Author:Keith Wozniak
Amerks in the Skills Competition
The 2010 Ducks Unlimited Skills Competition is tonight at 8pm and all three Amerks are set to play. The biggest question is whether or not Graham Mink is going to play with his sore back. He’s on the scorecard so I expect he is, I’ll know more around 6pm when the locker rooms open. The …
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MicFlikier Hat Trick and At the AHL All-Star Game
It only took us five states and 643 miles to arrive in Portland, ME for the AHL All-Star Classic and it will be well worth it. You probably ask, why five states? On the way we took a detour to Providence to see the Providence Bruins take on the Albany River Rats for a 4pm …
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Amerks Defeat Crunch for the 8th Time this Season
After a rough stretch of games the Amerks are now riding a three game winning streak into the All-Star break after defeating the Syracuse Crunch for the 8th time this season. That’s the best way to look at things right now, two points is two points in the standings and a three game winning streak …
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Amerks Pickup First Shootout Win of the Season
The positive on Friday night was that the Amerks were able to win in a shootout over the Hamilton Bulldogs to add a much needed two points to the standings. The five regulation goals were all scored by different players with Evgeny Dadonov, Daniel Steiner, and Jeff Taffe leading the way in the shootout. Alexander …
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Mike York is Out Another 3 to 4 Weeks
The Mike York story continues as Don Stevens just reported on the Bob Mathews show that York will be out another 3 to 4 weeks. Stevens said that York needs his knee “scraped out” with a scope and will have the surgery on Tuesday. He has been out of the lineup since the beginning of …
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Ellerby and Matthias Sent Back to Amerks
The good news for the Amerks today is that Keaton Ellerby and Shawn Matthias will be joining the team for its two road games this weekend. Keaton Ellerby finally got the chance to play in his first NHL game of his career on Thursday against the Tampa Bay Lightning. His total time on the ice …
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Gameday: Amerks @ Hamilton; Mid Season Thoughts
The Amerks are back in action tonight and on the road to take on the Hamilton Bulldogs. The Bulldogs are slowly pulling away from the pack in the North Division, much like the Amerks did earlier in the season. In five games this season the Amerks are 3-1-1 against the Bulldogs and have outscored them …
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Amerks Dollar Dogs ‘N Drafts Promotion extended to every Friday Night
The promotion for Dollar Dogs ‘N Drafts being extended for the rest of the season is some great news heading into the second half of the season. This is a great deal for fans and also a great sign that SMG and the Amerks seem to have a great partnership going. Here’s the rest of …
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Matthias, Ellerby, and MacIntyre Called Up
The Florida Panthers have called up Keaton Ellerby and Steve MacIntyre for their game tonight against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ellerby is still looking to play in his first regular season NHL game. He has been called up twice but is yet to play. Bryan Allen didn’t make the trip so he should finally get …
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Weekly Amerks Injury Report
Here’s a quick update on current injuries with the Rochester Americans that I know of. Graham Mink – still having issues with his back and is hoping to play at least one game if not both this weekend. He’s also scheduled to be Captain PlanetUSA at the All-Star Classic on Monday and Tuesday. There’s barely …
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Johnson and Taffe Lead Amerks to a Win
The Amerks game on Sunday was a game that they had to win and they did just that defeating the Binghamton Senators by the score of 6-1, the biggest margin of victory all season. With the win they snapped a five game losing streak and moved back into second place in the North Divison. The …
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Bonneau vs Spencer Fight Video; Team Stands Tall Together
The Amerks did something on Sunday night that I don’t think they have done a lot of throughout the season, sticking up for each other when the Binghamton Senators started hitting hard. Jamie Johnson scored the first goal of the game at 7:53 of the first period to take a 1-0 lead. On the ensuing …
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