The Florida Panthers reassigned forward Dan Collins to the Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL away from the Amerks on Wednesday afternoon. This move does not come as a surprise at all. Dan Collins, from Syracuse NY was selected by Florida Panthers in round 3 (#90 overall) in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Collins put up …
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The regular season is less than a week old and players are starting to collect some frequent flyer miles. Alexander Salak was called back up to the Florida Panthers after he had already landed in Rochester. I should have known Tuesday morning that something was up when he was not in the locker room but …
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Defenseman Jon Landry was released from his PTO contract with the Rochester Americans on Monday. Landry had a strong preseason and was used in Saturdays home opener because of injuries to Rory Fitzpatrick (still recovering frm sports hernia surgery) and Mike Caruso (bruised foot/ankle). Fitzpatrick and Caruso are expected back this Friday along with Jason …
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The Florida Panthers finally returned from Finland and upon doing so they sent Michal Repik, Mike Duco, Jason Garrison, and Alexander Salak to the Amerks. Jeff Taffe was placed on and cleared waivers last Tuesday and was in Finland with the Panthers as well. Those six players are expected to be back on the ice …
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The Rochester Americans home opener on Saturday night was supposed to have ended with a win and made headlines on the 11 o’clock news casts. It didn’t really end that way.. but it wasn’t a bad game. A few changes at the arena for the new season were positives. The new team store had some …
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The Rochester Americans open their 54th season in the American Hockey League tonight against the Lake Erie Monsters at Blue Cross Arena. The past is the past. It’s a clean slate. It’s a new season. It’s time for the actions of the dream team to finally pay off. What is the dream team you ask? …
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The Rochester Americans have a lineup that is making the rest of the league turn heads and realize this Amerks team is nowhere near the same team they faced last season. The addition of players like Chris Taylor, Graham Mink, Mike York, Jamie Johnson, and Jeff Taffe are an offensive threat against every team they’ll …
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The Amerks were hit with a surprise left this afternoon when they learned that Trevor Gillies had signed with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. As of this morning they said they were negotiating with Gillies and thought things were going well. I guess Gillies didn’t see it that way. The team had hoped to have a …
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The Amerks are on the ice this morning for possibly the last practice before their first game on Saturday night at home against the Lake Erie Monsters. As of right now Benoit Groulx has tomorrow morning scheduled off but that could change any at any minute. Post Practice Update: Jimmy Bonneau and Jon Landry signed …
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The summer of 2009 has been an exciting one with the roster that has been built for the 2009/2010 Rochester Americans. There’ll be a lot of questions from fans getting to know some of the new players but also a lot of questions wondering about some favorites from last season. So here’s a quick rundown …
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(Rochester, NY)… The Rochester Americans announced today the captains for the 2009-10 American Hockey League season. Local hockey product Rory Fitzpatrick will serve as team captain for the second straight season, while veteran forwards Chris Taylor and Graham Mink have been appointed alternates. Head Coach Benoit Groulx announced the captains just two days prior to …
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The crews at Blue Cross Arena spent this past Tuesday and Wednesday putting down the ice at Blue Cross Arena for the first time this season. Last season Lewis Staats and Curt Styres had talked about starting some traditions of their own with the new venture in Rochester. One of the ideas was to bury …
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