Tag:Amerks
Updates on Brodeur, Plante, and Glass
If Franklin MacDonald gets another crack at a shootout the next move he may pull off is spinning around, skating backwards with his back to the goalie, and then at the last minute spinning around again to get a shot off. It’s become normal for the team to practice shootouts at the end and while …
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Shantz Stops 50 shots, Arrives 30 mins before face off
David Shantz arrived at Broome County arena less than a half hour before face off, started the game, and stopped 50 of 52 shots prior to the Amerks losing in the shootout against the Binghamton Senators. Shantz was called up from the Dayton Bombers to start the game because both Mike Brodeur and Tyler Plante …
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Sitting Down With Steve Donner of the Rochester Americans
On Saturday afternoon Steve Donner took some time to sit down with a group fans in the middle of August in the Amerks locker room to discuss the past and future of the team. It was a great opportunity for everyone, how often does an owner/president/whatever his role is now sit down with fans to …
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NY Times Article on Amerks Owner Curt Styres
The NY Times ran an article today about the new owner of the Rochester Americans and Rochester Knighthawks titled “Blazing a Trail From a Reservation Into Ownership.” It’s a lot of information that’s already been covered by local media, but is a nice time line all in one article about how he’s grown his businesses …
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Amerks 53rd Season to Start October 10th
The Rochester Americans will start the 2008/2009 season at home on Friday October 10th at Blue Cross Arena. Our guess is that the home opener will be against the Syracuse Crunch considering the two teams will be playing each other 12 times. This will be the first of the three year affiliation agreement between the …
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Stefan Meyer Accepts Panthers Offer
Stefan Meyer accepted the Florida Panthers offer today to continue playing for the organization. The terms of the contract aren’t known to LetsGoAmerks at this time, but we have to assume he will be in Rochester once again for the upcoming season. Meyer was a key player last season playing in 70 games where he notched …
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Amerks Look To Panthers as Free Agency Begins
The wishlist for Rochester Americans fans for the upcoming season includes some veteran forwards, defenseman, goaltending, and a player to bring some toughness to the team. The free agency market begins today and with indications from the Florida Panthers camp that they will be supplying all players for the Amerks this upcoming season, all eyes are on …
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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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New Potential Owner of Amerks and Knighthawks
The NLL Insider is reporting that the new owner of the Rochester Americans and Rochester Knighthawks will be Curt Styres. An announcement could happen by the end of the week. Styres, a Six Nations resident, is a huge finanacial backer of local lacrosse and hockey clubs in the Six Nations community, and currently also serves …
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Meyer Scores Twice In 3-2 Loss
The Manitoba Moose scored three early goals and it was all uphill from there for the Amerks. While managing to have have 23 more shots on goal than the Moose (35-12 final shot tally), two late goals by Stefan Meyer wasn’t enough. The team did put together a great effort, something we havn’t seen in …
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