Milwaukee Admirals
| Milwaukee Admirals | |
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| City | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| League | American Hockey League |
| Conference | Western |
| Division | Central |
| Founded | 1970 (As an amateur team) |
| Home arena | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena |
| Colors | Navy blue, lake blue, gray, white |
| Owner(s) | Group headed by Harris Turer |
| General manager | Paul Fenton |
| Head coach | Dean Evason |
| Captain | Trevor Smith |
| Media |
Fox Sports Wisconsin 105.7 The Fan Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
| Affiliates |
Nashville Predators (NHL) Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) |
| Franchise history | |
| 1970 (amateur) | Milwaukee Wings |
| 1970–present | Milwaukee Admirals |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 1 AHL (2003–04) |
| Division Championships |
4 IHL (1982–83, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96) 5 AHL (2003–04, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2015–16) |
| Conference Championships | 2 (2003–04),(2005–06) |
| Calder Cups | 1 (2003–04) |
| Playoff championships | 1 USHL title (1975–76) |
The Milwaukee Admirals are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Panther Arena. They have been affiliated with the NHL's Nashville Predators since that team's founding in 1998.
The Admirals first took to the ice in the winter of 1970 as an amateur club known as the Milwaukee Wings. They lost their first game on January 25 when the Madison All-Stars beat them 17–7. They got their first win five days later when they defeated the Milwaukee Winter Club 10–8.
The next year the team was sold by the original owner Reed Fansher to a group of investors. One of the investors, Erwin J. Merar, owned an appliance store. The team was renamed the "Admirals" after a brand of household appliances sold in Merar's store.
Beginning with the 1973–74 season the Admirals joined the newly formed United States Hockey League. Their first season in a league was not particularly successful as they ended the season in last place in their division. They won only 11 games, lost 35, and tied two games that season.
The Admirals won the USHL league championship in 1976, winning seven straight games in the league's playoffs. In the off-season, the team was purchased by former Chicago Blackhawks announcer Lloyd Pettit and his wife, Jane Bradley Pettit.
For the 1977–78 season the Admirals joined the International Hockey League as the USHL was becoming a strictly amateur league. The Admirals appeared in the IHL's Turner Cup finals only once (1983), where they lost to Toledo in six games.
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