Author:Keith Wozniak
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/Amerks Divorce is Final
The Portland Pirates have a press conference scheduled for Tuesday June 10th to introduce their new affiliation, that being with the Buffalo Sabres. The Rochester Americans and Buffalo Sabres have been affiliated for the past 29 years. The past six months between the two teams has been like a bitter divorce battle. The ongoing saga …
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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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A Day at Florida Panthers Rookie Camp
It seems rather odd to have spent the day at the Florida Panthers rookie camp, and then made it home in time to watch game four of the Stanley Cup finals. The Panthers have begun planning for next season while the 07/08 season hasn’t even ended. We made the road trip to not only get our fix of …
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Panthers Hold Pre Rookie Development Camp
The NHL and AHL are yet to crown a champion and the Florida Panthers have already started looking forward to the future. An annual pre rookie development camp is being held this week at the Teen Ranch in New Caledon, Ontario Canada. The Florida Panthers have invited Lachlan MacIntosh from the University of New Brunswick, …
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Panthers Sign Michael Frolik
From “On Frozen Pond” by George Richards – As I’m sure you all have heard, the Panthers inked center Michael Frolik to an entry-level deal on Wednesday afternoon, days before the mandated deadline to get him under contract. Frolik, Florida’s first round pick (10th overall) in 2006, spent the past two years playing for Rimouski …
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More info on Martin Lojek
As previously reported on May 1, 2008 about Martin Lojek signing in Europe, we finally have more info that he has signed with the Czech team named HC Ocelári Trinec. Martin Lojek was drafted in the 4th round, 105th overall, 2003 Entry Draft by the Florida Panthers. With the end of the 2007/08 season Lojek …
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Panthers Sign Brady Calla
Assuming the Florida Panthers sign back on as an affiliate of the Amerks we should expect to see Calla be in an Amerks uniform in the 08/09 season. SUNRISE, Fla. “ Florida Panthers General Manager Jacques Martin announced today (May 20, 2008) that the club has agreed to terms on an entry level contract with …
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Amerks Equipment Sale
The Rochester Americans will be holding an equipment sale on Saturday, April 19th in the main lobby of The Blue Cross Arena at the conclusion of the 2007-08 American Hockey League season. The sale, which runs from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., will offer fans the opportunity to purchase hockey apparel, new and used: -Pants …
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lga585.com – Our First Season
We just wanted to take a moment and say thank you to everyone who has continued to read our site daily. The on ice hockey season may be over, but there’ll be plenty going on during the off season that we will continue to cover. Even though the players locker rooms have been cleaned out, …
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Amerks say off-ice circus had an impact
Reported in the Tuesday April 15, 2008 edition of the Democrat and Chronicle: Kevin Oklobzija Staff writer As the losses piled up on the ice and the franchise’s financial turmoil swirled to tornado force off it, Rochester Americans players didn’t make excuses. For the most part, they talked a good game, even if they didn’t …
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Amerks End Season With a Win
The ice was being removed from Blue Cross Arena this morning after the Rochester Americans closed out the 07/08 season with a 6-5 victory over the Lake Erie Monsters on Sunday night at Blue Cross Arena. Mark Mancari scored two goals and also got an assist, he led the team this season with 57 points. …
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