Milwaukee Admirals growing facial hair as playoffs superstition

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Milwaukee Admirals are set to resume their American Hockey League playoff series this week in Texas, and the warm weather there this time of year won't keep the guys from sporting shaggy beards though.Magnus is the man for Milwaukee.

Admirals even up series with victory over Stars, 2-0

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Milwaukee Admirals evened their best-of-five first round series at one with their 2-0 victory over the Texas Stars at the BMO Harris Bradley Center Saturday night.

Admirals fall to Stars in OT, 1-0

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Texas Stars forward Brett Ritche scored the game-winning goal at 11:44 of overtime to give the Stars a 1-0 lead over the Admirals in their best-of-five Western Conference Quarterfinals Friday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.Milwaukee got on the board first when Patrick Cehlin slammed a one timer from the left dot past Texas netminder, Cristopher Nilstorp, with the Admirals on a power-play.The Stars equalized the score with only 16 seconds remaining in the opening period.

Admirals top the Checkers, 6-4

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Admirals came back in the third period of Friday night’s regular season home finale at the BMO Harris Bradley Center to earn a 6-4 victory against the Charlotte Checkers.

Admirals edge Wolves, 3-2

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Milwaukee Admirals defeated the Chicago Wolves 3-2 Tuesday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in a contest with huge playoff implications.

Admirals downed by the IceHogs, 3-1

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Admirals three-game winning streak came to a halt Saturday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center after suffering a 3-1 loss to the rival Rockford IceHogs.The visitors outgunned the Ads in shots, 36-21, and received goals from Adam Clendening, Ben Smith, and Klas Dahlbeck.

Admirals top the Griffins, 4-1

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WITI) -- Zach Hamill recorded a goal and an assist in his first game with the Milwaukee Admirals to help the team to a 4-1 win over the Grand Rapids Griffins Friday night at Van Andel Arena.The win moved Milwaukee’s record to 37-27-4-3 (81 points).

Admirals iced by IceHogs, 2-1

ROCKFORD (WITI) -- Goalie Henrik Karlsson turned aside 31 Milwaukee shots to lead the Rockford IceHogs to a 2-1 win over Milwaukee Tuesday night.The Admirals cranked up the pressure in the third period with 14 shots on goal, but Karlsson stopped them all for his first win against Milwaukee this season.The loss dropped Milwaukee from seventh to ninth place in the Western Conference standings.

Admirals edge the IceHogs, 3-2

ROCKFORD (WITI) -- Michael Latta posted three points and the Milwaukee Admirals held on to a furious third period Rockford rush to defeat the IceHogs 3-2.It was Latta’s third three-point game of the season.Admirals goalie Jeremy Smith stopped 35 shots to earn his third straight win, but was injured in a pile at the Admirals net with 13.4 seconds remaining in the game.

Admirals blanked by Monsters, 1-0

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Admirals lost 1-0 against the Lake Erie Monsters at the BMO Harris Bradley Center Wednesday night.

Admirals fall to Marlies in OT, 3-2

MILWAUKEE (WITI) --  Despite a 41-26 advantage in shots the Admirals dropped a 3-2 overtime decision to the Toronto Marlies Saturday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for the Admirals, but they still earned a vital point in the standings with the OT defeat.Just 1:23 into the game, Brad Winchester of the Ads scored his seventh goal of the season after he jammed in a rebound from Craig Smith’s slapper at the point.With 14:56 remaining in the first, Jamie Devane of Toronto drove the puck into the Admiral’s corner and put a blind pass to Sam Carrick who slammed a one timer from the slot over Milwaukee’s netminder Magnus Hellberg’s glove side.The second period started with the teams tied at one, but with the Admirals on the power play, Anthony Bitetto faked out defender Mike Zigomanis and slammed a shot into the back of the net from the point.

Admirals stay hot, douse Rivermen, 3-1

MILWAUKEE (WITI) Admirals goalie Magnus Hellberg continued his dominance over the Rivermen making 24 saves to lead the Admirals to a 3-1 victory Friday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.This is the Admirals fifth straight win; the longest winning streak the team has posted this year.

Admirals ice the Griffins, 3-1

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Milwaukee Admirals earned a critical two points Saturday night by defeating the Grand Rapids Griffins 3-1 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

Admirals tame the Wolves, 4-3

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Milwaukee Admirals tamed the Chicago Wolves during a come from behind victory defeating them 4-3 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center Friday night.

Admirals bitten by Griffins, 5-1

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- In front of over 700 dogs for Dog Day Afternoon, the Milwaukee Admirals fell to Grand Rapids 5-1 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center Sunday evening, despite outshooting the Griffins 35-22 .The Griffins took a one goal lead just 3:10 into the first period off an Andrej Nestrasil goal.

Admirals downed by the IceHogs, 3-2

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WITI) -- Goalie Jeremy Smith stopped 22 shots to help the Milwaukee Admirals snap a two-game losing streak and defeat the Rockford IceHogs 3-2 Saturday.Smith snapped a personal four-game losing streak in picking up his 16th win of the season.Brad Winchester’s third goal of the season gave Milwaukee a 1-0 lead at 7:57 of the first period as he used his long reach to tuck a puck past the left leg of IceHogs goalie Henrik Karlsson.

Admirals fall to Griffins, 5-1

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Admirals lost 5-1 against the Grand Rapids Griffins at the BMO Harris Bradley Center Friday night.

Admirals fall to Lake Erie 3-1

CLEVELAND (WITI) -- Goalie Calvin Pickard stopped 27 shots and David van der Gulik scored twice to lead the Lake Erie Monsters to a 3-1 win over the Milwaukee Admirals Tuesday night.Pickard has stopped 91 of 94 (96.8%) Milwaukee shots in three appearances against the Admirals this season.The loss snapped a six-game winning streak for Admirals goalie Magnus Hellberg.