Category:Amerks
Affiliation and Lease Announcement
For the past six months Amerks fans have heard an announcement would be made in “a week to ten days,” or “within the next month,” on Thursday June 19 we’ll finally get a press conference. Â The Florida Panthers will be the sole affiliate of the Rochester Americans. Â The City of Rochester has reached a lease …
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Amerks and Crunch End of Season Brawl
At one of the last regular season games between the Rochester Americans and Syracuse Crunch nine out of ten players on the ice got into a fight. The Amerks were pushed around the entire season by the Crunch, it was sad that it took all season for something like this to happen. I managed to …
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Sabres Affiliation ‘Days Away’ from Being Over
It has been known since December 2007 that the Buffalo Sabres affiliation with the Rochester Americans was near an end after 29 years. Now, Darcy Regier says an announcement is days away. The announcement is the Buffalo Sabres are signing an agreement with the Portland Pirates. A number of people have questioned whether it was …
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Kaleta And Weber To Make Apperance At Red Wings Game
Two of the 2007-08 Amerks will be in attendance at the Rochester Red Wings baseball game tomorrow night (May 30th). Forward, Patrick Kaleta and defenseman, Mike Weber will be raising money for the Pirate Toy Fund. Kaleta and Weber will sign autographs for free from 6:00 to 6:55 p.m. and then 7:15 to 8:00 p.m. …
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Panthers Hold Pre Rookie Development Camp
The NHL and AHL are yet to crown a champion and the Florida Panthers have already started looking forward to the future. An annual pre rookie development camp is being held this week at the Teen Ranch in New Caledon, Ontario Canada. The Florida Panthers have invited Lachlan MacIntosh from the University of New Brunswick, …
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Panthers Sign Michael Frolik
From “On Frozen Pond” by George Richards – As I’m sure you all have heard, the Panthers inked center Michael Frolik to an entry-level deal on Wednesday afternoon, days before the mandated deadline to get him under contract. Frolik, Florida’s first round pick (10th overall) in 2006, spent the past two years playing for Rimouski …
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Sale of Rochester Americans Final
From the D&C: The American Hockey League unanimously approved the majority sale of the Rochester Americans to Curt Styres today. The board of governors voted on the sale this morning in Chicago at its annual spring meeting. The sale clears the way for the Amerks to finalize a sole affiliation with the NHL’s Florida Panthers. …
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Martin Lojek To Europe
Defenseman Martin Lojek is signing a one-year contract with a team in the Czech Republic. In 72 games played in the 2007-08 season, Lojek scored 6 goals and 5 assists for 11 points.
Tyler Plante Has Surgery
Goaltender Tyler Plante is currently in Florida having surgery. One can only assume it is on his shoulder that was ailing him throughout the end of the season.
Amerks Equipment Sale
The Rochester Americans will be holding an equipment sale on Saturday, April 19th in the main lobby of The Blue Cross Arena at the conclusion of the 2007-08 American Hockey League season. The sale, which runs from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., will offer fans the opportunity to purchase hockey apparel, new and used: -Pants …
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lga585.com – Our First Season
We just wanted to take a moment and say thank you to everyone who has continued to read our site daily. The on ice hockey season may be over, but there’ll be plenty going on during the off season that we will continue to cover. Even though the players locker rooms have been cleaned out, …
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Amerks say off-ice circus had an impact
Reported in the Tuesday April 15, 2008 edition of the Democrat and Chronicle: Kevin Oklobzija Staff writer As the losses piled up on the ice and the franchise’s financial turmoil swirled to tornado force off it, Rochester Americans players didn’t make excuses. For the most part, they talked a good game, even if they didn’t …
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