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Ian Herbers won his head coaching debut with the Milwaukee Admirals on Tuesday night with an 8-3 win over Abbortsford. Herbers was handed he Admirals job after Kirk Muller left after just 17 games to take over the head job with the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes.
Muller lost his debut last night as Carolina fell to Florida 3-1.
The 8-goals for the Admirals doubles their season high for a single game. The previous high was 4.
The Milwaukee Admirals have called a 3pm news conference this afternoon, presumably to announce that they’re losing their head coach, Kirk Muller after just 17-games.
The NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes fired coach Paul Maurice this morning. They could announce Kirk Muller as their next coach as early as this evening.
Muller was an assistant with the Montreal Canadians in 2006. He took over the Admirals this season after Lane Lambert was promoted to Nashville.
Muller led the Admirals to a 10-6-0-1 record. They’re in third place in the Midwest Division, seven points behind the Checkers. He played 19 seasons in the NHL and was drafted second overall in 1984 by New Jersey after Mario Lemieux was taken first.
Muller finished his career with 357 goals and 602 assists.
As first reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee Admirals head coach Lane Lambert is leaving to take an assistant coaching job with the NHL’s Nashville Predators. The Admirals are holding a press conference this afternoon to announce the move.
Lambert has coached the Admirals for the last four years, reaching the playoffs all four seasons. His 178 regular season wins rank him 3rd in team history.
A search for Lambert’s replacement is already underway.
The Houston Aeros’ Casey Wellman scored the game winning goal with 1:21
Blake Geoffrion
left in the third period to capture game 7 and advance with a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Admirals in the AHL playoffs.
Former Badger Blake Geoffrion had two assists in the loss for the Admirals.
Houston beat the Admirals in the Western Conference finals for the second time in the last three years.
The Milwaukee Admirals escaped elimination as Kelsey Wilson tipped in the game winning goal 1:01 into overtime as the Admirals beat the Houston Aeros 5-4 on Sunday night at the Bradley Center. The win evens the series at three games each as the West Division Finals heads to a game seven on Tuesday night at the Bradley Center.
Ryan Thang (4-assists) and Kelsey Wilson (1-goal, 2-assists) combined for 7 points in the Admirals victory.
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