Admirals Take Weekend Series Over Bridgeport.

The Norfolk Admirals started out the week down in Charlotte for a Sunday match-up with the Checkers. Rod Pelley got his first goal of the season and Netminder Jeff Deslauriers made his first appearance for the Admirals. Unfortunately for the Admirals Pelley’s goal was the only one of the night and Charlotte lit up Deslauriers for 6 goals. Needless to say the Admirals had a long and silent bus ride back to Norfolk.

Photo: John Wright

The Checkers provided the opposition for the Wednesday night game at Scope. Charlotte has had our number this season and have always been a tough competitor. This game however was all about the Admirals. Luca Caputi, Jay Rosehill and Dan Sexton all scored goals for the Admirals. Special teams were running at full steam. Two of the goals were scored on the power play and the Admirals stopped all seven of the Checkers power play opportunities. Igor Bobkov was in goal for the Admirals and only allowed one goal. The Admirals turned in a solid 3-1 Norfolk victory.

Photo: John Wright

The Bridgeport Sound Tigers rolled into town Friday night and they brought the snow with them. A very small crowd was on hand as the Admirals and Sound Tigers got down to business. Bridgeport was solid for the first two periods. The Sound Tigers held on to a 1 – 0 lead over Frederik Anderson and the Admirals into the third period. Norfolk would finally get on the board seven minutes into the third period. Dan Sexton put a shot on goal that was stopped, but Patrick Maroon swept in to clean up the garbage and tied the game up at 1 each. Four minutes later Maroon would force a turnover and send a pass to Josh Brittain. Brittain put the puck in the net for the Admirals 2-1 lead and the Admirals Victory.

Photo: John Wright

Saturday night at Scope had the Admirals and Sound Tigers back in action. Norfolk was riding high on two consecutive victories and wanted to go into the AHL All-Star break with another victory.The weather had calmed down some and the snow was melting away. There was the annual Guns and Hoses game for CHKD and that brought in a nice crowd for the Admirals game as well. Tonight was another solid performance for the Admirals. Emerson Etem turned in two goals and an assist. Luca Caputi chipped in a goal and two assists. Josh Brittain and Rod Pelley would contribute a goal each in a 5-0 Admiral victory. Frederik Anderson would stop all 23 Sound Tiger shots he faced.

Norfolk has the beginning part of the week off as the AHL All-Star game is being played in Providence. The Admirals return to action on the road Friday in Adirondak and on Saturday in Bridgeport. The next home action is Feb 8 and 9 against the WB/S Penguins.

Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1 at Norfolk Admirals 2 – Status: Final
Friday, January 25, 2013 – Norfolk Scope

Bridgeport 1 0 0 – 1
Norfolk      0 0 2 – 2

1st Period-1, Bridgeport, Campbell 2 (DeFazio, Landry), 1:13. Penalties-Nelson Bri (holding), 1:49; Gallant Bri (fighting), 5:32; Letourneau-Leblond Nor (fighting), 5:32; Combs Bri (delay of game), 16:27; McIver Bri (fighting), 19:21; Kurtz Nor (fighting), 19:21.

2nd Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Gallant Bri (unsportsmanlike conduct), 6:18; Brittain Nor (unsportsmanlike conduct), 6:18; Brittain Nor (high-sticking), 8:38.

3rd Period-2, Norfolk, Maroon 12 (Sexton, Guentzel), 7:00. 3, Norfolk, Brittain 4 (Maroon), 10:39. Penalties-Halmo Bri (fighting), 3:38; Kennedy Nor (roughing, fighting), 3:38; Maroon Nor (interference), 16:02; Mitchell Nor (elbowing), 19:52.

Shots on Goal-Bridgeport 13-15-10-38. Norfolk 16-8-14-38.
Power Play Opportunities-Bridgeport 0 / 4; Norfolk 0 / 2.
Goalies-Bridgeport, Poulin 12-10-2 (38 shots-36 saves). Norfolk, Andersen 9-10-1 (38 shots-37 saves).

A-4,575
Referees-Jamie Koharski (84).
Linesmen-Luke Murray (92), Mark Hamlett (81).

