NHL Affiliate: | Nashville Predators | Founded: | 1970 |
Home Rink: | Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panther Arena | Coach: | Karl Taylor |
GM: | Scott Nichol | Captain: | Cole Schneider |
The Milwaukee Admirals are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). They play in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Panther Arena. They are affiliated with the NHL’s Nashville Predators.
The team has been playing since 1970, originally as an amateur team called the Milwaukee Wings, but were renamed as the Admirals after their first season. They played an independent schedule until joining the semiprofessional United States Hockey League (USHL) in 1973. In 1977, the Admirals joined the International Hockey League (IHL) when the USHL transitioned to a junior league. When the IHL ceased operations in 2001, the Admirals joined the AHL.
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