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I've gotta make this recap brief, as my Saturday morning alarm is unforgiving. Milwaukee holds on to beat Quad City 3-2 Friday night. |
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The Prince George Citizen newspaper has an article with details of Admirals Head Coach Lane Lambert's leave of absence from the team this week. Lambert coached the Prince George Cougars junior hockey team from 2003-05. |
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Here are my photos from Tuesday's game against Manitoba. |
Former Admiral John Vigilante was recently assigned to Quad City by Columbus. When the Syracuse Crunch needed a defenseman, the Blue Jackets arranged a deal with Quad City, which sent a defenseman to Syracuse in exchange for Vigilante.
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25 February 2009 |
Yep. I'm a little late posting this. When I got home from last night's game, my internet connection was down. Again. Nothing was resolved by the late night phone call to Time Warner's techinical support. After waking up this morning... it was magically back online. I literally banged my head against the wall several times before heading off to work.
About the game... Manitoba proved they are a top team in the league by topping the Admirals by a 4-2 score. Each team won two games in the four game season series, with each team winning a road game.
The Admirals were without head coach Lane Lambert for this game. He flew home to be with his wife in Cleveland as she underwent surgery. Assistant coach Brad Lauer filled in as an interim head coach, and Nashville scout Nick Beverley served as the Admirals assistant coach.
Beverley has done it all in hockey. He was an NHL player from 1966-80 for six different teams. After retiring, he spent 14 years with the LA Kings as a scout, assistant coach, AHL head coach, director of player personnel, assistant general manager, and general manager. He then worked for the Toronto Maple Leafs as director of pro scouting, director of player personnel, and briefly served as the head coach in 1996. He went on to work as the Chicago Blackhawks assistant general manager. Nashville hired him as a scout in 2005.
Patric Hornqvist's hustle in the opening shift of the game gave Milwaukee a 1-0 lead just 23 seconds into the contest. Behind the Moose goal, he stole the puck from goaltender Cory Schneider. Hornqvist flipped the puck into the crease, where Manitoba defenseman Shaun Heshka knocked it into his own net while trying to clear it.
Minutes later, referee Ian Croft called the first penalty of the game. On the ensuing Admirals power play, Manitoba embarrassed the Admirals defense with an easy short-handed goal early in the power play. Cody Franson lost the puck to Mike Keane and stumbled while trying to get back into the play. Robert Dietrich opted to block the passing lane instead of taking out the puck-handler or a trailing player. Problem is, he did not block the pass, allowing for an easy one timer by defenseman Nolan Baumgartner.
Defensemen have three options on odd-man breakaways.
1 - Take out the puck handler.
2 - Cover the trailing players, allowing the goalie to cut down the angle on the puck handler.
3 - Block the passing lane.
I've always favored options 1 or 2, but for years, the Admirals seem to be trained for option 3. All too often, the pass is not blocked, forcing the goalie to make a tough save.
Still on the power play, the Admirals regained the lead. Nick Spaling redirected a pass from Tim Ramholt into the net for his 10th goal of the season.
Manitoba's Jason Krog scored twice in the second period, and Travis Ramsey added an insurance marker early in the third period to take the win. The Moose should have inflated the score in the closing minutes, but they could not connect on a dozen or so attempts at the Admirals empty net.
Only 3,000 fans showed up to this game featuring two of the best teams in the league. Maybe everyone stayed home to watch the State of the Union Address. I know I had a tough choice of whether to stay home to watch Obama preach about hope or to go to a hockey game. Despite the loss, I'm pretty sure I made the right decision.
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24 February 2009 |
It was 11 years ago today when I first threw together an Admirals fan web site.
I connected to the internet for the first time in 1997. Like most people, I was in awe at how many things were at my fingertips for the first few months of being online. However, there was not much at all about the Milwaukee Admirals on the net back then.
In February 1998, I threw together a crude Admirals web page and spent countless hours experimenting with layouts, colors, graphics, and content until it became something I was proud of creating. Over the years, it has gone through some good times and some bad times depending on how much free time I had to spend on it.
Nowadays, the Admirals presence online is much, much healthier. The team's official site is a hundred times better. The Short Shifts blog is updated daily with great material. Add in YouTube videos, social networking sites, and countless personal blog entries, and you can soak in all kinds of Admirals stuff in your spare time.
