Scouting

Rampage: Scouting the Enemy
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Photo Credit: Scott Paulus

Last time out the Ads held on for a 6-5 win against the Lake Erie Monsters. It wasn’t the same type of crazy that we had when the two met in Cleveland but it was still pretty nerve wracking to know the team almost coughed up a 6-2 lead.

Next up are the San Antonio Rampage – who we’ve seen in two previous encounters:

Sunday, Nov. 10 @San Antonio: L, 3-2 (SO)
Friday, Dec. 20 vs. San Antonio: W, 4-0

In those games we’ve seen big games in net from Magnus Hellberg and Scott Darling. While Hellberg was unlucky to not get the win in Round I – he stopped 43/45 shots including 4/5 in the shootout. Darling picked up his second shutout of the season when the Ads last played the Rampage – stopping all 34 shots on goal.

With the Ads starting up a massive stretch in the schedule, 7 games in 10 days, it’s going to be very fascinating to see how they work the goalies in this span.

UPDATE: Goaltending Shuffle.

In terms of the skating group in this match up – we have a tie in scoring: Filip Forsberg (2 goals, 1 assist) and Austin Watson (3 assists). There is still no real time table on just how long Forsberg will remain with the Ads in his third stint with the team. I feel like the folks up top in Nashville feel much more content to have him playing extra minutes and learning in the AHL than playing third-line minutes and learning in the NHL. Simply put, he’s getting more bang for his buck when it comes to his development. He should still be on the Ads top forward line with Miikka Salomaki and All Star Colton Sissons heading into these road games -and- being a crucial figure on the power-play unit. With his last game against the Monsters being a 4-point night (2 goals, 2 assists) I’m hoping for more good things from the Swede as he starts settling back into the North American sized rink and game speed out of World Juniors.

Now, about the enemy. The San Antonio Rampage enter tomorrow’s game off of a 3-2 shootout win on Monday night against the Utica Comets. That puts them at 14-20-1-3 (32 points) on the season. They’re still in the basement of the West Division – being dominated so far by Texas and Abbotsford. In their last ten games they have gone 3-5-1-1 … which isn’t brilliant BUT they are riding a three-game point streak heading into this game.

The stop scorers in this match up includes a six-way tie for the top in scoring with a single point. The two goal scorers, both with (you guessed it) one, for the Rampage against the Ads include noted pest Steve Pinizzotto and former-Admiral Jed Ortmeyer. I say noted pest because (A) he is and (B) last time against the Admirals he fought Mathieu Tousignant  and (C) took a charging penalty on Joonas Rask into the boards that injured Rask’s right shoulder and sidelined him for 8 games.

Back to the subject of scoring – the Rampage haven’t put too huge of a dent up in the two games so it’s hard to tell what we’re getting. You look at their team’s scoring this season and there are two standouts: Bobby Butler and Vincent Trocheck. The rookie Trocheck holds the team lead in scoring with 26 points (12 goals, 14 assists) – which is that little bit better than Ads rookie Sissons who has 24 points (14 goals, 10 assists). In 4 games this month Trocheck has 3 points (1 goal, 2 assists). He started the year off with a bang and cooled in December. It looks like he’s back on it.

Rampage goaltending right now is a platoon of Jacob Markstrom and ex-Charlotte Checker Rob Madore. While Markstrom has yet to face the Admirals this season Madore has seen them while playing in net for two different teams:

Charlotte, Dec. 1: L, 2-1: 25/27 in saves.
San Antonio, Dec. 20: L, 4-0: (relief appearance) 5/6 in saves.

While he might have the recent experience playing against the Admirals it has been all Markstrom in net for the last 7-straight games for San Antonio. In that time he has gone 3-3-1-0 making 218/239 in saves for a 0.912 SV%. I anticipate him to make his eighth-consecutive start. If they go with Madore – look to his previous history as for a reason why he’s thrown in,

Expectations for tomorrow’s road game against the Rampage? How about this busy stretch in the upcoming schedule? Will the team find a groove and pick up lots of points or stumble during a very hectic amount of games and travel? Who starts more games in net, Hellberg or Darling? Will Forsberg still be an Admiral when the team finishes this long stint of games come Sunday Jan. 26th against Rockford?

