Author:Keith Wozniak
Results of #Patchgate Brought up by Amerks Fans
The results of the survey about #patchgate are in with 224 results and you’ll see the results below. I’m not claiming this speaks for everyone as I’m sure the Sabres or Amerks could conduct a poll with larger results but for what this site is it’ll give a general idea of what the die hard fan …
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Amerks Roster as it Looks Right Now
Yes, it’s only July 8th but that’s no reason we can’t start looking at the potential Rochester Americans roster that we’ll see on the ice in October. Of the top five scorers on the 2010/2011 Portland Pirates roster there’s only one player that could see some time as an Amerk and that’s Luke Adam. Â With …
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Amerks Roster to see Greece Native Derek Whitmore and Veteran Colin Stuart
The Buffalo Sabres signed two players on Wednesday who will see most of their time in a Rochester Americans uniform, Greece native Derek Whitmore and veteran Colin Stuart. Whitmore is a Rochester native that many local hockey fans know of. Â He started his pro career in an Amerks uniform when he played in eight games …
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Amerks to Have Solid Goaltending, Drew MacIntyre Signs
We’re a five days into free agency and it appears as if the Buffalo Sabres have made their first signing that will have a direct impact on the Rochester Americans roster.  Word has just come out via Scott Radley of the Hamilton Spectator @radleyatthespec that the Buffalo Sabres have signed goalie Drew MacIntyre. Amerks fans will know …
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AHL Alignment and Playoff Format for 2011-2012 Season
For Amerks fans, there’s no real change except for the Abbotsford Heat being in a different division. Â The Rochester Americans are still in the Western Conference and still in the North Division. Â As AHL President Dave Andrews said at the Sabres press conference, the Amerks were in the Eastern Conference for about three weeks before …
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Pegula’s Letter: The Goal Now is to Win a Calder Cup
Any Rochester Americans fans who have still had doubts about the new Pegula owned Amerks should be at ease after reading either the letter they got in the mail as a season ticket holder or the full page note on the back of section A in Sunday’s Democrat and Chronicle. There’s a lot in it …
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Free Agency AHL Vets Could Complete the Amerks Lineup
The Hockey Holiday of July 1st has come early for Buffalo Sabres fans with the signings of free agent defensemen Robyn Regehr and Christian Ehrhoff, something almost unheard of in June out of Buffalo.  The monster contract of 10yrs and $40 million for Ehrhoff is proof that Pegula isn’t messing around and that Darcy Regier is …
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Survey: Sabres Logo vs No Logo on the Amerks Jerseys
Short and simple, follow the link below and take this quick survey and we’ll pass along the results to Ted Black of the Buffalo Sabres. Â It has two simple questions, “A Buffalo Sabre logo is being considered for the Rochester Amerk’s jersey. Please tell us to what degree you agree or disagree with a Sabre’s …
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Don’t Sleep on $10 Amerks Season Tickets
At the press conference on Wednesday afternoon about half of the room had their fingers ready and open to Twitter waiting to tweet any big news and the first and possibly the biggest new news item to come out was that every seat (next to the glass or at the top of the Broad St …
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Styres Never Planned to Move the Amerks
When Curt Styres bought the Rochester Americans he did so to own a professional hockey team, and well it was also part of a package to buy the Knighthawks which he really wanted. He didn’t do it to acquire a franchise to move it to another city. He also didn’t buy the Amerks to keep …
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The Great Debate of the Sabres Logo on Amerks Jerseys
There’s an ongoing healthy debate between Amerks fans and Sabres fans and fans of both teams about whether or not the Sabres logo should appear somewhere on the Amerks jerseys going forward. Â In case you’re wondering, yes there are Amerks fans who are not Sabres fans. I asked Ted Black about this and he stated …
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Quick Recap of the Sabres Press Conference Buying the Amerks
That was quite the morning at Blue Cross Arena where the Buffalo Sabres officially announced the purchase of the Rochester Americans. At the head table was Dave Andrews, Darcy Regier, Terry Pegula, and Ted Black with the Mayor of Rochester and County Executive sitting in the front row. There was a lot of time spent …
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