Year: 2012
Whitmore and Bonneau Interviews on the Power Play Post Show
The Power Play Post Show is a weekly podcast/online radio show that is a must listen to for every fan of the American Hockey League. Â If you don’t have it bookmarked to download weekly you’re missing out. Â I say that because it’s the only show that talks in depth about the AHL and interviews a …
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Amerks to Practice Outdoors on Monday Morning in Rochester
The Amerks will be practicing at 11am Monday morning January 16, 2012 at Manhattan Square Park in downtown Rochester so if you have the day off from work or school make sure to get down there and watch the guys have some fun.  I’m sure it’ll be well covered by the Amerks and the other media …
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Joe Finley vs Kyle Neuber Fight Video
This past Friday night the Toronto Marlies defeated the Rochester Americans in overtime by the final score of 2-1 and in the second period Joe Finley and Kyle Neuber dropped the mitts in the fight below. Â After the game Finley was called up to the Buffalo Sabres to fill in for an injured Brayden McNabb …
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Leggio Leads the Amerks to the Second Half of the Season with a Win
Another weekend has come and gone and another pair of solid performances by the Rochester Americans. Â The team finished the set of games with three out of a possible four points with an overtime loss to the Toronto Marlies on Friday and regulation win against the Hamilton Bulldogs on Saturday night. Â David Leggio has stepped …
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Injury Updates but No Timeframe for Ryan, MacKenzie or Rankin
As of writing this there are three Rochester Americans players still out with injuries, Michael Ryan, Matt MacKenzie and Evan Rankin. Â I guess we could also include Colin Stuart on this list even though he’s still on the Sabres roster and has not been sent back down yet. Â So here’s a quick update on these …
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Amerks Comeback Takes the Bears to the Shootout; Successful Weekend
The Amerks loss to the Hershey Bears can be looked at a few ways but the best way to look at it is that this team has a lot of heart, character and a never say die attitude that’s awesome to watch. Â After two periods the Bears were winning the game and had a 36-9 …
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Varone and Leggio Lead Amerks to 3-2 Win Over B-Sens
Sounds like the game came down to the final moments on Saturday night when the Amerks defeated the defending Calder Cup Champion Binghamton Senators. Â I was not able to see or listen to the game so here’s the press release below… FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 7, 2011 VARONE, LEGGIO POWER AMERKS TO 3-2 WIN OVER …
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Another One Goal Loss, Pens Defeat Amerks in the Shootout
The Amerks picked up a point again on the road against a tough Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins team which is better than nothing. Â It came down to the skills competition where Eric Tangradi scored in the eighth round scoring top corner glove side on Drew MacIntyre for the win. Â These one goal losses and one point games …
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Gameday: Maturing Amerks Hit the Road Again; Morrisonn and Tropp Return
The Amerks hit the road again for the start of a busy almost second half of the season. Â They’ll be playing three games in three nights starting tonight against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and then Binghamton Senators and then closing out the weekend against the Hershey Bears on Sunday. Â The team will play every Friday and …
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Brayden McNabb Picked for the AHL All-Star Game.. Why Whitmore Was Not
It was somewhat surprising when the American Hockey League announced the playing roster for the AHL All-Star Game later this month in Atlantic City and Brayden McNabb was listed as representing the Amerks. Â That’s not meant to take anything away from McNabb. Â The obvious choice was Derek Whitmore but that was without looking at statistics …
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Corey Tropp Sent Down; AHL Replay in Preliminary Stages
The news from Monday was that the Buffalo Sabres sent Corey Tropp back to the Amerks now that he’s recovered from a concussion. Â Unless you’ve been following the Sabres you’ve probably forgotten about Tropp as an Amerks forward. Â He’s only played in 12 out of 33 games for the Amerks this season with 10 of …
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Top 11 Articles on Lets Go Amerks from 2011
It was a busy second half of 2011 for this site with acquiring a bigger audience with the sale of the Rochester Americans to the Buffalo Sabres.  Here’s a quick look back at what was popular over the past year (more like 6 months, I didn’t write much last season). ( AHL Playoff Format for 2010-2011 Season ) – The …
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