Feature

Mike Liambas: Fearless
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“My first pro game [in Bloomington] in the IHL we were playing against Port Huron,” said Milwaukee Admirals forward Mike Liambas. “I came in there and I fought the biggest guy there, Derek Merlini, and then my coach asked me why I fought him. I just said because he was the biggest guy out there.”

It has only been eleven months since Mike Liambas joined the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League (AHL). For such a short time span his impact on and off the ice has been outstanding. Yet, it’s his road to this point which can be considered even more remarkable.

The native of Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada comes from a big family with European roots. His dad was born in Greece. His mother was born in Italy. And he is the middle-child of a very tightly knit group of brothers.

“I am a big family guy,” smiled Liambas. “My bros are like my best friends. I wish sometimes that I could spend more time at home so I could hang out with them, but that’s why in the summer I like to get home and hang out with them. Just to be around them. I wouldn’t be here today without my family.”

Liambas’ junior hockey career started with the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). His first season (2006-07) he suited up for fifty-five games and scored five points (four goals, one assist). He also recorded 169 penalty minutes in his first junior hockey season – a feat that would be repeated in his second junior season with the Otters.

Where this story goes downhill comes from a game against the Kitchener Rangers on Halloween of 2009.

This might be the moment where most people around the game of hockey recognize the name Mike Liambas. As the Otters dumped the puck into the Rangers zone for a line change – defenseman Ben Fanelli went around the cage to cycle the play forward. He had his head down. Liambas was racing in on the forecheck and squared him up. Fanelli looked up at the last moment, saw a charging forechecker, and tried to whirl a pass behind his net. By the time he threw the puck off his tape Liambas had caught him high to the body with a heavy hit into the glass partition. Fanelli was taken immediately to a local hospital before getting airlifted to a hospital in Hamilton, Ontario. He remained in an intensive care unit for a considerable amount of time with skull and facial fractures.

Four days after the incident, Liambas was suspended for the remainder of the OHL season – effectively ending his junior playing career. This was the beginning of a label against him that he was the bad-boy.

“It wasn’t me that was my doppelganger,” said Liambas of his past bad-boy reputation. “I don’t know who he is or what it was but everyone seems to think that that was me back in the day but it really wasn’t.”

By present day standards, most can view a player such as Liambas as your prototypical team enforcer. He’s the man you don’t want to play against but would love to have on your hockey team. While the bad-boy wrap may stick as a consequence to playing such a role in the game, to him, all that really matters is the people who know him for being him.

“I might as well use my reputation to my advantage,” smiled Liambas. “Everyone that knows me, the people that I care about, and people that care about me know the real me. I could really care less about what others think on the internet because they don’t know me. They see what I do on the ice but that’s my job.”

After his time in the OHL he played with the Bloomington PrairieThunder of the International Hockey League (IHL) before finding his way onto the Cincinnati Cyclones of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). He played forty-games between the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons: no goals, ten assists, and 180 penalty minutes. Next stop, the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL where he would dress for thirty-two games, score nine points (two goals, seven assists), and pick up 151 penalty minutes.

Then, in February of 2013, Liambas was signed to a professional try-out (PTO) by the Milwaukee Admirals. In the final stretch of the 2012-13 season he played twenty-seven games, scored a goal, and earned 74 penalty minutes. He also played in two-games during the 2013 Calder Cup Playoffs: one assist and 32 penalty minutes. While working hard to earn his place on his first ever AHL team – one thing became very evident in Mike’s first season as an Admiral: he had found a home.

“I’ve learned a lot,” said Liambas. “In order to appreciate the top of the mountain you’ve got to hit the very lowest of the lows or else you don’t really know where you are. I wouldn’t change a thing that’s happened because I have learned so much from all the bad things that have happened in my life.”

This season Liambas’ game has taken a big step forward. His forechecking, backchecking, offensive game, defensive awareness, and all-around ability have made monumental leaps over the Mike Liambas that first suited up for the Admirals on Feb. 8th 2013 against the Houston Aeros. That kind of development stems from a student willing and ready to learn and apply. His teachers: anyone willing to offer advice.

