Tag:Jason Garrison
Beware Amerks Fans, Panthers Start Trading
The NHL trade deadline is on Wednesday and the sell off of the Florida Panthers has started and it will have an impact on the Rochester Americans. The next few days we’ll get a better idea of whether or not the Panthers have any intentions of helping the Amerks make a run for the Calder …
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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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Benoit Groulxs Morning Speech; Two Player Moves
Shortly after the start of practice this morning Benoit Groulx stepped up to the board and started talking to the team. It wasn’t a speech filled with yelling and anger but more of one from I would almost say the heart. He talked to the team about playing with heart and as a team to …
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Early February Amerks Injury Report
It would be nice to post one of these sometime and say, “there are none,” but that rarely happens in the world of sports. The Amerks still have three players out injured. Matt Duffy has stepped up and is doing a good job with Garrison out. Did anyone really notice Sweetland did not play on …
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Repik and Johnson Lead Amerks to 3-1 Win over Phantoms
The Amerks rebounded respectably from their 6-1 loss on Friday night to close out the weekend with a 3-1 win over the visiting Adirondack Phantoms for a second straight win. The first period wasn’t pretty but for a team playing three games in three days they found a way to finish the game and pull …
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Jason Garrison Uncertain about Back Injury
Just as we learn that Keaton Ellerby does not have a broken finger and is day to day the team lost another defenseman in Jason Garrison on Sunday evening. In the first period against the Adirondack Phantoms on Sunday Jason Garrison wound up for a slap shot from the blue line and as his stick …
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Bulldogs Win; Bonneau and Duco Fight Videos
The Hamilton Bulldogs easily defeated the Amerks by the final score of 6-1 on Friday night and I think the game can be summed up by saying that they had a great defense and Rochester did not. The Bulldogs defense kept the amount of real scoring chances for the Amerks to a minimum and when …
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Panthers Send Garrison and Oreskovich Back to Rochester
The Florida Panthers sent Jason Garrison back to the Amerks on Friday in a move that was expected. Victor Oreskovich being sent down as well was not expected and should be a great addition to the third line. Garrison was called up on December 18th and has played a steady role since then. The big …
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Weekly Amerks Injury Report
Here’s a quick update on current injuries with the Rochester Americans that I know of. Graham Mink – still having issues with his back and is hoping to play at least one game if not both this weekend. He’s also scheduled to be Captain PlanetUSA at the All-Star Classic on Monday and Tuesday. There’s barely …
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Ellerby Called Up; MacIntyre Sick; Mike York Update
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the Florida Panthers played another game and another player was injured. Not sure of the details but the Panthers Twitter feed said that Dmitry Kulikov left the game with a “lower body” injury. So after the game Keaton Ellerby packed his bags and is getting called up. Update: …
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New Defenseman A.J. Thelen; Koistinen Injured; Garrison Likely Up
The news of the day out of downtown Rochester is that Ville Koistinen is likely done for the season with a knee injury, Jason Garrison is likely to be called up on Friday, and that A.J. Thelen has been brought in from the Florida Everblades for extra help on defense. Koistinen probably hurt his knee …
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Garrison and Duco Sent Back to Rochester
The Panthers have sent Mike Duco and Jason Garrison back to the Amerks on Monday afternoon. Garrison had been called up as a precaution in case Leopold could not play tonight. Dominic Moore returns tonight after missing a game for jabbing himself in the stomach so with his return we get back Mike Duco. Two …
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