On Thursday afternoon the Rochester Americans announce their 22 man clear day roster for the remainder of the 08/09 regular season. It’s yet another sign that the season is quickly coming to a close. It’s sad that hockey season is winding down, but exciting to REALLY start looking forward to next season. That’s a whole …
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The buzzword of this season in professional hockey is fighting, as a web site covering hockey it’s our duty to also report on the topic. Fighting has been a part of hockey since the sports rise in the early 19th century. There are a number of theories behind the integration of fighting into the game, …
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The Rochester Americans worked hard on Sunday and it paid off with a victory on Sunday night against the Binghamton Senators. Jordan Henry scored the game winning goal with 30 seconds remaining to give the Amerks a 3-2 win. Tyler Plante had the following to say about the goal, “Jordan Henry looked so graceful for …
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We have a lot to catch up on with the Rochester Americans over the past week so we’re going to get everyone up to speed in one post, in case you have not been paying attention. We spent our week improving the offices of Lets Go Amerks and a night out at the Cystic Fibrosis …
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The Rochester Americans won their second game of the weekend as they defeated the Toronto Marlies by the final score of 3-1 in Toronto on Saturday afternoon. The same two teams will be playing again on Sunday at 6:05pm in Rochester at Blue Cross Arena. It’s a “Red Hot Sunday” where anyone wearing red can …
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The Rochester Americans continued on Friday night what they’ve been doing over the past two months, proving they’re capable of competing with the best teams in the league. They did that earlier tonight with a 3-2 win over the Hershey Bears who are the number one team in the Eastern Conference. Benoit Groulx with the …
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The Rochester Americans beat the Hershey Bears on Friday night but they also lost two more players to injury. Jacob Micflikier hurt his ankle in the second period and had to be helped off the ice. He returned to the bench a short time later to play a few more shifts, but did not return …
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There are two things that are for certain about the Rochester Americans this season, those things are that they are capable of competing against the best teams in the league and they’re also capable of playing like a last place team. Trying to figure out ahead of time which team that will be is the …
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Chris Beckfrod-Tseu is packing his bags and leaving Rochester on Thursday morning headed to the Florida Everblades of the ECHL. Beckford-Tseu played in 22 games for the Amerks this season and will leave with three wins, 14 losses, and one shootout loss. During those 22 games he had a 3.94 goals againts average and .868 …
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The Amerks are finally back home from the long and grueling road trip to the midwest. On his way to the ice Tyler Plante commented, “I am still so tired from that trip.” I would expect that they all are. They played five games in six nights. All five games were in different cities. There …
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The Amerks are back on home ice tonight after a five game road Mid-West road trip where they won three games and lost two. The Rochester Americans play at home tonight, Friday, and Sunday and have a number of different promotions going on. This team is very capable of playing entertaining and exciting hockey, no …
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The Rochester Americans finally ended their five games in six nights road trip Sunday when they defeated the Peoria Rivermen by the final score of 4-2. Tyler Plante got his third win of the season making 34 saves in net. The Amerks will have a much deserved day off on Monday as they return back …
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