Month:February 2010
Benoit Groulxs Morning Speech; Two Player Moves
Shortly after the start of practice this morning Benoit Groulx stepped up to the board and started talking to the team. It wasn’t a speech filled with yelling and anger but more of one from I would almost say the heart. He talked to the team about playing with heart and as a team to …
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The Blue Line Show February 6th Archive with Jody Gage Interview
The Blue Line show that airs on Saturday mornings on 950AM in Rochester is the area’s only all hockey talk radio show. The archives from their show that aired on February 6th that featured an interview with Jody Gage is available for download at http://bluelineshow.com. The interview with Gage starts at around the 26 minute …
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Panthers Send Ellerby and Repik Back to Rochester
The Florida Panthers sent Keaton Ellerby and Michal Repik back to the Rochester Americans on Sunday. Ellerby had a whopping 1:57 of ice time during Saturdays Panthers vs Thrashers game. He was on the ice for five shifts and not so surprising was that he was a minus-1. Repik returns after a six game call …
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As Expected Amerks Rebound to Defeat Senators
This Rochester Americans team has become predictable lately. Play a bad game on a Friday night and come back with a strong effort on Saturday, which is exactly what they did on Saturday in a 5-4 win over the Binghamton Senators. Graham Mink scored at 10:21 of the first period to put the Amerks up …
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Video of Amerks Big Mac Knocking Out Yablonski
This video does not really need any sort of explanation, just watch it. Jeremy Yablonski and Steve MacIntyre dropped their gloves in the first period and it was no contest. Big Mac knocked Yablonski out. Maybe it should come as no surprise that no one will fight Big Mac. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jIBsmoBrGQ Enjoy and share!
Maybe Something Happened When Mike York Went on Leave
The Rochester Americans don’t believe that it’s time to hit the panic button but the media and alot of the fans do. Who is right in this situation? It’s an interesting debate going on in Rochester right now. The roster of veterans and prospects that everyone wanted for the perfect environment was given to us …
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Panthers Call Up Keaton Ellerby
Keaton Ellerby packed his bags last night to travel to Atlanta today for the Panthers vs Thrashers game. Whether he makes it to the game with weather issues on the East Coast or if they even need him is another story. Not a bad reward for a poor effort in Friday nights loss to the …
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Saturday Morning: Jody Gage on The Blue Line Show
Jody Gage will be a guest on The Blue Line show today (Saturday morning 2/6) at around 10:25am on SportsRadio 950 ESPN. The show runs from 10-11am every Saturday on 950AM in Rochester or you can listen online at www.sportsradio950espn.com. Here’s the bio about the show: The Blue Line Show is a show dedicated to …
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Not Executing Leads to Another Loss; More Postgame Quotes
The Rochester Americans have to be happy that today is Saturday so that they can rebound from another poor performance on a Friday night. The team is traveling today to play against the Binghamton Senators and if the past month tells us anything it’s that they’ll win the game. Benoit Groulx probably anticipated the question …
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Amerks Lose Another Friday Game, Blame the Missing Players
The Rochester Americans lost on another episode of Frustrating Fridays, this time by the final score of 5-2 against the Hamilton Bulldogs. A lot can be said about this game, very little would be good. Cedrick Desjardins was great. The Hamilton defense was great. The Amerks defense failed again. The Amerks special teams failed again. …
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Amerks Start Time Changed for February 13th Game
(Rochester, NY)… The Rochester Americans announced today a game time th change for their Saturday, February 13 th home game against the Lake Erie Monsters. The game has been pushed back a half-hour to a 7:35 p.m. start at The Blue Cross Arena Arena. Prior to the Amerks’ American Hockey League contest that night, the …
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Perpetual Bad Habits Do Amerks In
The Rochester Americans lost again to the Lake Erie Monsters, their 5th loss of the season against the Monsters. The deciding factor in the game was three goals in a short span of three minutes and 24 seconds when the Monsters scored all three of their goals. The Amerks played well in the third but …
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