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Milwaukee Admirals Face Survive and Advance for Game 5 against Texas Stars
Even though the Nashville Predators have already set their tee times for the golf course this offseason, their AHL affiliate Milwaukee Admirals are rallying with two-straight wins in the Calder Cup Playoffs. Game 7 is at home on Sunday.
There is a high interest among Predators fans in the Admirals. Watching the young talent of the prospect pool has really invigorate the fansbase with the Predators already eliminated, with players like Philip Tomasino, Juuso Parssinen and Zach L’Heureux taking the spotlight.
The Admirals have home-ice advantage in their Central Division Semifinal matchup with the Dallas Stars affiliate, the Texas Stars. The first two were on the road for the Admirals, and they dropped both games leaving them up against the wall to win three in a row at home. Two down, one to go.
Admirals play-by-play announcer Aaron Sims recapped a 4-1 Game 4 win by the Admirals, which saw L’Heureux scored two goals, Tomasino with one and Parssinen with an empty-netter to put the Stars away for good.
Instant Analysis with Aaron Sims#MILhockey | @aaronadmirals pic.twitter.com/uOMqYteNu3
— y – Milwaukee Admirals (@mkeadmirals) May 11, 2024
L’Heureux is really sticking out in these playoffs through four games, notching seven points and giving Predators fans a glimpse of what he might be able to bring in Predators training camp in a few months.
A keen eye is being kept on how Tomasino responds for the Admirals. His 2023-24 campaign with the Predators didn’t good smoothly to say the least. He struggled to find adequate playing time, and even Head Coach Andrew Brunette’s future outlook for Tomasino is bleak at best.
Producer Nick Kieser of 102.5 The Game shared this quote from Brunette on Tomasino’s questionable work ethic:
Full quote from Andrew Brunette on Philip Tomasino.
“If he puts the work in and is relentless then his skill will take over. But if he at different times this year, he wanted the skill first without the work, I’m not sure he has a chance to play for us next year.” #Preds — Nick Kieser🏒 (@KieserNick) May 8, 2024
Tomasino does look reinvigorated playing for the Admirals, and for obvious reasons you hope the Admirals can win Game 7 and keep this valuable postseason experience going for Tomasino and many other of these prospects who have high aspirations to be fulltime NHL players one day.
Parssinen also unexpectedly saw his NHL ice time pulled from him and was sent down to the Admirals. He also appears to be taking it in stride and producing in the Calder Cup Playoffs with five points (four assists) in three games.
This Admirals team is a wagon for sure, but the Texas Stars also have a quality roster representing the Dallas Stars who are currently on the hunt for the 2024 Stanley Cup. Their top prospect is Mavrik Bourque, a 30th overall pick in 2020, who had 77 points in the AHL regular season and 10 points in these playoffs.
There has been a switch between the pipes for the Admirals between the four games. Games 1 and 2, which the Admirals gave up 10 goals, were started by Yaroslav Askarov. The hopeful backup goalie for the Predators for 2024-25.
Askarov had a superb regular season for the Admirals with a ridiculous 2.39 GAA and .911 save percentage, but he got rocked in his two playoff starts persuading Admirals Head Coach Karl Taylor to switch to the AHL veteran Troy Grosenick.
Grosenick, who is undrafted and first cracked into the AHL in 2014-15, has been rock solid in his two playoff starts at home to even the series. He has surrendered just four goals on 56 shots faced for a .929 save percentage. He should no doubt be the Game 5 starter.
Spencer Stastney was recalled by the Admirals to boost the defensive corps after recovering from an injury suffered in the Vancouver Canucks series for the Predators. He hasn’t played in the series yet, but might be available for Game 5 so keep an eye on that.
Finally, an awesome hype situation happened in the Admirals locker room before Game 3 when Mark Jankowski rallied the team. Jankowski played in 15 playoff games and 40 regular season games last season, but made the full-time jump and played vital minutes for the Predators in 2023-24.
got the energy tonight from a VERY special guest 🔥
HI JANKO#MILhockey pic.twitter.com/gp33OUu8p8 — y – Milwaukee Admirals (@mkeadmirals) May 9, 2024
You can’t help but love the energy the Predators have with their AHL affiliate right now. Let’s keep this train rolling with a Game 5 win to move on. The winner of Game 5 will advance to take on the Grand Rapids Griffins, affiliate to the Detroit Red Wings.
MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Police Department requested the public’s help to find 11-year-old Sir’Charles Bason, a critically missing boy who was last seen near Teutonia and Kiley at around 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, April 18.
Police described Bason as 4 feet, 5 inches tall with a slim build, brown eyes and black, low-cut hair. He was last seen wearing a gray jacket with green lines, dark-colored jeans, tan sandals and carrying gray Nike Jordan shoes.
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What you can do:
Anyone with information on Bason’s whereabouts is asked to call Milwaukee Police District 4 at 414-935-7242.
The Source: The Milwaukee Police Department released information.
MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee man, previously named one of Wisconsin’s Most Wanted, has been sentenced to prison for shooting and killing his cousin in 2020.
In court
What we know:
A Milwaukee County jury found 39-year-old Brandon Gladney guilty of first-degree reckless homicide and possession of a firm by a felon earlier this year.
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Judge Michelle Havas sentenced Gladney to 29 years in prison on Friday, April 17. He was granted credit for more than a year’s time served and further sentenced to 14 years of extended supervision.
Arrested in Arizona after years on the run, court records show Gladney has also been ordered to pay the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office more than $1,800 for extradition costs.
Homicide investigation
The backstory:
The shooting happened in May 2020. Investigators said Gladney was captured on video apparently arguing with the victim, his cousin, outside a Milwaukee convenience store near 21st and Meinecke.
“It’s all on video, and it’s devastating for that family,” the marshal on the case told FOX6 when Gladney was profiled on Wisconsin’s Most Wanted. “You have a family member that shot and killed another family member.”
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Prosecutors said Gladney walked away but then returned with a gun pointed directly at the victim and shot him. The victim died from his gunshot wounds at a nearby hospital. Multiple bullet casings were found at the scene.
Gladney went on the run for years. He was arrested in Arizona in January 2023, years after he was charged.
The Source: FOX6 News referenced information from the U.S. Marshals Service, Wisconsin Circuit Court and prior coverage.
Brice Turang slides to home plate to score during a game between the Miami Marlins and the Milwaukee Brewers on April 17. (Photo by Chris Arjoon/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
MIAMI – Garrett Mitchell went 2 for 4 with three RBIs including a two-run double in the 10th inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Miami Marlins 7-5 on Friday night.
By the numbers:
Miami’s Calvin Faucher (1-2) entered a 4-all game in the 10th and walked Gary Sánchez with Brice Turang on second. Jake Bauers hit a single to load the bases.
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Luis Rengifo reached first on a throwing error by second baseman Xavier Edwards, allowing Turang to score. Mitchell followed with his double.
The Marlins scored one run in the bottom of the 10th when Jakob Marsee came home on Trevor Megill’s wild pitch. Megill settled in for his fourth save.
Coleman Crow, who made his debut on the mound for the Brewers, threw 77 pitches over 5 1/3 innings. He threw four strikeouts, gave up two earned runs and a walk.
The right-hander was 2-0 with a 4.07 ERA in two starts with the Brewers’ Triple-A affiliate in Nashville. He missed part of the 2023 season and all of 2024 after undergoing Tommy John surgery.
The Brewers scored three runs in the fourth inning. With the bases loaded, Mitchell hit an RBI single, Bauers scored on a forceout at first and Rengifo scored on a throwing error by catcher Agustín Ramírez.
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Miami’s Otto Lopez hit a triple to center field in the fourth and scored on a sacrifice fly by Owen Caissie. Lopez hit a two-run homer in the sixth to pull Miami within 4-3 and Ramírez doubled in the eighth to tie the game at four.
Abner Uribe (1-0) earned his first win of the season, coming on in the ninth inning.
Marlins third baseman Graham Pauley left the game in the seventh inning with right oblique discomfort after spinning out of the way of a pitch.
What’s next:
The Brewers and Marlins continue their 3-game series on Saturday, with Brandon Woodruff (1-0, 4.36 ERA) taking the mound for Milwaukee and Sandy Alcantara (2-1, 2.67) for Miami.
The Source: The Associated Press provided this report.
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