Milwaukee, WI—The Admirals garnered numerous awards at the American Hockey League’s 2026 Team Business Meetings held earlier this week in Grand Rapids. Those awards include:
- Kevin Karlson, the team’s Manager of Group Sales, finished the season with the second highest group sales revenue generated in the Western Conference
- Successfully topping 90% in corporate sales renewals
- 600 or more new AHLTV on FloHockey Team Attributed Subscriptions
- Most Unique Community Relations Promotion for the team’s ASL Night, the first game in league history to feature an ASL Interpreter for in-game activities.
The meetings bring together front-office personnel from throughout the AHL to discuss best practices and innovative ideas in several areas, including ticket sales, corporate sales and marketing. These interactions allow for the sharing of ideas and gaining of insights from some of the sports industry’s leading strategists as the 32 member clubs prepare for a new season.
The Admirals will kick off the home portion of their 2026-27 season on Saturday, October 10th at 6 pm at Panther Arena. The rest of the schedule will be released later this summer.