However, one thing has not changed. The local newspaper coverage still sucks.
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22 February 2009 |
My pics from Saturday's game against Manitoba.
Check out the expression on Sixsmith's face as he gets ready to rip a slap shot in the 5th photo below.
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22 February 2009 |
Here are some of my pics from Thursday's game against Rockford. I'll get a batch from Saturday's game up tonight or tomorrow.
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22 February 2009 |
If the season ended now, the Admirals would receive the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy for having the best record in the American Hockey League. With last night's 2-1 win over the Manitoba Moose, the Admirals have a 69.6 points percentage. Manitoba still has more points (81 to 78) by playing in three more games than Milwaukee.
With the Admirals playing for the third straight night, I was worried about how the team would hold up against the tough Moose team. They were up to the challenge and played a solid game. Their game play was fairly physical, but they avoided the penalty box, allowing only 6:43 of power play time.
Nolan Yonkman started the game with a bang. He pushed Guillaume Desbiens around in the first minute of the contest sparking a heavyweight bout that got most of the 10,000 fans in attendance on their feet.
Milwaukee got the game's first goal with a power play goal in the first period. Andreas Thuresson fired in a puck that rebounded from a long Robert Dietrich shot. It was his 9th goal of the season and 20th as an Admiral.
Manitoba tied the game a few minutes later on Jason Jaffray's 18th goal of the season. It was the only blemish on the night for Drew MacIntyre, who won his league leading 26th game of the season. He's been leading the league in wins for the past few months, and if it holds up, he will repeat what Pekka Rinne did last season. Rinne racked up 36 wins to lead the league last season.
James Sixsmith scored what would be the game winning goal with 7 minutes left in the second period. It was his second goal since rejoining the team nine games ago.
Manitoba was given a golden chance to tie the game after Kelsey Wilson was given a double minor penalty with 43 seconds left in the contest. The Moose pulled their goaltender for a 6-on-4 advantage, but their efforts were smothered by the Admirals penalty killers.
The Moose play in Chicago on Sunday before returning to the Bradley Center on Tuesday to wrap up the season series between Milwaukee and Manitoba.
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20 February 2009 |
I was in no mood to listen to tonight's Admirals game in Rosemont against the Wolves after last night's embarassment. But I did follow the live box score.
The Admirals ended their three game losing streak with a 1-0 win. Adam Miller scored his first career AHL goal in the second period. Mark Dekanich recorded his first pro shutout by stopping 27 shots. It was Milwaukee's fourth shutout of the season.
Milwaukee was outshot for the fourth straight game (8 of the last 9). Mike Santorelli returned to the lineup after taking a sick day last night. Geoff Peters was scratched in place of Santorelli.
Milwaukee players made three trips to the penalty box in the first period, but they behaved for the last 40 minutes with only one minor penalty after the first intermission.
The Admirals return to Milwaukee for a 7:30 game against Manitoba Saturday night. The Moose were stomped by the Griffins tonight by a 5-1 margin. Manitoba (69.8) and Milwaukee (69.1) own the two best records in the 29 team league (by points percentage). Rockford also lost tonight resulting in a 12 point lead in the division for the Admirals.
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19 February 2009 |
Wow. What a crap-filled night. The Admirals lose to Rockford 4-1 in a completely uninspired effort.
My brain is so numb after this dismal display, that I'm not going to be able to attempt a thorough game recap. Instead, here's some bullet points off the top of my head...
1. Despite a game promotion that got a bunch of press locally and across the nation, in which the Admirals coined the night "Don't Be Like Mike" (in reference to pot smoking Olympic hero Michael Phelps), the team played in front of one of the dinkiest home crowds of the season (3055).
2. Unfortunately, the thing I'll most have trouble forgetting from tonight's theme was the dude in the speedo. That was not cool.
3. Mike Santorelli did not play. He's not listed in the league's transactions, so I'm wondering if he's hurt. I'm sure the guys at Short Shifts will have the answer in their report. They have inside sources and get to chat with the coach after the game. On a night like tonight, I'm not jealous. I was happy to get the hell out of the BC after the final horn.
4. Speaking of the final horn. There wasn't one. The scoreboard went dead with a little over a minute left in the suckfest. Announcer Matt Moore had to announce the time remaining every ten seconds until it was over.
