Editor's note: As the Admirals work their way through the Calder Cup Playoffs, select players, coaches, announcers and team officials will be filing periodic diaries for OnMilwaukee.com. This installment is from center Cal O'Reilly.

Sunday is a huge game for us. We have played Game 1 in the Calder Cup playoffs, and after losing the first game, we do have a little extra pressure to win. We don't want to go down two games right away, especially against Chicago, they are such a powerful team.

Even though I am considered a rookie this season, I was on the team at the end of last year to experience the Admirals Calder Cup run. I didn't play a lot of the games, but I did get to watch what it takes to win at playoff time. This year, I know what to expect, I know what the playoffs are like and I have seen what it takes to win in the playoffs. Entering the playoffs, I am playing with a lot of confidence. I finished the season pretty well and it helps me out and keeps me going into the playoffs, to keep us winning here.

The summer is almost here. This summer, I plan to train a lot for next season and to play golf a lot. Besides that, I will help coach at some hockey schools here and there. The other day I finally got out and played some golf. I decided to hit a par-3 course once the weather was good, though it was still kind of cold out when I played, it was nice to play. Even though the weather is supposed to be great and there is an off day, I will probably not head out and play golf Saturday. I need to rest up and because the sun can drain you before a game, I don't really like to go on the golf course before the game.

Besides hockey and golf, over the summer I also like to play sand volleyball with my friends. Up until a couple of summers ago I would play in a doubles beach volleyball tournament in Toronto. My dad is a professional 2-on-2 sand volleyball coach, he started about four to five years ago, so I was a little older when he actually started coaching. He works with the men's and women's Canadian team, but he also helps with the Australian Women's National team. He travels all over the world and helps coach at different tournaments. Sometimes, he is there for weeks at a time.