Month:January 2009
Sprukts Leads Depleated Amerks Over Monarchs and Bruins
Janis Sprukts had an eight point weekend, leading the Amerks to two victories out East. On Friday night he posted a hat trick and an assist. Tonight, Sprukts had another goal and three assists. The player everyone has been waiting for has returned. Team captain Rory Fitzpatrick had a goal and an assist in tonight’s …
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Sprukts Hat Trick Sparks Amerks 5-3 Win Over Manchester
The Amerks followed up a loss against the Binghamton Senators with a come back 5-3 win over the Manchester Monarchs on Friday night on the road in Manchester. At the end of the first period the Monarchs had a 2-1 lead along with a 18-4 shot advantage, both goals coming on the power play. Sprukts …
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Amerks vs Senators Fight Videos; Emmerson, Henry, Clark
Here’s the fight videos from the Amerks 4-1 loss against the Binghamton Senators on Wednesday January 14, 2009. More info on the game? Check out our post game report. Riley Emmerson vs Jeremy Yablonski Jordan Henry vs Zack Smith Neil Clark vs Geoff Waugh
Beaverson and Sweetland Join Amerks in Manchester
Amerks General Manager Jody Gage announced today that the Florida Panthers have reassigned forward Andrew Sweetland and defenseman Luke Beaverson to Rochester from the Florida Everblades of the ECHL. Sweetland returns to the Amerks for the second time this season after recording nine points (4+5) in 12 games with the Everblades. The Bonavista, Newfoundland, native …
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Amerks fall to B-Sens 4-1; Meyer out until after all-star break
The Amerks just couldn’t get anything going when they took on the Binghamton Senators tonight at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena, losing to the Senators 4-1. The team started without one of their better players. Jacob MicFlikier has a cracked foot. He will be out for about 4 weeks. Riley Emmerson was back in …
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1/14/2008 Game Day: Amerks at Senators
It’s the coldest day of the new year here in the 607, the Amerks are on the bus head ingdown to play against the Binghamton Senators tonight at Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena. The Amerks are coming off of a high scoring game where they beat the Hamilton Bulldogs by the final score of 6-5. …
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The Battle Of The Backups: Plante vs Shantz
Goaltenders, Tyler Plante (Dayton Bombers) and David Shantz (Elmira Jackals) will be taking each other on tonight when their teams battle it out in Elmira. Both goalies have played for the Amerks this season and last. But, once Michael Brodeur was brought on board it was clear that neither of them would be needed in …
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Michael Frolik To Play In NHL Youngstars’ Game
From Panthers.NHL.com: The National Hockey League (NHL) announced today Florida Panthers rookie C Michael Frolik has been selected to compete in the three-on-three NHL YoungStars Game on Saturday, Jan. 24 in Montreal, Canada, as part of NHL All-Star Weekend. Frolik, 20, is tied for 10th in rookie scoring with 17 points. He’s tied for ninth …
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Cory Murphy Back To The Panthers…But, For How Long?
Defenseman, Cory Murphy was sent back to the Florida Panthers after last night’s win against the Hamilton Bulldogs. The Panthers immediately put Murphy on waivers. Could this mean that they plan to keep him in Rochester for the rest of the season if he clears? He would be a great addition to the Amerks (and …
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The Amerks Crunch Syracuse in Their Third Straight Win
The Amerks beat the Syracuse Crunch 3-1 tonight in front of 6,310 fans. Mike Brodeur showed, once again, why he deserved the contract that he signed today. The boys in front of him didn’t make the job too hard for him tonight either, scoring three goals and keeping play alive in the Crunch’s end of …
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Mike Brodeur Signs With The Amerks!!!
Finally, after wondering if this would ever happen, Mike Brodeur signed a one-year AHL contract with the Rochester Americans. From Amerks.com Rochester Americans General Manager Jody Gage announced today that the team has signed goaltender Mike Brodeur to a one-year standard American Hockey League contract. “We’re happy Mike was able to earn a permanent spot …
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Gameday – Amerks vs Syracuse Crunch 01-09-2009
Riley Emmerson and Michael Duco werer out on the ice before practice. Duco wants to stay out and practice with the team, but Cipolla is sending him back to check with the Doctor. Emmerson looked good on his skates. Don’t expect either of them on the ice for tonight’s game. Duco is coming back on the …
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