 

Bridgeport Sound Tigers 0 at Norfolk Admirals 5 – Status: Final
Saturday, January 26, 2013 – Norfolk Scope

Bridgeport 0 0 0 – 0
Norfolk       1 2 2 – 5

1st Period-1, Norfolk, Etem 11 (Maroon, Caputi), 6:11. Penalties-Kabanov Bri (slashing), 2:18; Cantin Bri (roughing), 3:49; Brittain Nor (roughing), 3:49; Cantin Bri (cross-checking), 7:40; Smaby Nor (interference), 18:50.

2nd Period-2, Norfolk, Caputi 3 (Etem, Vatanen), 7:30 (PP). 3, Norfolk, Brittain 5 (Sexton, Parent), 14:56. Penalties-Gallant Bri (unsportsmanlike conduct), 2:47; Wagner Nor (slashing), 3:45; McIver Bri (boarding), 7:04.

3rd Period-4, Norfolk, Etem 12 (Vatanen, Caputi), 12:47 (PP). 5, Norfolk, Pelley 2 (Letourneau-Leblond, Mitchell), 19:19 (PP). Penalties-Pelley Nor (holding), 0:26; DeFazio Bri (slashing, fighting, misconduct – continuing altercation), 11:26; Kennedy Nor (fighting), 11:26; McIver Bri (instigating, fighting, misconduct – instigating, game misconduct – aggressor), 11:35; Maroon Nor (roughing), 11:35; Brittain Nor (roughing), 13:19; Halmo Bri (high-sticking), 18:28.

Shots on Goal-Bridgeport 10-6-7-23. Norfolk 16-7-12-35.
Power Play Opportunities-Bridgeport 0 / 3; Norfolk 3 / 8.
Goalies-Bridgeport, Nilsson 7-10-0 (35 shots-30 saves). Norfolk, Andersen 9-10-1 (23 shots-23 saves).
A-7,574
Referees-Jamie Koharski (84).
Linesmen-Luke Murray (92), Mark Hamlett (81).

Pre-Thanksgiving Massacre – Checkers Over Admirals 5-2

Twas the night before Thanksgiving and all thru the Scope the Admirals were getting their clocks cleaned  with their on-ice performance looking like a bad joke. Kinda rough, but it was the truth. The Charlotte Checkers came to town and put on a demonstration of team play and a full 60 minutes of hockey.

From the Norfolk Admirals:

NORFOLK – Peter Holland scored his team-leading eighth goal of the season, but the Norfolk Admirals (7-8-0-0) were upended by the Charlotte Checkers (12-3-0-2), 5-2, on Wednesday night at Norfolk Scope Arena. The Admirals now embark on a quick two-game road trip in Adirondack on Friday and Connecticut on Saturday.

Sami Vatanen also scored for the Admirals, while goaltender Igor Bobkov (3-5-0) stopped 26 of 31 shots. Norfolk fell below .500 for the first time since January 30, 2010, ending a stretch of 202 consecutive regular season games played at or above .500.

The Checkers took a 1-0 lead on their first shot of the contest early in the first period. Zach Boychuk intercepted a Norfolk pass along the left half wall and threaded a feed to Jeremy Welsh in the right circle. Welsh one-timed the puck past Bobkov, glove-side, at 3:58.

Norfolk tied the game at 1-1 less than five minutes later. Ryan Parent sent a spinaround, behind-the-back pass from the right circle to Holland in the high slot. Holland then sent a wrist shot through a screen and past Charlotte goaltender Dan Ellis at 8:25.

Charlotte took a two-goal lead into the first intermission with a pair of goals just 16 seconds apart midway through the first period. The Checkers went ahead, 2-1, at 14:14 with an even strength goal from Sean Dolan. Nicolas Blanchard sent a shot from the left point that Dolan deflected past Bobkov.

The visitors’ lead doubled to two goals on Drayson Bowman’s AHL-leading 11th goal of the season. While on the power play, Bobby Sanguinetti sent a shot from the right point that Bobkov stopped. However, Bowman was waiting on the doorstep and sent the rebound into the net with a backhand shot at 14:30.

Charlotte’s lead increased to 4-1 on a Riley Nash deflection at 14:25 of the second period. Sanguinetti sent a shot from the right point. While stationed in the slot near the right hashmarks, Nash deflected the shot with the puck bouncing off the ice and bounding into the upper portion of the net.

The Admirals came back with a goal of their own just under two minutes later. After Ellis attempted to play the puck in the left corner, Brandon McMillan took it away from him and chipped the puck to Troy Bodie in the left circle. Bodie then fed it across the slot to Vatanen in the right circle for a shot that Ellis stopped. But Vatanen found the rebound and stashed it around Ellis’s outstretched glove and into the net for his third goal of the season. The tally at 15:58 made the score 4-2 in favor of the Checkers.

