Author:Keith Wozniak
Weekend Recap and Plante vs Spencer Video
Rochester Americans goalie Tyler Plante became involved in a rare goalie fight on Saturday night vs Tim Spencer of the Binghamton Senators. If you watch at the beginning of the clip you’ll see Tim Spencer try and take a run at Clay Wilson on the back boards. As Spencer skated past the left hand side …
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Crunch Talk Trash, Salak Has the Last Laugh
Alexander Salak picked up his 14th win of the season Sunday afternoon in Syracuse and in doing so he made some new friends. I’m sure there are a lot of goalies that are vocal, Martin Biron being the most popular, but Alexander Salak is making a name for himself with every game that he plays. …
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McArdle Injured, Another Callup Expected
Kenndal McArdle has injured his shoulder and will not play on Monday for the Florida Panthers when they play in Atlanta. He flew back to Florida on Sunday morning to have his shoulder evaluated. McArdle was called up on October 26th and has been playing well for the big club ever since. It’s likely that …
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Amerks Coast Again, Third Period Collapse Leads to Loss
Tyler Plante tried to set the tone early in the game Saturday night by telling Tim Spencer of the Binghamton Senators that no one is allowed in his crease. Only four minutes into the game as Spencer skated through part of the crease Plante gave him a nice shove and next thing we know they’re …
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Bonneau and Duco Fight Videos vs Penguins
After Clay Wilson scored in the first period to give the Amerks a commanding (at the time) 3-0 lead over the Penguins it was only a matter of time before we saw a fight. The Penguins were going to be looking for a way to change the momentum of the game and sometimes a fight …
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Amerks Coast to a 4-3 Win Over the Baby Pens
The Amerks had a repeat performance Friday night of a game against Syracuse, they played to not lose instead of playing to win. “It was a good first and we coasted after that,” Benoit Groulx said in his short 45 second press conference. Its easy to tell when Groulx is not happy versus when he …
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Koistinin to Amerks, Ticket Sales for Tonight
The Florida Panthers assigned defensemen Ville Koistinin to the Amerks on Friday morning. This should be a great addition to an already great Amerks lineup. Koistinin was put on waivers by the Panthers on Wednesday in hopes another team would pick him up, no one did. They made the decision today to send him here …
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Gameday: Big Crowd and Big Game Expected for Amerks vs Penguins Tonight
The Rochester Americans game tonight could be something special if everything goes as planned. The team has had a major focus on ticket sales for the game tonight against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and it could be the biggest in recent memory. About a year ago at this time I had wrote that it was, “up …
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Amazing Save by Rochester Americans Goalie Alexander Salak
On this day I’m thankful for a lot of things in life, since I write about the Rochester Americans on this web site one of the things that I will be thankful for is goaltender Alexander Salak and what he brings to this team. Salak continues to impress us every game that he plays. Just …
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Amerks Overpowered the Dogs in the Third to Win 5-2
The Rochester Americans won their 15th game of the season and third in a row defeating the Hamilton Bulldogs by the final score of 5-2. I think that’s it is safe to say that this Amerks team is for real. It is still early in the season with only 18 games played but the way …
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Amerks Tuesday Morning Practice in Pictures
The Amerks had a light game day skate this morning at Blue Cross Arena prior to the road game tonight in Hamilton. The only items worthy of noting from practice was that it was all of the “non vets” and minus tonights starting goalie Alexander Salak. Healthy scratches for tonight will be Brady Calla, Peter …
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Gameday: Amerks Travel to take on the Hamilton Bulldogs
The Amerks will be getting on a bus to head north of the border later this afternoon to play against the Hamilton Bulldogs in the second of ten games between these two teams this season. The Amerks defeated the ‘Dogs on November 10 by the final score of 4-1. That game featured Chris Taylor, David …
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