Norfolk Admirals

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, at the Norfolk Scope.
==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 named 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 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: 
* Tidewater Wings (1971–1972 AHL)
* Virginia Wings (1972–1975 AHL)
* Hampton Gulls (1974–1977 SHL, 1977–1978 AHL)
* Hampton Aces (1978–1981 NEHL)
* Hampton Roads Gulls (1982–1983 ACHL)
* Hampton Roads Admirals (1989–2000 ECHL)
==Season-by-season results==
===Regular season===
Season 	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OTL	SOL	Points	Goalsfor	Goalsagainst	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
2009–10	80 	39 	35 	— 	3 	3 	84 	208 	214 	4th, East
===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. 	Out of playoffs. 	Out of playoffs.	Out of playoffs.	Out of playoffs.
2008–09	Out of playoffs. 	Out of playoffs. 	Out of playoffs.	Out of playoffs.	Out of playoffs.
2009–10	Out of playoffs. 	Out of playoffs. 	Out of playoffs.	Out of playoffs.	Out of playoffs.
==Notable players==
NHL alumni of the Norfolk Admirals include: Craig Anderson, Tyler Arnason, Michal Barinka, Cam Barker, Mark Bell, Brandon Bochenski, Rene Bourque, Wade Brookbank, Troy Brouwer, Adam Burish, Dustin Byfuglien, Kyle Calder, Ryan Craig, Corey Crawford, Aaron Downey, Steve Downie, Vern Fiddler, Colin Fraser, Adam Hall, Duncan Keith, David Koci, Zenon Konopka, Michael Leighton, Reed Low, Mike Lundin, Craig MacDonald, Travis Moen, Mark Parrish, Nathan Perrott, Brent Seabrook, Matt Smaby, Martin St. Pierre, Paul Szczechura, Shawn Thornton, Kris Versteeg, Ty Wishart and James Wisniewski.
==2010 Stanley Cup Finals==
In the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals, sixteen former Admirals competed for the championship. Bryan Bickell, Dave Bolland, Troy Brouwer, Adam Burish, Dustin Byfuglien, Corey Crawford, Jake Dowell, Colin Fraser, Jordan Hendry, Duncan Keith, Danny Richmond, Brent Seabrook, Jack Skille, and Kris Versteeg were on the Chicago Blackhawks active roster. Michael Leighton and Lukas Krajicek played for the Philadelphia Flyers.http://web.archive.org/web/20101230200352/http://www.downtownnorfolk.org/files/docs/Sixteen%20Former%20Admirals%20Players%20to%20Compete%20for%20Stanley%20Cup.pdf
==Current roster==
 As of July 7, 2010.
Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders	Goaltenders
# 	 	Player 	Catches 	Place of birth
30 	 	Jaroslav Janus 	L 	Prešov, Slovakia
34 	 	Dustin Tokarski	L 	Watson, Saskatchewan
Defencemen	Defencemen	Defencemen 	Defencemen	Defencemen
# 	 	Player 	Shoots 	Place of birth
3 	 	Nick St. Pierre 	L 	Saint-Étienne, Quebec
4 	 	Kevin Quick 	L 	Buffalo, New York
6 	 	Ty Wishart 	L 	Comox, British Columbia
16 	 	Zach Tarkir 	R 	Fresno, California
21 	 	Matt Lashoff 	L 	East Greenbush, New York
22 	 	Scott Jackson 	L 	Salmon Arm, British Columbia
44 	 	Vladimir Mihalik	L 	Prešov, Slovakia
Forwards	Forwards	Forwards 	Forwards	Forwards	Forwards
# 	 	Player 	Pos. 	Shoots 	Place of birth
9 	 	Blair Jones 	C 	R 	Craik, Saskatchewan
11 	 	Mark Parrish 	RW 	R 	Bloomington, Minnesota
12 	 	Paul Szczechura	C 	R 	Brantford, Ontario
13 	 	Mitch Fadden 	C 	L 	Victoria, British Columbia
14 	 	Juraj Simek 	LW 	L 	Prešov, Slovakia
17 	 	Matt Fornataro 	C 	R 	Calgary, Alberta
18 	 	Chris Lawrence 	RW 	R 	Toronto, Ontario
19 	 	Justin Keller 	LW 	L 	Nelson, British Columbia
20 	 	Dana Tyrell 	C 	L 	Airdrie, Alberta
24 	 	Tim Marks 	F 	L 	Brownville, New York
25 	 	Adam Hall 	RW 	R 	Kalamazoo, Michigan
29 	 	Mitch Fritz 	LW 	L 	Osoyoos, British Columbia
==Team records==
===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)
===Career===
:Career goals: 76 Casey Hankinson, Brandon Bochenski
: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
==References==
==External links==
*Norfolk Admirals Official Website
*The Internet Hockey Database - Norfolk Admirals
*Admiralszone.com Fan Site by Fans
*PilotOnline.com
*Our Sports Central
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