Admirals Continue To Struggle Losing to Adirondack 2-1

From The Norfolk Admirals:

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. – Peter Holland scored his team-leading ninth goal of the season, but the Norfolk Admirals (7-9-0-0) were unable to come back from a two-goal deficit as they fell to the Adirondack Phantoms (8-8-0-0), 2-1, on Friday night at the Glens Falls Civic Center. The Admirals wrap up their brief two-game road trip tomorrow night from Hartford against the Connecticut Whale at 7:00 p.m.

Goaltender Frederik Andersen (4-4-0) stopped 29 of 31 shots in the defeat. Norfolk has lost four consecutive games.

After a scoreless opening period, Adirondack quickly took a 2-0 lead in the first three minutes of the second stanza. Sean Couturier gave Adirondack a 1-0 lead just 1:23 into the second period with a one-timer from the right circle.

Just 49 seconds later, the lead doubled as Rob Bordson faked a slap shot from the right circle, skated into the slot and sent a wrist shot past Andersen at 2:02.

The Admirals cut their deficit to one goal with only 31 seconds remaining in the second period. Devante Smith-Pelly sent a pass from near the goalmouth to Holland in the right circle. Holland scored his team-leading ninth goal of the season to make the score 2-1 heading into the third period.

The Admirals out-shot the Phantoms, 12-5, in the final frame but were unable to find the equalizer. Munroe ended the game with 25 saves on 26 shots.

Both teams were 1-for-4 on the power play.

The Admirals wrap up their brief two-game road trip tomorrow night from Hartford, CT, against the Connecticut Whale at 7:00 p.m. Tune in at 7:00 p.m. to 102.1-FM, 1490-AM, 1021TheGame.com or AHLLive.com.

The Admirals return to Scope next Wednesday in the first meeting of the season with the Hershey Bears. The puck drops at 7:15 p.m. in the second Admirals Value Night of the season, with Family Fun Packs and Student Rush Night tickets available.

 

If you cant beat them…..BEAT THEM

Norfolk Admirals 1 at Adirondack Phantoms 2 – Status: Final
Friday, November 23, 2012 – Glens Falls Civic Center

Norfolk        0 1 0 – 1
Adirondack 0 2 0 – 2

1st Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Parent Nor (holding), 4:46; Zolnierczyk Adk (holding), 13:43; Mitchell Nor (fighting), 16:59; Schenn Adk (fighting), 16:59; Couturier Adk (cross-checking), 17:47; Smith-Pelly Nor (roughing), 20:00; Zolnierczyk Adk (roughing), 20:00.

2nd Period-1, Adirondack, Couturier 5 (Gustafsson, Akeson), 1:23 (PP). 2, Adirondack, Bordson 1 (Syvret, Gustafsson), 2:12. 3, Norfolk, Holland 9 (Smith-Pelly, Maroon), 19:29 (PP). Penalties-Maroon Nor (interference), 0:05; Clark Nor (fighting), 7:40; McGinn Adk (fighting), 7:40; Palmieri Nor (goaltender interference), 9:43; Holland Nor (boarding), 11:52; McGinn Adk (hooking), 18:43.

3rd Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Bodie Nor (roughing), 5:49; Smith-Pelly Nor (misconduct – unsportsmanlike conduct), 5:49; Lauridsen Adk (roughing), 5:49; Rinaldo Adk (unsportsmanlike conduct, misconduct), 5:49.

Shots on Goal-Norfolk 9-5-12-26. Adirondack 7-19-5-31.
Power Play Opportunities-Norfolk 1 / 4; Adirondack 1 / 4.
Goalies-Norfolk, Andersen 4-4-0 (31 shots-29 saves). Adirondack, Munroe 5-4-0 (26 shots-25 saves).

A-3,283
Referees-Geno Binda (22).
Linesmen-Mike Emanatian (69), Frank Murphy (29).

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)

28 And Rolling. Admirals Beat The Phantoms 4-2.

GLEN FALLS, N.Y. – AHL MVP Cory Conacher netted his first career hat trick as the Norfolk Admirals (55-18-1-2) finished off the regular season with a 4-2 victory over the Adirondack Phantoms (37-35-2-2) on Sunday evening at the Glen Falls Civic Center. Norfolk concludes the regular season with a North American professional hockey record 28-game winning streak.

Photo: John Wright

Conacher broke a 2-2 tie with a pair of goals, including his AHL-leading 39th goal of the season, in the final two minutes of regulation. Brandon Segal notched his 18th goal of the season and added three assists. Norfolk netminder Jaroslav Janus (23-8-2) made 16 saves to extend his personal winning streak to 15 games.

Adirondack’s Ben Holmstrom opened the scoring with a power play goal early in the opening period. While standing in front of the Norfolk net, Holmstrom deflected a Brandon Manning shot over Janus to give the Phantoms the 1-0 lead at 2:19.

Goals by Segal and Conacher put the Admirals ahead by one goal at the end of the second period. With under five minutes remaining in the period, Conacher sent a shot from the right faceoff circle. While skating out in front of the crease, Segal deflected the shot over the left shoulder of Phantoms’ goaltender Jason Bacashihua for his 18th goal of the season to knot the game at 1-1 at 15:30.

