th game of the season and the 81st game in his career.
Milwaukee Admirals fall to Iowa Wild 3-2 in OT
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Goalie Steve Michalek stopped 38 shots to lead the Iowa Wild to a 3-2 overtime win over the Admirals Sunday night, April 9th at Wells Fargo Arena.Admirals forward Vladislav Kamenev fell down with the puck outside the Ads blue line in the overtime session.
Admirals blanked by Monsters, 1-0
MILWAUKEE -- Marek Mazanec was impressive in net for the Admirals, stopping 28 of 29 shots that Cleveland threw his way, but Anton Forsberg was even better stopping all 27 Milwaukee shots as the Monsters stopped the Ads 1-0 on Friday night at Panther Arena.It was the fifth time that the Admirals have been shutout this season and the third on home ice.The only goal of the contest game with 4:15 to go in the second when Zac Dalpe cleaned up a loose puck in front and pushed it by Mazanec.Milwaukee had a number of good chances in the final period, but they couldn't convert on two power-play chances or 1:30 of 6-on-5 time with Mazanec pulled in favor of an extra attacker.The loss kept the Admirals in third place in the Central Division, four points behind second-place Chicago with five games to play in the regular season.The Admirals get back at it on Saturday night when they play host to the Rockford IceHogs at 6 pm, followed by a concert by country music stars Dan+Say in FM106/Coors Light Country Music Night II.
Milwaukee Admirals secure spot in 2017 Calder Cup Playoffs; ticket packages on sale
MILWAUKEE -- Thanks to a loss by the Cleveland Monsters Tuesday night, April 4th in Iowa, the Milwaukee Admirals have secured a spot in the 2017 Calder Cup Playoffs.
Admirals battle back from early deficit to beat Texas Stars 7-2
MILWAUKEE -- Pontus Aberg, Justin Florek, and Vladislav Kamenev each score a pair of goals as the Admirals battled back from an early deficit to defeat the Texas Stars 7-2 on Sunday afternoon, April 2nd at Panther Arena.Aberg's first tally was his 30th of the season, making him just the fourth player in the Admirals AHL history (2001) to score 30 or more goals in the season.
No fooling: Admirals fall to Stars 5-2
The Admirals scored the first two goals of the game, but Texas got the final five as the Ads dropped a 5-2 decision to the Stars on Saturday night at Panther Arena.The loss by Milwaukee, coupled with a 5-2 win by Cleveland, kept their magic number to clinch a playoff spot at three.The Admirals got on the board just over five minutes into the game on a power-play goal from Pontus Aberg, who snapped a wrister from the right circle for his 29th goal of the season and 14th on the power-play.Later in the first Trevor Murphy pushed the Ads lead to two at with 5:59 to go opening frame.
Milwaukee Admirals rebound with 3-2 win over Grand Rapids Griffins
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan -- Goalie Marek Mazanec stopped 33 shots to lead the Milwaukee Admirals to a 3-2 win over the Grand Rapids Griffins Wednesday night, March 29th at Van Andel Arena.Mazanec improved to 8-2-1 in the month of March.
Police vs. firefighters: Admirals to host "Battle of the Badges" April 1st
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Admirals will host the annual Battle of the Badges game on Saturday, April 1st at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena.
Aberg nets 2, but Admirals fall to Griffins 3-2
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Admirals saw their three-game winning streak end at the hands of Grand Rapids as they dropped a 3-2 decision to the Griffins on Sunday afternoon, March 26th at Panther Arena.Pontus Aberg continued his hot play, scoring his 27th and 28th goals of the season, but it wasn't enough as Milwaukee lost for just the second time in their past seven games.The Griffins got the scoring going when Ben Street's wrister got by Marek Mazanec 3:36 into the game, the only scoring of the opening period.However, Aberg's first goal of the night leveled the score at one just over three minutes in the middle frame.