Month:January 2010
Johnson and Taffe Lead Amerks to a Win
The Amerks game on Sunday was a game that they had to win and they did just that defeating the Binghamton Senators by the score of 6-1, the biggest margin of victory all season. With the win they snapped a five game losing streak and moved back into second place in the North Divison. The …
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Bonneau vs Spencer Fight Video; Team Stands Tall Together
The Amerks did something on Sunday night that I don’t think they have done a lot of throughout the season, sticking up for each other when the Binghamton Senators started hitting hard. Jamie Johnson scored the first goal of the game at 7:53 of the first period to take a 1-0 lead. On the ensuing …
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Amerks Looking to Start a New Streak on Sunday
Lake Erie Monsters handed the Amerks their 5th straight loss Saturday afternoon and narrowed the distance between the two teams in the standings to eight points. It wasn’t too long ago that the distance in the standings between the two teams was a solid 20 points. The Abbotsford Heat in fourth place are only three …
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Grand Rapids Trounces Amerks; Time to be Concerned?
The Amerks lost the first game of a three game home stand to the Grand Rapids Griffins on Friday night by the final score of 6-3. As the game entered the third period it was still a 2-2 game and it was still anyones game. Grand Rapids took matters in their own hands and with …
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Jimmy Bonneau vs Ryan Stokes Fight Video
The Amerks were down and in need of a spark and that’s what Bonneau was trying to do. In the second period he put Logan Pyett hard into the boards. Pyett was very slow getting up and went right to the bench. Later in the period he leveled Evan McGrath at the blue line and …
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Daniel Steiner is Living the Dream
Daniel Steiner started playing hockey at the late age of eight years old in Switzerland and was always told he was already too old and was never going to make it. Growing up it was a dream to play hockey in North America. He always wanted to compete and to play in the best league …
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Mink Says No Excuses, Amerks Injuries Healed
The excuses for the Amerks going 5-8-1 through the month of December ranges from the depleted lineup due to injuries and call ups, the travel, the fatigue, and the lack of practice. As of practice this morning there is not a single player on the Amerks list of injured players, everyone has been cleared to …
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Updates on Amerks Injuries and Player Moves
The story for the Amerks throughout the month of December was injuries and player moves, both up to the Panthers and fill ins from ECHL teams. The new year brings what should be some more stability to the team with a number of players returning Friday January 8th. Here’s a quick update on injuries and …
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Gameday: Amerks @ WB/S Penguins at 7:05pm 1/2/10
The Amerks are back in action tonight on the road against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at 7:05pm and looking to end a two game losing streak. Rochester is coming off of a 5-1 loss to the Lake Erie Monsters on New Years Eve and a 4-1 loss the night before against the Hamilton Bulldogs. The Amerks …
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Amerks Lost Second in a Row on New Years Eve
The Amerks lost their second in a row on New Years Eve against the Lake Erie Monsters. I was on my way out of town and barely caught any of the action so the Amerks press release is below recapping the game.. They’re back in action on Saturday night on the road against the W-B/S …
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