Tag:Blue Cross Arena
History of Lease Problems and Conditions at Blue Cross Arena, Mayoral Candidate Issues Statement
There’s been a lot of discussion this week about the future of the Rochester Americans in Rochester with it’s lease and the condition of Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. Anyone who has followed things behind the scenes over the last decade will recognize that none of this is new. Everything that has happened …
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Sabres Respond to Reports of Amerks Moving to Another Arena
As another lousy season heads into the home stretch and another year without a long term lease it’s time for some more rumblings and rumors about the future of the Rochester Americans in Rochester. Unless a long term lease was never reported the Amerks have been running on one year lease extensions based on the terms of …
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Stadium Journey Review of the War Memoral
The web site Stadium Journey recently visited Blue Cross Arena at The War Memorial and wrote a review about their visit which I would say is pretty accurate. The web site has a team of people who visit stadiums and arena’s around the country and offer impressions and reviews of their visit to that building. The review touches …
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Amerks Preseason, Tickets and BCA Upgrades
The start of the Rochester Americans season is less than three weeks away so it’s time to start pushing out the news and information! Â Training camp officially opened in Buffalo on Saturday and the big news there was that Teppo Numminen was hired as an assistant coach to help play a role in the development …
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Amerks to Lower Capacity at Blue Cross Arena
The Amerks have already started planning for the 2010/2011 season and one of the changes that will come is the closing of sections 211 – 217 which will lower capacity to around 7,668 seats, down from current capacity of 10,652. This is a great move by the team that probably should have been done a …
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Sweets in the Suites and a Red Hot Sunday
The Amerks play their first earlier Sunday home game of the season this weekend (October 25, 2009) and they have a couple of great promotions to go along with the game. The game starts at 5:00pm and it’s against the Syracuse Crunch. It’s a great chance to get out to a game and be home …
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Amerks Win off Strong Goaltending and Five Goals
The Rochester Americans defeated the Lake Erie Monsters in a rematch of last weeks opening night contest The Amerks won the game off of a strong performance in net from Tyler Plante as well as five goals scored by the offense. Waitaminute… Strong goaltending and five goals leads to a a win. I don’t think …
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Indian Head Nickel at Center Ice Again
The crews at Blue Cross Arena spent this past Tuesday and Wednesday putting down the ice at Blue Cross Arena for the first time this season. Last season Lewis Staats and Curt Styres had talked about starting some traditions of their own with the new venture in Rochester. One of the ideas was to bury …
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Chris Taylor Looking Over Broad Street
The giant windows at Blue Cross Arena were given a new look this week with the addition of a couple of huge pictures. Rochester American Chris Taylor is on the Broad Street side of the building and the Rochester Knighthawks first round draft pick Sid Smith is on the Exchange Street side. There’s nothing on …
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Winning is Everything for Chris Taylor
The Rochester Americans put the icing on the cake Thursday afternoon by signing veteran center Chris Taylor to a 2yr American Hockey League contract. The ownership was not joking around when they said they would be bringing in veteran leadership once free agency began. The veteran leadership that Chris Taylor will bring to the Amerks …
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Amerks Home Opener
The Rochester Americans announced on Thursday that the home opener for the 2009/2010 season will take place on Saturday October 3rd, 2009 at Blue Cross Arena. The Amerks will be entering their 54th season and second as the sole affiliate of the Florida Panthers. That’s right, only about four and a half months until the …
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Improvements for Opening Night at Blue Cross Arena
The Amerks start the 08/09 regular season labeled as “A New Day for a Rochester Tradition” on Friday night, you’ll also see some noticable differences as you arrive at Blue Cross Arena. An update on the team we’ll see on the ice Friday night is going to be posted later tonight. As you approach the …
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