Tag:Graham Mink
Amerks Chased Down by Bears, Lose 6-2
The complete team won on Saturday night and that team was the Hershey Bears. The game ended with the Bears winning 6-2 which goes along with the Amerks motto this season of losing big if they’re going to lose. I did not watch the game so I can’t offer too much, but from what I …
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Gameday: Amerks Travel To Hershey
At the start of the season these three upcoming games against the Hershey Bears were games that we were looking forward to. They were supposed to give us a preview of the Calder Cup finals. They were supposed to be the two elite teams in the AHL in an early season battle. With call ups …
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Dylan Hunter Brings Bad Karma; Amerks Lose 2-1
The headline sounds like one I would have written two seasons ago during one of the worst seasons the Amerks have ever played. The game we witnessed tonight resembled one of those games more than it did the Rochester Americans of the 2009/10 season. I don’t really blame Dylan Hunter and don’t really think that …
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Graham Mink All-Star Captain; Vote Amerks into All-Star Game
Graham Mink was named a playing Captain on Thursday for the 2010 AHL All-Star game and with that honored he joins a distinguished group of current and former Amerks. Previous Amerks honored as AHL All-Star Captains include Jody Gage, Randy Cunneyworth, Denis Hamel, and Rory Fitzpatrick. All you have to do is look at Mink’s …
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Two Goals for Rome Leads Moose to 2-1 Win Over Amerks
The Rochester Americans wrapped up their fourth game of a season long six game road trip by losing to the Manitoba Moose by the final score of 2-1. With the loss the Amerks dropped to 18-4-1-0 for the season and 2-2-0-0 on the road trip. That’s right, only their 4th loss out of 23 games. …
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Amerks Win 4-1 on the Road in Manitoba
“We are happy the third period worked pretty well for us today,” is what Alexander Salak said on the Moose post game show. That was the key to the Amerks 18th win of the season on Tuesday against the Manitoba Moose. The final score was 4-1 with goals scored by Repik, Mink, Garrison, and Dadonov. …
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Gameday: Big Crowd and Big Game Expected for Amerks vs Penguins Tonight
The Rochester Americans game tonight could be something special if everything goes as planned. The team has had a major focus on ticket sales for the game tonight against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and it could be the biggest in recent memory. About a year ago at this time I had wrote that it was, “up …
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Amerks Overpowered the Dogs in the Third to Win 5-2
The Rochester Americans won their 15th game of the season and third in a row defeating the Hamilton Bulldogs by the final score of 5-2. I think that’s it is safe to say that this Amerks team is for real. It is still early in the season with only 18 games played but the way …
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Amerks Going for 12, Winning Starts With the Owner
“One game at a time, it’s an old cliche but it’s true,” is what Ted Nolan said on the John DiTullio show Wednesday afternoon. The key to making that old cliche true is to believe in it. Every player in the locker room believes in taking every game one at a time and playing every …
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Amerks Win 11th in a Row, Tie Franchise Record
The Rochester Americans tied a franchise record tonight with their 11th straight win with the defeat of the Hamilton Bulldogs by the final score of 4-1. Excellent effort by the Amerks team all night. The offense did what it had to. The defense played strong. The goal tending was again spectacular. It was a TEAM …
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Chris Taylor Strikes Again, Amerks Win in OT
The Amerks made some mistakes and learned a valuable lesson tonight but in the end got what mattered most, a win and two points in the standings. The Syracuse Crunch made a strong comeback after being down 3-0 heading into the third period and then scoring the tying goal with 14 seconds left in regulation …
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Gameday: Amerks at Binghamton Senators
The Amerks are back in action tonight on the road against the Binghamton Senators. These same two teams played nine days ago when the Amerks defeated the Senators by the final score of 4-2. That game was also filled with a lot of action near goaltender Tyler Plante. That’s also the same game that he …
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