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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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For the second straight season, the Milwaukee Admirals were swept in the first round of the AHL’s Calder Cup playoffs by the Grand Rapids Griffins.  The Admirals lost 3-2 in overtime on Wednesday night.

That’s 11 straight losses in the playoffs for the Admirals, who now have just one win in their last 16 playoff games.  They haven’t reached the second round since 2011.

Grand Rapids forced overtime when Matt Lorito scored with 3:38 left in regulation.

 

Admirals facing playoff elimination

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The Milwaukee Admirals are one loss away from elimination in their opening round American Hockey League Calder Cup playoff series with Grand Rapids.

The Admirals fell to the Griffins 5-2 on Sunday to fall behind two games to none in their best-of-five semifinal series and will host game 3 on Wednesday night at UW-Milwaukee Panthers Arena.

The Admirals trailed 3-2 in the third when they had to pull their goaltender.  The Griffins scored a pair of empty net goals to put the game on ice.

 

Admirals bow out of Calder Cup playoffs in opening round

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The Milwaukee Admirals were eliminated from the AHL’s Calder Cup Playoffs with a 2-0 loss to the Toronto Marlies last night in Toronto.

The win gives the Marlies a three-game sweep of the Admirals in the Western Conference quarterfinals and marked the third straight season the Admirals were ousted in the opening round.

Admirals goalie Marek Mazanec stopped 22 of 23 shots with Toronto adding a late empty net goal.