Author:Keith Wozniak
AHL All-Stars Linus Ullmark and CJ Smith
The American Hockey League has announced that Linus Ullmark and CJ Smith will be representing the Rochester Americans at the 2018 AHL All-Star Classic at the end of the month in Utica, NY. Linus UIlmark is headed to his second straight AHL All-Star game and is currently tied for first in the league with 15 …
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Patrick Kaleta Deserved to be at Legends Night
Patrick Kaleta played in 120 games over the course of four separate seasons with the Rochester Americans so why is he part of a Rochester Americans Legends Night? He gave everything he had every night, played with pride for the logo and continues to give back to the community. Kaleta was a part of the …
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CJ Smith in a Scoring Slump; Amerks in a Slump at Home
Rochester joined the ranks of rough days for first place teams on Saturday losing 4-2 vs Laval Rocket. Manitoba and Providence also lost. The fourth team, Stockton Heat was fortunate to have the day off. The good news is that the Amerks are still in first place. The bad news is that they aren’t doing …
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Ullmark and Team Shutout the Marlies
The Rochester Americans shutout the Toronto Marlies on Friday night and at least for now moved into first place in the North Division. This was the first time the Marlies have been shutout all season. The Amerks also continue with their road success as the only AHL team to have one regulation loss on the …
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Mike Weber Retires from Playing Hockey
Mike Weber was drafted in the second round (57th overall) by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2006 draft and started his professional hockey career with the Rochester Americans in the 2007/2008 season. Today he announced his retirement from playing and hopes to get into coaching in the future. It was his only season with the …
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Amerks Gameday Notes: Tied for First on a Four Game Winning Streak
The Amerks are back on home ice tonight after three days off for Christmas break and are tied for first place in the North Division. Rochester is on a four game winning streak headed into the game tonight, a streak that includes two come from behind overtime wins. Laval is the opponent again tonight, a team …
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Amerks Win Again and are Tied in Points for First Place
The Amerks won on the road again and are now tied for first place in points in the division and second place overall in the league. An excellent way to head into the Christmas break. To get technical for a quick moment, the AHL standings are based on points percentage so the Marlies are still …
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Amerks Win in OT after Late Third Period Comeback
The Amerks found a way to win again with a lot of thanks to their goaltending. They won 3-2 in overtime against Laval Rocket on Friday night in the first of back to back games in Laval. Besides another come from behind win the other big news happened just before game time when the Amerks …
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Steve Moses Signs with KHL Team; Suspended by Amerks
The Amerks announced on Friday evening December 22, 2017 just moments before the game was about to start in Laval that they had suspended Steve Moses indefinitely for “breach of contract.” It has been confirmed that Steve Moses signed a two year contract with Helsingin Jokerit. This explains why the Amerks suspended him, he took …
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Three Goals in the 3rd Lead Amerks to a Win
After two pretty boring periods of hockey the Amerks came out flying in the third period to score three goals and beat the Belleville Senators putting them within two points of first place. This team doesn’t quit. Earning his league leading 13th win of the season Linus Ullmark said, “What I like is that we stuck …
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Gameday: Ullmark vs Wilcox, Nylander, Percy and Team Motivation
The Amerks are heading into their 29th game of the season tonight at home against the Belleville Senators. Now that he team is past the first third of the season they’ve gained confidence, put expectations on themselves and are having no problems staying motivated. The Amerks and Senators have played twice this season in early November. …
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Amerks Sign Stuart Percy to an AHL Contract
Randy Sexton announced on Tuesday morning that the Rochester Americans signed Stuart Percy to an AHL contract for the remainder of the 2017/2018 season. Percy was originally drafted 25th overall in the first round by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2011 draft. When his entry level contract with Toronto expired after the 2015/2016 season …
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