Month:March 2010
Article Talking About Panthers Woes Includes Amerks
The Florida Panthers are quietly working towards earning a top draft pick as one of the leagues worst teams this season. There’s a few different things that have gone wrong which has led to the Panthers horrible season which were written about The Hockey Writers web site. It should come as no surprise that some …
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Prospect Marc Cheverie Nominated for Hobey Baker to face RIT
Florida Panthers goalie prospect Marc Cheverie has been nominated for the 2010 Hobey Baker Award which is awarded every year to college hockey’s top player. Cheverie is a junior with the #1 ranked Denver Pioneers who will face the RIT Tigers in their quest to be the best in NCAA Division 1 hockey. With Jacob …
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Rory Fitzpatrick in his Last Pro Season
The big news but something that was expected is that Rory Fitzpatrick is in his last professional season. Fitzpatrick is in the final year of the two year contract he signed to play with the Rochester Americans. He has had a solid pro career and at the end of the season a story of his …
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Receiving John de Gray on Loan is Paying Off
John de Gray was loaned to the Rochester Americans at the end of December when they were in need of a defensive defenseman with Rory Fitzpatrick out of the lineup injured. They got just that in de Gray, a solid blue liner that can be relied upon. If you’re looking at the stat sheet you …
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Brady Calla Back to the Everblades
Chances are you didn’t even realize he was here, but Brady Calla is going back to the Florida Everblades. He was called up last weekend to be an extra warm body. Thanks to Woody over at the NDN Blades Blog for the breaking news. All sarcasm aside, Calla will have his work cut out for …
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Repik Returns to Amerks Lineup
The Amerks are heading into the final stretch of the season in a race with the Abbotsford Heat for home ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs. The Florida Panthers returned Michal Repik to the Rochester Americans on Thursday and his speed and scoring touch will be a big help. In 48 games …
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Bonneau Suspended Two Games, MacIntyre Time Served
As mentioned earlier on Tuesday through Facebook and Twitter, Jimmy Bonneau has been suspended an additional two games and Steve MacIntyre was just suspended for the one game and is eligible to return. In case you missed the story, it’s all from altercations during the Amerks vs Crunch game on Saturday March 13, 2010 in …
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Free Lets Go Amerks App for iPhone, Android and Blackberry
Introducing the very first app that will deliver news and information about the Rochester Americans delivered right to your phone! If you’re anything like me you’re hooked on your smart phone and always looking for the latest news and information. If you’ve tried to visit this site before from any type of mobile phone it …
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Turnovers Lead to Another Amerks Loss
“Our top guys didn’t have their best game,” Benoit Groulx said after the game. Inconsistency will be what brings this team down heading into the spring. A few days ago the talk was about a four game winning streak and the Amerks winning six of their past seven games. On Sunday they found a way …
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Bonneau Suspended One Game, MacIntyre Indefinitely
As expected, Jimmy Bonneau was suspended for one game and Steve MacIntyre is suspended pending further review. It all started back on November 6th when Kevin Harvey said he finished his check which resulted in Luke Beaverson missing 26 games with a shoulder injury. Bonneau was given an automatic one game suspension for his third …
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End of Game Video; Suspensions Possible for MacIntyre and Others
There’s no other way to say it other than the Syracuse Crunch and the Rochester Americans seem to really dislike each other. The Crunch and their fans hate Alexander Salak when he celebrates at the end of the game. Kevin Harvey is also a well known rat around the league that a lot of players …
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Amerks Win 9th Game of the Season vs Crunch
The Amerks had a 5-0 lead through 24 minutes of play and what seemed like a game that should go on and end as another big win against the Crunch but it almost turned into the opposite. The Crunch battled back and scored two goals half way through the third period but it wasn’t enough. …
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