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Milwaukee Admirals beat Rockford IceHogs, Hinostroza posts 3 points
ROCKFORD, Ill. – Vinnie Hinostroza posted three points to lead the Milwaukee Admirals to a 6-3 road win over the Rockford IceHogs on Friday.
Hinostroza, who led the IceHogs in points during the 2015-16 season, had a goal and two assists in his return to Rockford.
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Milwaukee scored five unanswered goals in a span of 13:09 to answer an early two-goal deficit.
Rockford scored an early power-play goal to take a 1-0 lead. Cole Guttman, camped in the slot, redirected a Brett Seney pass from the right circle into the net for his first goal of the season at 4:56.
The IceHogs grabbed a 2-0 lead at 15:20 of the first period when Austin Strand’s shot from the left circle found its way through traffic and into the net past the glove of Admirals goalie Matt Murray.
Milwaukee answered just 0:27 after the second IceHogs goal. Zach L’Heureux was able to create space in front of Rockford’s net and backhanded a rebound of a Kevin Gravel shot into the goal at 15:47. L’Heureux’s first goal of the season was assisted by Gravel and Ryan Ufko.
With the teams playing four-on-four hockey, Milwaukee tied the game 2-2 at 18:24. Ufko was able to hold off a defender as he skated from the right point to the left circle. Ufko dropped a pass to Adam Wilsby in the slot and Wilsby blasted a shot past the glove of Commesso for his first marker of the campaign. Ufko and Hinostroza were awarded the assists.
Milwaukee’s Anthony Angello notched his first goal of the season at 0:26 of the second frame. Kyle Marino threw a shot on goal from the slot that Commesso turned aside, but right to Angello on the left post. Gravel also picked up an assist on the go-ahead goal.
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Milwaukee bumped the lead to 4-2 when Hinostroza received a breakaway pass from the Admirals’ blue line and snapped the puck past the glove of Commesso at 7:43. Angello earned the lone assist on the play.
Hinostroza factored, once again, in the Admirals’ fifth goal. Working behind the IceHogs’ net, Hinostroza moved with the puck toward the left corner. He then made a drop pass to the right post where L’Heureux deposited the puck for his second goal of the game at 8:56 of the middle frame.
Rockford stopped the Admirals’ five-goal streak with a shorthanded breakaway goal by Frank Nazar at 18:30 of the second period. That cut the IceHogs’ deficit to 5-3.
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Milwaukee reclaimed a three-goal lead at 3:02 of the third period. Ozzy Wiesblatt had the puck on the left wing boards in Rockford’s zone. He slid a pass to Reid Schaefer in the slot and Schaefer swept a quick shot into the goal for his second marker of the year. Wiesblatt and Jack Matier were awarded assists.
Admirals goalie Murray stopped 16 shots to earn his second win of the season.
The Admirals open the home portion of the schedule when the team hosts Rockford on Saturday night, Oct. 19.
MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee family is facing the unthinkable after their loved one was shot and killed Monday morning inside his east side apartment building.
What we know:
Family members and loved ones on-and-off-camera described 50-year-old Angelo Nelson as the life of every room, someone who made everyone feel special. They say his death never should have happened.
“To hear how this happened, I think that’s what hurt me more than anything,” said D’Juan Hill, Nelson’s best friend. “To know that my friend couldn’t save himself because there was nothing to be saved.”
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Hill said he and Nelson had known each other since seventh grade and recently celebrated Nelson’s 50th birthday together – one of the last moments the pair had together.
Prosecutors say 31-year-old Milwaukee man Dominic Nosacek shot and killed Nelson in the hallway of his apartment building near Ogden and Astor on Monday, Feb. 2. Prosecutors have now charged Nosacek in the case.
What they’re saying:
“It was someone’s own personal mental stability that took my friend from me,” Hill said. “I want the world to know about Angelo Nelson.”
Police initially said the shooting happened during an argument. However, a criminal complaint states Nosacek later told detectives there was never a fight.
According to court documents, Nosacek turned himself in hours after the shooting at a Department of Homeland Security building, telling security guards, “I just killed a militia, I shot him in the head.”
Prosecutors say Nosacek has a history of mental illness and domestic violence incidents and should not have possessed a firearm.
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Investigators found Nelson dead inside the apartment building.
“You are doing laundry, every day things, and to know someone in their own personal mind and space sees you and they have their own vision of who you are is unfair,” Hill said.
