Category:Amerks
1/14/2008 Game Day: Amerks at Senators
It’s the coldest day of the new year here in the 607, the Amerks are on the bus head ingdown to play against the Binghamton Senators tonight at Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena. The Amerks are coming off of a high scoring game where they beat the Hamilton Bulldogs by the final score of 6-5. …
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The Battle Of The Backups: Plante vs Shantz
Goaltenders, Tyler Plante (Dayton Bombers) and David Shantz (Elmira Jackals) will be taking each other on tonight when their teams battle it out in Elmira. Both goalies have played for the Amerks this season and last. But, once Michael Brodeur was brought on board it was clear that neither of them would be needed in …
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Michael Frolik To Play In NHL Youngstars’ Game
From Panthers.NHL.com: The National Hockey League (NHL) announced today Florida Panthers rookie C Michael Frolik has been selected to compete in the three-on-three NHL YoungStars Game on Saturday, Jan. 24 in Montreal, Canada, as part of NHL All-Star Weekend. Frolik, 20, is tied for 10th in rookie scoring with 17 points. He’s tied for ninth …
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Cory Murphy Back To The Panthers…But, For How Long?
Defenseman, Cory Murphy was sent back to the Florida Panthers after last night’s win against the Hamilton Bulldogs. The Panthers immediately put Murphy on waivers. Could this mean that they plan to keep him in Rochester for the rest of the season if he clears? He would be a great addition to the Amerks (and …
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Mike Brodeur Signs With The Amerks!!!
Finally, after wondering if this would ever happen, Mike Brodeur signed a one-year AHL contract with the Rochester Americans. From Amerks.com Rochester Americans General Manager Jody Gage announced today that the team has signed goaltender Mike Brodeur to a one-year standard American Hockey League contract. “We’re happy Mike was able to earn a permanent spot …
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Gameday – Amerks vs Syracuse Crunch 01-09-2009
Riley Emmerson and Michael Duco werer out on the ice before practice. Duco wants to stay out and practice with the team, but Cipolla is sending him back to check with the Doctor. Emmerson looked good on his skates. Don’t expect either of them on the ice for tonight’s game. Duco is coming back on the …
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Happy New Year, Matthias is Back!
The Florida Panthers sent Shawn Matthias back to Rochester after one game in Long Island against the Islanders. He should either be with the team as they travel to Winnepeg, or will be meeting them there. Matthias was on the ice for ten shifts that totalled an amazing 4 minutes and 14 seconds of ice …
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Top 10 Read Posts of 2008 on Lets Go Amerks
It seems like Top 10 posts are the popular thing to do, and why not, looks back at what people seemed to find the most interesting. In 2008 the Amerks at one point were a team with an uncertain future due to a lack of ownership. That was solved, here’s hoping that “new day for …
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Shawn Matthias Back With Panthers
Apparently someone read my post about practice this morning and the extra work Matthias was putting in because he boarded a plane to meetup with the Panthers in Long Island. The Panthers are light on center due to injuries and called him back to the show. Matthias is probably hoping to get out of Rochester …
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Tuesday Morning Practice; Injury Updates, Still No Contract
It was a cold morning at the ESL Sports Centre in Henrietta for practice this morning.. amazing how much I’ve taken it for granted sitting in warm comfortable seats at Blue Cross Arena instead of metal benches. Practice was practice, what else can really be said about the team going through the motions and drills. …
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Cory Murphy Assigned to Amerks
Cory Murphy of the Florida Panthers has been assigned to the Amerks on a conditioning assignment. He’s only played in seven NHL games this season with the Panthers, a shoulder injury has kept him out of the lineup since October 24th. The 30 year old defenseman has one assist in those seven games he has …
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Christmas Is Over…Amerks Ready To Take On The Bulldogs 12-26-2008
Tonight, the Rochester Americans take on the Hamilton Bulldogs at the Blue Cross Arena. The game starts at 7:35PM and should have a pretty good size crowd as the post Christmas game usually does. Mike Broduer should be starting in goal tonight even after he slipped up during Sunday night’s game. Stefan Meyer should be …
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