Month:December 2008
Matthias and Repik are Back; Sweetland Sent to the Everblades
The Florida Panthers sent Shawn Matthias and Michal Repik back to the Amerks. Matthias has been with the Panthers since November 28th and played in 10 games tallying one point. He got a decent amount of time on the ice averaging about 12 minutes per game. Matthias has struggled with the Amerks this season so …
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Video: Riley Emmerson vs Eric Neilson 12/10/2008
Riley Emmerson of the Rochester Americans vs Eric Neilson of the Peoria Rivermen on December 10, 2008 at Blue Cross Arena.
Amerks Led By Brodeur Shut-Out the Crunch
The Amerks finally snapped a 13 game losing streak against thruway rivals Syracuse Crunch by shutting them out 1-0 at Blue Cross Arena. It was yet another game of stellar goaltending from Mike Brodeur who is now 4-2-0 since joining the team, this being his second shut-out. Mike Brodeur was the first star of the …
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Noah Welch Back To The Panthers
Noah Welch left the game tonight with all of his sticks and equipment in tow. He has finished his conditioning stint in Rochester and will be leaving now back to Sunrise, Florida. Noah played in all seven games since being assigned to Rochester. He had 3 assists while here. We will miss him at practices…he …
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Watch AHL Games Live Tonight Online for Free
If you aren’t going to the Amerks game tonight you can watch it for free online through a free preview night that the AHL Live is offering. This is we typically watch most away games and it’s well worth the $6. If you’ve always wondered about the quality of the feeds this is a great …
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Tanner Glass Returning to Rochester
Tanner Glass is returning to the Amerks lineup on Sunday against the Syracuse Crunch, he’s been called up to the Florida Panthers since December 8th. In 24 games played with the Amerks he has four goals and five assists as well as 69 penalty minutes. Cory Stillman is expected back in the lineup for the …
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Amerks Scare the Monsters In Cleveland
Only 13 seconds into the game, Stefan Meyer took on Nathan Smith of the Lake Erie Monsters. Mike Caruso just gave the puck away right next to the net. Lucky, Brodeur was ready and stopped the puck before anything bad could happen. A breakaway was stopped by Keaton Ellerby…but, he also got called for hooking. …
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Amerks Sabotage an Excellent Game For Brodeur
Considering how badly the season has gone, it wasn’t until the 27th game of the season that the Amerks were shut out for the first time. They lost to the Peoria Rivermen (currently in 2nd place in the Western Conference) on Friday night by the final score of 2-0. The Amerks sabotaged an excellent game …
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Game #27: Amerks vs Peoria Rivermen at Blue Cross Arena
The Peoria Rivermen are in town today to play the Amerks at Blue Cross Arena, game time is 7:35pm. The Amerks are 3-3-1 in their past seven games making for the best stretch of the season so far. They’ve already tallied more points and wins this December compared to last years dreadful month. Tonight will …
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Amerks Sign Greg Classen
The first thing I noticed today when I sat down to watch practice was a new face on the ice. Greg Classen is here! I’m not sure if he is a PTO for the Amerks or if he is a Panthers’ signing for the year but, he is a vet that is severly needed on …
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Goals (for this site) for 2009
One of the keys to success in maintaining a web site that continues to grow over time is to have an understanding of the ‘online world’ and how it grows, evolves, changes, etc.. There isn’t any type of formal class or text book that can help a person accomplish those things, so understanding where to …
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NHL.com Feature Story on Jacob Markstrom
It’ll be interesting to see how the Panthers play out the goaltender situation they have brewing. Jacob Markstrom was drafted 31st overall in 2008 by the Florida Panthers and has been making an impression this year in the Swedish Elite League with his improved play. Many are expecting the Panthers to start shopping Vokoun around …
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