Category:Amerks
Amerks Lose Home Opener to Crunch
It may sound like a familiar story, the Rochester Americans lose to the Syracuse Crunch, but what sets this one apart from last season is that the team put in a solid effort. The Crunch had a few lucky bounces, and the Amerks appeared to have scored a goal but the light never went on. …
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Neil Clark vs Jon Mirasty October 10, 2008
Neil Clark and Jon Mirasty dropped the gloves at the first game of the 08/09 season at Blue Cross Arena. The anticipated match up for opening night had been between heavyweight Steve MacIntyre and Jon Mirasty, but the Edmonton Oilers ruined that when they claimed “Big Mac” off of waivers on the first day of …
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It's Hockey Night in Rochester!
The Amerks play the Syracuse Crunch tonight for the 2008-2009 home opener. The game starts at 7:35pm at the Blue Cross Arena. I went down to practice today to see what the team would look like on a game day. Last year, whenever I was at a game day practice it just looked like kids …
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Amerks Opening Night Festivities
The start of the 2008/09 Rochester Americans season is finally upon us!! The organization has new ownership, a new sole affiliation, new players, new fans, new web site.. let’s play some hockey. Here’s some additional notes for opening night, along with events at the arena. When asked about Fridays opener after practice on Thursday morning, …
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Ryan-James Hand and James DeLory at Training Camp
Ryan-James Hand and James DeLory two took a moment at the end of practice to share some moves with each other.
Amerks Roster Heading into Opening Night
The roster for the Rochester Americans season opener is pretty much set. It appears as if we won’t have that goon / enforcer / muscle that we had all hoped for, but it’s time to move beyond that (for now). Assuming the team can put in a solid effort for 60 minutes, the team should …
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Improvements for Opening Night at Blue Cross Arena
The Amerks start the 08/09 regular season labeled as “A New Day for a Rochester Tradition” on Friday night, you’ll also see some noticable differences as you arrive at Blue Cross Arena. An update on the team we’ll see on the ice Friday night is going to be posted later tonight. As you approach the …
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Amerks in need of an Enforcer, MacIntyre wins job with Oilers
The Edmonton Sun has reported that Steve MacIntyre has won a job with the Edmonton Oilers. MacIntyre was originally signed on July 10th by the Florida and introduced as our “policeman.” He was going to be our heavyweight that would prevent the Amerks from getting pushed around all season. Many fans had said he would …
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Subscribe to the LetsGoAmerks RSS Feed
Lets Go Amerks RSS Feed - If you’re already familiar with RSS, click the link and subscribe, otherwise read on. This may seem “complicated,” but take a moment to read on. It’s one of those things that once you take a few minutes to understand it you’ll wonder how you ever used the internet without …
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Get Amerks News and Scores via text message!
Want to receive Rochester Americans news, scores, updates, and more via text message? Three EASY steps! 1) Send a new text message to 40404 2) Write ‘follow letsgoamerks’ (make sure you include the apostrophes) 3) Reply to the confirmation message with your name! 4) Start receiving new updates on articles and scores from games. How …
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Amerks' Fun Fest a Success
Today, the Amerks held their first Fun Fest at Blue Cross Arena. My husband and I brought our son down to see what was going on. It was a great time for all of us. At 1:00 when the doors opened there were plenty of kids getting their skates on who were very excited to …
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Ryan Hand and Nine Others Cut From Amerks
Today the Amerks cut down the roster by ten players. Most of the players everyone thought were going to be gone but, one stands out as a shocker for a lot of fans…Ryan James Hand. Hand was the player all the fans wanted to keep around. He was kind to people and just a general …
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