5. Four on four for 1:50 in the second period. What defensive pairing do I see? Ramholt and Dietrich. Speed and smart play are huge assets on 4-on-4 shifts. Mistakes are magnified. Ramholt and Dietrich. Really?
6. The Admirals continue to take stupid, stupid penalties. A total lack of discipline. This was not a problem for most of the season. Why are so many guys on the team having problems with this?
7. The new line of Sixsmith/Miller/Santorelli may sound like a good idea, but they just could not control the puck. Sixsmith worked very well with Jessiman last week. Coach needs to make that happen again.
8. Milwaukee surrendered 34 shots... and were outshot 26-11 after two periods.
9. With how sluggish the team looked tonight (after a 3 day rest), how are they going to be after this 3 games in 3 nights stretch concludes Saturday?
10. Oh yeah, Tim Brent got a hat trick. Hey how bout that?
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19 February 2009 |
A new episode of the Admirals All Access half hour show on Time Warner 32 is out this week. It features a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into the game day entertainment at Admirals games. Most of the footage was filmed during the Country Night game with the Phil Vassar post game concert.
We get to see how Tim Van Wagoner prepares his crew before the game and how they pull it off during the game. Port Wine wore a mic during the Merkt's Cheese Race, and we see a few of the faces of those who wear the giant cheese cup costumes. We also get a closer look at how the Lake Express ship designed by MSOE students was created. Overall, another pretty good episode.
I haven't mentioned the All Access show on this site before, but I've gotta give it a thumbs up. They are well-produced and informative. I'm recording all of them, and I'm sure I'll be watching these for years to come. Last month's episode had great footage with a referee wearing a mic during a game, and it gave insight into what it's like to be an on-ice official.
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18 February 2009 |
Some interesting names have been talked about for who will be the Pittsburgh Penguins permanent head coach for next season. Earlier this week, the Penguins fired Michel Therrien as the team is in a fight for an Eastern Conference playoff spot. They promoted Dan Bylsma from the AHL as the team's interim coach.
Pittsburgh's General Manager is Ray Shero, who worked closely with the Admirals when he was the Nashville Predators Assistant General Manager from 1998-2006. So, it's no surprise that the three of the four names I've heard have ties to the Predators and Admirals.
The Canidates:
Todd Richards
Milwaukee's assistant coach from 2002-06. He was the head coach for Pittsburgh's affiliate in Wilkes Barre from 2006-08, and is now an assistant coach with the San Jose Sharks.
Claude Noel
Milwaukee's head coach from 2003-07 and assistant coach from 1998-2002. He has been an assistant coach with the Columbus Blue Jackets for the past year and a half.
Brent Peterson
Nashville's associate/assistant coach since the Nashville Predators were formed in 1998. Not to be confused with the former Admiral player with the same name.
Dan Bylsma
Wilkes Barre's head coach this season and assistant coach last season. He played against Milwaukee with Long Beach and Phoenix in the IHL and Cincinnati in the AHL.
The vibe I'm getting from articles I've read is that Bylsma is merely filling in as an interim, and his lack of coaching experience would support that theory. Richards may be the best option for Shero, since he is familiar with many of the Penguins players and prospects.
Then again, Peterson has paid his dues and is probably a good friend of Shero's. Noel was successful with the Admirals and cannot be ignored as someone Shero might pick.
As a Penguins fan, I'm pulling for Richards, but I'm not sure if he'll leave San Jose.
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17 February 2009 |
One of the great things about having the NHL Center Ice package is seeing commercials from the local markets airing the games. I get a little kick out of some of the most ordinary ads - from car dealerships, restaurants, and team promo spots. It almost makes me feel like I'm on vacation. Almost.
My favorites are from the Canadian broadcasts. Some of their most common ads are for Molson Canadian beer. The current series of Molson ads are for the "Unwritten Code" of being a Canadian. Here's the most recent one:
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16 February 2009 |
Photos from Friday night's postgame photo session.
Anyone else think that Drew MacIntyre looks like Steve Buscemi?
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Photos from Friday night's game. Overall, my photos turned out overexposed and unusable, despite using my normal settings. I wish I had a better camera.
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I didn't make the trip north to the Bradley Center for Sunday's game against Quad City, but I did catch the $4 archived webcast on ahllive.com this morning.
