Tag:Rochester
Steve Donner Interview – Part III
“We weren’t asking for handouts – we just wanted to keep some of our own revenue that we were generating.†LGA: On a scale of 1-10 (with 1 being extremely difficult and 10 being extremely easy) how was the city of Rochester to work with regards to the War Memorial lease? Donner: “A rating …
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Steve Donner Interview – Part II
“I wanted to make Rochester proud†LGA: What do you miss the most about owning the Amerks? Donner: “The People! I miss the fans the most – their happiness after a win. The joy of watching the clock count down on a game day. I was a fan first, so being able to do that …
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Steve Donner Interview – Part I (Intro)
“They were the love of my life.” In 1994, the Buffalo Sabres needed to divest money losing entities like the Rochester Americans – to be scuttled or sold – in order to finance and build the Marine Midland Arena, now known as the First Niagara Center. Steve Donner had already made it known to close …
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Video: Frozen Frontier Shootout (Amerks vs. Monsters)
If you missed last night’s game at Frozen Frontier, you missed a magical event. It was cold. It was snowy. It was the perfect setting for a winter classic. The Amerks almost etched out a 4-3 win but the Monsters managed to tie it all up with 1/10th of a second remaining in the 3rd …
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Amerks, Playoffs and Darcy
After a second frustrating trade deadline in a row, Eric Bourgeois and Jason Bonno discuss the Amerk playoff roster (who’s on it, who is not), playoff chances……..and Darcy Regier. Kevin Porter Eric: He was clearly very important to the team in many ways as its captain and is sorely missed. Good for him in getting …
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Chris Taylor Looking Over Broad Street
The giant windows at Blue Cross Arena were given a new look this week with the addition of a couple of huge pictures. Rochester American Chris Taylor is on the Broad Street side of the building and the Rochester Knighthawks first round draft pick Sid Smith is on the Exchange Street side. There’s nothing on …
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Rochester Ranked 10th in Top Minor League Markets
Sports Business Journal did it’s annual ranking of Top Minor League Markets and Rochester, NY ranked 10th out of 239 markets in the list. The market rank was based off of three category-specific scores: tenure rank, attendance rank and economic rank (more about this project). Cities ranked in the top 9: 1. Hershey-Harrisburg, Pa 2. …
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