Author:Keith Wozniak
Time to Talk About Blue Cross Arena Again
Upgrades and improvements to Blue Cross are coming have happened. Maybe. Eventually. After over a year of silence the topic is back in the news. (Updated April 2, 2024 and originally posted March 2018 — updates are noted below in the timeline) Three things before going a little more in depth: 1) Blue Cross Arena is …
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Amerks Lose Again, Something They Mastered in the Third Quarter
The story repeats itself: Team doesn’t show up for a majority of a game and then a mistake results in an overtime loss. Travis St. Denis scored the easiest goal of the night 93 seconds into overtime standing all alone in front of Linus Ullmark and the Sound Tigers departed town with the win. The …
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Gameday Notes: Players Familiar with O’Regan
The Amerks finish the third quarter of their season tonight at home vs Bridgeport Sound Tigers, a team they’ve already defeated twice this season. A 4-1 road win on December 10, 2017 and a 3-2 overtime win at home on January 5, 2018. Danny O’Regan will play in his first game tonight for the Amerks …
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Seth Griffith Earned the Call Up
The day after the NHL trade deadline the Jason Botterill era has shown yet another sign that things are different. The Buffalo Sabres were in need of a forward when Kyle Okposo’s wife went into labor, they called up Seth Griffith, a leading scorer on the Rochester Americans this season. Seems logical but in the …
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Amerks Improved at the NHL Trade Deadline
The NHL trade deadline is in the past and as the dust has settled the Rochester Americans have improved with three additional players that weren’t on the roster at the start of the day, one of which will immediately available. Danny O’Regan will join the Amerks this week and Nick Baptiste and Casey Nelson were …
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Amerks Defeat the Marlies with Six Goals in the Third Period
Justin Bailey responded on Saturday with another solid game and this time it wasn’t overshadowed by an Amerks loss. Two goals within the last 79 seconds of the game insured a 7-4 win over the league leading Toronto Marlies. Seth Griffith opened the scoring at 4:47 of the second period but from that point the …
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Justin Bailey Shines but Amerks Skid Continues
The headline had the potential to say Justin Bailey shines in Amerks win but just like nine of the last 10 games the Amerks lose again. It’s the same thing game after game, the team does’t play a full 60 minutes and it results in a loss. In the 56th game of the season they …
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Gameday Notes: Amerks Need Wins, Not Just Words
As the Amerks head into the 55th game of the season the words start to become meaningless without actions to back them up. Since January 10th the Amerks have an overall record of 4-6-5-3. Within the North Division they’re 2-5-4-3. In that same time the Marlies are 12-3-0-1 overall and 10-2-0-0 within the North. One team is 12-4 …
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Amerks Fall to Fourth Place
The Syracuse Crunch played a dominating game on Wednesday night in Buffalo and sent the Rochester Americans sinking to fourth place in the North Division. It’s only a two point spread between second and fourth but it feels more like 20. Sean Malone gave the Amerks an early lead scoring a short handed goal 5:01 …
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Amerks Focusing on Playing a Team Game
The Amerks are playing their annual home game in Buffalo tonight and for anyone that simply looks at the standings they’ll see a team sitting in a very comfortable spot in the North Division. That’s true but what the standings aren’t showing is that the team hasn’t been playing a team game and the results …
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Amerks 2018-2019 Early Bird Season Ticket Pricing
The Rochester Americans released early bird pricing for season tickets for the 2018/2019 season and there’s no price increase from last season if you renew or purchase early. That’s right, no price increase. Depending on on when you renewed in the past it’s possible for three straight seasons at the same price. Rob Minter, Vice …
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Quick Call Up for Ullmark; Krause Injured; DMB up from Cincy
The Buffalo Sabres announced on Monday morning that Linus Ullmark has been called. Robin Lehner has a minor lower body injury and is considered day to day. Buffalo has an afternoon game today and an immediate need for a second goalie. This is the second call up of the season for Ullmark, well technically third, …
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