did anyone notice

[WHEATMAN]

that in the AHL there are 2 teams called the admirals, Milwaukee and Norfolk kinda weird that the AHL would allow it isnt it?

[langdak]

that in the AHL there are 2 teams called the admirals, Milwaukee and Norfolk kinda weird that the AHL would allow it isnt it?

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Ottawa Roughriders

I know Ottawa is the Renegades now, but a few yrs ago they had the same names :)

[Triton]

that in the AHL there are 2 teams called the admirals, Milwaukee and Norfolk kinda weird that the AHL would allow it isnt it?

Must be tough for the listeners on the radio to follow when these two teams play.....

"Admirals,picks it up in their own end,passes it up ice for the forward for the admirals.He dumps it in behind the admirals net and gives chase.An admiral defender dekes,gathers speed ,crosses center ice and dashes toward the admirals blueline,dishes it off to the admiral forward on the half wall,he circles the net and plays it to the hash marks,where the admirals one time it stick side on the admirals goaltender...HE SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!!! Admirals make it 2-1".`

[Tinner]

St. Louis Cardinals (baseball)
Arizona Cardinals (football) who used to be the St. Louis Cardinals (football)

[LifelongChiefsFan]

St. Louis Cardinals (baseball)
Arizona Cardinals (football) who used to be the St. Louis Cardinals (football)

Kind of like how they used to have the New York Giants for football and baseball, although I'm not sure if they were ever around at the same time. If you look at the mets NY logo on their caps compared to the Giants' NY logo, it's eerily similar...

[caps05]

that in the AHL there are 2 teams called the admirals, Milwaukee and Norfolk kinda weird that the AHL would allow it isnt it?

The Admirals in Milwaukee were adopted into the AHL when the IHL folded.

The Admirals in Norfolk were the ascention(sp?) of the Hampton Roads Admirals of the ECHL.

One was an absorption, one was a club moving up a level. Not sure the AHL had much against it.

[Wingnut]

The Mets NY logo was deliberately modelled after the Giants, as it was only four seasons after the Giants moved to San Francisco and the Mets ("The New York Metropolitan Baseball Club") were the expansion replacement franchise, awarded in 1962. The Mets first played in the Giants old ballpark, Polo Grounds in Harlem.

The St. Louis football Cardinals started life as the Chicago Cardinals, moving to St. Louis in 1960, so that was a case of one team moving into another city.

The NFL had the New York Football Yankees for two years - 1927 and 1928.

Ottawa and Saskatchewan spelled their names differently - Saskatchewan was one word (Roughriders) and Ottawa was two words (Rough Riders). Ottawa had been known as the Rough Riders since the 1890s but changed their name in 1924 to Senators and the Regina Rugby Club quickly grabbed Roughriders.