Author:Keith Wozniak
River Rats Mascot was Down and Out but Found a Home
The on ice hockey season is officially over and now we patiently wait for the NHL draft and free agency to start. The only information out there right now is rumor and speculation, so why not go for something a little different and talk about a mascot. The Albany River Rats recently packed up and …
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News from Florida in the Near Future and Home Opener
It’s still early June but hockey fans in Rochester are craving any news about next season and it looks like we’ll have to continue to wait a little longer. Everywhere I go people are asking me if there’s any new info about the coaching search, the role of players, what the Panthers think can be …
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A Few Things from a Groulx Interview in Ottawa
There’s an eight minute interview with Benoit Groulx on Team 1200 Radio in Ottawa where he talks a little bit about what made him leave and go back to his former job. It’s almost time to move on from this story, but this gives us a little more insight. Groulx is obviously very focused on …
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It’s Not All Doom and Gloom Between Amerks and Panthers
Depending on who you talk to or what you read you would think that the divorce is all but finalized between the Rochester Americans and Florida Panthers, but that’s not entirely true. It’s not over because the Amerks and Panthers new General Manager have not even had a chance to meet yet to discuss how …
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Amerks Schedule, Affiliations and Conference Layouts
The NHL and AHL seasons have not ended yet but that doesn’t mean we can start looking towards the Rochester Americans 2010/2011 season that will start in just over four months. It’ll be here before we know it. I’ll get right into the news that Lewis Staats shared with me on Wednesday… Schedule * The …
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Three Awesome Words: Benoit Groulx Resigns
The news broke on Monday that Benoit Groulx had resigned as Rochester Americans head coach and returned to his prior position, coach of the Gatineau Olympiques of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. From the QMJHL press release, “Under his reign, the Olympics won three championships in six seasons. Groulx led the team to three …
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Sources: G Jacob Markstrom signs with Florida Panthers
An expected move, but great to see that the signing of Markstrom is official. Dale Tallon will have his work cut out for him to place. Markstrom and members of the Panthers organization have said they planned to start him in Rochester, but that could all change if Tomas Vokoun is traded. We’ll have to …
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Amerks in the Guelph Storm 20th Anniversary Alumni Game
Some former and a current Rochester American are going to be playing the Guelph Storm 20th Anniversary Alumni Game on Saturday June 12th at 2pm. The current Rochester American playing is Mike Caruso. Some former Amerks playing in the game are Adam Dennis, Craig Anderson, and Dan Paille. Rochester native Ryan Callahan is also playing …
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Calder Cup Finals are Set, Hershey vs Texas
At the start of the season it was easy to predict that the Hershey Bears would be in the Calder Cup finals, predicting the Texas Stars would be there opponent would not have been a prediction. The Stars defeated the Hamilton Bulldogs in game 7 to advance to the finals. All eyes are on the …
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Rumor Mill has Started, Rangers and Amerks A Possible Match
This story confuses me, but it was only a matter of time before these rumors started popping up now that the Rochester Americans ownership has stated they’re unhappy with the Florida Panthers. The Biz of Hockey is reporting that according to their source the New York Rangers are unhappy with their relationship with the Wolfpack …
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Tune in to the Blue Line Show Saturday at 10am
Another Saturday means another edition of The Blue Line radio show hosted by Matthew Coller on ESPN Sports Radio 950am in Rochester. Matthew Coller does an excellent job talking about all things hockey for the entire show, a topic rarely covered by other local shows. This Saturday one of the guests will be Donny Rivette, …
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Divorce is Mentioned, A Year of Distractions ahead for the Amerks
It was only a matter of time before this topic came up, the affiliation between the Rochester Americans and the Florida Panthers. The divorce word has been mentioned and we’re now looking at a year of distractions as this affiliation comes to a close. Over at Hockey O-Zone the blog post by Kevin titled “An …
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