Norfolk Admirals
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| Norfolk Admirals | |
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| Founded | 2000 |
| Home ice | Norfolk Scope |
| Based in | Norfolk, Virginia |
| Colors | red, black, and white |
| League | American Hockey League |
| Head coach | Mike Haviland |
| General manager | Al MacIsaac |
| Owners | Ken Young & Dave Rosenfeld |
The Norfolk Admirals are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Norfolk, Virginia, USA at the Norfolk Scope.
- Founded: 2000-2001
- Arena: Norfolk Scope (capacity 8,994)
- Uniform colors: red, black, and white
- Logo design: A naval vessel shooting pucks as ordinance.
- Affiliates: Chicago Blackhawks (NHL), Greenville Grrrowl (ECHL)
- Division titles won: 2 (2001-02, 2002-03)
- Regular season titles won: none yet
- League championships won: none yet
- Local Media: The Virginian-Pilot
History
Current NHL players who have been Norfolk Admirals include Chicago Blackhawks Mark Bell, Kyle Calder, Rene Bourque, Pavel Vorobiev, Tyler Arnason, Duncan Keith, Michal Barinka, Brent Seabrook, and Craig Anderson. Players elsewhere in the league who played in Norfolk include Vern Fiddler (Nashville Predators), Aaron Downey (St. Louis Blues), Nathan Perrott (Dallas Stars), and Michael Leighton (Buffalo Sabres).
- The market was previously home to: Hampton Roads Admirals of the ECHL (1989-2000)
Year-by-year record
| Year | GP | W | L | T | OL | GF | GA | PTS | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2005-06 | 80 | 43 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 259 | 246 | 94 | 3rd, East | Lost in round 1 |
| 2004-05 | 80 | 43 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 200 | 188 | 93 | 3rd, East | Lost in round 1 |
| 2003-04 | 80 | 35 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 172 | 187 | 79 | 5th, East | Lost in round 1 |
| 2002-03 | 80 | 37 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 201 | 187 | 91 | 1st, South | Lost in round 2 |
| 2001-02 | 80 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 222 | 205 | 92 | 1st, South | Lost in round 1 |
| 2000-01 | 80 | 36 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 241 | 208 | 90 | 3rd, Southern | Lost in round 2 |
Team records
- Goals: 33 Rene Bourque (2004-05)
- Assists: 41 Marty Wilford (2000-01)
- Points: 61 Brett McLean (2002-03)
- Penalty Minutes: 286 Mike Brown (2004-05)
- GAA: 1.94 Craig Anderson (2002-03)
- SV%: .923 Craig Anderson (2002-03)
- Career Goals: 76 Casey Hankinson
- Career Assists: 141 Marty Wilford
- Career Points: 175 Ajay Baines
- Career Penalty Minutes: 1016 Shawn Thornton
- Career Goaltending Wins: 75 Mike Leighton
- Career Shutouts: 18 Mike Leighton
- Career Games: 377 Ajay Baines
External links
- [Norfolk Admirals Official Website]
- [The Internet Hockey Database - Norfolk Admirals]
- [Norfolk Admirals Fan Run Website - Run by Fans]
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