After an opening-night win over the rival Chicago Wolves, the Milwaukee Admirals dropped two straight against division opponents. On Wednesday, Milwaukee came up short in a first-round goalie battle between Yaroslav Askarov and Sebastien Cossa; on Saturday, the Ads were stomped by the Moose in a 5-2 defeat.
Milwaukee will look to regroup when hosting Texas tomorrow night. They then welcome rare Eastern Conference opponent Belleville to town on Friday before driving back down to Chicago on Saturday to close out the month of October.
Quick Hits
- Last Tuesday, defenders Xavier Bouchard and Luke Prokop were assigned to the ECHL’s Norfolk Admirals
- Over the weekend, Tomáš Vomáu010dka got his first start for Norfolk, stopping 29 of 32 shots in a 3-2 loss to Greenville
- Last Wednesday, captain Cole Schneider became the 97th player in AHL history to score 500 career points
- On Saturday, Milwaukee announced that Kevin Gravel, Tim Schaller, and Roland McKeown will serve as assistant captains this season
Milwaukee Admirals (2) @ Grand Rapids Griffins (3)
The Admirals came out against Grand Rapids with the same lineup they iced versus Chicago—except for Yaroslav Askarov getting his first AHL start.