Milwaukee Admirals fans will see a familiar face in goal this season.
Pekka Rinne will be back with the team. The 24-year-old native of Finland was reassigned to the Admirals by the Nashville Predators.
Rinne was competing for the backup job to fellow former Admiral Chris Mason. Rinne appeared in 29 games for the Admirals last season, posting a 15-7-6 record with 2.34 goals-against-average and a .920 save percentage.
The Admirals will play host to the Chicago Wolves in an exhibition game Saturday night. The game will take place at the Kern Center on the Milwaukee School of Engineering Campus.
First-year head coach Layne Lambert's team travels to Peoria to open the 2007-'08 American Hockey League season on Saturday, Oct. 6 and plays its first home game on Saturday, Oct. 13 against the Wolves at the Bradley Center.
