Author:Keith Wozniak
Weekend Home Games: Amerks vs Crunch and Marlies
After what seems like an eternity since last weekends road win in Binghamton the Amerks are finally back to action tonight against the Syracuse Crunch. On Saturday night they’ll take on the Toronto Marlies. The last time the Amerks and Crunch played was October 25th when Amerks shutout the Crunch 3-0. That same game ended …
Read more
Thoughts of Salak in June Held True in October
Alexander Salak was named the Reebok/AHL Rookie of the Month for October, something he worked hard for and earned. Salak helped to lead the Rochester Americans to the best record in the AHL for the month by going 6-0 with a 1.66 goals-against average and a .947 save percentage. Salak will look to extend his …
Read more
Amerks Send Chris Beckford-Tseu to Everblades
Appears as if goalie Tyler Plante has been given the green light to return to action. Chris Beckford-Tseu has been sent back to the Florida Everblades. Plante had hurt his knee during the October 21st game vs the Binghamton Senators when he was run over multiple times in net.
Jeff Taffe Gets Another Call Up
The Panthers next game is Wednesday night against the Carolina Hurricanes and Jeff Taffe is headed to the airport to join the big club again. Updated 6:12pm: Apparently Dominic Moore is not ready to return from the nasal surgery he had to help fix his broken nose. I had originally speculated he was sent down …
Read more
Taffe, Repik, and Ellerby Sent Back
The Florida Panthers put Jeff Taffe, Keaton Ellerby, and Michal Repik on a flight back to Rochester on Sunday afternoon. Ellerby was the only player who did not suit up. Taffe and Repik both saw some ice time but neither scored any points. The only newsworthy bit of info worth reporting is that Taffe was …
Read more
Panthers Call up Oreskovich and Ellerby
The Florida Panthers booked Victor Oreskovich and Keaton Ellerby on a plane this morning to join the team in St Louis to increase the recent callups from the Rochester Americans to five players. Earlier in the week Kenndal McArdle, Michal Repik, and Jeff Taffe were called up. Ellerby was called up to play in place …
Read more
Amerks Win Again, Longest Streak Since 2005
The Amerks came into Friday night riding a seven game winning streak that started back on October 12th, two days after they were pretty much destroyed by Albany. When they left Binghamton on Friday night the Amerks extended the winning streak to eight games, the longest since early 2005. A big concern coming into tonights …
Read more
Gameday: Amerks at Binghamton Senators
The Amerks are back in action tonight on the road against the Binghamton Senators. These same two teams played nine days ago when the Amerks defeated the Senators by the final score of 4-2. That game was also filled with a lot of action near goaltender Tyler Plante. That’s also the same game that he …
Read more
Jeff Taffe Called Up
The Florida Panthers have recalled Jeff Taffe from the Rochester Americans. While the Amerks are on a hot streak the Panthers are in need of help. More later, not too easy posting from a blackberry. Updated 8:03pm… Finally home and in front of a computer. As posted earlier Taffe was called up to fill in …
Read more
McArdle Gets Tough in Panthers Game
Kenndal McArdle was called up to the dance from the Amerks and played in Wednesday nights Florida Panthers vs Ottawa Senators game. McArdle is currently second in the American Hockey League in penalty minutes showing that he’s standing tall and willing to use his body to make a name for himself. He did just that …
Read more
Interest in group sale for Amerks vs Portland in Buffalo Nov 12th?
The Amerks travel to Buffalo to play the Portland Pirates on November 12th at HSBC Arena. The game is only about two weeks away. The Amerks are off to a HOT start and having a large group of fans there to support them would be a massive boost in morale for the team. It would …
Read more
Alexander Salak Named AHL Player of the Week
The American Hockey League announced on Monday that Rochester Americans goaltender Alexander Salak has been named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Oct. 25, 2009. Salak made three starts in a 48-hour span over the weekend and won them all, stopping 88 of 91 shots for a 0.98 goals-against average and …
Read more