Author:Keith Wozniak
Sabres Promise to Rochester Fans
A Stanley Cup parade in Rochester? That’s what Sabres President Ted Black is promising Rochster fans. Cool. I’m a Sabres fan too and want the Sabres to win a Stanley Cup and want to be a part of that celebration but there is another hockey team here in Rochester called the Amerks. Once this sale goes through …
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Sharky to be Honored Tonight, Legacy Continues
CHARRON’S LEGACY CONTINUES TO BE AN INSPIRATION OF STRENGTH & COURAGE ‘Sharky’ to be honored tonight at 62nd annual Press Radio-Club Day of Champions Dinner By Warren Kosel He was a Calder Cup champion, a two-time team MVP and an AHL All-Star. He was a fan-favorite, the face of the franchise, the heart-and-soul and the …
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Amerks Comeback from 1960 Making Headlines
The Hamilton Bulldogs are already in the record books for the American Hockey League by becoming only the third team in the league’s 75 year history to win three games after losing the first three. The Bulldogs play game 7 on Tuesday night against the Houston Aero’s, winner moves on to play the Binghamton Senators …
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WGRZ Reports Pegula Finalizing Purchase of Amerks
In the past week things sure have gotten interesting and today WGRZ in Buffalo is reporting that Terry Pegula is in the final stages of purchasing the Rochester Americans. Updated 6pm: My own sources have also confirmed this will happen. There’s a reason both sides are staying quiet at this time. They wrote: Negotiations have …
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Sale to the Sabres Could be the only Affiliation Option
A sale of the Rochester Americans could be the only reasonable affiliation option for the Rochester Americans. For the Rochester Americans to be successful at the box office they need to be successful on the ice which requires an NHL team to be dedicated to that happening. That’s something that the Florida Panthers were not as …
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The Lead Domino is Staying Put, Amerks Affiliation News
The news about the Amerks affiliate for next season may finally be on it’s way now that the lead domino appears to be staying put (the Phoenix Coyotes staying in Arizona).  Lewis Staats told Kevin O the other day, “The key to what’s going to transpire appears to be if and when the NHL returns …
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What if Jacques Martin Stayed with the Panthers
As a sports fan we always play the “what if” game when it comes to our teams. For people in Buffalo it’s always what if that field goal attempt wasn’t wide right or what if that goal in 1999 would’ve been called no goal. The past few seasons of Amerks hockey have been filled with …
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Rochester Sports Teams Play Numbers Game with Attendance
Attendance figures at local Rochester sporting events have been up for debate for a long time now. Â Anyone who regularly attends games of any of the local sports teams has often questioned the announced numbers when they don’t match up with what’s before our eyes. Â The Democrat and Chronicle ran a story today about the …
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Dale Tallon says It’s Done
It’s not like we really needed any further confirmation that the Florida Panthers would not be back in Rochester but Dale Tallon said, “It’s done.” He made the comment a few minutes in his locker room clean out interview here.  The Amerks camp has consistently said the current lease would not be renewed which left a …
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Grading the 2010-2011 Amerks
This was compiled by Eric Bourgeois, hardcore Amerks fan and future contributor to this site.  Here’s his brief synopsis of players (in no particular order) from this season and a grade to go along with them. Key Players Taylor ( B- ): Dedicated, reliable and familiar but is absolutely only a role player at this stage. It’s …
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Fine, Buffalo Probably Would Have Been Better than Florida
Now that this miserable Florida Panthers era finally ends on Sunday I’ll say it, a lot of people were right that the Panthers would be a disaster. When the divorce between the Buffalo Sabres and Rochester Americans ended throughout the 2007-2008 season things were different, very different. Â That’s something that just about EVERYONE forgets or …
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Monday Moves by the Amerks
It’s a Monday in January in the American Hockey League which means a bunch of player movement. The biggest news out of the Amerks was that Bates Battaglia was released from his PTO. Sometimes it can be said that a guy fit a role filling in where needed and at least kept the bench warm …
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