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Amerks add three players on professional tryouts

The Rochester Americans signed three more players today to professional tryouts (PTO). They added defensemen Griffin Luce and Alec McCrea along with forward Ryan Scarfo. Why the addition of more players? The Buffalo Sabres hope to return to practice Tuesday but also have nine players on the COVID-19 protocol list. Rasmus Dahlin was just added …
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Amerks Sign Forward Jesper Olofsson

There had been rumblings over the last few days that the organization was going to sign forward Jesper Olofsson and the news was made official today. The Rochester Americans announced that Olofsson (the older brother of Victor) has  signed a one-year American Hockey League contract. His numbers have improved season over season and the signing …
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Casey Mittelstadt Assigned to Rochester

The Buffalo Sabres made a somewhat surprising move Sunday evening when they announced that Casey Mittelstadt was assigned to the Rochester Americans. He had been a healthy scratch for the Buffalo Sabres in three out of their last four games. The surprising part of the move is that the Sabres actually made it. He will …
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Amerks Sign Brett Murray to One-Year AHL Contract

Brett Murray was the last remaining training camp invite on the ice for practice Thursday morning and this afternoon the Rochester Americans confirmed that he signed a one-year American League contract with the team. At 6 feet 5 inches tall he’s a player that stands out on the ice. The signing was obvious when Gord …
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Alex Nylander Traded to Chicago for Henri Jokiharju

A surprise move was made Tuesday afternoon when the Buffalo Sabres announced that they traded Alex Nylander to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for defenseman Henri Jokiharju. Initial reaction: Immediate upgrade. The following statement was released in a press release from the Sabres: “Henri is a young, mobile defenseman who has shown he can compete …
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Amerks Signed Four Contracts – Three Returning, One New

The Rochester Americans finished the first week of free agency by signing three players to return for the 2019-2020 season and one new player. Forwards Eric Cornel, Tyler Randell, and Nathan Paetsch all re-signed for an additional season in Rochester. The new player to the organization will be Jarrett Burton who has spent the past …
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Amerks are Winners at the Start of Free Agency

Leading up to the start of free agency it was leaked that the Buffalo Sabres would be signing forward Curtis Lazar and defenseman John Gilmour and once 11am hit the news started flowing. The organization had work to do this summer in setting up depth players that can fill in on NHL roster spots if …
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John Gilmour Signs with Buffalo, Top Six Defenseman in Rochester

The Buffalo Sabres have made it official that they signed defenseman John Gilmour to a one-year one-way contract today for $700k. This is a move that may make some Sabres first fans say who and why? He’ll provide some incredible depth as an offensive threat on the Amerks blue line joining Zach Redmond as a …
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