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 …
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Panthers Call up Repik and McArdle

Michal Repik and Kenndal McArdle both earned their first call ups of the season to the show on Monday morning.  The Florida Panthers are in need of some extra help with David Booth (concussion) and Radek Dvorak (knee) out of the lineup for their game on Wednesday. Repik is currently Rochester’s leader in points with …
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Salak Earns his First Shutout in Amerks 7th Straight Win

10/25/2009.. Alexander Salak earned his first professional shutout and led the Rochester Americans to a 3-0 win over the goon squad known as the Syracuse Crunch. It was the Amerks seventh win in a row and also their fourth win in five nights and they’re not showing any signs of slowing down. With the win …
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Sunday Evening Amerks vs Crunch Fight Videos

A game between the Rochester Americans and Syracuse Crunch is going to be a physical game and will likely have a fight or two.  Sunday evening in Rochester that’s exactly what happened. Jimmy Bonneau fought Jon Mirasty twice and looked beat up after the game.  He said the last time his face was like that …
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Gameday: Amerks Close out Weekend at Home vs Crunch

The Amerks are back at home today to play against the Syracuse Crunch and close out their first long stretch of games this season.  The Amerks are wrapping up four games in five nights and have so far played well in all of the games.  Last week we knew this weekend would be a test …
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Amerks Come Back to Win in Over Time

Michal Repik scored the game winner in OT to extend the Amerks winning streak to six games with a come from behind victory in Syracuse on Saturday night.  The Amerks were down 2-0 in the first period but found a way to come back and win the game 3-2 in overtime. 3:33 into the first …
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Jimmy Bonneau vs Jon Mirasty Fight Videos

The first fight came after Jon Mirasty leveled Luke Beaverson into the boards in what looked like Mirasty should have been called for boarding.  Bonneau was quick to go after Mirasty and stick up for his teammate. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLhIwyuyZQ4&feature=player_embedded The second fight occurred right after the Crunch took a 1-0 lead in the game.  Just after …
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Dvorak and Booth Injured for Florida

The Amerks could see a couple of players called up this week to the Panthers.  The Florida Panthers just lost their game to the Philadelphia Flyers and had two players out injured by the end of the game. Radek Dvorak left the game in the second period with an “upper body injury” and did not …
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Panthers Recalled Jason Garrison; Beckford-Tseu

The Florida Panthers recalled Jason Garrison today to join them in Philadelphia for their game against the Flyers.  This is the second time Garrison has been called up.  In six games with the Amerks he is tied with Clay Wilson in points, each with five which ranks them both at sixth in the American Hockey …
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Salak, Taylor, and Brine Lead Amerks to Win

It was close near the end of the third but the Amerks stayed strong on the ice and defeated the Albany River Rats by the final score of 2-1 for their fifth straight win.  The last time the Amerks had a winning streak like this was the start of the 2006/2007 season. The Amerks are …
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