The Admirals end up losing 2-1 in overtime. The Flames are a distant 7th place in the division, but they have played tough hockey against the Admirals, with Milwaukee winning only 4 of the 7 games so far this season.
Quad City took a 1-0 lead late in the first period as a backchecking Jed Ortmeyer tried to move the puck behind the net... only he missed, sending the puck into his own net. Brad Cole was credited with the goal.
The next key segment of the game came as Nolan Yonkman took a double minor penalty in the final minute of the first period. Cody Franson's cross checking penalty after the intermission gave the Flames a 66 second two man advantage. Milwaukee held on to successfully kill the entire 4:54 disadvantage to stay in the game.
After getting outshot 14-7 in the first period, the Admirals owned the second period's shot total by a 10-4 margin, but they could not get anything past Quad City goaltender Leland Irving.
Mike Santorelli tied the game at 1 after picking off a bad pass in the Flames zone and sliding the puck into the net. It was his team-leading 16th goal of the season.
After a bad penalty in overtime to Tim Ramholt, the Flames won the game on a shot by Kris Chucko.
For the 14th time in the last 18 games, the Admirals failed to record more shots than their opponent. With the point earned in overtime, Milwaukee extended their lead in the division to 12 points over Rockford. The Icehogs host San Antonio this afternoon before heading to the Bradley Center for a Thursday evening tilt.
And for what it's worth, Milwaukee's Magic Number to clinch a playoff spot is 33.
Between Friday night's game going to a shootout, the postgame photo session on the ice, the long slow drive home on slippery highways, and my 5am alarm clock... I have no time to update things on the site tonight.
In a nutshell... the Admirals blow a 3rd period 1-0 lead, but come back to tie it 2-2 in the final minute... only to lose in a shootout.
I'll get caught up Saturday night or Sunday morning.
Friday night, Milwaukee returns to action against the Chicago Wolves. On Friday the 13th. In the latest quirky promotion by the Admirals front office, anyone coming to the game with a chainsaw and an old-school goalie mask gets in for 13 cents.
Just kidding.
However, the game will be notable as the Admirals will wear throwback 1978 jerseys. The jerseys will be auctioned off to the highest bidders at Sunday's game. I'm holding to my word and will stay home on Sunday in protest to the schedule makers insistence of giving the Admirals a home game on the day of the Daytona 500 - which has happened in 9 of the last 13 years.
The Admirals Short Shifts Blog is reporting that defenseman Teemu Laakso will undergo shoulder surgery tomorrow. It's possible that he will be out for the season, but no official word has come from the team.
I recorded the Rochester vs. Binghamton game on the NHL Network from Saturday, but I didn't get around to finish watching it until today. The Americans won 3-2 in overtime. A pretty good game, despite some technical issues with the feed early in the game.
During the broadcast, I learned that Rochester's goaltender Tyler Plante is the son of former Admiral defenseman Cam Plante. Tyler was born in Milwaukee near the end of the 1986-87 season. Tyler is a Florida Panthers prospect and has split time this season between Rochester and Dayton (ECHL). When digging for more info on the Plante's, I found that he has a brother (Alex) drafted in the first round by Edmonton in 2007. Alex is in his final season of junior hockey with the Calgary Hitmen.
Photos from Tuesday's game against Grand Rapids:
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Two of the Western Conference's best teams squared off Tuesday night at the Bradley Center, as the Admirals hosted Grand Rapids. The Griffins have been trading the North Division lead with the Manitoba Moose over the last few weeks and have proven to be one of the elite teams in the league this season, so this game is a true litmus test to see how the Admirals measure up.
Milwaukee's James Sixsmith helped create the first goal of the game by pressuring a Griffins defensemen behind his own goal. It resulted in a bad pass right to Hugh Jessiman, who slammed in a huge one timer less than eight minutes into the contest. Thirty-six seconds later, the Griffins peppered the Admirals net, allowing Darren Haydar to bury a rebound to tie it up.
The Admirals only managed five shots in the second period, but they made the best of their chances to take a 3-1 lead into the second intermission on goals by Cal O'Reilly and Ryan Maki.
Just after the second period ended, Cody Franson fought Jan Mursak at center ice. It was Franson's first pro fight, and according to hockeyfights.com, he fought five times in junior hockey.