“The coaches have been helping me a lot,” said Liambas. “As well with my teammates like [Taylor Beck] or [Mark] Van Guilder. They’ve helped me a lot. I was working with Van again today at practice and I talk to Beck all the time. I know I’m a totally different player from them but I still want to round up my game. Everyone is trying to help me succeed and they are giving me all the tools to succeed.”

While Liambas’ on ice ability continues to grow – it is his off ice personality that makes him one of the most magnetic players in the Admirals locker room. He can be the go-to guy to get anyone around him laughing. He’ll do little things such as nudging himself between Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Dave Boehler and myself to ask his own teammates post-game questions. Yet, he knows that off-ice atmosphere isn’t all about fun and jokes. He is completely aware of where the line between keeping things light and getting serious is. He is very accountable for himself and his teammates. His relationships with members of his team, both professionally and personally, mean a tremendous amount to him. And, as I’m sure the Milwaukee Admirals front office would be quick to point out, he is a fantastic individual when it comes to dealing with the fans and the getting out in the local community. It’s this personality, on and off the ice, that has made a lasting impression on his teammates and those who get to know him.

Anthony Bitetto’s first Mike “Bus-y” Liambas experience:

Bitetto describes his importance to the Admirals and development:

Colton Sissons talks about his relationship with Liambas:

Sissons on the prankster side of Bus-y:

Scott Valentine discusses Mike’s on and off ice personality:

Valentine on Liambas’ development since joining the Admirals:

Taylor Beck describes the ultimate team player and greatest guy, Liambas:

As for my time being around Mike Liambas as a reporter: he has always been up to answering any question that I can throw at him. He is always honest with me. Sometimes he will be very blunt and to the point. Other times he provides me with an answer that goes far beyond my expectations. To provide you with a taste of precisely what I mean I decided to ask him a very frequently asked question that I receive when it comes to his game. Something that most fans always think of when it comes to the game of hockey.

What goes through your mind as you drop the gloves?

Simply put: he is one of a kind.

The continued development for Liambas this season speaks to exactly what we’re used to seeing out of Admirals players: work hard, learn, and work even harder. There is no telling where this story is heading. All that I know is, for my money, that it keeps getting better and better.

Game Recaps

Hold Your Breath; Ads beat Monsters 6-5

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The Admirals won 6-5 against the Lake Erie Monsters Sunday night. This one ended up becoming far closer than it had to be. The Ads lead 6-2 in the third period before finding them holding on into the final seconds for a one-goal victory.

Filip Forsberg kicked off the scoring in this game with a power-play goal. The set up and goal was short and sweet. Charles-Olivier Roussel softly passed over to Forsberg who promptly one-timed it by Calvin Pickard in net for his fourth goal as an Admiral this season.

The next Admirals goals came in the late stages of the first period and took place almost one-minute apart. Kevin Henderson scored an even strength goal for his fourth of the season. Henderson was racing behind Pickard’s net and banked the puck into the net off of the netminder’s left skate. Just 1:08 after that goal the Ads secured another goal from the power-play. Roussel’s shot from the point was pinged in by Taylor Beck for his tenth goal of the season. After the horrors of playing in Lake Erie, the first period finished with the Ads leading 3-0 and outshooting their opponent by a hefty 17-7.

In the second period there were four goals scored between the Ads and Monsters – including both scoring shorthanded.

After the Ads saw Beck and Jarvinen go off to the box, the Monsters had a short opportunity to wheel out a 5-3 power-play chance. Almost the moment Beck left the box to get involved the Monsters scored on the power-play to draw the game back to 3-1. Joey Hishon scored a very crafty goal: played in-tight to Darling and still beat him top shelf. It was Hishon’s sixth goal of the season.

Then came a shorty for the Ads. The Monsters had a play set up perfectly for a one-timer on the left wing but the shot was fanned and the puck flew out of the zone. This set in motion a two-on-one for Simon Moser and Colton Sissons. The Olympian and the All Star skated into the offensive zone. Moser waited and delivered a stiff shot on Pickard that just squeaked behind him but stalled in the goal crease. Sissons was able to whack it in before Lake Erie could clear for his team-leading fourteenth goal of the season.

