Last year, Karl Taylor coached the Milwaukee Admirals to their first playoff series win in over a decade, defeating the Manitoba Moose three games to two. This year, Taylor — in his fifth season as coach of the Admirals — is excited about his significantly different roster: “Well, like the other 31 head coaches, we all think we’re really good today. It’s a long, long season as everybody knows, but we’re excited to start and start challenging our group.”
Milwaukee—who is staying in the Central Division in an expanded American Hockey League (AHL)—will face many familiar divisional foes this year in the Chicago Wolves, Grand Rapids Griffins, Iowa Wild, Manitoba Moose, Rockford IceHogs, and Texas Stars.