Photo: James DiBianco

Less than two minutes later, the Admirals claimed a 2-1 lead Conacher’s first goal of the game. From the center slot, Conacher picked up a rebound and sent a backhand over Bacashihua at 17:27.

The Phantoms squared the game at 2-2 with nearly eight minutes remaining in regulation. After a failed clearing attempt by the Admirals, Jason Akeson snapped a shot over the blocker of Janus at 12:15 of the final period.

Conacher’s second of the night came with just two minutes remaining in regulation. The AHL Rookie of the Year picked up a loose puck off the stick of a teammate and buried a shot behind Bacashihua to give Norfolk a 3-2 lead with his 38th goal of the season.

After an Adirondack goal was waved off with 18.2 seconds remaining, Conacher capped off the hat trick with an empty net goal with just two seconds remaining as the Admirals skated away with the 4-2 victory.

Bacashihua (8-11-1) finished the night with 23 saves on 26 shots.

Norfolk was 0 for 3 on the power play. Adirondack was 1 for 5.

Norfolk Admirals 4 at Adirondack Phantoms 2 – Status: Final
Sunday, April 15, 2012 – Glens Falls Civic Center

Norfolk        0 2 2 – 4
Adirondack 1 0 1 – 2

1st Period-1, Adirondack, Holmstrom 15 (Manning, Gustafsson), 2:19 (PP). Penalties-Kostka Nor (hooking), 1:41; Bordson Adk (holding), 7:01; Mathers Adk (roughing), 10:58; Panik Nor (cross-checking), 12:04.

2nd Period-2, Norfolk, Segal 18 (Smith, Conacher), 15:30. 3, Norfolk, Conacher 37 (Segal), 17:27. Penalties-Kostka Nor (tripping), 1:58; Conacher Nor (delay of game), 5:01.

3rd Period-4, Adirondack, Akeson 14 (Testwuide), 12:15. 5, Norfolk, Conacher 38 (Segal, Smith), 18:00. 6, Norfolk, Conacher 39 (Segal), 19:58 (EN). Penalties-Labrie Nor (roughing), 10:04; Dimmen Nor (fighting), 14:32; Harper Adk (roughing, fighting), 14:32.

Shots on Goal-Norfolk 7-10-10-27. Adirondack 8-7-4-19.
Power Play Opportunities-Norfolk 0 / 3; Adirondack 1 / 5.
Goalies-Norfolk, Janus 23-8-2 (19 shots-17 saves). Adirondack, Bacashihua 8-11-1 (26 shots-23 saves).

A-3,603
Referees-Geno Binda (22).
Linesmen-Steeve Lemay (64), Mike Emanatian (69).

Lucky #13: 13 In A Row As Norfolk Beats The Phantoms 3-1

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. – Tyler Johnson scored twice in a three-goal first period for the Norfolk Admirals (40-18-1-2) as they defeated the Adirondack Phantoms (28-28-2-1), 3-1, on Friday night at the Glens Falls Civic Center. Norfolk has now won 13 straight games and is the first AHL team to 40 wins in 2011-12. The Admirals play the second game of their three-game road trip tomorrow night against the Connecticut Whale.

Goaltender Jaroslav Janus stopped 23 of 24 shots for his fifth consecutive victory. Alexandre Picard also scored for Norfolk while Richard Panik recorded two assists.

Norfolk charged out to a 3-0 lead after one period. Johnson opened scoring 8:54 into the game with his first goal of the game. Panik intercepted a pass along the right half wall in the Adirondack zone. He sent a pass to Johnson in the left circle, and Johnson one-timed the puck past the right leg of Phantoms goaltender Jason Bacashihua for his 21st goal of the season.

The Admirals’ lead doubled less than two minutes later on a power play. Ondrej Palat sent a feed from the left circle across the slot. Picard one-timed the puck from the edge of the right faceoff circle into the net for his fifth goal of the season and a 2-0 Norfolk lead at 10:31.

The lead grew to 3-0 with only 30 seconds remaining in the first period with a second Panik-to-Johnson connection. This time, Panik sent a feed from the right corner into the slot. Johnson one-timed the feed into the net for his second goal of the game and 22nd of the season.

The Phantoms cut Norfolk’s lead to 3-1 midway through the second period. Denis Hamel sent a shot from the right point through traffic and past Janus at 13:19 for a power play goal.

Adirondack out-shot Norfolk, 14-5, in the final frame, but was unable to solve Janus as Norfolk held on for the 3-1 victory.

Jaroslav Janus (13-8-2) made 23 saves on 24 shots for his fifth straight win. Jason Bacashihua (8-9-1) stopped 24 of 27 shots for the loss.

Norfolk was 1-for-4 on the power play while Adirondack was 1-for-3.

