Author:Keith Wozniak
Baptiste Traded for Dougherty; Three Assigned to Rochester
It was a busy Monday in the Buffalo Sabres organization with roster moves. Players assigned to Cincinnati, Rochester and a trade between Buffalo and Nashville. The day started with 10 players being assigned to the Cyclones from Rochester. Forwards (4):Â Pascal Aquin, Vasily Glotov, Judd Peterson, Alex Wideman Defensemen (4):Â Tobie Bisson, Anthony Florentino, Eric Knodel, Devante …
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Interview with Cyclones Head Coach Matt Thomas
There’s always a Rochester connection and new Cincinnati Cyclones head coach Matt Thomas has one. He played four seasons of hockey as a center at RIT and graduated in 1998. His older brother lived in Rochester for 10 years as well. Thomas made a return trip to Rochester not long after the Gene Polisseni Center opened …
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Amerks Reduce Training Camp Roster by 10
The Amerks roster was reduced by 10 players this morning sending four forwards, four defensemen and two goals to the Cincinnati Cyclones. These moves were all expected. To see who is currently on the Amerks roster, who is in Buffalo and who is in Cincinnati check out our roster page -Â http://www.lga585.com/roster/ *** From the Rochester …
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Three Clear Waivers; Pilut Assigned; Last Preseason Game
Three players cleared waivers today, two have been assigned to the Rochester Americans. Those players assigned are forwards Nick Baptiste, Justin Bailey. Matt Tennyson remains in Buffalo after clearing waivers. The chances of any of them being claimed were very low. Bailey had showed some flash during the Sabres preseason but not enough to earn …
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Last Weekend of the Preseason; Week 1 Recap
The first week of Rochester Americans training camp is completed and they’re undefeated after a preseason win against Toronto. Everyone is anxious for the season to start. It’s been a long month for players and coaches who started in Buffalo at the Prospects Challenge. They had four approximate 90 minute practices this week that were …
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They Can’t Beat Us; Ten Assigned to Rochester
The fourth day of Amerks training camp just wrapped up, technically a game day skate, but still part of training camp. The bags were packed up, sticks tape and now the team prepares to travel to Buffalo tonight for their first preseason game against the Toronto Marlies. The lineup we’ll see tonight is missing a …
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Amerks Plan to be Tougher, Grittier and Win a Calder Cup
The first day of training camp for the Rochester Americans has passed us by and after talking to management and players the message is clear – the team plans to be tougher and grittier with a goal of winning a Calder Cup. On the ice the practice wasn’t that different from any other practice on …
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Amerks Roster – Gone, Returning and New
Training camp starts today for the Rochester Americans, fall weather has arrived and it’s time to go over the roster changes for the upcoming season. This list of players includes everyone who could play in Rochester this season. This is being published before the training camp roster is released so there’s likely to be changes …
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New Blue Cross Arena Building Policies
A release was sent out this morning providing details about new building policies for all events at Blue Cross Arena going forward, changes that really shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. The building is now smoke free (smoking area has been eliminated), metal detectors will be used upon entry along with bag restrictions. These are …
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Knighthawks, Scoreboard, Restaurant and More Blue Cross Arena News
A press conference was held on Thursday afternoon to announce that Pegula Sports and Entertainment would be awarded National Lacrosse League expansion team. It was also an opportunity for city and state officials to talk about planned upgrades to Blue Cross Arena. Pegula Sports and Entertainment will be keeping the Rochester Knighthawks name and legacy. …
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Buffalo Assigns Five Players to Rochester
The 2018 Prospects Challenge is over and it’s time for rosters to start taking shape. At the conclusion of the tournament the Sabres assigned five players to Rochester for the start of training camp. Players assigned are: Pascal Aquin, Arvin Atwal, Tobie Bisson, Judd Peterson and Myles Powell. All five will get a look at …
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Prospects Had a Challenge in Game vs Bruins
The Buffalo Sabres prospects had a challenge in game two vs Boston and they only had themselves to blame. A valuable lesson for many in the second game after winning the night before in an exciting game. Into the third period Chris Taylor said, “Everybody’s trying to do it by themselves. We weren’t using each …
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