Take Note: the AHL Milwaukee Admirals' Win Streak

Here in the fourth week of February, almost two thirds into the AHL season, the current win streak for the Milwaukee Admirals is a franchise-record of 19 games. Not only that, but Milwaukee is currently tied for second in all-time AHL win streaks. In addition to dominating the Central Division, they’re only five wins behind the first-overall Hershey Bears (41 games won)- which makes the Admirals second overall (at 36 games won).

However, the Bears longest winning streak this season was a nine game streak back in December, and in general, they currently have three players that each account for 30 points or more this season (vs. the Admirals, who have five players that each account for 30 points or more this season).

The AHL is a tough league, so any teams able to manhandle the opposition like the Admirals have done so far must be accounted for. As a point of comparison, it’s worth noting other AHL teams that have had win streaks in the past similar to the Admirals’ current streak. A few of these teams have managed to produce some solid, contributing NHL players.

We will take a look at a few NHL players who got their starts in the minor leagues- specifically NHL players who were on teams that had win streaks similar to the Admirals’- and see if we can then pinpoint some comparable players from Milwaukee’s current squad who might be propelled into the NHL as a result of their runaway success.

14 Wins: San Jose Barracudas (2016-2017)	15 Wins: Grand Rapids Griffins (2015-2016)
Timo Meier, LW/RW (513 GP) Barclay Goodrow C/LW (544 GP) Ryan Carpenter C/RW (367 GP) Colin Blackwell C (216 GP) Kevin Labanc LW/RW (465 GP) Jacob Middleton D (213 GP) Honorable mention Troy Grosenick G is the current backup/ starter for the Milwaukee team.	Anthony Mantha LW/RW (469 GP) Jakub Kindl D (331 GP) Tomas Nosek C/LW (411 GP) Tyler Bertuzzi LW (378 GP) Nick Jensen D (537 GP) Andreas Athanasiou (470 GP)
15 Wins: Syracuse Crunch (2007-2008)	17 Wins: Bakersfield Condors (2018-2019)
Zenon Konopka C (346 GP) Tom Sestito (154 GP) Joakim Lindsrom (150 GP) Derek Brassard (1013 GP) Derek Mackenzie (611 GP) Mark Mathot (624 GP) Aaron Rome (226 GP)	Ethan Bear (267 GP) Kailer Yamamoto (290 GP) Caleb Jones (237 GP)
17 Wins: Philadelphia Phantoms (2004-2005)	28 Wins: Norfolk Admirals (2011-2012)
R.J Umberger C/LW (779 GP) Jon Sim LW (469 GP) Patrick Sharp LW/RW (939 GP) John Slaney D (262 GP) Todd Fedoruk LW (545 GP) Dennis Seidenberg D (859 GP) Joni Pitkanen D (535 GP) Ben Eager LW (407 GP) Riley Cote LW (156 GP) Antero Nittymaki G (234 GP)	Cory Conacher (193 GP) Tyler Johnson (712 GP) Marc Barberio (272 GP) Richard Panik (521 GP) Ondrej Palat (722 GP) Rakdo Gudas (731 GP)

While the AHL is the feeder league to the NHL, and of course we expect players to be promoted into the NHL, this list tells a story of how dominance in the minors translates to longevity in the NHL.  If history repeats itself, Milwaukee's current streak will yield a substantial number of new NHL players. 

Viewing that from a fantasy perspective, we can target some of these Admiral players who might make an impact in our dynasty leagues. Specifically, here are some of the Admirals players that I have my eyes on:

19 Wins: Milwaukee Admirals 

(4th Week of Feb. 2024)

Egor Afanasyev LW/C age 23

Zachary L'Heureux LW/C age 20

Fyodor Svechkov LW/C age 20

Marc Del Gaizo D age 24

Joakim Kemell RW age 19

Reid Schaefer LW age 20

Yaraslov Askarov age 21

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