Charlotte’s Chris Terry re-established a three-goal lead for the visitors before the second period ended. He chipped the puck around an Admirals defenseman at the left point when entering the Norfolk zone, doing so on a quick-developing two-on-one. He snapped a shot from the left circle that went between Bobkov’s legs at 18:57, giving the Checkers a 5-2 lead at the second intermission.

Despite 18 shots by the Admirals and 16 shots by Charlotte, neither team found the back of the net in the third period.

Norfolk was 0-for-2 on the power play. Charlotte was 1-for-4.

Charlotte Checkers 5 at Norfolk Admirals 2 – Status: Final
Wednesday, November 21, 2012 – Norfolk Scope

Charlotte 3 2 0 – 5
Norfolk    1 1 0 – 2

1st Period-1, Charlotte, Welsh 4 (Boychuk), 3:58. 2, Norfolk, Holland 8 (Parent, Maroon), 8:25. 3, Charlotte, Dolan 2 (Blanchard, Soryal), 14:14. 4, Charlotte, Bowman 11 (Sanguinetti, Terry), 14:30 (PP). Penalties-Caputi Nor (interference), 8:42; Clark Nor (high-sticking), 14:24; Soryal Cha (fighting), 16:27; Rosehill Nor (fighting), 16:27; Faulk Cha (interference), 16:53.

2nd Period-5, Charlotte, Nash 3 (Sanguinetti, Jordan), 14:25. 6, Norfolk, Vatanen 3 (Bodie, McMillan), 15:58. 7, Charlotte, Terry 8 (Jordan), 18:57. Penalties-Palmieri Nor (interference), 5:02; Rissanen Cha (roughing), 16:30.

3rd Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Vatanen Nor (slashing), 18:29.

Shots on Goal-Charlotte 9-6-16-31. Norfolk 12-9-18-39.
Power Play Opportunities-Charlotte 1 / 4; Norfolk 0 / 2.
Goalies-Charlotte, Ellis 5-2-2 (39 shots-37 saves). Norfolk, Bobkov 3-5-0 (31 shots-26 saves).
A-4,597
Referees-Chris Cozzan (18), Jason Rollins (37).
Linesmen-Tom George (61), Mark Hamlett (81)

 

This Week In Admirals Hockey – A Look At The Week Ahead

 

People are going to be busy over the next few days with the Thanksgiving holidays. There are Turkeys to prepare, decorations to be put up, and shopping to be done. Lets not forget one other big component of the weekend. The Admirals have a game tonight against the Checkers.I hope to see a good crowd out at Scope tonight as Norfolk tries to get things back in order against a tough Checkers club.

 

From The Norfolk Admirals:

NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk Admirals look to get back to their winning ways as they play the Charlotte Checkers at home on Wednesday before embarking on a brief two-game road swing this weekend.

The Admirals returned to Scope following a four-game road trip last weekend. On Friday night, Patrick Maroon and Nate Guenin gave Norfolk a 2-1 lead, but Springfield’s Cam Atkinson scored twice in the second period and goaltender Curtis McElhinney stopped 36 of 38 Norfolk shots as the Falcons defeated the Admirals, 3-2. The next night, Chris Wagner and Peter Holland scored, but the Eastern Conference-leading Falcons skated away with a 5-2 victory.

The Admirals host the Western Conference-leading Charlotte Checkers in the first game of the GEICO Challenge Cup on Wednesday night at Scope. It is also the first Admirals Value Night of 2012-13, with Family Fun Packs and Student Rush Night tickets available. Norfolk returns to action after Thanksgiving with a pair of road games, visiting Adirondack Friday and Connecticut Saturday.

STANDINGS UPDATE 
At 7-7-0-0 (14 points), the Admirals are fourth in the East Division and tied for eighth in the Eastern Conference.

