Author:Keith Wozniak
Four Amerks Related Takeaways From the First Prospects Game
The first Sabres game of the 2018 Prospects Challenge ended with a 6-4 win and the game finished with the expectations that were hoped for. No one is planning a parade but there’s more than enough to be excited about. Rasmus Dahlin was the obvious star that everyone came to see and he didn’t disappoint. …
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Prospects Challenge: Six Recommended Players to Watch
The four-day Prospects Challenge tournament kicks off today at the HarborCenter between the Buffalo Sabres, New Jersey Devils, Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins. Whatever team comes out on top is meaningless but what happens within the games can have a lot of meaning. A stand out at the 2017 Prospects Challenge was Colin Blackwell. He …
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Six Things to Remember About Last Season
Is it October yet? That’s the question hockey addicts ask all summer waiting for a new season to start. The regular season starts in October but it’s time we accept September as the start to the new season. The Prospects Challenge, NHL training camp, NHL preseason games, AHL training camp and AHL preseason games all …
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AHL Launches New Streaming Platform
The AHL dropped some amazing news on Wednesday afternoon by announcing AHLTV, a brand new service to watch games with an excellent price point. Fans can watch all away games for only $39.99 or if you live a distance away from your favorite team you can watch all home and away games for $59.99. For …
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City Council Approved PSE Management and Blue Cross Arena Upgrades
Changes are coming to Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. Rochester City Council held their monthly meeting on July 24, 2018 and went through two formalities approving (without any objections) the interim management agreement with Pegula Sports and Entertainment (PSE) and also authorizing agreements for the Blue Cross Arena upgrades project. PSE and the …
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Amerks 2018/2019 Schedule Announced
The American Hockey League released the 2018/2019 schedule on Wednesday afternoon and the Rochester Americans will start the season at home with back to back games on October 5 and 6 vs Charlotte. The last home game of the season will be Friday April 12 vs Binghamton. Here’s the breakdown of home games: 20 Friday night …
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Colin Blackwell Was One of the First Calls for Nashville
Colin Blackwell signed a two year contract this week with the Nashville Predators, that’s a big jump from where he was at this time last summer. “I think he was probably one of our first calls in the interview process,” is what Scott Nichol had to say about Colin Blackwell when I asked him at …
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Colin Blackwell Signs in Nashville, Amerks Re-Sign Dalton Smith
The Nashville Predators announced this morning that they have signed Colin Blackwell to a two year two-way contract. Terms of the deal will pay him $100k a season in the AHL and $650k the first year in the NHL, $700k the second. Scott Nichol is the GM for the Milwaukee Admirals and Director of Player Development …
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Sabres Sign Goalie Scott Wedgewood for Rochester
The news started early on Sunday morning that the Buffalo Sabres would be signing two goalies – Carter Hutton and Scott Wedgewood. Hutton has been known for a few days now, Wedgewood is the new addition. He’s been signed to a one year two-way contract and will share goaltending duties with Adam Wilcox. Wedgewood was …
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Randy Sexton Talks About Moves Expected in Free Agency
It’s July 1st which means today is the first day of free agency and time for gaps in the Rochester Americans roster to be filled in. The team has two specific needs – a goalie and a forward or two that can score. Leading up to the start of free agency the Amerks have already …
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SMG Removed from Blue Cross Arena Management
The City of Rochester notified SMG on Friday afternoon that in two weeks they would no longer be the the management company for Blue Cross Arena. SMG has been the management company behind the arena since 2000. Jeff Calkins has been the arena manager for the past 30 years through different groups. The current contract was …
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Qualifying Offers and the Contract Status of 2017/2018 Amerks
There’s less than a week to go until free agency begins on July 1st and the Buffalo Sabres announced they’ll extend qualifying offers to six of nine restricted free agents. The Buffalo Sabres announced that they will not extend offers to Victor Antipin, Jason Kasdorf and Scott Wilson. On July 1st it’s expected that they’ll try …
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