
The Admirals unveiled the list of the top ten players in team history today after covering the first 25 since the start of the season.
Here’s the list in alphabetical order:
Fred Berry, Gino Cavallini, Wade Flaherty, Darren Haydar, Tony Hrkac, Danny Lecours, Mike McNeill, Claude Noel, Pekka Rinne and Phil Wittliff.
While the team is set to reveal its rankings over the next few weeks, I thought it’d be fun to get the Roundtable’s opinions first. How would you guys rank ’em? Or at the very least who’s your No. 1?
I’ll throw in the stat lines from each player’s time in Milwaukee to aide the decision, even though some guys simply go beyond the numbers.
Fred Berry
465 games, 225 goals, 379 assists, 604 points, 39 total playoff points
Gino Cavallini
240 games, 139 goals, 109 assists, 248 points, 20 total playoff points
Wade Flaherty
36 games, 21-12-3 record, 2.18 GAA, .922 save percentage, 21 playoff games (Won Calder Cup)
Darren Haydar
293 games, 110 goals, 166 assists, 276 points, 26 points in 22 playoff games in 2004 during the Calder Cup run, 73 total playoff points
Tony Hrkac
340 games, 97 goals, 223 assists, 320 points, 20 points in 22 games during Calder Cup run, 40 total playoff points
Danny Lecours
641 games, 445 goals, 369 assists, 814 points, 31 total playoff points
Mike McNeill
452 games, 97 goals, 95 assists, 192 points, 13 total playoff points
Claude Noel
Player: 56 games, 8 goals, 34 assists, 42 points
Head Coach: 143-94-7-36 record, led team to Calder Cup Championship in 2003-04 and Finals in 2005-06
Pekka Rinne
145 games, 81-49-11 record, 2.50 GAA, .909 save percentage, 24 playoff games, led team to Finals in 2005-06
Phil Wittliff
Player: 182 goals, 245 assists, 427 points
Head Coach: 738 games, 378-285-35-40 record, led team to Finals in 1982-83
So Roundtable, who ya got?
Berry and Rinne are my tops
Has to be Berry. Yet I still contend that Ford should have been higher on the list.
Fredo and Danny were a real 1-2 punch in the old IHL days. The team scored 400 goals in one season with them playing. Next comes Gino, Tony and Pekka.