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AHL cancels remainder of season (AUDIO)

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The American Hockey League announced on Monday that the league’s Board of Governors has voted to cancel the remainder of the 2019-20 AHL regular season and the 2020 Calder Cup Playoffs due to the ongoing COVID-19 public health crisis.

The AHL’s standings, sorted by points percentage, and statistics as of March 12, 2020, are considered final and official, and will serve as the basis for determining league awards for the 2019-20 season.

They own the best record in the league at 41-14-5-3, good for 91 points and a .714 points percentage.  They will take home the regular season titles for the Central Division, Western Conference, and the entire AHL.

The Admirals have been in the top spot in the league since their team record 13-game winning streak from November 2 through December 1.  They conclude their remarkable 50th season with the most wins, fewest regulation losses, highest points percentage, and the only team with at least 90 points.  Milwaukee allowed the fewest goals in the league (141), scored the second most (211) for an amazing +70 goal differential.

AUDIO: Admirals owner Harris Turer says this decision was a matter of time :21

AUDIO: Turer is asked why make the decision now? :19

Admirals in 0-2 hole in AHL playoffs

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The Iowa Wild broke open a close game in the final period and knocked off the Milwaukee Admirals 6-1 in the opening round of the AHL’s Calder Cup playoffs.

The Admirals dropped to 0-2 in the best-of-five Central Division semifinal series with game three set for Thursday night at Panther Arena.

The Admirals finished the night 0-for-4 on the power play, while Iowa was 1-for-4.  Former Wisconsin Badger Luke Kunin scored a pair of goals for the Wild.

The Admirals need to win three straight to win the series.  All three games are in Milwaukee, but the Admirals need to win the first on Thursday night to get another shot.

Admirals swept in AHL playoffs

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Milwaukee Admirals logoThe Milwaukee Admirals have been swept from the American Hockey League playoffs after losing at Grand Rapids on Tuesday night, 4-1.

Adam Payerl scored the Admirals’ only goal late in the first period, and Grand Rapids scored three times in the second to hand Milwaukee its seventh straight post season defeat.

The Griffins entered the playoffs with a five game losing streak, and they advanced to the second round with three consecutive victories in their best of five series.

Milwaukee scored just three goals in the entire series, as Grand Rapids goaltender Tom McCollum had a .968 save percentage for the three contests.

Admirals face elimination tonight

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Milwaukee Admirals logoThe Milwaukee Admirals face elimination tonight, trailing the Grand Rapids Griffins two-games-to-none in the American Hockey League playoffs.

The Admirals are 18-31 all-time in elimination games, including a 9-11 mark since joining the AHL in 2001.

The Admirals scored just one goal in each of the first two games in the series.  Milwaukee has now gone 13 straight postseason games scoring two or fewer goals.  The last time the Admirals scored more than two goals in a playoff game was May 7, 2011 in a 5-4 overtime win over Houston in the West Division Semifinals.

The Admirals need a win tonight just to get to a game four in Grand Rapids.

Admirals clinch AHL Central

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Milwaukee Admirals logoThe Milwaukee Admirals have locked up their fifth division title since joining the American Hockey League in 2001.  The Admirals captured the AHL’s Central Division title with a 4-2 win in Charlotte, North Carolina on Sunday.

The Admirals actually clinched the title later in the day when Lake Erie was shut out by Rochester 2-0.

Pontus Aberg scored twice for the Admirals and Juuse Daros had 31 saves as Milwaukee won their sixth straight game and extended their current team points’ streak to 12 contests.

The Admirals also guaranteed themselves home-ice advantage for at least the first two rounds of the Calder Cup Playoffs, which start next week.

 

NHL going to 3-on-3 overtimes (Video)

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Hockey GoalMost fans think NHL shootouts in overtime are a good thing.  But most NHL players want to see the game decided on the ice without a shootout.

The problem is, not enough overtime games were being decided in a 5-on-5 or 4-on-4 format within the five-minute overtime, time frame.

The American Hockey League (AHL) had incredible success cutting down on the number of shootouts by using seven minutes overtime’s and splitting them between 4-on-4 and 3-on-3.

Players benefit from fewer shootouts because their will be more goals and assists to pile up.  In a shootout format, goals [Read more…]