	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	SL
1	SPR	14	10	2	0	2	22
2	SYR	14	10	2	1	1	22
3	MCH	15	8	6	0	1	17
4	BRI	14	10	4	0	0	20
5	BNG	13	7	4	1	1	16
6	WBS	15	8	7	0	0	16
7	WOR	15	7	6	1	1	16
8	STJ	16	8	8	0	0	16
9	NOR	14	7	7	0	0	14
10	POR	15	6	7	1	1	14
11	CT	14	6	7	1	0	13
12	PRO	14	6	7	0	1	13
13	HER	15	6	8	1	0	13
14	ALB	13	4	5	0	4	12
15	ADK	14	6	8	0	0	12

Eight teams in each conference shall qualify for the 2013 Calder Cup Playoffs. Following the conclusion of each team’s 76-game regular season, the three division winners in each conference will be seeded first through third (in order of regular-season points) and the next five best teams (in order of regular-season points) will be seeded fourth through eighth.

THE ADMIRALS’ WEEK AHEAD
Wed., Nov. 21 … vs. Charlotte Checkers (Carolina Hurricanes) … 7:15 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 23 … at Adirondack Phantoms (Philadelphia Flyers) … 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 24 … at Connecticut Whale (New York Rangers) … 7:00 p.m.

ADMIRALS’ LOG

• Norfolk has lost two straight and seven of its last ten games (3-7-0-0). After winning their first four home games, the Admirals have posted a 1-3-0-0 record at Scope in their last four home games.
• Good starts are critical to Norfolk’s success this season. The Admirals are 7-2-0-0 when scoring first and 4-1-0-0 when leading after one period this season. They are 0-5-0-0 when surrendering the game’s first goal and are 1-4-0-0 when trailing after one period this season.
• The Admirals’ penalty kill has stopped 16 of the last 18 opponent power plays (88.9%).
• Norfolk has allowed a shorthanded goal in four of its last five games.
• With two wins last weekend, Springfield doubled its franchise’s all-time regulation wins total at Norfolk Scope Arena. Norfolk is now 16-4-0-0-1 when playing the Falcons in Hampton Roads.
• The Admirals combined to score three goals in the first periods of last weekend’s two games against the Falcons. Entering the games, Springfield had allowed only three goals in the first period in their first 12 games.
• Friday’s game against Springfield was the first home of the season in which neither Kyle Palmierior Peter Holland registered at least one point. Palmieri (3g, 8a) and Holland (6g, 4a) now have points in seven of Norfolk’s eight home games this season.
• Holland (7g, 7a) leads Norfolk in both goals and points (14).
• Sami Vatanen (2g, 9a) leads the Admirals in assists and ranks third among AHL rookie defensemen in points. Vatanen also ranks third among all AHL rookies in assists.
• All three games the Admirals play this week are against teams outside of the East Division. Norfolk has played just three games (all against Binghamton) against East Division opposition in their 14 games this season.

SCOPING THE COMPETITION – SCOUTING REPORT FOR UPCOMING HOME GAMES

• The Admirals play the Charlotte Checkers on Wednesday night at Scope in the first of eight meetings this season. Charlotte is the NHL affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes. This is Game 1 in the battle to win the GEICO Challenge Cup.
• The Checkers (11-3-0-2, 24 points) lead the South Division, Western Conference and overall AHL standings.
• Norfolk is 5-3-0-0 at home this season while Charlotte is 8-2-0-2 on the road. The Checkers began the season on a nine-game road trip (6-2-0-1).
• Charlotte is currently on a five-game point streak (4-0-0-1) and is 7-2-0-1 in its last ten games.
• The Checkers have the AHL’s third-best offense (3.63 goals per game) and fifth-best defense (2.44 goals against per game).
• Charlotte’s offense tends to awaken after the first period. In 16 games this season, Charlotte has just eight first period goals, but has 23 goals in the second period (T-1st in AHL) and 25 goals in the third period (1st in AHL).
• The Checkers are 5-0-0-0 when trailing after the first period and 3-1-0-0 when trailing after the second period. Only Charlotte, Abbotsford (3-1-0-0), Grand Rapids (3-0-0-1) and Syracuse (2-0-0-1) have winning records when trailing after the first period, while Charlotte joins Grand Rapids (3-0-0-0) as the only AHL teams to have a winning record when trailing after two periods.
• Charlotte has the top power play in the AHL (19/72, 26.4%) and the tenth-best penalty kill (10/71, 85.9%).
• Charlotte is the second least-penalized team in the AHL this season, averaging only 13.56 penalty minutes per game (217 PIM in 16 GP).
• Checkers forwards Drayson Bowman and Zach Boychuk are tied for the AHL lead with 10 goals. Four of Boychuk’s goals are game-winners (1st in AHL).
• Charlotte goaltender Dan Ellis ranks third in goals-against average (1.67) and save percentage (.947) in the AHL. His creasemate Justin Peters is tied for third in the AHL in wins (7).
• Among all AHL defensemen, Checkers blueliner Justin Faulk ranks second in points (15) and fourth in assists (12).
• There are no shared alumni between the current Norfolk and Charlotte rosters.
• Norfolk’s games against Charlotte are the only contests against Western Conference opposition this regular season.

