Month:February 2010
Calla in Hockey Purgatory and a Q and A With Him
Brady Calla was assigned from the Rochester Americans to the Florida Everblades last week due to no room on the roster for him here in Rochester. Calla appeared in four games with the Everblades and now according to Woody Wommack he’s in some sort of hockey purgatory and on an Olympic break vacation. Here’s what …
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Gameday: Amerks vs Moose, Going for 2k Wins
The Amerks start a five gome home stand tonight with three of the five games against North Division opponents. The division is getting closer and teams are trying to move ahead of Rochester in the standings. Alexander Salak will get the start tonight vs the Manitoba Moose. Based on the last players out on the …
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Cheechoo and Bair Lead B-Sens to Win Over Amerks
Less than 24 hours after the Amerks talked about having an exciting win they followed it up with a frustrating loss by losing in regulation for the first time all season after they had the lead for two periods. The Amerks had a 2-1 lead heading into the second period and ended up losing the …
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McArdle Injured in Fight with Smith, Video Included
The Amerks had a 1-0 lead at the start of the second period and both teams were trying to take control and momentum, so what better time for a couple of players to put one a popular and enjoyable staged fight. The two players to drop the gloves were Kenndal McArdle and Zack Smith. Unfortunately …
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A Confident Amerks Team Effort Defeats Monsters
If there was ever a time for a confident come from behind win it was Saturday night when the Rochester Americans did just that off a goal by Daniel Steiner with one minute remaining in regulation. The North Division race is getting tight and the games have not been going well recently, but there’s a …
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Gameday: Amerks Host Monsters; Playoff Panic Button?
After another disappointing loss on a Friday night the Amerks are back in action tonight at home versus the Lake Erie Monsters. I’m not sure there’s any way to hype the Amerks in this game. The Monsters have won five of six games between the two teams. The only Amerks win was the second game …
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Another Amerks Friday Loss.. Defense.. Offense..
There’s only one way to describe most of Friday nights Rochester Americans game and that is with the word boring. The players and coach seem to disagree so I could be wrong. The scoreboard says that the Amerks only lost by one goal but there’s a lot more to it than that. It took the …
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Gameday: Amerks Home vs Heat; Panther Trades
Going to keep this short and sweet today, the Amerks start a three game stretch tonight with a home game against the Abbotsford Heat. To say it’s a “must win” is probably an understatement. The Amerks have lost the past three Friday night home games and none of the games have been exciting. It’s a …
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Power Play Unit Tries Without a Defense at Practice
It was a standard practice on Thursday afternoon for the Amerks. There was no yelling, no speeches, just some drills. One of those drills was the power play unit working without a defense. If you can’t score playing 5 on 4 maybe working on cycling the puck without any defenders can help? I’m not a …
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Lousy Special Teams Leads Amerks to 3-1 Loss
The Amerks played another what looked like uninspired game on Wednesday night in their 3-1 loss to the Adirondack Phantoms. Something needs to change. Obviously Benoit Groulxs talk on the ice at practice on Tuesday had no effect on the team. The penalty kill was horrible. The power play was horrible. The passing was weak. …
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Gameday: Amerks at Adirondack Phantoms 7pm
There’s less than 30 games remaining in the regular season for most of the teams in the American Hockey League and the push for the playoffs is really going to start picking up. The Rochester Americans travel to Glens Falls to take on the Adirondack Phantoms tonight at 7pm EST for the third meeting of …
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Oklahoma City, Charlotte and Other Possible AHL Affiliation Changes
The next six months are going to be for the American Hockey League with teams being sold, teams being moved, and affiliation changes taking place. This post could become confusing with all of the changes and possibilities that could take place. One thing is for certain is that the affiliation between the Rochester Americans and …
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