Unfortunately, the rest of the Admirals defensive corps didn't step up their game with Franson in the box for the first five minutes of the third period. Grand Rapids outplayed the Admirals and scored a pair of goals to tie it up less than three minutes into the period.
Milwaukee tightened up their game and held the Griffins scoreless for the rest of the night. A Robert Dietrich shot from the blue line was deflected in by Maki for his second goal of the game with 7:29 left on the clock. That made the final score 4-3. All seven goals in the game were even strength.
The Admirals lead in the West Division now stands at 14 points over second place Rockford... with a game in hand for what it's worth.
I received an email from the Bradley Center today promoting the new af2 arena football team. "Like Hockey. Only Not So Dainty."
I'm now erasing "go see an af2 game" from my bucket list.
I could go on a four or five paragraph rant about this, but I've already wasted enough time and energy on this novelty sport's attempt to be clever.
Another car problem kept me away from the game today. I'm thinking my alternator died. Halfway to the game, I found myself stranded on the side of the road, and because it's Sunday, no shop was open to work on it.
With a 4pm faceoff after two games in the previous two nights, a tired Admirals team hosted a Peoria team which did not play the day before. Milwaukee dressed seven defensemen, as Teemu Laakso is out with an undisclosed injury, and Stephen Werner did not play. Goaltender Mark Dekanich started for the first time since being injured January 17 in Iowa. Peoria used 6'7" goaltender Ben Bishop.
The Admirals gained a 2-0 lead on a pair of first period goals by Cal O'Reilly. The first one was short handed followed by an even strength tally 2 1/2 minutes later.
Peoria answered with a goal by Chris Porter midway through the second period to cut the lead in half, but O'Reilly sent hats flying on a power play late in the period with his third goal to make it a 3-1 game. Cal entered the game with 7 goals and a boat-load of assists on the season, but evidently he couldn't find anyone to pass the puck to early in the game.
The Rivermen came out of the second intermission with a goal by Julian Talbot less than a minute into the final frame. Milwaukee's Hugh Jessiman regained the two goal lead by scoring with less than 10 minutes left in regulation. Less than a minute later, Chris Connor's goal pulled the Rivermen back into the game.
Jessiman once again scored to make it 5-3 with less than four minutes remaining in the game. Trent Whitfield scored in the final seconds to make the final score 5-4.
Peoria falls to 3-16 at the Bradley Center since joining the AHL.
Milwaukee's four game winning streak came to an end Saturday night in Rosemont, Illinois.
Milwaukee's lineup was identical to Friday night's game, with Teemu Laakso and T.J. McElroy sitting out. Drew MacIntyre played in his 12 straight game between the pipes.
Chicago's Matt Anderson led things off with a short-handed goal in the first period. Jordan LaVallee's second period goal made it a 2-0 game.
Nineteen seconds after LaVallee's goal, James Sixsmith scored for Milwaukee to make the final score 2-1. MacIntyre made 27 saves in the loss. Each team was 0-for-6 on the power play.
The Admirals return home Sunday for the third game in less than three days in a 4pm contest against Peoria.
For the third time in the last 13 months, my car has broken down keeping me from going to an Admirals game. And insult to injury... I wasn't able to follow the game online as my Time Warner internet was offline for some reason. From reading about it this evening, it looks like I missed another ugly win.
The problem with my car - the high pressure power steering hose burst open puking all the fluid onto the street. When that happens, you cannot steer the car. The problem with my internet - who knows. My cable TV was working, but my RoadRunner and Vonage were dead. I did the song and dance of rebooting my modem and router, but that did not solve the problem. I then got on the phone with Time Warner, who did not see anything wrong from their end.
And that... just... figures.
So, I went to bed early. Woke up early. Still not working. Went to work. Came home. Now it's working. As I've mentioned before, Time Warner will be getting my doctor's bill when the ulcers kick in.
Another TV alert:
The Nashville Predators are in Minnesota tonight. The game is available on Fox Sports North (Time Warner 31) at 7pm. Of course, we have an Admirals home game tonight, so you'll need to record it. If you don't get this memo in time, a 90 minute condensed replay is scheduled to air at 3am.
My only beef with the Minnesota broadcast is their intermission show. They have two meatheads pretend to argue over topics. Of course, they never agree. Viewers are then asked to text in who they thought won the most arguments. Yeah. It's pure entertainment.