What you can do:
Loved ones have created a GoFundMe to help cover funeral expenses as the family prepares to lay Nelson to rest.
What’s next:
Nosacek is now charged with first-degree intentional homicide and bail jumping. He is expected to appear in court Thursday morning, Feb. 5.
The Source: Information in this report is from the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office, Wisconsin Circuit Court, interviews and prior coverage.
Nashville, Tenn. (Feb. 4, 2026) – Nashville Predators General Manager Barry Trotz announced today that the team has recalled forward Reid Schaefer from Milwaukee (AHL).
Schaefer, 22 (9/21/03), has six points (4g-2a), 13 penalty minutes and 22 shots on goal in his first 25 games as a rookie this season after making his NHL debut on Nov. 28 at Chicago. Schaefer scored his first career NHL goal and notched his first fighting major on Dec. 2 vs. Calgary. He additionally has 18 points (6g-12a) in 21 games for the Admirals in 2025-26.
Originally selected by Edmonton in the first round (32nd overall) of the 2022 NHL Draft, Schaefer was acquired by the Predators on Feb. 28, 2023 along with, among other pieces, a first-round pick (Tanner Molendyk) in the 2023 NHL Draft from the Oilers. Now in his third full professional campaign, he owns 53 points (21-32a) in 103 career AHL games with Milwaukee; he also has three points (1g-2a) in 14 Calder Cup Playoff contests. He recorded 14 points (8g-6a) as part of an injury-shortened season in 2024-25 and, as a rookie in 2023-24, tallied 21 points (7g-14a) in 63 appearances. Prior to turning pro, Schaefer spent parts of four seasons with the WHL’s Seattle Thunderbirds, winning the league title in 2023. The Edmonton, Alta., native also won gold with Canada at the 2023 World Junior Championship.
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Jim Owczarski on Giannis Antetokounmpo’s reaction to boos
What does Bucks reporter Jim Owczarski make of Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo taking exception to booing at Fiserv Forum?
The word “Together,” perhaps fittingly, was positioned just over Giannis Antetokounmpo’s scarred left shoulder as he leaned against the wall that leads to the Milwaukee Bucks locker room.
In a short time, his teammates were about to take the court against the Chicago Bulls on Feb. 3. He would not, however, as he suffered a calf strain Jan. 23. He joked with onlookers. Would this be the last time he’d see them? He joked with teammates, too. He joked that after his wife, Mariah, was telling him he’s “everywhere” he asked which commercials did she see?
Between the jokes, he was posed a serious question: What do you want?
“You know,” he said. “What I want deep down in my heart is I want to be a Milwaukee Buck for the rest of my career and win here.”
He then outlined how he came back too quickly from his first calf strain Dec. 3 to play, only to get hurt again Jan. 23. He said the team told him to come out of the game in the first quarter.
“I said eff no, I’m not coming out,” he said. “I’m playing. Why do I play? Because I have something, I’m chasing something? Or because I love my team.
“I play because I bleed green. I play because I know what I’ve built here. For me, it’s a huge puzzle. It’s a huge Lego piece that I’ve built and I don’t like people taking out pieces from it. I want to keep on building as much as I can.
“What does that show? Does that show a guy that’s not gonna be here? Is that what my actions show? I could tell you whatever I want, but what does my actions show? That I want to be here. I want to be here with people that know what it takes to win.”
The joking had long stopped.
His dark eyes fixed, he had more to say in a pregame conversation with the Journal Sentinel.
“This is probably going to be the best story,” he began, “In 20 years, they’re going to be talking about this story right here.
“I came here when I was 18. A human being, when is the time they have their earliest memories? Around the age of what, 4, 5, right? So from 5 to 18 is 13 years. From the time I could remember. I came here from 18 to 31, which is 13 years. I’ve spent more time in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, than in my country.
“I’ve created more memories in this city than in my country. The only memory I knew from my country is sell stuff in the street, go to practice, live in fear, protect my brothers as much as I can and be a good kid, be a kind kid.
“So here, I’ll tell you what I’ve known here. I’ve known what it is to be an NBA player, what it is to make it to the NBA. I’ve learned what it is to be an all-star player. I’ve learned how to be a champion. I’ve learned how to be an MVP. I’ve learned how to be a father. I got married in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. And also, legally, from the courthouse. And also, I’ve had my kids here. My father is buried here. So tell me you, when I open the passport of my kids and it says born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, my dad is buried here, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
“So people have the audacity to come tell me and say ‘this guy really doesn’t love Milwaukee.’ I don’t love Milwaukee? Not the people that know. The people of the city know how much I love them. This city has let me be myself, let me be father, have let me [be] a husband, have let me be my own, true, self.
