Author:Keith Wozniak
Bailey Scores Twice, But Amerks Fall in Overtime to Bruins
This weekend hasn’t gone as planned for the Rochester Americans. A regulation loss on Friday that no one will want to remember followed by giving up a two goal and losing in overtime on Saturday. They’ll have a chance to salvage the weekend with three out of a possible six points against Hartford. I was …
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Recap of the Last Five (Games 11-15)
Welcome to the third 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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Embarrassed in Springfield
That was an embarrassing night in Springfield for the Rochester Americans. There’s no other way to say it. There was 20 minutes of the game on Friday night where it appeared as though it was going to be a competitive hockey game and then the second period arrived. Scott Wedgewood got the start in net …
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One Point isn’t Good Enough but Asplund is Still Playing Great Hockey
There are players on the Rochester Americans roster this season that will tell you they don’t know how many points they have and the coaches will say that points don’t matter but to Rasmus Asplund he knows he only has one point in 14 games. That doesn’t mean he’s playing poorly at all and everyone …
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Weekend Preview – Careers are made on Sundays
The Rochester Americans are on the road this weekend against Springfield, Providence and Hartford for three games in less than 48 hours. This is their first of five sets of three games in three days this season, up from three last year. In those nine games last season the team finished with a 4-2-2-1 record. With …
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A Closer Locker Room and a Winning Team with Everybody Contributing
The Rochester Americans are currently in first place in the North Division and they also have three of the league’s top 10 players in points. One of those two things isn’t as important to the team and it’s not the standings. Last season in the American League the leagues leader in points played for the …
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Beyond The Blade: Amerks Weekly | Episode 4
Welcome to the fourth 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 team and what’s happened since the previous episode. This week we talk about the Taylor Fedun trade, Alex …
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Inside the Final 89 Seconds of Friday Night
After tying a league record for 29 overtime games and getting being swept in the first round of the playoffs last season the Rochester Americans coaching staff consisting of Chris Taylor, Gord Dineen and Toby Petersen knew they had to make some adjustments. There’s development for coaches as much as there is for players and …
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Taylor Fedun Traded to Dallas Stars
A day off for the Amerks has turned into a day of packing for Taylor Fedun. The Buffalo Sabres traded Fedun on Saturday afternoon to the Dallas Stars for a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2020 NHL draft. If Fedun plays in at least 25 games with the Dallas Stars (regular season or playoffs) this season …
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Redmond, Nylander and Bailey Lead the Way. Again.
The key to success for an American League team is a mix of prospects, in-betweeners and veterans and those are the players that carried the Amerks to another win on Friday night in Rochester. Big plays from Alex Nylander, a burst of speed and goal from Justin Bailey and veteran defense Zach Redmond scored his …
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Team Effort Leads Amerks to a Dominating Win
The Rochester Americans played one of their best team games in a dominating 5-2 win on Thursday night in Buffalo in a battle for first place. Heading into the night the Cleveland Monsters were two points behind the Amerks in the standings making it a four point game. The Amerks now have a four point …
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Sean Malone Returns to the Amerks Lineup Tonight
The Rochester Americans are off to a great start this season at the top of their division, near the top of the league and currently tied for the league lead in goals scored. They also have three of the top five scorers in the league. This has all been without one of their most valuable …
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