NORFOLK, VA (WTKR)- Saturday marked an exciting night for WTKR and the Norfolk Admirals, with live hockey from the Scope being broadcast into fans’ homes.
The Admirals’ showdown with the Toledo Walleye marked the first of nine home games airing on our sister station, WGNT, as our partnership with the team got underway. It also marked Military Appreciation Night for Norfolk, which wore special commemorative jerseys for the occasion.
Unfortunately, Toledo got the best of the Admirals on Saturday, topping the hometown team, 6-2. It’s the second straight night the Walleye handed the Ads a four-goal defeat. Toledo started fast with a goal in the first period before Denis Smirnov put the equalizer in the back of the net for Norfolk just 15 seconds in to the second period…