Milwaukee, WI—Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that the club has reassigned goaltender Mark Dekanich to the Milwaukee Admirals.

Dekanich is 20-8-5 on the season with a .929 save percentage, a 2.04 goals against average and four shutouts. A 2011 AHL All-Star, Dekanich is tied for fourth in the AHL in wins, GAA, and save percentage. The North Vancouver, BC native made his third appearance on the Predators roster this season. He spent a week with the team from Oct. 10-17 and made his NHL debut on Dec. 18 vs. Los Angeles during his second recall, stopping 22-of-25 shots in 50 minutes of action.

Pickard is 1-4-1 with a .899 save percentage and a 2.96 goals against average in seven games with the Admirals. He is 8-11-3 with a 3.1 GAA and .885 save percentage this season with Cincinnati.

The Admirals return to action Friday night at 7:00 pm against the Houston Aeros. Fans can purchase tickets by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000 or logging on to milwaukeeadmirals.com. Group discounts are available starting with just ten people and get a minimum of $2 off the face value. For more information or to purchase group tickets fans can call the Admirals office at (414) 227-0550 or visit milwaukeeadmirals.com. Don’t forget to follow the Admirals on Twitter (@mkeadmirals) and on Facebook!