• HOME
  • NHL Teams
    • North Division
      • Calgary Flames
      • Edmonton Oilers
      • Montreal Canadiens
      • Ottawa Senators
      • Toronto Maple Leafs
      • Vancouver Canucks
      • Winnipeg Jets
    • East Division
      • Boston Bruins
      • Buffalo Sabres
      • New Jersey Devils
      • New York Islanders
      • New York Rangers
      • Philadelphia Flyers
      • Pittsburgh Penguins
      • Washington Capitals
    • Central Division
      • Carolina Hurricanes
      • Chicago Blackhawks
      • Columbus Blue Jackets
      • Dallas Stars
      • Detroit Red Wings
      • Florida Panthers
      • Nashville Predators
      • Tampa Bay Lightning
    • West Division
      • Anaheim Ducks
      • Arizona Coyotes
      • Colorado Avalanche
      • Los Angeles Kings
      • Minnesota Wild
      • San Jose Sharks
      • Seattle Kraken
      • St. Louis Blues
      • Vegas Golden Knights
  • Headlines
  • NHL Rumors
  • NHL Prospects
  • World Juniors
  • Archives
  • Podcast Network
  • More…
    • CHL
      • Ontario Hockey League
      • Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
      • Western Hockey League
    • Columns
    • Women’s Hockey
    • Other Leagues
    • NHL Entry Draft
    • Books
    • NHL History
  • Log in
The Hockey Writers
  • Site Index
  • NHL Salary Caps
  • Hockey 101: A Beginner’s Guide
  • Join Our Team
  • Free Newsletter
  • Store
  • Log in
The Hockey Writers
  • HOME
  • NHL Teams
    • North Division
      • Calgary Flames
      • Edmonton Oilers
      • Montreal Canadiens
      • Ottawa Senators
      • Toronto Maple Leafs
      • Vancouver Canucks
      • Winnipeg Jets
    • East Division
      • Boston Bruins
      • Buffalo Sabres
      • New Jersey Devils
      • New York Islanders
      • New York Rangers
      • Philadelphia Flyers
      • Pittsburgh Penguins
      • Washington Capitals
    • Central Division
      • Carolina Hurricanes
      • Chicago Blackhawks
      • Columbus Blue Jackets
      • Dallas Stars
      • Detroit Red Wings
      • Florida Panthers
      • Nashville Predators
      • Tampa Bay Lightning
    • West Division
      • Anaheim Ducks
      • Arizona Coyotes
      • Colorado Avalanche
      • Los Angeles Kings
      • Minnesota Wild
      • San Jose Sharks
      • Seattle Kraken
      • St. Louis Blues
      • Vegas Golden Knights
  • Headlines
  • NHL Rumors
  • NHL Prospects
  • World Juniors
  • Archives
  • Podcast Network
  • More…
    • CHL
      • Ontario Hockey League
      • Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
      • Western Hockey League
    • Columns
    • Women’s Hockey
    • Other Leagues
    • NHL Entry Draft
    • Books
    • NHL History
Home
Other Leagues
ECHL
Norfolk Admirals

Admirals Melt Ice Caps 3-2

By Ted Warren May 14th, 2014

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp
Max Friberg

Max Friberg notched one of Norfolk’s three goals photo credit: (John Wright/Norfolk Admirals)

It was do-or-die time for the Norfolk Admirals Tuesday night as Max Friberg, Shea Theodore and Andre Petersson polished off the St. John’s Ice Caps 3-2 in overtime to force a game six in St. John’s Friday.

If St. John’s eliminates Norfolk Friday in this best of seven series, the Ice Caps will await the victor of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton—Providence series. The same can be said about Norfolk; however; the circumstances are different as the Admirals will need to beat the Ice Caps for two consecutive games on the road Friday and Saturday to move on to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Pre Game Thoughts With The Voice Of The Ice Caps: Brian Rogers

“From our standpoint (Ice Caps) it’s just play your game. You don’t stray away from your structure. The way this team played all year was rolling four lines. If we roll four lines and we score first, it’s a tough team to come back against. We’re riding a hot goalie. Defensively our game is sound and our forwards buy into coming back to help our defense because they’re relatively young. We have a couple of rookies that are first year pros and they turned out to be really good players for us. They know in their hearts that Norfolk has a lot of pride and they’re well coached.”

Thiessen Vs. Hutchinson

Despite losing game four and allowing four goals on 18 shots in a 40-minute span, Norfolk’s Head Coach Trent Yawney elected to start AHL vet Brad Thiessen once again while St. John’s Head Coach Keith McCambridge went with the hot hand of Michael Hutchinson who bolstered a 6-2 record and a Save Percentage of 0.945.

Norfolk Scoring

Max Friberg (3) Assist- Zack Stortini

Shea Theodore (1) Assists- Chris Wagner, Dave Steckel

Andre Petersson (3) PPG Assists- William Karlsson, Stefan Noesen

St. John’s Scoring

Eric O’Dell (5) Assists- Kyle MacKinnon, Will O’Neil

Eric O’Dell (6) Assists- Carl Klingberg

Norfolk’s Head Coach Trent Yawney Sums Up The Win

“They’re a pretty resilient group and they have been all year. Anytime they’ve been challenged they’ve always met the challenge. This was no different than any other regular season game especially down the stretch.”

