Tag:Jeff Taffe
Amerks Win off Strong Goaltending and Five Goals
The Rochester Americans defeated the Lake Erie Monsters in a rematch of last weeks opening night contest The Amerks won the game off of a strong performance in net from Tyler Plante as well as five goals scored by the offense. Waitaminute… Strong goaltending and five goals leads to a a win. I don’t think …
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Amerks Release Bonneau; Limited Roster Spots
The Amerks announced on Wednesday that they released forward Jimmy Bonneau from his PTO contract after only one regular season game. It’s probably safe to assume that management was unhappy with his performance during the home opener against the Lake Erie Monsters. There were a number of players who did not perform well during that …
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Amerks Lose Home Opener in Overtime
The Rochester Americans home opener on Saturday night was supposed to have ended with a win and made headlines on the 11 o’clock news casts. It didn’t really end that way.. but it wasn’t a bad game. A few changes at the arena for the new season were positives. The new team store had some …
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Jeff Taffe, Preseason Game #3 vs Crunch, End of Camp
The Amerks wrapped up training camp this morning at the always freezing cold ESL Centre in Henrietta. The team will also finish there preseason with a game tonight in Syracuse against the Crunch at the On Center. The puck drops just after 7pm and I’ll be there. Tickets are $5, no idea if they’ll charge …
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Amerks Lose Second Preseason Game
Something familiar happened on Sunday evening, the Amerks lost to the Crunch. The final score was 4-1, the fourth goal was on an empty net. If you showed up to the game expecting to see some finesse hockey you would have been let down. The games going on in the other rinks were probably smoother …
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Amerks Training Camp Roster Here
Here’s a quick list of the players that will be with the Amerks during training camp. Many of them were just cut by the Panthers on Wednesday so no idea if they’ll be here on Thursday. The players still with the Panthers are Mike Duco, Jeff Taffe, Alexander Salak, Michal Repik, and Shawn Matthias. Chances …
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Amerks Training Camp Roster and Other Notes
The 2009/2010 season for the Rochester Americans is finally upon us. It seems as if everyone from youth hockey all the way up to the NHL has started except for the Amerks. The Amerks will open training camp on Thursday morning from 10am – Noon at the ESL Centre. The camp roster is supposed to …
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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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A few Panthers/Amerks Related Stories
The Florida Panthers open training camp in less than two weeks (Sept 12th) and most of the players are set to return to Florida next week (Sept 6th) so it’s time to share a few Panthers related stories (courtesy of The Litter Box) and how they relate to the Amerks. The Litter Box is an …
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Amerks Summer News Stories, Getting Caught Up
It has been a busy summer for the Rochester Americans with a lot of great news and a couple of stories that have generated some bad press. Looking at the bigger picture it has been a positive summer. Here’s the start of “round up” type posts I’ll be doing once the season gets started. There’s …
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Jeff Taffe Signs With Amerks
The third day of free agency is just wrapping up and the Rochester Americans are a better hockey team. It was reported that free agent center Jeff Taffe has agreed to a two year two way contract with the Florida Panthers and Amerks. The front office at Blue Cross Arena has been saying they would …
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