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Ten years and counting
February 22, 2008
Sunday marks the 10 year anniversary of my Milwaukee Admirals web site. That statement just blows my mind.
Back in the 1997-98 season, I connected to the internet for the first time. It was my fourth season as an Admiral fan, and when the idea of creating a web site entered my mind, my first thought was to make one on the Admirals.
In the early days, the site was very crude. I spent a little bit of time every day tweaking it and coming up with ideas... some that worked, and some that didn't. I experimented with graphics and layouts and learned from my mistakes.
Back then, the Admirals were still an independent team in the IHL. Eric Fenton, Mike Tomlak, Shannon Finn, Ken Sabourin, and Danny Lorenz were a few of the team's key players.
A lot has happened since then. The NHL affiliation with Nashville. Two major logo and jersey changes. The passing of one owner and the long search for a new one. The move from the IHL to the AHL. Nine playoff runs. Two division titles. Two Finals appearances. And the 2004 championship season.
Yep, it's been a wild and memorable ten years. And I'm glad to have been able to share it all with you.
The original title of the site was "The Admiral's Log", a name that I never really liked. I adopted the easy-to-remember rhyme milwaukeehockey as my domain name and site title in 1999. You can view what it was like back in May 1998 on the Wayback Machine at archive.org.
At times, the site held so much information, that it completely consumed my free time to maintain. Recently, I've had less free time to devote to it, so there is less content now than in the past, but I fully intend on keeping the site going for as long as I am a fan.
It's only appropriate that I take this time to thank all of the readers and contributors from the past decade. All of the kind words of encouragement I have received has been the fuel to keep me doing what I do.
Here's to the next ten years!
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Anyone notice the new paint job on the mask of Dov Grumet-Morris? I didn't realize it until seeing a few photos from the last game, but it appears that he has the old Admirals logo used from 1982-98 on the top of his mask. The Predators logo also appears on the chin of the mask. Very cool.
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Flipping through the channels the other night, I came across Wolves highlights on a Chicago newscast. In a game against Manitoba, the Wolves lost the game in overtime after Steve Martins sent the puck the length of the ice into his own goal. On a delayed penalty, Chicago pulled their goaltender for a sixth attacker. Martins intended on passing the puck back to a defenseman, but it missed his intended teammate and cost his team the win. Manitoba goaltender Drew MacIntyre got credit for the goal as he was the last Moose player to touch the puck.
Hey Todd. Congrats on 10 years! That's a long time, but you run a top-quality web site and I'm very appreciative of your efforts. I became an Admirals fan about three years ago and during my initial period of "fandom" I scoured the internet looking for info on the team. Your site was absolutely my main go-to source. Your blogs, archives, info...etc have all helped me learn a great deal about the team and about hockey. You certainly know your stuff. I know I speak for a lot of fans when I say THANK YOU! We really appreciate your site and your dedication to the team. Keep it up! Here's to the next 10 years!
P.S. Don't know if you're interested in this as a future topic, but the Bradley Center has recently said it will probably be selling naming rights. Don't know what the reaction from Ads fans will be, but there's a link to the story:
Anyone notice the new paint job on the mask of Dov Grumet-Morris? I didn't realize it until seeing a few photos from the last game, but it appears that he has the old Admirals logo used from 1982-98 on the top of his mask. The Predators logo also appears on the chin of the mask. Very cool.
Comments:Hey Todd. Congrats on 10 years! That's a long time, but you run a top-quality web site and I'm very appreciative of your efforts. I became an Admirals fan about three years ago and during my initial period of "fandom" I scoured the internet looking for info on the team. Your site was absolutely my main go-to source. Your blogs, archives, info...etc have all helped me learn a great deal about the team and about hockey. You certainly know your stuff. I know I speak for a lot of fans when I say THANK YOU! We really appreciate your site and your dedication to the team. Keep it up! Here's to the next 10 years!Post a Comment: February 27, 2008 11:08 PM
