Tag:Rochester Americans
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Amerks' Fun Fest a Success
Today, the Amerks held their first Fun Fest at Blue Cross Arena. My husband and I brought our son down to see what was going on. It was a great time for all of us. At 1:00 when the doors opened there were plenty of kids getting their skates on who were very excited to …
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Ryan Hand and Nine Others Cut From Amerks
Today the Amerks cut down the roster by ten players. Most of the players everyone thought were going to be gone but, one stands out as a shocker for a lot of fans…Ryan James Hand. Hand was the player all the fans wanted to keep around. He was kind to people and just a general …
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Amerks Fall To Crunch 5-2 In Preseason Matchup
The Amerks lost to the Syracuse Crunch tonight 5-2 in their first preseason game. Everyone knew they could look forward to a few fights tonight and I’m sure a lot of people wanted to see (or hear about) Ryan James Hand take on Jon “Nasty” Mirasty. But, who was ready for the four fights that …
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Gameday Skate at ESL
Here we are at the morning skate at a colder than usual ESL Centre. The first group is on the ice right now, the group that we assume will be playing tonight against the Crunch. Shantz and Beckford-Tseu are the goalies on the ice. Would guess that Shantz will be starting tonight, Plante tomorrow. Kenndal …
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Amerks New Head Coach is Benoit Groulx
First reported by TSN, the new coach of the Rochester Americans is going to be Benoit Groulx (pronounded Groo, the L and X are silent, I believe). We appear to have been thrown a curve ball at our meeting with Steve Donner when he said it’d be someone not yet mentioned, or unexpected. This is …
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Sitting Down With Steve Donner of the Rochester Americans
On Saturday afternoon Steve Donner took some time to sit down with a group fans in the middle of August in the Amerks locker room to discuss the past and future of the team. It was a great opportunity for everyone, how often does an owner/president/whatever his role is now sit down with fans to …
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NY Times Article on Amerks Owner Curt Styres
The NY Times ran an article today about the new owner of the Rochester Americans and Rochester Knighthawks titled “Blazing a Trail From a Reservation Into Ownership.” It’s a lot of information that’s already been covered by local media, but is a nice time line all in one article about how he’s grown his businesses …
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Amerks Look To Panthers as Free Agency Begins
The wishlist for Rochester Americans fans for the upcoming season includes some veteran forwards, defenseman, goaltending, and a player to bring some toughness to the team. The free agency market begins today and with indications from the Florida Panthers camp that they will be supplying all players for the Amerks this upcoming season, all eyes are on …
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Affiliation and Lease Announcement
For the past six months Amerks fans have heard an announcement would be made in “a week to ten days,” or “within the next month,” on Thursday June 19 we’ll finally get a press conference. Â The Florida Panthers will be the sole affiliate of the Rochester Americans. Â The City of Rochester has reached a lease …
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Amerks and Crunch End of Season Brawl
At one of the last regular season games between the Rochester Americans and Syracuse Crunch nine out of ten players on the ice got into a fight. The Amerks were pushed around the entire season by the Crunch, it was sad that it took all season for something like this to happen. I managed to …
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Sabres Affiliation ‘Days Away’ from Being Over
It has been known since December 2007 that the Buffalo Sabres affiliation with the Rochester Americans was near an end after 29 years. Now, Darcy Regier says an announcement is days away. The announcement is the Buffalo Sabres are signing an agreement with the Portland Pirates. A number of people have questioned whether it was …
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