Fun Fact: All goals scored in North America by Filip Forsberg, to this point, were on the power-play. Well fun fact no longer! Forsberg, who was skating in towards the slot from the right wing, stopped on a dime and fired an absolute howitzer of a slap shot. It was his second goal of the night and fifth with the Admirals.

The Admirals woes when it comes to conceding shorthanded goals continued tonight when Guillaume Desbiens was on the receiving end of a great feed by Andrew Agozzino. It is the eight shorthanded goal allowed this season by the Ads and second in as many days.

In the third period the Ads buried their third power-play goal of the game. Beck tossed a cross ice pass from the left to right wing where Miikka Salomaki was stationed for a shot. He took it first time and scored his eighth goal of the season.

The game was at a now very comfortable 6-2 Admirals lead. So it felt at the time anyways.

The Monsters responded to the Ads sixth goal with a score of their own less than a minute later. A great feed from the left wing pocket by Mikael Tam to the backdoor of Darling’s net set up a tap in for Hishon and his second goal of the game. 6-3 Admirals.

Next we were given the game’s one and only fight: Mike Liambas versus Vincent Arseneau. Liambas pounded his opponent with some solid blows to the face before getting whipped down to the ice. It looked like Arseneau threw a late punch once they hit the ice and proceeded to shove Liambas into the ice long after the fact. Arseneau would not head to the box right away. He needed his face repaired.

Then some very odd penalty calls started to manifest themselves late in the game. There were lots of antics by Garrett Meurs of the Monsters in this game where he engaged players, set them up to fight, got roughed up, and skated off earning a power-play for his team. This happened late against Vinny Saponari – who gave Meurs a good couple of whacks to his face. Then a light tripping call along the boards also sent Scott Valentine to the box. It was a five-on-three chance that would be capitalized on for Lake Erie – and a hat trick for Joey Hishon. His eight goal of the season came when his shot deflected off of Joe Piskula’s skate and rolled up Darling’s arm and in. 6-4 Admirals.

Just when Pickard was waving at the Monsters bench to empty his net for an extra attacker: goal. The Monsters tallied for their third-straight goal of the third period to make it 6-5 Admirals with 1:20 remaining. Credit where credit is due: the shot and goal from Matt Hunwick was a beauty from an absurd angle. Probably one of many that Darling would want back, but a nasty shot that found the net.

The extra attacker was brought on. The anxiety was raised. The Ads missed two chances for an empty netter to provide an exhale before time expired. Then, exhale, game over. It certainly was made a whole lot more exciting than it had to be. But, at day’s end, the Admirals got their first win over the Lake Erie Monsters since March 16, 2012.

Ramblings: Filip Forsberg had a four-point night (two goals, two assists) and lead the game in shots on goal with six. Taylor Beck had a three-point night (one goal, two assists).Charles-Olivier Roussel nearly picked up as many assists as he has stitches on his face *ba dum tss* with two primary assists coming on the power-play. Bryan Rodney was a healthy scratch tonight with the team electing to go with Scott Valentine in his place. Valentine picked up an assist and four-penalty minutes tonight.

Thoughts on tonight’s game? Did it really have to be this close? What happened in the third period? Does Scott Darling’s last two games in net get you worried at all about his game? When can we expect to lose Filip Forsberg again to Nashville? Do you believe Valentine will start over Rodney when the Ads take to the road?

Chatterbox

The Chatterbox, Vol. 7
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The Ads lost another one-goal contest to the Amtrak Rivals last night, 2-1. There was plenty to talk about after this game with the Wolves. Forsberg’s return to game action since his MVP performance at World Juniors. Hellberg making a second consecutive start for the first time in nearly two months. And, oh yeah, Bryan Rodney made a play or two last night which ignited the Anti-Rodney Thunderdome amongst Ads fans.

After the game I spoke with Dean Evason, Bryan Rodney, Filip Forsberg, and Magnus Hellberg. Here is what they had to say following last night’s tough loss.