“I’m walking in the street. People don’t bother me. But there’s gonna be the whole other people, because here’s 8 billion people in this world that have their own opinion. Opinions are cheap, that’s why everybody has one.
“They let me be myself in this city. And I ask for one thing. One. Thing. Only. To make, bring joy back. To. This. City. Because this city deserves it. We’ve been at the top and I know we can have down years but we have to continue to have the mindset. Period. OK. And if that’s not the case, then …
“I’ve seen the love of the people and what they wish for me. If it’s not the case, and people have different agendas within our own team, something gotta change. That’s all.”
Which brings him to where the conversation began. By all accounts, the Bucks are open to trading Antetokounmpo, either by the Feb. 5 trade deadline, or perhaps at another point.
When asked what his input into those discussions are, he responded flatly, “Zero. Zero. I’m not.”
But what brought him, and the team to this point.
The record, for one. The Bucks opened play against the Bulls out of the playoff picture at 18-29. The team is 3-14 without Antetokounmpo. He acknowledged that while the team is not mathematically out of the playoffs, it will be difficult for them to reach the postseason even if he returns.
So, now the crux of the matter. He’s 31. He’ll be generous and give himself five more seasons of prime play. That gives him maybe five more chances to compete at a high level to win a championship.
His biological clock is ticking.
He insists he’s listening to Bucks ownership, led by Wes Edens and Jimmy and Dee Haslam, and general manager Jon Horst. He will not say he’s lost faith in their ability to build a contending roster around him.
“I always listen,” Antetokounmpo said. “That’s why I’m still here. I always listen and trust. But what I’m trying to say, how many chances do I have left to win a championship? So, you just gotta [be] more careful and more urgent in every decision that you make moving forward. It doesn’t change. I think I’ve listened since day one and that will never change. I have great respect, love and likeness for Jon and the ownership and that will never be different. Won’t change. But at the end of the day …”
He looked off and took a nearly 8-second pause.
“You gotta look.”
But does the recent past, winning the most games in the NBA from 2018-25, the huge trades for Jrue Holiday and Damian Lillard show they can do it again?
“You cannot say,” he said. “I’ve always been, always, always, this is the NBA, I love watching it, I always make hypothetical scenarios. What if I play with LeBron [James]? What if I play with [Kevin Durant]? What if play with [Michael] Jordan? What if I play with Kobe [Bryant]? Everybody makes hypotheticals scenarios. What if you could get, blah blah blah. But at the end of the day, you have to commit somewhere, right? You have to commit somewhere. And I think for 13 years I’ve committed here more than anybody, any player, ever committed.
“If you ask me what do I really want, deep down in my heart? I want to be a Milwaukee Buck until I retire and win a championship here. End of sentence.
“If that is not possible to happen, and if then you realize maybe that’s not the case and maybe they’re looking elsewhere and that’s not what they’re trying to do, then automatically you have to be in the plans of what they’re trying to do or weigh the other options. It’s normal.”
And now comes the crux of it.
For him, he’s not sure what course ownership has for the franchise in the near and long-term.
“I know what my goal is,” he said. “I don’t know what their goal [is]. I know that I talk to them but I don’t think that it’s fair that to share the conversations that I talk with them. They haven’t come to the game recently; we haven’t been so good. So they’re probably upset. I bet you can, like, talk to them. Ask them, what’s your goal? What do you want to do? They might want to reveal. They might even want to … sell. They might want to do some other things. Maybe, I don’t know.”
The Journal Sentinel reached out to the Bucks, who said they have no comment.
But Antetokounmpo couldn’t just leave it at that.
A smile returned.
“My wife has said, she told me, ‘they said that you asked out!’”
They do say that, was the reply.
“I ask out every year!” he exclaimed. “It’s true! Every year. Not this year. It’s every year I’ve asked!”
But this? “This is the closest we’ve been to it?”
He grinned again. He reminded that every summer, he evaluates and re-evaluates where he and the team are at, and where they’re going.
“That’s what you’re supposed to do,” he said. “That’s what you’re supposed to do. I’ve committed. I’ve been 13 years here. Thirteen man. Do you really think I want to leave? Do people really think I want to leave?”
And with that, he darted quickly back into the Bucks locker room.
This story was updated with new information.
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