Tag:Abbotsford Heat
2011-2012 The Hockey News AHL Predictions vs End of Season Standings
At the start of every season most publications try and predict the season ending standings, something I would never want the task of doing. Â I decided to take a look back at the The Hockey News predictions for the 2011/2012 season compared to the final standings and for the most part they were way off. …
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Amerks Lose in Overtime; League Leading 23rd Game in Overtime
The good thing about the game on Wednesday night is that Amerks finally scored a goal after a drought of seven periods and over 147 minutes of play. Â Luke Adam was in the penalty box for goaltender interference and Evan Rankin scored shorthanded for his 12th goal of the season. Â One other good thing is …
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Amerks Loss to the Heat on Tuesday Night (with video)
The Heat completely outplayed the Amerks and won the game 4-0. Â That’s the only recap needed. Â Rochester has now gone six straight periods without scoring a goal and has been shutout two games in a row for the first time all season. Â The loss puts the Amerks in a three way tie for 10th place …
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Catenacci and Knapp Sign Entry Level Contracts
There’s seven games left in the Amerks regular season and they’ll have some potential fresh feet in Dan Catenacci who’ll join the team on the road as a forward fresh out of juniors. Â We’ll find out tonight if he suits up and who sits out. Â It’s doubtful that goalie Connor Knapp will see any action …
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2012 AHL Western Conference Playoff Race and Projections
This post will be updated daily and can be easily found on the right sidebar of the site at any time. Updated: Updated through 4/13/2012 If the Amerks WIN in regulation/OT in Cleveland they clinch a playoff berth as long as Houston doesn’t win both of their games in regulation/OT by as of now 10+ …
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Amerks Highlights from 3-0 Win Over the Heat on February 2
The Amerks started the month of February on a good note with a 3-0 win over the Abbotsford Heat on February 2nd.  For a full recap of the two games against the Heat you can read that here. Goaltender David Leggio also debuted his new mask at this game, you can read about that here. Thanks …
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Leggio Earns the Amerks 3 out of 4 Points Against the Heat
We’re now in the month of February and this is the time of the season that teams make a push for the playoffs and determine how they’ll be able to play once in the playoffs. Â The NHL trade deadline is Monday February 27, 2012, just over three weeks away. Â There’s one position that the Amerks …
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The Hockey News Ranks Amerks to be 4th in the West
The Hockey News has published it’s preview of the American Hockey League’s 2011/2012 season and the Rochester Americans are ranked 4th in the West and based on those predictions would win the North Division. Â The rankings were put together by the D&C’s Kevin Oklobzija. Thanks to Admirals Roundtable for the rankings. Â Looking back at the …
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David Shantz and the Heat Had More Fun and Less to Lose
When the Florida Panthers told goalie David Shantz that he was not part of their plans at the end of last season who could have imagined he would be the goalie the Amerks would lose to. During the 2008/2009 season Shantz was sent off the ECHL and at that point with his contract expiring he …
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History Was Made, Amerks Squandered a 3-1 Series Lead
Well, at least we witnessed history at Blue Cross Arena on Tuesday night. For the first time ever in American Hockey League history a team that had a 3-1 lead in the series go on to lose games 6 and 7 at home and blow the series. The Amerks were not able to get anything …
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Getting Through a Game 7 and Two Updates
Every hardcore hockey fan in Rochester right now probably has the game on their mind tonight. There’s a great article linked below that describes the feelings leading up to a game 7, even if it’s only the first round. Two updates from Kevin Oklobzija at Hockey O-Zone, Rory Fitzpatrick is playing and Kevin says he was …
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Gameday: Time for a Legendary Game 7 for the Amerks
In the words of Barney Stinson, it’s time to suit up and prepare for a legendary night. It’s all on the line tonight for the Rochester Americans in game seven against the Abbotsford Heat. The winner starts preparing for the Hamilton Bulldogs, the loser reserves a tee time. We know the Amerks can defeat this …
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