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Glass and Repik Called Up; Fitzpatrick Out
Tanner Glass earned his first call up of the season to the Panthers following a strong performance with a Gordie Howe Hat Trick in Sundays win against the Albany River Rats. Glass is currently seventh on the team in scoring with four goals and five assists. Hopefully he’s not gone for too long for our …
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Game Day 12/7/08: Brodeur to Start Against River Rats
On Saturday morning at the end of practice Benoit Groulx let newcomer Mike Brodeur know that he would be getting his first start tonight at home against the Albany River Rats. Brodeur was signed to a 25 game PTO on Thursday from the defunct Augusta Lynx. The distant cousin of Devils goalie Martin Brodeur could …
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2009 AHL All-Star Classic Voting; Which Amerk Should Represent the team?
The American Hockey League has announced that 2009 AHL All-Star Classic Fan Balloting presented by Reebok will began today (Monday, December 8) at noon EST, exclusively on the official Web site of the AHL, theahl.com/balloting Fans will have the opportunity to vote for the most deserving AHL players by visiting theahl.com and completing the official …
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Game Day Skate, Preparing for the Chops
The team had a short practice this morning as they prepared to take on the Iowa Chops tonight at Blue Cross Arena. The Amerks are coming off of their most successful three days of the season last weekend when they collected two points beating the Lake Erie Monsters and gained another point in a loss …
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Booster Club Meet the Players Dinner
The Rochester Americans Booster Club held their annual Meet the Players Dinner at the Carriage House in Chili on Wednesday night, it was a great way to get to know the team and meet other fans. I wasn’t sure if I’d have a good time or not, but it was a lot of fun. I …
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Amerks Still Searching For First Road Win…Don't Get The Win But, Take a Point
Sorry for the lack of reports on the Amerks’ games this week. The family was on vacation up in Toronto and with the holidays, it has been hard to get thing going. We will have a full week report after tonight’s game. The Amerks are currently playing the Toronto Marlies where they are fighting for …
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Amerks' Monday Morning Workout
The team was schedule to have practice this morning at 11am, a better term would be that the team had a workout. They spent 58 minutes on the ice without a single puck. Benoit Groulx wasn’t kidding after Fridays game when he said that the team whole lot worse on Monday. The only time Groulx …
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Amerks Continue Their Losing Streak…Lose To Manchester
The Amerks put up a good fight, but couldn’t get past the Manchester Monarchs tonight. They lost 4-2 to the Manchester Monarchs in a hard fought game. Chris Beckford-Tseu started the night in goal even though I would have liked to see Shantz in from the beginning. Chris was pulled in the first period after …
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Gameday 11-21-2008: Amerks vs Manchester Monarchs
Tonight the Amerks take on the Manchester Monarchs at 7:35 p.m. The Monarchs are 4-6-0-3. They are almost dead last in their division, with only the lol Devils behind them. Maybe we can squeak out a solid win tonight to move ahead of the Houston Aeros and not be the complete joke of this league. …
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This is What $2 Million in Scouting Gets You
So, the Rochester Americans lost to the Toronto Marlies tonight at Blue Cross Arena by the final score of 5-2 in front of one of the smallest crowds that anyone could remember. After the teams were done warming up I was able to count just over 200 people in seats around the arena. On my …
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Game Day 11-19-2008: Brighter Ice Surface!
Tonight, the Rochester Americans and Toronto Marlies face off at 7:05pm EST at Blue Cross Arena. This will be the second of eight games between the two North Division teams. The Amerks look for their first win of the season against the Marlies. Rochester dropped a 5-2 decision in the previous meeting with Toronto back …
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Practice 11-18-2008: We Have A Veteran That Needs To Get On The Ice
Why in the world isn’t Jason Cipolla on the ice for the Amerks? I watch him practice at least twice a week with the boys and I always wonder why he doesn’t still play. He is barely older then Rory Fitzpatrick and it’s time to suit up. When he is doing skating drills with players, …
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