Tag:Florida Panthers
Panthers Sign former Avalanche draft pick Victor Oreskovich
The Florida Panthers announced on Thursday that they have agreed to terms with RW Victor Oreskovich on a two way contract. Oreskovich has been in Rochester waiting for the contract to be finalized and is now waiting for visa issues to be cleared up so that he can play. Oreskovich had retired from hockey in …
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Dan Collins Assigned to ECHL
The Florida Panthers reassigned forward Dan Collins to the Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL away from the Amerks on Wednesday afternoon. This move does not come as a surprise at all. Dan Collins, from Syracuse NY was selected by Florida Panthers in round 3 (#90 overall) in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Collins put up …
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Duffy to the Blades; Salak to the Panthers
The regular season is less than a week old and players are starting to collect some frequent flyer miles. Alexander Salak was called back up to the Florida Panthers after he had already landed in Rochester. I should have known Tuesday morning that something was up when he was not in the locker room but …
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Florida Panthers Send Four down to Amerks
The Florida Panthers finally returned from Finland and upon doing so they sent Michal Repik, Mike Duco, Jason Garrison, and Alexander Salak to the Amerks. Jeff Taffe was placed on and cleared waivers last Tuesday and was in Finland with the Panthers as well. Those six players are expected to be back on the ice …
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What happened to some of last years Amerks?
The summer of 2009 has been an exciting one with the roster that has been built for the 2009/2010 Rochester Americans. There’ll be a lot of questions from fans getting to know some of the new players but also a lot of questions wondering about some favorites from last season. So here’s a quick rundown …
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Goalie Tyler Plante Talks Veteran Presence
The key to success for teams in the American Hockey League is to have a veteran presence on a roster of players in their young 20’s who have more or less moved away from home for the first time. Players need a peer that they can talk to in the locker room, someone they can …
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Day #2 at Amerks Training Camp
The Amerks just wrapped up day two of training camp with another scrimmage at ESL Centre. The Red team won the game with a flurry of goals in the second half against a struggling Ryan Mior. Chris Beckford-Tseu looked great in goal during the first half of the scrimmage. The fans remember last year but …
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Sweetland showing signs of improvement
Some people have to look back and wonder how Sweetland was able to land a three-year, $2.625-million entry-level contract. He had one outstanding season in 2006-07 when he played for the Amherst Ramblers of the MJAHL when he scored 56 goals. He was not drafted and as noted below has no real chance of making …
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Florida Panthers Article: Optimism In Rochester
The article below appeared on the Florida Panthers site this past Sunday about the optimism surrounding the upcoming Rochester Americans season, something that has been missing in recent years. One thing that’s exciting is the interest in the Amerks that a lot of Panther fans have taken. These fans view the Rochester Americans as the …
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Sun-Sentinel: Matthias mature, on a mission
If there was one player that fans disliked the most last season in Rochester it was Center Shawn Matthias. In 61 games last season Matthias finished with 10 goals, 10 assists and a team worst -34 in the +/- column. It was expected that he was going to be an offensive force. Someone who could …
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Amerks 2009 Training Camp and Preseason Schedule
The Rochester Americans will officially open their 2009-10 training camp on Thursday September 24th at the ESL Sports Centre in Henrietta. The team will close training camp on September 29th. During those six days of camp the Amerks will also play in three pre-season games. The Florida Panthers are heading to Finland to close out …
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First Amerks Injury Report of the Season
The Florida Panthers have reported that Rory Fitzpatrick is not at their training camp as he recovers from a pulled groin he suffered skating in Rochester last week. Last season he was out of the lineup in from December 7th through January 3rd while he recovered from surgery to report a torn meniscus in his …
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