Tag:Arttu Ruotsalainen
Amerks 2020-2021 Training Camp Roster
The Rochester Americans will open training camp Friday morning with an intimate 16 man roster of two goalies, four defensemen, and ten forwards. Where’s the rest of the roster? That remains to be seen but the organization will have to add more players by the time the season starts on February 5. There’s a lot …
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Start of Amerks Training Camp Presents One Question for this Season
The foundation of the Rochester Americans has been set by management and the coaching staff along with eight players returning for third seasons in the organization but one question will carry on through to Spring – can they win a playoff series? Assistant General Manager Randy Sexton along with the coaching staff of Chris Taylor, …
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Sabres Assign CJ Smith and 13 Others to Rochester, Ruotsalainen to Ilves
The Buffalo Sabres trimmed the training camp roster down by 15 players on Sunday morning by assigning 14 to Rochester and Arttu Ruotsalainen to Ilves (Liiga) in Finland. Arttu Ruotsalainen was a long shot to make the Sabres roster out of training camp and the contract with his team in Finland indicated that if he …
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Tracking the 2019-2020 Amerks Roster
It’s time to start tracking new, returning, and departing players for the 2019/2020 season. The organization has a lot of work ahead with a total of 22 unrestricted free agents going into the off season. The roster could look similar to last season or it could be a large turnover. The Amerks have a few …
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Sabres Sign Arttu Ruotsalainen from Finland
The terms had been verbally agreed to weeks ago but the news became official Wednesday morning when Arttu Ruotsalainen signed a three year entry-level contract with the Buffalo Sabres. Ruotsalainen is a 21 year old undrafted free agent out of Finland. He’s a center at 5’8″ who really made a name for himself this past …
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