Falcons Top Admirals

The Springfield Falcons had come into tonight's game having lost 3 of their past 4 games and sitting in 2nd place in the Eastern Conference 5 points behind the Syracuse Crunch. It didn't take long for Springfield to strike first, at 10:13 into the first Ryan Johansen would put one into the back of the Admirals net. A little over 3 minutes later the Falcons would bury another goal making it 2-0 Springfield. With about 5 minutes remaining in the first something amazing had happened in the crowd, a marriage proposal, she ended up saying YES. less than 2 minutes later Springfield had again put one past the Admirals goaltender, after 1 period of play it was 3-0 Springfield. Springfield would tack on another goal early in the second. Norfolk would come out of the locker room heading into the third period with a hole to dig out of. A little over 2 1/2 minutes into the 3rd Norfolk put one past Allen York to end the shutout. That would be all the scoring as the final would come out to a 4-1 Falcons win, closing out 2012 on a good note. 2nd Place in the East, 4th in the entire AHL, with a 4 point lead over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in the Northeast Division.

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Falcons Best Shot Is Complete NHL Lockout

By the way the season has played out for Springfield with the NHL Lockout in affect Springfield is off to a phenomenal start this year, they currently sit at 2nd place in the Eastern Conference with a 16-8-2-3 record, 37 points. If it weren't for the NHL Lockout the Falcons would probably be in the cellar of the Eastern Conference. When you look at it from my point of view the Falcons would not have at least 5 key players that are contributing to their success; Cam Atkinson, John Moore, Nick Holden, David Savard, and Thomas Kubalik. Without those players, God only knows where the Falcons would be sitting in the Eastern Conference, because those five players would be playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets right now. With the way I look at it the Falcons can rejoice if there is a complete NHL Lockout especially if they keep up the style of play they have, they could end a 10 year drought of 0 playoff appearances. The last time the Falcons made the playoffs was the 2002-2003 season, where the Falcons made it as far as the Conference Quarterfinals, but ti get to that point they had to complete a Best-Of-3 Series against the 7th Ranked Hartford Wolf Pack. They were eliminated by the Hamilton Bulldogs 3-1.

Whale Topple Falcons

The Springfield Falcons hosted the Connecticut Whale last night at the MassMutual Center. The Whale jumped out of the gates and took an early lead that would be maintained throughout the game. The Falcons would keep putting shots on goal but for 40 minutes they could not find the back of the net. After the same 40 minutes of play it was a 4-0 Connecticut Whale lead. Springfield would score twice in the third to make it a 4-2 game and pull their goalie with 1:32 remaining in the 3rd period. Nothing would happen in that time span. The final would be as it was after Springfield scored last 4-2. As the Falcons close out 2012 they will be hosting the defending Calder Cup Champion Norfolk Admirals tonight at the MassMutual Center at 5:00 pm.