Author:Keith Wozniak
Team Meeting and Three Wins Later Amerks are Looking to Separate Themselves
After starting the season winning 10 out of their first 14 games the Rochester Americans suddenly found themselves in a bit of a slump with no one to blame but themselves. On November 16 the team traveled to Springfield where they were embarrassed in a 9-4 loss. Over a seven game span they found themselves …
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Matt Hunwick is Excited to Get Back to Playing
The Rochester Americans will have a new face on the blue line tonight when Matt Hunwick joins the team on a conditioning stint. The veteran defenseman has been out of the Buffalo Sabres lineup all season as he recovered from an off season neck injury that occurred during a workout. “It’s been a long summer/start …
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Roster Moves, Conditioning Assignment, Practice Notes, and Some Winning Stats
The Amerks returned to practice this week riding a three game winning streak and holding on to the first place spot of the North Division. They’re also second overall in the conference and second overall in the league. Three roster moves were made on Tuesday related to injuries in Rochester and Buffalo. Myles Powell was …
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Dalton Smith Suspended for One Game
The American Hockey League handed out six different suspensions on Tuesday afternoon as consequences for various actions across the league. One of those suspensions went to Amerks forward Dalton Smith. Here’s how the league announced it: Rochester Americans forward Dalton Smith has been suspended for one (1) game as a consequence of a boarding incident in a …
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Beyond The Blade: Amerks Weekly | Episode 7
Welcome to the seventh 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 talk about Jonas Johansson, Will Borgen, Brendan …
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Olofsson Extends Amerks Winning Streak; Ends Crunch Streak
The Rochester Americans skated away with a 4-3 win over the Syracuse Crunch on Saturday night on the road in what was the biggest game of the season through 24 games. Rochester extended their winning streak to three games, and fifth win in six games, while handing the Crunch their first regulation loss since October …
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Bailey and Johansson Lead Amerks in a Lucky Win
In the last two weeks the Rochester Americans have had two concerning losses but in that same span they’ve turned their game around and have won four of the last five and five of the last seven games. Two goals from Justin Bailey on Friday night along with the puck going off two posts in …
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Friday Nights with the First Place Amerks; Wedgewood and Tennyson Called Up
The first place Rochester Americans have home games every Friday night in the month of December starting tonight against the Providence Bruins. The Amerks have been in first place in the North Division since the start of the season and with eight games against divisional teams before the end of the month they have the …
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Swedes Launched the Comets out of Town
It was only a matter of time before the abundance of Swedish players on the roster would lead the team to a win and that’s what happened on Wednesday night. Jonas Johansson (third star) had 25 saves in his first win of the season with Rochester, Rasmus Asplund (second star) had three assists, and Victor …
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Amerks Addressing the Details; Jonas Johansson Called Up
The North Division is starting to tighten up, as expected, and another divisional game tonight for the Amerks gives them a chance to either extend their first place lead or allow yet another team to inch closer in the standings. Utica departed Rochester with a 5-4 win almost two weeks ago in what was considered …
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Alex Nylander is Playing a Confident Game this Season
There isn’t a player in a Rochester Americans uniform that has received as much criticism as Alex Nylander has since the start of the 2016 season. That’s also because he’s only one of three players in his third full season with the Amerks. As a first round draft pick in 2016 NHL draft, eight overall, the …
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Amerks Shutout in Binghamton
The Rochester Americans were shutout by the Binghamton Devils on Saturday night by the final score of 3-0 in what can be described as another concerning loss. The same line used last Friday when the Amerks lost on home ice to Utica. Binghamton started the game flying and shooting every puck they could at Scott …
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