NORFOLK LEADERS
Goals: Peter Holland (7)
Assists: Sami Vatanen (9)
Points: Peter Holland, Kyle Palmieri (14)
Games: Several (14)
PP goals: Patrick Maroon, Kyle Palmieri (3)
SH Goals: Troy Bodie, Chris Wagner (1)
+/- Rating: Nate Guenin (+8)
PIM: Troy Bodie (41)
GAA: Frederik Andersen (2.76)
Spct: Frederik Andersen (.915)
Wins: Frederik Andersen (4)
Losses: Igor Bobkov (4)
GPl: Frederik Andersen (9)
Minutes: Frederik Andersen (501)

CHARLOTTE LEADERS
Goals: Drayson Bowman, Zach Boychuk (10)
Assists: Justin Faulk (12)
Points: Zach Boychuk, Justin Faulk (15)
Games: Several (16)
PP goals: Drayson Bowman, Zach Boychuk (4)
SH Goals: Nicolas Blanchard, Chris Terry (1)
+/- Rating: Jerome Samson (+10)
PIM: Nicolas Blanchard (33)
GAA: Dan Ellis (1.67)
Spct: Dan Ellis (.947)
Wins: Justin Peters (7)
Losses: Dan Ellis (2)
GPI: Justin Peters (9)
Minutes: Justin Peters (505)

ADIRONDACK LEADERS
Goals: Brayden Schenn (8)
Assists: Brayden Schenn (9)
Points: Brayden Schenn (17)
Games: Several (14)
PP goals: Brayden Schenn (3)
SH Goals: Sean Couturier, Brayden Schenn (1)
+/- Rating: Oliver Lauridsen (+5)
PIM: Marc-Andre Bourdon (55)
GAA: Scott Munroe (2.57)
Spct: Scott Munroe (.924)
Wins: Cal Heeter, Scott Munroe (3)
Losses: Cal Heeter, Scott Munroe (4)
GPI: Scott Munroe (8)
Minutes: Scott Munroe (443)

CONNECTICUT LEADERS
Goals: Several (5)
Assists: Kris Newbury (9)
Points: Kris Newbury (14)
Games: Several (14)
PP goals: Matt Gilroy, Kris Newbury (3)
SH Goals: Kyle Jean, Kris Newbury (1)
+/- Rating: Sam Klassen (+3)
PIM: Kris Newbury (48)
GAA: Cameron Talbot (2.30)
Spct: Cameron Talbot (.931)
Wins: Cameron Talbot (5)
Losses: Cameron Talbot (4)
GPI: Cameron Talbot (9)
Minutes: Cameron Talbot (495)

Admirals Fall To Charlotte 4-3 In The Pre-Season Finale

By Ken Peacock

The Admirals wrapped up the pre-season schedule at the Chilled Ponds Ice and Turf Sports Complex in Chesapeake this afternoon. Both teams battled it out in front a small, but lively crowd of Admirals faithful fans. Unfortunately Norfolk came up on the losing end and fell to Dan Ellis and the Checkers, 4-3.

Peter Holland, Kenndal McArdle and Chris Wagner all had goals for Norfolk. Marco Cousineau (27 Shots 23 Saves) and Igor Bobkov (6 Shots 6 Saves) split time in the Norfolk Net. Cousineau took the loss.
The Checkers opened up the scoring at 13:10 of the first. Tim Wallace took a shot from the high slot and beat Cousineau. Charlotte took the 1-0 lead to the locker room. Norfolk out shot the Checkers 13-11 in the first period.

The Checkers made it 2-0 at 5:23 of the second period. Tommy Kivisto scored five on a breakaway pass from Rasmus Rissanen. Less than two minutes later Zach Boychuk took the rebound from a Beau Schmitz shot and knocked it past Cousineau to make it a 3-0 lead for Charlotte at 7:05. Dan Ellis was replaced at the 10 minute mark of the second with John Muse. Less than a minute later a Peter Holland shot would find its way past Muse and into the back of the Checkers net. The Admirals goal at 10:49 was set up by a nice Devante Smith-Pelly pass. Unfortunately for the Admirals, the Checkers were not done. Zac Dalpe took a Victor Rask pass and put it behind Cousineau at 12:11 to give the Checkers a 4-1 lead going into the locker rooms. Charlotte out shot the Admirals 16-12 in the second period.

