The Norfolk Admirals racked up a $10,000 bar tab after winning the Calder Cup

The Norfolk Admirals won the AHL's Calder Cup on Saturday, completing their sweep of the Toronto Marlies with a 6-1 win. It was a fitting end to an astounding run to close the 2011-12 season, during which the Admirals won 43 of their final 46 games. Insane.

No doubt it takes a lot of discipline to go on such a run -- a lot of denying oneself, going to bed early, and staying focused.

And thus, it takes a lot of alcohol and greasy food to unwind when all is said and done. It was a tall task, but the Admirals' $10,000 bar tab at Madison Avenue Pub in Toronto is evidence that they unwound successfully.

Since the Admirals won the Calder Cup on the road, the team booked space at the Madison so the team could celebrate with the friends, family, and staff that had made the trip to Toronto from Norfolk (12 hours by car) and all over the world (several hours by train, plane, or jetski).

Now, when you're looking at a tab of this magnitude, the only reasonable thing to do is compare it to the Boston Bruins' tab from last year. Of course, the Bruins tore the roof off the sucker by ordering a bottle of 100k champagne, so it's tough to juxtapose the two nights out.

Plus, using Gabe Desdardins' NHL equivalency statistic, a $10,000 AHL bar tab only translates to a $4400 bar tab at the NHL level. Weak.

There's nothing too controversial here, but when we spoke to Admirals' VP Joe Gregory about this receipt, he asked if the $400 tip was visible on our photo (it's not), and informed us that was above and beyond the tip that was already included. (It's always important to protect one's reputation as a good tipper.)

Gregory also let us know that everybody got home in one piece.

You can check out a few more photos here, and if you happened to party with the Admirals and have any good stories, we'd love to hear them.

Finally, if you're in the Norfolk area and you want to party with the Admirals, their Calder Cup parade is Wednesday afternoon at 4:30, beginning at Plume and Granby streets and heading towards a celebration -- and ceremonial shaving of their legendary beards -- at Scope Plaza around 5 p.m.

s/t to @nastyknate.