The Norfolk Admirals are a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and affiliate of the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Admirals play in Norfolk, Virginia, USA at the Norfolk Scope. [edit] History The Admirals were admitted to the American Hockey League as an expansion franchise for the 2000–01 season. Norfolk is one of two franchises in the AHL with the Admirals, sharing the nickname with the Milwaukee Admirals. The Milwaukee franchise transferred from the defunct International Hockey League, and were allowed to keep their previous moniker. Norfolk's geographically closest rivals are the AHL's Pennsylvania-based teams: the Hershey Bears, Philadelphia Phantoms and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Although they're not regulars on each other's schedules, the Worcester Sharks can be considered rivals since majority of the meetings have been intense, fight-filled games. The Admirals have two mascots. A dog named Salty and dog/rabbit hybrid named Hat Trick. On March 19, 2007, the Chicago Blackhawks announced that their affiliation with the Admirals would end after the 2006–2007 season. On March 29, 2007, the Tampa Bay Lightning officially announced the Admirals as their new affiliate. The market was previously home to: [edit] Season-by-season results [edit] Regular season | Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | OTL | SOL | Points | Goals
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against | Standing | | 2000–01 | 80 | 36 | 26 | 13 | 5 | — | 90 | 241 | 208 | 3rd, South | | 2001–02 | 80 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 4 | — | 92 | 222 | 205 | 1st, South | | 2002–03 | 80 | 37 | 26 | 12 | 5 | — | 91 | 201 | 187 | 1st, South | | 2003–04 | 80 | 35 | 36 | 4 | 5 | — | 79 | 172 | 187 | 5th, East | | 2004–05 | 80 | 43 | 30 | — | 6 | 1 | 93 | 200 | 188 | 3rd, East | | 2005–06 | 80 | 43 | 29 | — | 4 | 4 | 94 | 259 | 246 | 3rd, East | | 2006–07 | 80 | 50 | 22 | — | 6 | 2 | 108 | 301 | 257 | 3rd, East | | 2007–08 | 80 | 29 | 44 | — | 2 | 5 | 65 | 213 | 267 | 7th, East | | 2008–09 | 80 | 33 | 38 | — | 4 | 5 | 75 | 236 | 269 | 6th, East | [edit] Playoffs | Season | Prelim | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Finals | | 2000–01 | — | W, 3–1, Cincinnati | L, 1–4, Hershey | — | — | | 2001–02 | — | L, 1–3, Hershey | — | — | — | | 2002–03 | — | W, 3–0, San Antonio | L, 2–4, Houston | — | — | | 2003–04 | W, 2–0, Binghamton | L, 2–4, Philadelphia | — | — | — | | 2004–05 | — | L, 2–4, Philadelphia | — | — | — | | 2005–06 | — | L, 0–4, Hershey | — | — | — | | 2006–07 | — | L, 2–4, Wilkes-Barre | — | — | — | | 2007–08 | Out of Playoffs. | | 2008–09 | Out of Playoffs. | [edit] Notable players NHL alumni of the Norfolk Admirals include: Tyler Arnason, Michal Barinka, Cam Barker, Mark Bell, Rene Bourque, Dustin Byfuglien, Kyle Calder, Aaron Downey, Vern Fiddler, Duncan Keith, David Koci, Olaf Kölzig, Michael Leighton, Craig MacDonald, Colin Fraser, Martin St. Pierre, Travis Moen, Nathan Perrott, Brent Seabrook, Paul Szczechura, Shawn Thornton, Reed Low and James Wisniewski. [edit] Current roster As of June 23, 2009.[1] | Forwards | | # | | Player | Pos. | Shoots | Place of Birth | | 9 |  | Blair Jones | C | R | Central Butte, Saskatchewan | | 11 | | Bracken Kearns | C | R | Vancouver, British Columbia | | 13 |  | Peter Zingoni | C | L | Bridgeport, Connecticut | | 14 |  | Juraj Simek | LW | L | Prešov, Slovakia | | 18 | | Chris Lawrence | RW | R | Toronto, Ontario | | 19 | | Justin Keller | LW | L | Nelson, British Columbia | | 20 | | Grant Potulny | RW | L | Grand Forks, North Dakota | | 21 | | Matthew Curadeau | C | L | Montreal, Quebec | | 24 | | Steve Downie | RW | R | Newmarket, Ontario | | 27 | | Brandon Bochenski -A | RW | R | Blaine, Minnesota | | 28 | | Zenon Konopka -C | C | L | Niagara Falls, Ontario | [edit] Team records [edit] Single Season - Goals: 41 Troy Brouwer (2006–07)
- Assists: 72 Martin St. Pierre (2006–07)
- Points: 99 Martin St. Pierre (2006–07)
- Penalty Minutes: 286 Mike Brown (2004–05)
- Wins: 38 Corey Crawford (2006–07)
- 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: 1208 Shawn Thornton
- Career Goaltending Wins: 75 Michael Leighton
- Career Shutouts: 18 Michael Leighton
- Career Games: 409 Ajay Baines
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