Category:Amerks
Blackwell Referred to Tonight as a Statement Game
In the 10th game of the season between the Rochester Americans and Utica Comets there’s a lot on the line as they face off for the last time in the regular season. The Comets have lead the way so far with a 6-1-1-1 record against the Amerks. “We want them to be scared playing against …
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Borgen Decided He was Ready and Made the Call
Will Borgen made his debut at Amerks practice on Tuesday morning fresh off his season ending at St Cloud State and starting his pro hockey career. The contract was finalized over the weekend, he flew out on Monday, started practicing on Tuesday. In his first pro practice he was paired up with veteran defenseman Nathan …
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Peterson is Familiar with the Amerks Standings; Mittlestadt is Not AHL Eligible
The Rochester Americans returned to work this morning with a practice session that included Judd Peterson, one of two new players that’s joining the team to finish out the season. Will Borgen is the other player that’ll be joining the team and he’ll be at practice on Tuesday, was traveling on Monday. After practice Peterson …
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Two New Amerks: Will Borgen and Judd Peterson
The Rochester Americans clinched a playoff position on Saturday night and on Sunday afternoon added two college players to the roster, defenseman Will Borgen and forward Judd Peterson. They’ve both signed ATO’s (amateur tryouts) and will be eligible for the Amerks playoff run. Will Borgen also signed an NHL entry level contract that will start …
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Amerks Clinch a Spot in the 2018 Calder Cup Playoffs
The chase is on for the seventh Calder Cup in Rochester Americans history. The Amerks officially clinched spot in the 2018 Calder Cup Playoffs and it was a giant sigh of relief in the locker room. The door opened a little bit later than usual as the team enjoyed the moment together that they’ve worked …
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Another Loss After Another Hat-trick Against
The Rochester Americans may have added a new record to the record books, consecutive games played in with a hat-trick being scored. On Friday night it was the fourth straight game they’ve played in with a player having a three goal game. Only one of the games has been a Rochester player. Travis St Denis …
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Amerks Talk About Clinching a Playoff Spot
The Rochester Americans have missed the playoffs the last three seasons and by the end of Saturday night they’d like to officially end that drought. Getting to the playoffs isn’t going to be enough for this team though, they’re determined to make a run. The Amerks haven’t won a playoff series since the 2004/2005 season. …
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Fixing the Negatives After a Bad Road Trip
The Amerks returned home late Sunday night from an unpleasant road trip, had a day off yesterday and back to work on Tuesday morning. No one was happy about the outcome. If you weren’t paying attention, the Amerks played three games on the road, gave up leads in each one and lost three games. Game …
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A Few Bad Bounces and Amerks Lose Third Straight
That was a bad road trip for the Rochester Americans. There’s no way to say anything positive about the team effort of this road trip. On Thursday night they had a 4-0 lead after 23 minutes of play against Bridgeport. They lost 6-4. [ Game Recap ] On Friday night they had a 3-2 lead …
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Another Hat-Trick Against, Another Loss
The Amerks have given up hat-tricks in two consecutive games which has resulted in two consecutive losses. Austin Czarnik scored three goals for the Providence Bruins to lead them to a 5-3 win on Friday night over the Rochester Americans. Travis St. Denis had the honors on Thursday night for Bridgeport. One more game on …
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Amerks Lose after Giving Up a Four Goal Lead
The Rochester Americans came together as a team on Thursday night giving up six straight goals to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers and blowing a four goal lead. That’s right, the Amerks had a 4-0 lead at one point in the game. They also had a 16-6 advantage in shots at the end of the first …
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Ullmark Called up; Bailey Suspended; Nylander Stats
The day started off with the news that the Buffalo Sabres have called up Linus Ullmark and it’s likely for him to play some games. Since Ullmark returned from his last call up in the middle of January he’s had a record of 3-6-7 with a .908 save percentage with the Amerks. For the season Ullmark …
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