Author:Keith Wozniak
Recap of the Last Five (Games 16-20)
Welcome to the fourth part of a 15 part season series highlighting the last five games (the last segment will be six games) showing off the stats, standings, highlights, transactions and whatever else took place prior to the next five games. The goal is to post these the day of the next game of a …
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Amerks Shutout the Penguins to Close out November
The Rochester Americans finished the month of November by shutting out the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a one goal game. Victor Olofsson scored the lone goal and a 35 save game by Scott Wedgewood stole the show to secure the win. It was a close game to the end and the Amerks were able to shut …
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A Look at the First Quarter of the Amerks Season
The Rochester Americans enter the second quarter of the season sitting in first place in the North Division, a spot they’ve been in since the fifth game of the season. They host the Atlantic Division Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and will have to play without defenseman Lawrence Pilut who was called up on Tuesday and Matt Tennyson …
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15 Year Deal Announced for Blue Cross Arena
The City of Rochester and Rochester Arena LLC (an affiliate owned and operated by Pegula Sports and Entertainment) announced that they’ve reached a long term agreement for management of Blue Cross Arena. The deal once approved by City Council will be effective January 1, 2019 and run through December 31, 2033. Over the summer the …
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Pilut Gets Another Recall to the Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres made a move this afternoon and Lawrence Pilut gets his second call up of the season to join the Buffalo Sabres. Pilut had been called up last week but didn’t play two games at home for Buffalo before arriving back in Rochester. Pilut has had points in 13 of 16 games played …
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Beyond The Blade: Amerks Weekly | Episode 6
Welcome to the sixth 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 Pilut, Guhle, O’Regan, goaltending, Borgen, Nylander, and next …
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Amerks Bounce Back with a Saturday Night Win
The Rochester Americans bounced back on Saturday night for a 4-3 win in Binghamton after what the team considered one of the most disappointing losses of the season on Friday. Breaking down the game into three one period games the Amerks won each period and won the game. Rochester came out playing fast in the …
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Another Concerning Loss for the Amerks
Turnovers, off-sides, penalties, good shifts, bad shifts, bad bounces, goaltending – take your pick as to why the Rochester Americans lost on Friday night. Everything on paper should have indicated a Rochester Americans win against the Utica Comets but they made sure to do just about everything wrong and Utica was able to take advantage …
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Preview: Amerks Host Comets Tonight in Rochester
The Rochester Americans are back on home ice tonight against thruway rival and divisional opponent Utica Comets in front of what should be a lively post Thanksgiving crowd. It’s the first of two games this weekend, they’ll play on the road in Binghamton on Saturday night. These two teams have played twice this season and Rochester …
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Sabres Recall Lawrence Pilut from the Amerks
The Buffalo Sabres announced on Wednesday afternoon that they had called up defenseman Lawrence Pilut from the Rochester Americans. Pilut is currently on a seven game point streak (1G+8A) with the Amerks, leads the team in points and is also tied for first in the American League with points. Pilut currently has 22 points (3G+19A) …
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Beyond The Blade: Amerks Weekly | Episode 5
Welcome to the fifth 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 recap the Amerks three games and …
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Three Third Period Goals Carried Amerks to a Comeback Win
The third game in less than 48 hours for the Rochester Americans came down to the final 20 minutes of play and they found a way to erase a two goal deficit and win, mirroring the recent play of their parent team Buffalo Sabres. A win also helped make the five plus hour bus ride …
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