Continue reading “The Chatterbox, Vol. 7” →

Game Recaps

Fifty Seconds to Forget; Ads lose 2-1

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The Admirals lost 2-1 against the Chicago Wolves Saturday night. The undoing to this game came in the opening minute of the second period when the Wolves scored two goals from two Bryan Rodney turnovers. Credit where credit is due, the defensive game the Wolves played tonight was tough for the Ads to crack – and AHL All Star netminder Jake Allen’s twenty-five save performance only backed that up.

It was a rather slow start for both teams – the Ads in particular. After ten minutes the shots were four to one in the Wolves favor and the lone Ads shot was a long range dump in the forced Jake Allen to paddle the puck aside.

Where the Ads period appeared to pick up was after a Mike Liambas hit at center ice which set loose his linemates Mathieu Tousignant and Joonas Rask. The hit freed the puck. Tousignant raced it in and fed to Rask who almost marked his return to the ice with a crafty sliding backhand shot. He tried working Allen to the five-hole but received nothing but pad.

The Ads responded just after that shift with a power-play goal from Vinny Saponari. This goal was really created once the puck settled on the tape of Anthony Bitetto’s stick. He was on the right wing door step of Allen’s net and held it long enough that the All Star goalie became impatient. The shot from Bitetto came after Allen was way out of position. The eventual puck scramble went to Saponari who floated the puck into an open net for his fourth goal of the season.

Bryan Rodney’s start to the second period was one to forget. He turned the puck over twice to tee up two goals by the Wolves in the space of fifty-seconds to turn a first period lead into a second period deficit fast.

Dmitrij Jaskin was able to pick Rodney’s pocket and pop a backhander past Magnus Hellberg to level the game at 1-1 twenty-one seconds into the second period. After the Ads picked up a power-play it was again Rodney who set up a Wolves goal. The Ads like setting up their power-play unit with a defenseman atop the middle of the blue line, forwards on the wall, and one on the goal mouth. The puck alluded Rodney who then awkwardly swatted at it to turn Keith Aucoin on a shorthanded breakaway. The veteran Aucoin buried the shorty and, in a blink, give the Wolves a 2-1 lead.

Despite a late rush with an extra attacker on, featuring multiple offensive zone face offs, the scoreline would stay 2-1 to the Amtrak Rivals. The Wolves are now 4-0-0-1 against the Ads this season with Aucoin scoring the game-winning goal in the last two meetings. Every single Amtrak Rivalry game has been decided by one-goal. Of the two games in the rivalry that didn’t spill into overtime: both have been Admirals home defeats. This one more than most is a tale of what could have been. Two goals in fifty-seconds. That was the sucker punch that cost the Ads tonight.

Ramblings:

Joonas Rask returned to the lineup for his first game since injuring his right shoulder 12/20/13 vs. San Antonio. Tonight the healthy scratches included Zach Budish and Scott Valentine. Still out injured is Patrick Cehlin who missed his 26th straight game with an undisclosed injury. Magnus Hellberg made his first consecutive starts in net since 11/27/13 @ Rockford and 11/30/13 @ Charlotte. Ads d-man Charles-Olivier Roussel was caught with a high stick tonight and required eight stitches to his left eyebrow – after the game he told me you could see bone. Naturally he played the rest of the game.

Blender, Chatterbox, Scouting

The Blender, Vol. 2
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This has been an exciting week in Admirals hockey. Simon Moser to the Olympics. Colton Sissons named to the AHL All Star Classic. And, as of this morning, the recently named World Juniors MVP Filip Forsberg will be joining the team this weekend.

My plan was to write a feature story on Mike Liambas for today. Unfortunately, due to a Pink concert rocking the Bradley Center, I couldn’t get in for interviews until today – and even then our assistant coach Stan Drulia had a matter to attend to after practice. Long story short: expect that feature story to turn up on Monday. As always, I had lots of fun chatting with our resident enforcer and all-around good guy Mike. Should be a fun write up.

That not getting posted today does give way to this edition of the Blender, though. I did also interview the likes of Colton “The All Star” Sissons, Anthony Bitetto, and Scott Valentine today. So here is a little of what they had to say regarding the week’s news and the road ahead.

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News

Filip Forsberg returning to MKE

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Here’s some news to start off your morning: Filip Forsberg will be in town when the team faces off with Chicago and Lake Erie this weekend.

