Tag:Graham Mink
Crunch Finally Defeat the Amerks, In Game Number 80
The game on Saturday night meant absolutely nothing to the Rochester Americans. A win against the Crunch would have been a great way to end the season with a complete sweep of the ten games between the two teams but it wasn’t meant to be, the Crunch won the game 5-2. The supposed plan was …
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Amerks Extend Win Streak in Shootout Win Over Bulldogs
The Rochester Americans are doing everything right at the right times and it’s paying off, the Amerks extended their win streak to three games with a huge shootout win against the Hamilton Bulldogs on Saturday night on the road. Tyler Plante was perfect in the shootout stopping four Bulldogs and Evgeny Dadonov and Maxime Gratchev …
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Plante and Mink Lead Amerks to Win Against Bears
Tyler Plante made 32 saves, including this excellent save pictured above on Alexandre Giroux, to lead the Amerks to a 3-1 win over the Hershey Bears in a rare Friday night win. A two goal performance by Graham Mink and an empty net goal by Mike York was enough for the offense to keep the …
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Amerks Clinch Playoff Spot, A New Season Begins
Tyler Plante made 38 saves and shutout the Grand Rapids Griffins which clinched a spot in the playoffs for the Rochester Americans. It will be the Amerks first appearance in the post season since 2007 when they were defeated in the first round by the Hamilton Bulldogs who went on to win the Calder Cup. …
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Graham Mink Drops the Gloves vs Kyle Rank
Graham Mink has now gone 13 games without scoring a goal and nine without a point so what better way to try and take your mind off that than with a fight. Here’s the video of his bout with Kyle Rank during the Amerks 3-2 win over the Portland Pirates at HSBC Arena in Buffalo. …
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Gameday: Amerks at Phantoms, Race Towards Playoffs
Short and sweet, the run for the playoffs starts this weekend. There’s no more excuses. There’s no time left to blame road trips or even personal gripes with anyone. With only 18 games remaining it’s time to see what this Amerks team is capable of and that includes the coaching staff and players. The North …
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Cory Schneider Leads Moose to Win over Amerks
The last time the Rochester Americans won a home game on a Friday night was November 27th, with the loss to the Manitoba Moose on Friday they have since lost eight straight Friday night home games. That game they won in November was the game that they were up 4-0 and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins scored …
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Cheechoo and Bair Lead B-Sens to Win Over Amerks
Less than 24 hours after the Amerks talked about having an exciting win they followed it up with a frustrating loss by losing in regulation for the first time all season after they had the lead for two periods. The Amerks had a 2-1 lead heading into the second period and ended up losing the …
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A Confident Amerks Team Effort Defeats Monsters
If there was ever a time for a confident come from behind win it was Saturday night when the Rochester Americans did just that off a goal by Daniel Steiner with one minute remaining in regulation. The North Division race is getting tight and the games have not been going well recently, but there’s a …
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As Expected Amerks Rebound to Defeat Senators
This Rochester Americans team has become predictable lately. Play a bad game on a Friday night and come back with a strong effort on Saturday, which is exactly what they did on Saturday in a 5-4 win over the Binghamton Senators. Graham Mink scored at 10:21 of the first period to put the Amerks up …
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Plante, Amerks Blank Marlies for 2-0 Win
I was not able to watch or really listen to the game so here’s the Amerks press release about the win on Saturday: (Rochester, January 30)…Goaltender Tyler Plante recorded his first shutout of the season with a 22-save effort and defenseman Clay Wilson chipped in with two points (1+1) as the Rochester Americans defeated the …
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Amerks Lose on Another Frustrating Friday
I think I could be on to a new promo for the team, “Frustrating Fridays.” You can be frustrated that you got to the cashier at 8:01 and just missed a $1 beer and then you can drive home frustrated that you just saw the game that you did. The Rochester Americans are a playoff …
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