Author:Keith Wozniak
Gameday: Amerks at Monsters, Scoring Will be a Necessity
The Rochester Americans are about to face off against the Lake Erie Monsters, you can listen to the game live on WHTK 1280AM 107.3FM or whtk.com. Â Both teams have lost their first two games and are looking for their first win of the season. Â In two losses the Amerks have have tallied an amazing 10 …
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Amerks Home Opener had Some Awesome and Some Booing
The game that was played for 60 minutes on the ice pretty much speaks for itself. Â The team was outplayed by a more skilled Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins team. Â Going into further detail really won’t accomplish much and does anyone really want to discuss it further? Â It’s only two games into the season, there’s absolutely no reason …
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Amerks Gameday Notes, Injuries, Lineup and Attendance
As of writing this there’s about 8,700 tickets sold for tonights game and everyone is aware of the excitement and anticipation for the game tonight. Â The players are even aware that it’s their time to shine and prove to fans there’s a reason for them to keep coming back for more after the home opener. …
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Twas the Night Before the Opener
Twas the night before the Amerks home opener when all through the barn not a creature was stirring, not even a moose. The old jerseys were hung by the stalls with care, in hopes that the alumni’s soon would be there. The players were nestled all snug in their beds, while sounds of goal horns …
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Amerks Announce Ticket Promotions for 2011-2012 Season
If you’re not already a season ticket holder check out the promotions for the upcoming season to get offers and deals on tickets.. it appears as if the enjoyable dollar beers and hot dogs is over but there’s $2 “happy hours” for Friday home games.  Read on… (Rochester, NY)…  Rochester Americans Vice President of Business Operations Rob Kopacz announced today …
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Drew Schiestel Out 4-6 Weeks with MCL Sprain
Updated 3:42pm: From @kevinodandc Amerks refute a newspaper report out of Hamilton that says D-man Drew Schiestel will miss 4-6 wks with MCL sprain. The Amerks say not true. He also tweeted that the team is simply reporting it as a “lower body injury” and will be evaluated again later in the week. We know it’s a …
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Home Opener to Feature Over 50 Alumni and Over 8000 Fans
The Amerks home opener is on Thursday and it appears as if the game could have the biggest crowd in the past decade and will also have more than 50 alumni in attendance. Ticket sales are creeping closer and closer to 8,000 so if you have not purchased a ticket yet I’d suggest doing it …
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Official AHL 2011-2012 Rule Book
Now that the American Hockey League season has started it’ll be time to take a look at the rule book. Â One addition is Rule 48 which deals with illegal checks to the head, copied below. Â For those just starting to watch AHL hockey, there is no instant replay at all. Â The main reason being that …
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Ron Rolston on Drop the Puck at 10am WHTK
Tune in at 10am for the season debut of Drop the Puck with Rob Sanderson at 10am on 107.3FM and 1280 AM. Rob will have Amerks Coach Ron Rolston on as a guest as well as an interview with Zack Kassian. More on the show.. Drop The Puck is a weekly radio show dedicated to …
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Bulldogs Outplay the Amerks and Win 5-2
The first game of the Terry Pegula owned Rochester Americans is in the books, now it’s time to figure out how to erase it from the history books. Â The Bulldogs easily defeated the Amerks by the final score of 5-2. If you look at the stat sheet it shows Amerks had 32 shots on goal …
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Amerks Start the Season Tonight at Bulldogs
The wait is finally over, the Rochester Americans will begin the 2011-2012 season tonight on the road against the Hamilton Bulldogs. The game is scheduled to start at 7:00pm in Copps Coliseum, you can listen to the game on 1280 WHTK or visit ahllive.com and pay $6.99. A lot has happened in the off season. The Buffalo …
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Craig Schaller Unfortunately is Back Talking Amerks Hockey, Flashing Back
The Rochester Americans announced that Clear Channel will be the official radio broadcast partner of the team, the games will continue to be broadcast live on 107.3 FM and 1280 AM. Â That was expected, no real change. Â The one bit of news that came along with that though is that Craig Schaller will be back …
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