The Admirals find themselves short on forwards following the recent promotions of Ryan Jones and Patric Hornqvist to the NHL. With a three game weekend approaching, they called up a familiar face to fill in a vacancy on the team's roster.
James Sixsmith has packed his bags in Utah to join the Admirals in Milwaukee. Sixsmith played 18 games with the Admirals last season. This season, he has split time between Utah (ECHL) and Bridgeport (AHL).
I was impressed with Sixsmith last season. He didn't figure on the scoresheet much, but he played a solid game.
The NHL Network (channel 120 for Time Warner subscribers) is one of my favorite channels. And today, it's earned some brownie points from me. Betcha didn't know I was capable of giving out brownie points. Well, I'm not, but let's just pretend.
A half hour show on former Admiral defenseman Shea Weber called "Day in the Life" is airing this week. It debuts as I'm typing this up, but it will be replayed (Friday at 3). Stuff like this helps make him even more of a household name across the league.
The NHL Network also released a schedule of AHL games they will televise:
Saturday, Feb. 7 - Binghamton @ Rochester at 1:00 PM
Saturday, Mar. 7 - Rochester @ Lake Erie at 12:00 PM
Friday, Mar. 13 - Toronto @ Rochester at 6:30 PM
Sunday, Mar. 22 - Grand Rapids @ Lake Erie at 4:00 PM
Friday, Mar. 27 - Springfield @ Worcester at 6:00 PM
Friday, Apr. 10 - Manchester @ Worcester at 6:00 PM
(All times Central Standard)
Nope, no Admiral games, but I won't complain.
Another former Admiral has made it to the NHL. An unlikely one at that.
In December 2006, goaltender Mike McKenna spent 16 days in Milwaukee as a backup to Karl Goehring. Pekka Rinne was injured from an offseason incident, and the Admirals relied heavily on Goehring for the first half of that season. The Admirals sent the previous backup Scott Reid down to New Mexico to get some playing time and brought in McKenna from Las Vegas (ECHL).
McKenna was here for nine games and started one unforgettable game. He was in the net for 11:27 before being yanked. He allowed 3 goals on 4 shots. Fortunately, the rest of the team overcame the deficit and beat Grand Rapids 8-5.
So, imagine my surprise when I tuned in to tonight's Penguins game and saw him starting for the Tampa Bay Lightning.
After his season spent in Las Vegas and Milwaukee, he found a job with Portland last season, playing in 41 games. This year, he played 24 games with Norfolk. After Lightning goaltender Olie Kolzig tore a bicep ending his season, McKenna was signed and called up by Tampa this week. He made his NHL debut last night in relief and made his first NHL start tonight against Pittsburgh.
Alex Henry fought again tonight against Pittsburgh. After the Penguins scored early in the game, Henry took on Eric Godard after the ensuing faceoff. And like the fight against Thornton the other night, it was a long fight with both guys staying on their skates. Godard got a few more good shots on Henry to earn the win in my eyes.
In other news during the Admirals five day break, Nashville called up Patric Hornqvist for tonight's game against Phoenix. Milwaukee has not yet called anyone up to fill his spot, but they have a few more days before the next game.
Yesterday, I did some work on the site. I added Hornqvist, Jones, and Ortmeyer to the Players page. I had not touched that page since October. Unlike in previous seasons in which I updated that page with every roster move, I'll simply be keeping everyone 'in the system' who has played more than a few games this season.
I also reorganized the Admirals in the NHL on the Almanac page. It was getting too strung out in the old format. In doing so, I realized there are more former Admirals around the league (20) than there are on Nashville's roster (17)... probably the first time that's happened since the early days of the affiliation in 1998.
I also added posts from previous seasons with links at the bottom of the main page. I went through my writeups on Blogger from last season and copied them into this season's page format (a bit of a task). I then added my 'Editorials' from the 2006-07 season. If I have another afternoon with nothing to do, I'll add some more older archives.
Former Admirals captain Alex Henry was called up to Montreal today. He was forced to wear an absolutely god-awful throwback jersey from 1912-13. Just about a minute into the game, Alex dropped the gloves to fight Boston's Shawn Thornton.
The NHL.com did not post a clip of just the fight, but it does appear at the beginning of the game highlights clip:
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