“We needed to play as hard as they were playing for the whole game. They were playing much harder and much longer than we were and our guys did a great job sticking with it for the whole game.”

Brad Thiessen stopped 36 shots en route to the win Photo Credit: (John Wright/Norfolk Admirals)

Brad Thiessen stopped 36 shots en route to the win Photo Credit: (John Wright/Norfolk Admirals)

Yawney’s Take On Brad Thiessen

“We forget that he wasn’t playing the last two and a half weeks with Gibson playing all the games and it’s hard to come in from that position. Tonight he looked like the Thiessen of old and it was nice to see.”

Yawney Looking Ahead To Friday

“We know they’re going to start quick. They should know who they’re playing against. It’s already six games against the same team and they play well in their building. We’ll have our work cut out for us, but it’s another challenge and they’re a resilient group. I’m proud of them and the effort they put forward with the group we have left because we’ve had numerous players come and go.”

Petersson Describes His O.T. Goal

“I was very lucky that it just got through. They’re pretty good at blocking shots. We’ve been struggling to get some shots through and I ended up on top there (on the point) and ended up taking a slap shot and it went through.”

Max Friberg Talks About What Changed Between Games Four And Five

“We were talking about competing harder and I think we did all game. We didn’t give them as many chances as yesterday. The main thing was that our compete level got higher and we skated with them and it paid off in the end.”

Friberg Shares His Thoughts On Thiessen’s Performance

“Thiessen has been good for us all year. He got us to the playoffs and we’ve been leaving him out to dry the last two games here. He’s a good goalkeeper and he’s going to need our help sometimes too. We provided a little bit of help and he saved every puck he should’ve saved.”

Game Five Highlight Reel

Norfolk’s Forward Lines

Kerdiles-Steckel-Petersson

Etem-Karlsson-Wagner

Noesen-Bailey-Friberg

Cramarossa-Kurtz-Stortini

Norfolk’s D-Pairings

Parent-Manson

Blacker-Gagne

Eminger-Theodore

Attendance- 1736

Follow Ted On Twitter @Bauerhockeydude

  • Tags
  • Norfolk Admirals
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp

Get theScore App Now!
Recent Posts
Jan 21st 5:08 PM
Archives

NHLers by Country: On Top of Their Game and the World

Jan 21st 4:50 PM
Edmonton Oilers

Oilers Missing Klefbom and Neal on Power Play

Jan 21st 4:40 PM
Minnesota Wild

Wild’s Soucy & Sturm Look Comfortable Filling Roster Gaps

Jan 21st 4:30 PM
Colorado Avalanche

Avalanche With Career Milestones in Sight in 2020-21 Season

Jan 21st 3:45 PM
Tampa Bay Lightning

The Lightning & Pat Maroon Are a Really Good Fit…For Now

Jan 21st 3:35 PM
Vegas Golden Knights

Golden Knights’ Depth Separates Them From the Rest

Jan 21st 3:15 PM
Columbus Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets’ Alexandre Texier, New Faces Shine to Begin Season

Jan 21st 2:45 PM
Edmonton Oilers

Oilers News & Rumors: Neal, Yamamoto, Tippett, More

Jan 21st 2:15 PM
Column

Senators News & Rumours: Stützle, Norris, Galchenyuk and More

Jan 21st 2:05 PM
Hockey History

Hockey Hall of Fame: Who Becomes Eligible in 2022?

Editor’s Picks
NHL TV Blackouts & Why They Happen?

NHL TV Blackouts & Why They Happen?

The 1979 NHL – WHA Merger

The 1979 NHL – WHA Merger

Masthead

Newsletters

RSS Feeds

Privacy Statement

Contact Us

About THW…

Founded in 2009, The Hockey Writers is a premier destination for news and information on everything hockey. Updated daily with news and features from over 130 writers worldwide. Over 2 million monthly readers now come to THW for their hockey fix.

© The Hockey Writers 2020. All rights reserved.
logo
  • HOME
  • Hockey Headlines
  • NHL Rumors
  • North Division
    • Calgary Flames
    • Edmonton Oilers
    • Montreal Canadiens
    • Ottawa Senators
    • Toronto Maple Leafs
    • Vancouver Canucks
    • Winnipeg Jets
  • East Division
    • Boston Bruins
    • Buffalo Sabres
    • New Jersey Devils
    • New York Islanders
    • New York Rangers
    • Philadelphia Flyers
    • Pittsburgh Penguins
    • Washington Capitals
  • Central Division
    • Carolina Hurricanes
    • Chicago Blackhawks
    • Columbus Blue Jackets
    • Dallas Stars
    • Detroit Red Wings
    • Florida Panthers
    • Nashville Predators
    • Tampa Bay Lightning
  • West Division
    • Anaheim Ducks
    • Arizona Coyotes
    • Colorado Avalanche
    • Los Angeles Kings
    • Minnesota Wild
    • San Jose Sharks
    • Seattle Kraken
    • St Louis Blues
    • Vegas Golden Knights
  • World Juniors
  • CHL
    • Ontario Hockey League
    • Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
    • Western Hockey League
  • THW Podcast Network
  • Store
  • FREE Newsletter
  • Search THW
  • More…
    • Join Our Team
    • The THW Archives
    • Prospects
    • The Goalie Page
    • NHL Salary Cap Information