Norfolk Admirals 3 at Adirondack Phantoms 1 – Status: Final
Friday, March 9, 2012 – Glens Falls Civic Center

Norfolk        3 0 0 – 3
Adirondack 0 1 0 – 1

1st Period-1, Norfolk, Johnson 21 (Panik), 8:54. 2, Norfolk, Picard 5 (Palat, Smith), 10:31 (PP). 3, Norfolk, Johnson 22 (Panik, Cote), 19:30. Penalties-Picard Nor (roughing), 1:30; Angelidis Nor (roughing), 4:33; Holmstrom Adk (elbowing), 4:33; Harper Adk (cross-checking), 9:02.

2nd Period-4, Adirondack, Hamel 17 (Kessel, Akeson), 13:19 (PP). Penalties-Lauridsen Adk (hooking), 1:28; Devos Nor (diving), 4:30; Bordson Adk (hooking), 4:30; Gudas Nor (roughing, unsportsmanlike conduct), 12:41; Walker Adk (roughing), 12:41.

3rd Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Oberg Nor (holding), 3:42; Gudas Nor (roughing), 5:52; Ford Adk (slashing), 5:52; Jancevski Adk (roughing, misconduct), 10:55; Walker Adk (slashing), 11:30.

Shots on Goal-Norfolk 14-9-4-27. Adirondack 5-5-14-24.
Power Play Opportunities-Norfolk 1 / 4; Adirondack 1 / 3.

Goalies-Norfolk, Janus 13-8-2 (24 shots-23 saves). Adirondack, Bacashihua 8-9-1 (27 shots-24 saves).

A-2,697
Referees-Jean Hebert (43).
Linesmen-Mike Emanatian (69), Frank Murphy (29).

Lightning Complete Trade, Assign FW Jon Kalinski To Admirals

TAMPA BAY, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Lightning, NHL parent club of the Norfolk Admirals, have acquired Florida’s second-round pick in either 2012 or 2013 (previously acquired, Florida’s choice), a fourth-round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft and left wing Jon Kalinski from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for defenseman Pavel Kubina, Lightning Vice President and General Manager Steve Yzerman announced.

Kalinski will be assigned to the Admirals.

Kalinski, 6-foot-1, 186 pounds, has played in 40 games with the Adirondack Phantoms of the AHL this season, recording nine goals and 12 points. He has played in 233 career AHL games with Adirondack and Philadelphia, registering 35 goals and 83 points with 186. Kalinski has also played in 14 career Calder Cup Playoff games, notching two goals and six points. He has played in 22 career NHL games, all with the Flyers, recording a goal and five points.

A native of Bonnyville, Alberta, Kalinski was drafted by Philadelphia in the sixth round, 152nd overall, of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.

The Lightning now have a possibility of four selections in the second round of the 2012 draft after acquiring Minnesota’s second-round pick from San Jose in exchange for Dominic Moore and a seventh-round pick on Thursday. They also acquired Philadelphia’s second-round draft choice on July 1, 2010 in exchange for defenseman Andrej Meszaros. They would have a minimum of three picks in the second.

Tokarski And The Admirals Silence The Phantoms 2-0

NORFOLK, Va. – Philip-Michael Devos’ fourth goal of the season and 17 saves by Dustin Tokarski proved to be enough as the Norfolk Admirals (28-18-1-2) shut out the Adirondack Phantoms (22-23-1-1), 2-0, on Friday night at Norfolk Scope. The Admirals and Phantoms face off again tomorrow night at Scope.
Pierre-Cedric Labrie scored his ninth goal of the season while Cory Conacher picked up a pair of assists. The victory was Tokarski’s 20th victory of the season and his third shutout on the campaign.

After a scoreless opening period, Devos gave the Admirals a 1-0 lead less than four minutes into the second period. Conacher sent a pass from the high slot to Devos at the top of the right faceoff circle. Devos quickly fired a shot over the glove of Phantoms netminder Michael Leighton at 3:35.

Labrie capped off the scoring with an empty net at 18:38 of the final period.

Dustin Tokarski (20-11-0) turned aside all 17 shots he faced in the victory. Phantoms goaltender Michael Leighton (16-17-0) allowed one goal on 27 shots in defeat.

Neither team had a power play opportunity in the contest.

The Admirals and Phantoms meet for the final time at Scope in the regular season tonight with puck drop set for 7:15 p.m.

Adirondack Phantoms 0 at Norfolk Admirals 2 – Status: Final
Friday, February 10, 2012 – Norfolk Scope

Adirondack 0 0 0 – 0
Norfolk 0 1 1 – 2

1st Period- No Scoring.Penalties-No Penalties

2nd Period-1, Norfolk, Devos 4 (Conacher, Oberg), 3:35. Penalties-No Penalties

3rd Period-2, Norfolk, Labrie 9 (Conacher, Kostka), 18:38 (EN). Penalties-Akeson Adk (delay of game), 6:23; Conacher Nor (delay of game), 6:23.

Shots on Goal-Adirondack 4-9-4-17. Norfolk 11-10-7-28.
Power Play Opportunities-Adirondack 0 / 0; Norfolk 0 / 0.
Goalies-Adirondack, Leighton 15-18-0 (27 shots-26 saves). Norfolk, Tokarski 20-11-0 (17 shots-17 saves).

A-5,288
Referees-Jeff Smith (49).
Linesmen-Mark Hamlett (81), Tom George (61).

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