Norfolk struck early in the third with a nice Kenndal McArdle goal. McArdle intercepted the puck in the neutral zone, came down the right wing and sent a wrist shot that beat Muse to get he Admirals within 2 goals at 1:25 of the third period. Norfolk’s Chris Wagner would strike at 9:22 when he chipped a shot over a sprawled out Muse to get the Ad’s within 1 goal. Emerson Etem and Ryan Lasch assisted on Wagner’s goal. That would be the last goal of the game as Charlotte clamped down and hung on for the 4-3 win. The Admirals out shot Charlotte 10-6 in the final frame.

Norfolk was 0-for-4 on the power play. Charlotte was 1-for-1 with the man advantage.

Three Stars:
1. Dan Ellis – CHA
2. Zach Boychuk – CHA
3. Kenndal McArdle – NOR

The Admirals’ 2012-13 regular season begins on Friday at Norfolk Scope against the Worcester Sharks. There are plenty of tickets available. Come out and support the Admirals as the go for Calder Cup once more.

Casual observations from the weekend….

This is going to be a strong team. The NHL lockout gives us a chance to see some of the prospect that would have most likely started out the year in Anaheim. Kyle Palmeri, Devante Smith-Pelly, and Igor Bobokov impressed me the most this weekend. This is going to be an exciting season. Don’t miss out. Come out and support the team.

Pre-Season Finale: Admirals Vs Charlotte

The Norfolk Admirals will wrap up the pre-season with a Sunday Afternoon match against the Charlotte Checkers. The game will be held at Chilled Ponds in Chesapeake at 1pm. Please remember that this is a practice facility and seating and sight lines are very different from Scope. Door will open at 12pm.

VS        

Catch up with all the latest Game Day Talk over at the AdmiralsZone with the Admirals Vs. Charlotte Game Day thread. AdmiralsZone is the only fan run forum for Norfolk Admirals Fans.

Find out more about the Charlotte Checkers over at GoCheckers.com.

I hope to see you at Chilled Ponds!

Admirals Take Game 1 3-0 Over The Checkers

By Ken Peacock

Hockey returned to Hampton Roads Tonight as the Admirals took on the Charlotte Checkers in the first of a two game match-up. This was the first opportunity to see the new look Admirals as they prepare for the opening of the 2012/2013 this friday.

Corey Elkins scored twice while Kyle Palmieri added another in the 3-0 Admirals victory. Goalies Frederik Anderson and Igor Bobkov were solid in net as they worked together to seal the 25-save shutout over the Checkers.

The first period was a back and forth defensive battle. Norfolk controlled the flow of the period and out shot the Checkers 11-5. The Admirals opened up the scoring on a snap shot from Corey Elkins that beat Justin Peters at 9:17 of the first period. Emerson Etem got the assist on Elkins goal.

The second period saw the defensive battle rage on. Charlotte managed to out shoot Norfolk 10-7, but could not put the puck into the net. Norfolk’s Kyle Palmieri would open up the scoring in the third with a one timer that beat Peters at 7:54. Corey Elkins would seal the 3-0 victory when he grabbed the rebound from a Matt Smaby shot at 12:56.

Norfolk was 1-for-5 on the power play. Charlotte was 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

The night closed out with a post game “Meet The Team” for the season ticket holders. It is apparent that Jay Rosehill is once again a fan favorite. Rosehill received a standing ovation while he tried to introduce himself.

The Checkers and the Admirals will meet once again. This time the game will be held at the Chilled Ponds Ice and Turf Sports Complex in Chesapeake. Game time is 1:00 p.m. General admission tickets for this game are $10 and are only be available through the Chilled Ponds Ice and Turf Sports Complex. They may be purchased on site (1416 Stephanie Way, Chesapeake, Virginia) or online at chilledponds.com. Limited seating is available only on a first-come, first-served basis. Proceeds will benefit the Chilled Ponds Ice and Turf Sports Complex youth hockey programs. So if you haven’t got your tickets yet, please hurry and get them now.