Third place Milwaukee (17-12-2-3) hosts second place Texas (19-12-1-0).
It is Matt Murray's first game in goal against his old team. It is Magnus Hellberg's second game against the Admirals.
Texas averages 3.66 GPG, second highest in the AHL. The Ads need to play team defense!
The starters are Murray in goal. The Dmen were Gravel (LD) and Ufko. The Forwards were Mitch Lewandowski (?), Pavel (C) with Angello (RW).
Bichsel cross checked THREE times after the first whistle and was NOT sent to the box! I thought that a line brawl was going to break out, but the Admirals were calm about it.
After 7 minutes, the SOG were 1-0 Texas. There lots of hits. The SOG were 8-8, Stars lead 1-0. The Ads had the puck between Hellberg's legs, but it did not go into the net.
Ads dominating Period 2, but no goals. SOG are 19-9 Ads (11-1) after 6 minutes. With 12:11 remaining, Ozzy (8) takes a pass in the high slot, skates down and fires it past Hellberg on the far side to tie the game. It was an unassisted goal after a nice pass. SOG 20-8 Ads.
Texas player takes a DIVE and ref Jared Cummins calls Hooking on a brush! Matier was slow with the puck and Texas scores with 4:26 remaining. Matier's guy scored at ES. You can't hold onto the puck with this team. You will get 2 guys on you in seconds!
Bichsel horsecollars Ozzy and no call. He has pictures of the refs with a goat! Gravel called for Tripping after he loses his stick. "Refs you suck!" breaks out for a good minute. Then a 5-on-4 scrum started by Texas. All FIVE Stars should be going to the box!!! Especially #6 Bichsel and #17 Kole Lind, who both started MORE garbage after the first wave ended!!! Del Gaizo just went into the box with Bichsel for Roughing. Bichsel dropped his gloves and had Del Gaizo in a choak hold. This is a disgrace!
This is absolute BS clown pro wrestling officiating!!! Texas scores a PPG with about 30 seconds left on Gravel's phony penalty.
Ads puck carrier is turned by a stick to the shoulder. No call for Hooking! Now #27 tries to run over Murray in the crease, and Murray comes after him! When the goalie wants to fight, you have problems! Becker, #27, gets 2 minutes for Goaltender Interference. The Ads killed their own penalty, maybe one SOG.
Wall was cross checked before and after the whistle. He did hit the Star back, then complained to ref John Lindner, #92. Texas keeps winning face-offs. There are 8.5 minutes left and fans are leaving! Gravel just leveled a Star in the low slot. He gets 4 minutes for High Sticking. Ads get the puck behind their net, 3 skated up and Cal misses a goal by inches. Hellberg passes the puck and Texas scores goal #4. Gravel hits the puck coming out of the box and Linesman Odin Nelson #49 calls Icing inspite of that! I could hear it from 100 feet away. Blind and Deaf!!!
Ads pull Murray with over 3 minutes left and score at 3:10. It was Reedy (1) assisted by Gravel (5) and Ozzy (9), changed to Campbell (3). Ads have O-zone face-off and pull Murray again. Somebody called a TO, but the PA never said who did, and I was looking down. Somebody kept playing
Texas ices the puck and no call. The 4 on-ice officials are TOTAL IDIOTS!!!!! The entire Admirals bench was pounding the boards with their sticks, yelling and pointing. Texas scored another goal to make it 5-2. The final SOG were 36-24 Admirals. A one point it was 28-14 Ads while they were down 2-1 on the scoreboard in Period 2.
I have never seen Marc Del Gaizo play so poorly. He should take a game off!
Jack Matier was slow and bad. He needs to go back to the ECHL and get his game together.
The Ads played 7 Dmen (with Kemell and Schaefer out) but only 5 were any damn good!
The Guilty parties are:
ref John Lindner, #92, he lost his whistle in Period 3. It is probably up his butt!
ref Jared Cummins, #2, he was mostly useless, with sprinklings of incompetence.
Linesperson Odin Nelson, #49. He doesn't seem to know what Icing is or is not.
Linesperson Greg Offerman, #91. He was a standout for not being a total loser. Compared to the rest, he was amazing, yet just average.
The crowd of 6830 had to put up with your BULLSHIT!!!!!