Tag:Kevin Porter
Amerks Lose in a Shootout to the Phantoms
The Rochester Americans lost in a shootout on Saturday night after setting a league high in shots this season but faced a tough goalie by the name of Alex Lyon. The recap below the gifs is from Amerks.com. The team came back home with three of four points on the two game road trip. Here’s …
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Extended Post with a Mix of Quotes from the Amerks Locker Room
The Amerks had a week of practice before going on the road this weekend to play the Penguins and Phantoms. They’re coming off of last weekend where they split a home and home with Toronto where Toronto won in Rochester and Rochester won in Toronto. On the road this weekend they’ll likely be without Sean …
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CJ Smith Defeats the Toronto Marlies
Less than 24 hours after being losing a disappointing game on home ice in front of a large crowd the Rochester Americans traveled to Toronto with the addition of CJ Smith and turned the weekend around with a commanding 5-1 win. It was the 10th regulation loss of the season on home ice for the …
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A Big Crowd Showed Up, the Amerks Didn’t
There’s a general consensus that a crowd of over 8,000 people inside the War Memorial for an Amerks home games is going to result in a losing hockey game for the home team. I don’t have the exact numbers of wins and losses compared to crowd size but it’s something everyone is aware of. The …
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Weekend Preview – Home and Away versus Toronto
The weekend is upon us and for the first time since the start of December the Amerks had the week days off to rest up and prepare for two big games against the defending Calder Cup champion Toronto Marlies. They’ll play Friday night in Rochester and at 4pm on Saturday in Toronto. A big crowd …
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Scott Wilson Looks to Win, Score, and Enjoy the Bus Trips
The Buffalo Sabres announced on Tuesday that they placed Scott Wilson on waivers with the intentions of assigning him to the Rochester Americans. On Wednesday afternoon he cleared waivers and was on the ice with the Amerks for practice. Wilson hasn’t played a game this season with the Sabres due to an ankle injury. He’s …
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Criscuolo Returning, Defensive Moves, and Building the Gap
There’s three games remaining before Christmas break for the Rochester Americans and they’re on pace with their goal to build a gap in the standings and have a short time off on a winning streak. Sitting in first place with 38 points (18-7-2-0) the Amerks have a six point lead over Syracuse (who has three …
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Matt Hunwick is Excited to Get Back to Playing
The Rochester Americans will have a new face on the blue line tonight when Matt Hunwick joins the team on a conditioning stint. The veteran defenseman has been out of the Buffalo Sabres lineup all season as he recovered from an off season neck injury that occurred during a workout. “It’s been a long summer/start …
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Roster Moves, Conditioning Assignment, Practice Notes, and Some Winning Stats
The Amerks returned to practice this week riding a three game winning streak and holding on to the first place spot of the North Division. They’re also second overall in the conference and second overall in the league. Three roster moves were made on Tuesday related to injuries in Rochester and Buffalo. Myles Powell was …
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Bailey and Johansson Lead Amerks in a Lucky Win
In the last two weeks the Rochester Americans have had two concerning losses but in that same span they’ve turned their game around and have won four of the last five and five of the last seven games. Two goals from Justin Bailey on Friday night along with the puck going off two posts in …
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Amerks Bounce Back with a Saturday Night Win
The Rochester Americans bounced back on Saturday night for a 4-3 win in Binghamton after what the team considered one of the most disappointing losses of the season on Friday. Breaking down the game into three one period games the Amerks won each period and won the game. Rochester came out playing fast in the …
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Recap of the Last Five (Games 11-15)
Welcome to the third part of a 15 part season series highlighting the last five games (the last segment will be six games) showing off the stats, standings, highlights, transactions and whatever else took place prior to the next five games. The goal is to post these the day of the next game of a …
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