This will mark Forsberg’s third trip with the Milwaukee Admirals this season: the first was to allow him to play more minutes and the second was a matter of conditioning after his month off from a concussion. With the Ads he has played seven games and posted eight points (three goals, five assists). To this point, he has managed to play in twelve games with the Nashville Predators scoring five points (one goal, four assists) – including a month absence due to injury.

For those who did not follow Forsberg’s progress in the recent 2014 IIHF World Junior Championship you missed out. He picked up the tournament’s MVP honors while putting up a hefty twelve points (four goals, eight assists) in seven games for Team Sweden. Sadly, he wasn’t able to secure gold in front of his home country – Sweden was defeated by Finland 3-2 in OT. Still, when you think about him missing a month and then playing a few games with the Ads before World Juniors: that’s a heck of tournament for a player who might not have been back to full-speed yet.

How long do you see Forsberg staying with the Ads this go-round? Can we expect more of his World Juniors output this weekend?

News

Colton Sissons named to the AHL All Star Classic

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The AHL has announced its squad for the All Star Classic this afternoon. Joining the AHL All Stars for their game against Färjestad BK of the Swedish Elite League will be Ads first-year pro Colton Sissons.

This season Sissons has suited up for every game and leads the team in points and goals: 13 goals, 10 assists, 23 points, 4 PIM’s, and a plus/minus of -6. As said, this is his first professional season of hockey – but in all honesty it doesn’t show in his game one bit. He can play in all facets of the game – power-play and penalty kill included – and has been one of the most consistent players on the Ads throughout this season.

With the AHL playing against Färjestad BK, a first for the league to square up with a Swedish Elite team, roster spots were always going to be difficult to earn for this All Star game opposed to a battle of conferences. For the Ads youngster picking up a spot in this game is fantastic to see.

The AHL All Star squad is as follows:

Forwards
Brett Connolly, Syracuse Crunch (Tampa Bay)
Brian Gibbons, W-B/Scranton Penguins (Pittsburgh)
Mike Hoffman, Binghamton Senators (Ottawa)
Jason Jaffray, St. John’s IceCaps (Winnipeg)
Travis Morin, Texas Stars (Dallas)
Brandon Pirri, Rockford IceHogs (Chicago)
Colton Sceviour, Texas Stars (Dallas)
Colton Sissons, Milwaukee Admirals (Nashville)
Ryan Spooner, Providence Bruins (Boston)
Ben Street, Abbotsford Heat (Calgary)
Ryan Strome, Bridgeport Sound Tigers (N.Y. Islanders)
Linden Vey, Manchester Monarchs (Los Angeles)

Defensemen
Chad Billins, Abbotsford Heat (Calgary)
T.J. Brennan, Toronto Marlies (Toronto)
Cody Goloubef, Springfield Falcons (Columbus)
Alexey Marchenko, Grand Rapids Griffins (Detroit)
Brayden McNabb, Rochester Americans (Buffalo)
Frederic St. Denis, Springfield Falcons (Columbus)

Goaltenders
Jake Allen, Chicago Wolves (St. Louis)
Martin Jones, Manchester Monarchs (Los Angeles)

The AHL All Star Classic will be on Wednesday February 12th in St. John’s, Newfoundland – with the always fun Skills Competition the night before the game.

Thoughts on the AHL’s All Star selections? Any snubs? Any other Admirals who you feel deserved to join the team? General thoughts of Colton Sissons start to this season? Can Nashville expect to see Sissons at some point in this season?

Chatterbox

The Chatterbox, Vol. 6
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Last night the Ads came out with a 4-3 shootout victory against the Iowa Wild. Compared to my last locker room visit after the defeat to the Charlotte Checkers – this was an upbeat hockey team. There were many positives to take from last night’s performance: great play from the forwards, Hellberg picking up his first win in nearly a month, power-play success, and a well-earned win. If there were any real negative it might have been that the game should have probably been polished off before overtime – BUT – the team did pick up the two points in the end anyways.

After the game I spoke with Admirals head coach Dean Evason, center Mathieu Tousignant, and winning goaltender Magnus Hellberg. Here is what they had to say on the game and much more.

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