Norfolk Admirals
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| Conference | Eastern Conference (AHL) |
| Division | East Division |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Arena | Norfolk Scope |
| City | Norfolk, Virginia |
| Team Colors | red, black, and white |
| Logo Design | A naval vessel shooting pucks as ordinance. |
| Franchise History | Norfolk Admirals (2000 - present) |
| Local Media Affiliates | The Virginian-Pilot |
| Owner | Ken Young & Dave Rosenfeld |
| General Manager | Al MacIsaac |
| Head Coach | Mike Haviland |
| Team Affiliations | Chicago Blackhawks (NHL) Toledo Storm (ECHL) |
| Regular Season Titles | none |
| Division Championships | 2 (2001-02, 2002-03) |
| Conference Championships | none |
| Calder Cups | none |
The Norfolk Admirals are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Norfolk, Virginia, USA at the Norfolk Scope.
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[edit] History
Current NHL players who have been Norfolk Admirals include Chicago Blackhawks, Rene Bourque, Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook, Dustin Byfuglien, Craig MacDonald, James Wisniewski, and Cam Barker. Players elsewhere in the league who played in Norfolk include Mark Bell (San Jose Sharks), Tyler Arnason (Colorado Avalanche), Michal Barinka (Ottawa Senators), Vern Fiddler (Nashville Predators), Travis Moen (Anaheim Ducks), Aaron Downey (St. Louis Blues), Nathan Perrott (Dallas Stars), Kyle Calder and Michael Leighton (Philadelphia Flyers). On March 19, 2007, the Chicago Blackhawks have announced they will end their affiliation with the Admirals at the end of the season. On March 29, 2007, the Tampa Bay Lightning officially announced the Admirals as their new affiliate.
- The market was previously home to: Hampton Roads Admirals of the ECHL (1989-2000)
[edit] Year-by-year record
| Year | GP | W | L | T | OL | GF | GA | PTS | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2005-06 | 80 | 43 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 259 | 246 | 94 | 3rd, East | Lost in round 1 |
| 2004-05 | 80 | 43 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 200 | 188 | 93 | 3rd, East | Lost in round 1 |
| 2003-04 | 80 | 35 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 172 | 187 | 79 | 5th, East | Lost in round 1 |
| 2002-03 | 80 | 37 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 201 | 187 | 91 | 1st, South | Lost in round 2 |
| 2001-02 | 80 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 222 | 205 | 92 | 1st, South | Lost in round 1 |
| 2000-01 | 80 | 36 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 241 | 208 | 90 | 3rd, Southern | Lost in round 2 |
[edit] Team records
[edit] Single Season
- Goals: 33
Rene Bourque (2004-05) - Assists: 50 Martin St. Pierre (2005-06)
- Points: 73 Martin St. Pierre (2005-06)
- Penalty Minutes: 286 Mike Brown (2004-05)
- GAA: 1.94
Craig Anderson (2002-03) - SV%: .923 Craig Anderson (2002-03)
[edit] Career
- Career Goals: 76 Casey Hankinson
- Career Assists: 141 Marty Wilford
- Career Points: 175 Ajay Baines
- Career Penalty Minutes: 1016 Shawn Thornton
- Career Goaltending Wins: 75 Michael Leighton
- Career Shutouts: 18 Mike Leighton
- Career Games: 377 Ajay Baines
[edit] External links
- Norfolk Admirals Official Website
- The Internet Hockey Database - Norfolk Admirals
- Admiralszone.com Fan Site by Fans
