Tag:Calder Cup
Amerks Highlights from Game 6 of the 1987 Calder Cup Finals
There haven’t been that many playoff highlights in recent years for the Rochester Americans but the past is full of them. Â Here you’ll find some highlights from game 6 of the 1987 Calder Cup finals between the Amerks and Sherbrooke Canadiens. Jody Gage, Mike Keane and Don Lever are just a few names in the …
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Amerks Comeback Not Enough, Marlies Win Game 1 (with 6 min Video)
The first game of the Amerks vs Marlies playoff series was predictable. Â The Marlies were better but the Amerks found a way to battle back and make it a close game ending in a one goal loss. Â That’s the same way the ten regular season games went between these two teams. Â The first round of …
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Amerks Start Quest for the Teams First Calder Cup Since 1996
The last time the Rochester Americans won the Calder Cup was on June 13, 1996 when they defeated the Portland Pirates in Game 7. Â That season the team played their first home game on October 13, 1995. Â This season the Amerks started the season at home on October 13, 2011. Â During the 1995/1996 season there …
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Amerks are in the Race for the Calder Cup
It was an up and down roller coaster of a 76 game season and at many times it didn’t seem likely but the Rochester Americans clinched a playoff birth on the last day of the American Hockey League season, when they weren’t playing. Â The team defeated the Lake Erie Monsters on Saturday night and the …
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Playoff Ticket Prices for Amerks First Two Rounds; Brayden McNabb Called Up
The first bit of news out this morning is that the Sabres have called up Brayden McNabb on an emergency basis to fill in for Tyler Myers who has been suspended for three games. Â It had to be a coin flip between McNabb and TJ Brennan as both have been playing great lately and capable …
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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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Watch 1996 Game 7 Amerks Defeat Pirates to Win Calder Cup
Here it is, all of game 7 from 1996 broken into three parts. Â Those of you who were there will relive the night, the rest of us get to be jealous and dream of the day the War Memorial is packed wall to wall again for some exciting playoff hockey. Â The three parts combined are …
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1996 Video Highlighting Amerks Calder Cup Win
In 1995 the Rochester Americans home opener was October 13. Â They went on to win the 1996 Calder Cup. Â In 2011 the Amerks home opener is October 13th. A championship isn’t won off of one date but given hockey superstitions can’t hurt to point it out. Â The Amerks defeated the Portland Pirates in seven games …
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Binghamton Senators One Win Away from Calder Cup
Had a great start to the month of June over the weekend hanging out in Binghamton for two days for games four and five of the Calder Cup finals where we witnessed Binghamton take a 3-2 series lead. Â Game 6 is tonight in Houston where the Binghamton Senators are hoping to win their first Calder …
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Amerks Season has High Expectations
The Rochester Americans open their 54th season in the American Hockey League tonight against the Lake Erie Monsters at Blue Cross Arena. The past is the past. It’s a clean slate. It’s a new season. It’s time for the actions of the dream team to finally pay off. What is the dream team you ask? …
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Amerks to Unveil Jerseys and Announce Radio Broadcast
The Rochester Americans will be holding a press conference next Friday September 11 to unveil the jerseys the team will be wearing for the upcoming season as well as announcing the radio broadcast. The team will be wearing white, blue, and stars and stripes jerseys for the 2009/2010 season. The white and blue jerseys will …
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Hershey Bears Advance to Calder Cup Finals
It’s hard to imagine that at one time the Amerks were considered to be one of the top teams in the league along with the Hershey Bears. Those days will return to Rochester (we hope). The Amerks played the Bears twice this past season, they lost the first game 8-3 in Hershey and and won …
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