Independent GP W L T
Milwaukee Admirals 22 14 7 1 This is the first season they were known as the Admirals.
The original owner, Reed Fansher, sold the team to a group of investors, including appliance store owner Edwin J. Merar, who renamed the team after a brand of refrigerator that he sold.
According to a November 13, 1970, Milwaukee Journal article, the team was recognized as a Senior Intermediate team in the Amateur Hockey Association of the United States, described as one step below the USHL teams that the Admirals would eventually compete with.
The Admirals hosted a postseason invitational tournament at Wilson Park.
They defeated the Chicago Chargers 16-3 in the first round and won the tournament after beating the Madison Hawks 8-4.
The team started off to a dismal start but salvaged the season with a 12 game unbeaten streak.
Articles found on microfilm:
November 8
March 31
April 4
Also, in perhaps the first ad the team ever printed in the Journal, the ad's slogan was "Milwaukee's Best Sports Buy" with ticket prices listed as $1.50 for adults and 50 cents for children.
Coach
John ChandikPlayer Name G A Pts PIM
Sandy McAndrew 18 23 41
Paul Doud 21 14 35
Dale Kennedy 17 16 33
Chuck Kennedy 16 17 33
Duke Nettle 15 15 30 77
Dave Hermanson 9 14 23
Reijo Vuorinen 10 13 23
Gerald "Jerry" Federighe 8 13 21
Bill Marsh 7 14 21
Tony Scozzafave 3 17 20
Bill Budris 4 8 12
Roy Salmela 2 8 10
Phil DeHate 6 0 6
Jim Paull 4 2 6
Norman Rand 1 2 3
James Lowney 0 3 3
Dave Luskinen 0 2 2
Barney Loomis 0 2 2
Frank Peri 1 0 1
Bruce Ingersoll ? suffered broken hand early in the season
35 Tim Janoska (G) 0 1 1
Don Signoretti (G) 0 0 0
Ted Kaminski (G) - played in one postseason tournament game
Dan Rousseau - ??
Schedule/Results
note - this was from a Nov. 13 Milwaukee Journal article, and at that time, the schedule was not completely filled... my future research may shed more light on this season
November 8 at Wilson Park
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Lost to Rockton 13-2
After one period, the score was 2-2, but the team went on a meltdown from there. Coach Chandik was optimistic that the team would improve, as they had little time to practice as a team prior to this game.
record: 0-1
November 14 at Wilson Park
Won 7-4 over the Madison Huskies
scorers - Chuck Kennedy (2), Sandy McAndrew (2)
Don Signoretti had 47 saves in the game.
record: 1-1
November 21 at Wilson Park
Lost to the Detroit Oak Leafs 6-2
Milwaukee had 56 shots on goal. Detroit had 43.
scorers - Bill Marsh, Dale Kennedy
record: 1-2
November 28 at Wilson Park
loss to St. Paul Parkers
record: 1-3
December 5 at Wilson Park
win over Sault Ste. Marie
record: 2-3
December 12 at Pekin Stars
4-3 loss.
record: 2-4
December 19 at Calumet Wolverines
14-4 loss. Calumet's Bruce Coppo had five goals and an assist.
scorers - Doud, Marsh (2) (incomplete box score).
Janoska had 25 saves and was replaced by Signoretti who had 21 saves.
record: 2-5
December 26 at Wilson Park
vs. St. Paul Venetians
January 2
To be announced
January 9 at Wilson Park
3-3 tie against Pekin Stars
scorers - Doud, D. Kennedy (2)
Milwaukee had 63 shots on goal, Pekin had 25.
January 16 at Wilson Park
win vs. St. Paul Whites
January 23 at Wilson Park
The Calumet Wolverines forfeited the game while leading 6-4 with 5:01 left in regulation. After two players had already left the game injured, a third player was cut by a skate during a fight, and the team decided not to continue.
scorers - Hermanson, Nettles, McAndrew, C. Kennedy
January 30 at Wilson Park
win vs. Chicago Chargers
February 6 at Wilson Park
8-5 win over the Madison Hawks
scorers - D. Kennedy (2), C. Kennedy (2), Doud (2), Nettle, Marsh
February 7 at Pekin Stars
5-4 win.
Pekin outshot Milwaukee 53-51. Sandy McAndrew scored three first period goals, but Pekin fought back to take a 4-3 lead. Milwaukee tied it in the third and got the game winner by Chuck Kennedy with 3:49 left in the game.
scorers - McAndrew (3), Doud, C. Kennedy
NOTE - a news article clues me in that there was another game sometime between January 10 - February 11. The team won six straight going into the next game, and my schedule of 21 regular season games is one shy of the 22 shown in the final standings.
February 13 at Wilson Park
win vs. Chicago Chargers
record: 10-5-1
February 20 at Wilson Park
vs. Sault Ste. Marie
record: 11-5-1
February 27 at Wilson Park
win vs. Michigan Generals (Jackson, MI)
record: 12-5-1
March 6
To be announced
record: 13-5-1
March 13 at Wilson Park
12-6 loss to the Marquette (MI) Iron Rangers.
This ended the team's 10 game winning streak and 12 game unbeaten streak. Marquette outscored Milwaukee 4-2 in each period. Janoska finished with 20 saves. Signoretti replaced him and managed 26 saves.
scorers - D. Kennedy (2), C. Kennedy, Hermanson, Federighe, Doud
record: 13-6-1
March 20
loss to St. Paul Parkers
record: 13-7-1
March 27 at Wilson Park
vs. Pekin Stars
record: 14-7-1
Milwaukee Invitational Hockey Tournament
April 2 at Wilson Park
Milwaukee defeated the Chicago Chargers 16-3
scorers - McAndrew (4), D. Kennedy (3), Vuorinen (2), Doud (2), Nettle (2), Hermanson, Scozzafave, C. Kennedy
Milwaukee used both goaltenders... Janoska saved 20 shots, and Signoretti saved 5.
Madison Hawks defeated the Fond du Lac Bears 17-4 (game called in the third period after the Bears goalie was injured)
Milwaukee claimed that Madison had stacked their roster with inelligible players. In response, Milwaukee added goaltender Ted Kaminski for the final game (his name was misspelled "Komensky" in the newspaper during the tournament).
April 3 at Wilson Park
Milwaukee wins the tournament with a 8-4 win over Madison.
Ted Kaminski was named the MVP after getting 46 saves in his only game as an Admiral.
scorers - Nettle (2), Hermanson, McAndrew, Doud, Vuorinen, Kennedy, C. Kennedy (the newspaper box score didn't mention which Kennedy scored the team's 7th goal)
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