Author:Keith Wozniak
Amerks Need Some Players with 163 Man Games Lost Already
Here we are in late December and the offensive side of the Rochester Americans lineup has just about dried up and as of this morning the team is short on players heading into tonights game against the Lake Erie Monsters. Â Based on the Amerks roster that played on Sunday minus Whitmore and Foligno they have …
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Sabres Call Up Whitmore and Foligno from the Amerks
Another day and more players called up to the Buffalo Sabres from the Rochester Americans. Â The Amerks returned from Texas today and good news awaited Derek Whitmore and Marcus Foligno as both players are on their way to join the Sabres. Whitmore has played in 272 regular season games between the Portland Pirates and Rochester …
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Six Goal Scorers Saved the Weekend for the Amerks; Finley and Morrisonn Injured
What was shaping up to be a disaster of a road trip was saved on Sunday when six different players scored six goals to lead the Rochester Americans to a 6-2 win over the Houston Aeros. Â The Amerks lost in overtime on Friday night to the Rampage, were blown out 6-2 on Saturday night against …
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Losing Texas Trip Ends Today Against Houston; Stuart Injured and Out a Month
When fans begin to panic there’s often another voice that will say ‘it’s only December’ or ‘there’s still 48 more games to be played’ but things are starting to look very bleak for this Rochester Americans team. Â The Amerks were shot down big time by the Texas Stars on Saturday night by the final score …
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Launching the Lets Go Amerks Forums
The time has finally come to expand this site a little bit by adding on some forums to discuss the Rochester Americans, something I’ve held out on doing since I launched this site back in 2007 for a few different reasons. Â What are those reasons? Â There have been other message boards and I wanted this …
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Amerks Lose in Overtime to the Rampage, 10th Loss by One Goal
There’s almost always more than one way to look at a game, especially a loss. Â You can look at it as being a close game and getting a point on the road is acceptable or you can start to pull your hair out due to frustration at the apparent downhill slide. Â The Amerks have now …
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Amerks Weekend in Texas, Week in Review
The Amerks are on a long road trip to Texas and will be looking for a big weekend full of wins to put this last three in three behind them and gain some ground in the standings. Â They’ll play the Rampage on Friday, Stars on Saturday and Aero’s on Sunday. Â All three games are must …
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Stuart Up; Brennan In; Devils Postgame; Phantoms Gameday
A handful of updates on the Rochester Americans on this sunny but cold Saturday afternoon. Â The Amerks had their first shutout win of the season on Friday night against the Albany Devils winning 3-0. Â They left last night after the game to head to Glens Falls where they’re playing the Adirondack Phantoms tonight at 7pm. …
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Amerks Add Rob Bordson to the Lineup from Trenton; Gameday Notes
The Amerks have been in need of players and offense and they’ve acquired Rob Bordson on loan from the Trenton Titans in hopes he could be that guy. Â Bordson is a 23yr old 2nd year pro who plays left wing. Â In his short career he’s already been traded from the Ducks to the Flyers (along …
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Persson to Play, Brennan out and the Amerks Are Always Looking for Players
The Amerks are just finishing up their Thursday morning practice where they spent most of the time working on special teams. Â Everyone was present and accounted for at practice with no current call ups. Â Rolston said that he hadn’t talked to the Sabres yet but with the Sabres playing at home Friday night there’s no …
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Amerks Lost in Albany and Lose All Three Weekend Games
The first of three sets of three game weekends in December is completed but not with the results anyone wanted. Â The Amerks lost all three games this weekend to the Houston Aeros, Hamilton Bulldogs and Albany Devils. Â The scores of the games were 4-3, 3-2 and 4-2 and the positive way to look at those …
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Turnovers a Factor in Amerks 3-2 Loss to the Bulldogs
The Amerks have played two games this weekend and so far they’ve lost to one of the better teams in the conference and now the worst team in the conference. Â The Bulldogs got their first win in seven games on Saturday against the Amerks, one of the only teams in the league that they can …
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