Author:Keith Wozniak
Amerks Lose in a Shootout to the Phantoms
The Rochester Americans lost in a shootout on Saturday night after setting a league high in shots this season but faced a tough goalie by the name of Alex Lyon. The recap below the gifs is from Amerks.com. The team came back home with three of four points on the two game road trip. Here’s …
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Zach Redmond Ties a Franchise Record in Amerks Win
Milestones and tying franchise records are a lot more enjoyable when the team wins and the Rochester Americans did just that on Friday night in a 5-4 win on the road against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Zach Redmond scored two goals to reach 18 goals this season and tie the franchise record for goals by a …
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Extended Post with a Mix of Quotes from the Amerks Locker Room
The Amerks had a week of practice before going on the road this weekend to play the Penguins and Phantoms. They’re coming off of last weekend where they split a home and home with Toronto where Toronto won in Rochester and Rochester won in Toronto. On the road this weekend they’ll likely be without Sean …
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Sabres Acquire Taylor Leier from the Flyers for Justin Bailey
The Buffalo Sabres made an announcement late Thursday night that the team had acquired forward Taylor Leier from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for forward Justin Bailey. A trade that was a surprise but at the same time really wasn’t. Leier was immediately assigned to the Rochester Americans once the trade was completed. On the surface …
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Beyond The Blade: Amerks Weekly | Episode 11
Welcome to the eleventh episode of our Amerks weekly podcast on Beyond The Blade between myself, Keith Wozniak, and Chad DeDominicis from Die By the Blade. It’s a short podcast where we discuss what’s currently going on with the Rochester Americans and what’s happened since the previous episode. This week we touch on the weekend series with …
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Rochester Americans 2018/2019 Mid Season Report Card
We’ve officially reached the halfway point of the 2018/2019 season for the Rochester Americans which means it’s time to take a look at where things are after 38 games. I’ve spent time breaking things down into five game segments which have been a roller coaster at times, but now it’s time to look at half of …
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CJ Smith Defeats the Toronto Marlies
Less than 24 hours after being losing a disappointing game on home ice in front of a large crowd the Rochester Americans traveled to Toronto with the addition of CJ Smith and turned the weekend around with a commanding 5-1 win. It was the 10th regulation loss of the season on home ice for the …
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A Big Crowd Showed Up, the Amerks Didn’t
There’s a general consensus that a crowd of over 8,000 people inside the War Memorial for an Amerks home games is going to result in a losing hockey game for the home team. I don’t have the exact numbers of wins and losses compared to crowd size but it’s something everyone is aware of. The …
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Weekend Preview – Home and Away versus Toronto
The weekend is upon us and for the first time since the start of December the Amerks had the week days off to rest up and prepare for two big games against the defending Calder Cup champion Toronto Marlies. They’ll play Friday night in Rochester and at 4pm on Saturday in Toronto. A big crowd …
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Scott Wilson Looks to Win, Score, and Enjoy the Bus Trips
The Buffalo Sabres announced on Tuesday that they placed Scott Wilson on waivers with the intentions of assigning him to the Rochester Americans. On Wednesday afternoon he cleared waivers and was on the ice with the Amerks for practice. Wilson hasn’t played a game this season with the Sabres due to an ankle injury. He’s …
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Beyond The Blade: Amerks Weekly | Episode 10
Welcome to the tenth episode of our Amerks weekly podcast on Beyond The Blade between myself, Keith Wozniak, and Chad DeDominicis from Die By the Blade. It’s a short podcast where we discuss what’s currently going on with the Rochester Americans and what’s happened since the previous episode. This week we touch on the progress through the …
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Amerks Fall to Laval in One Goal Loss
The Rochester Americans split the weekend road trip to Laval with a win on Friday night in a shootout followed by a one goal regulation loss in an afternoon game. They finished with four out of six points for the week with wins over Bridgeport and Laval. The game was what one could expect in …
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