Milwaukee, WI—Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that defenseman Teemu Laakso has cleared waivers and been assigned to Milwaukee (AHL).

Laakso played nine games for the Predators this season, going pointless and posting eight penalty minutes while averaging 11:26 per game. No stranger to Milwaukee, the Tuusulu, Finland native has played in 162 games with the Admirals over the past three seasons, including a career high 74 with the club in 2010-11. During his time with the Ads he has totaled 52 points on 14 goals and 38 assists. Last year he was second on the team at +15 and added finished with 30 points (8g-22a).

Laakso and the Admirals take on the Peoria Rivermen Friday night at 7:00 pm at the Bradley Center. Fans can purchase tickets for Friday’s game, or any Admirals game, by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000 or logging on to milwaukeeadmirals.com. Groups of ten or more people receive at least $2 off the face value of each ticket. For more information or to purchase group tickets fans can call the Admirals office at (414) 227-0550 or visit milwaukeeadmirals.com.