Tag:Tyler Plante
Bulldogs Win; Bonneau and Duco Fight Videos
The Hamilton Bulldogs easily defeated the Amerks by the final score of 6-1 on Friday night and I think the game can be summed up by saying that they had a great defense and Rochester did not. The Bulldogs defense kept the amount of real scoring chances for the Amerks to a minimum and when …
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Amerks Looking to Start a New Streak on Sunday
Lake Erie Monsters handed the Amerks their 5th straight loss Saturday afternoon and narrowed the distance between the two teams in the standings to eight points. It wasn’t too long ago that the distance in the standings between the two teams was a solid 20 points. The Abbotsford Heat in fourth place are only three …
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Mink Says No Excuses, Amerks Injuries Healed
The excuses for the Amerks going 5-8-1 through the month of December ranges from the depleted lineup due to injuries and call ups, the travel, the fatigue, and the lack of practice. As of practice this morning there is not a single player on the Amerks list of injured players, everyone has been cleared to …
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Updates on Amerks Injuries and Player Moves
The story for the Amerks throughout the month of December was injuries and player moves, both up to the Panthers and fill ins from ECHL teams. The new year brings what should be some more stability to the team with a number of players returning Friday January 8th. Here’s a quick update on injuries and …
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Wow.. Amerks Have a Practice Tuesday Morning
It’s a been a rare thing for the Amerks over the past month to have a practice but they finally had one Tuesday morning. It seemed like just about the whole team was back together too. Mike York, David Brine, Tyler Plante, Rory Fitzpatrick, and Luke Beaverson were all on the ice. Rory said he’ll …
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Amerks Monday Morning Injury Update
The Amerks started out a strong team and have since turned into a team depleted by injuries and call ups. Straight to the point, Benoit Groulx said after the game Sunday evening that he does not expect anyone back in the next 10 days to two weeks. Still not a clear timeline but the fact …
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Amerks Send Mior, Duffy, and King Elsewhere
With the completion of the long road trip the Amerks announced some roster changes on Tuesday. Goaltender Ryan Mior was released from his PTO and he’ll return to the Dayton Gems of the IHL. Mior played well in his two games with the Amerks and I expect he’ll be kept on speed dial if he’s …
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Amerks Depleted Lineup Leads to 6-2 Road Loss
If you’re going to lose you may as well lose big. That seems to be the motto of the Rochester Americans this season. They lose by the final score of 6-2 on Saturday night on the road against the Abbotsford Heat. Shawn Matthias scored first for the Amerks on a great breakaway and was able …
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Plante and Vokoun Injuries; Beckford-Tseu Called Up
Monday turned out to be a busy day for all of the goalies in the Florida Panthers organization. Had some other things planned today so I’m a little late to the party. Chances are you know these things already, but I still wanted to post to keep everything up to date. ** As noted during …
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Weekend Recap and Plante vs Spencer Video
Rochester Americans goalie Tyler Plante became involved in a rare goalie fight on Saturday night vs Tim Spencer of the Binghamton Senators. If you watch at the beginning of the clip you’ll see Tim Spencer try and take a run at Clay Wilson on the back boards. As Spencer skated past the left hand side …
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Amerks Coast Again, Third Period Collapse Leads to Loss
Tyler Plante tried to set the tone early in the game Saturday night by telling Tim Spencer of the Binghamton Senators that no one is allowed in his crease. Only four minutes into the game as Spencer skated through part of the crease Plante gave him a nice shove and next thing we know they’re …
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Steve MacIntyre Returns and Tuesdays Practice
The big news out of Amerks practice on Tuesday morning was the arrival of Steve MacIntyre. It was deja vu seeing him back on rink 1 for practice. During the summer of 2008 the Florida Panthers signed him to play in Rochester but he was pulled off the same rink just after practice started when …
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