With injuries keeping Mike Brodeur and Tyler Plante off the ice for games this weekend against Binghamton and Syracuse, Chris Beckford-Tseu has been called up from the Phoenix Roadrunners in the ECHL to backup David Shantz. We could go into details about the stats of Beckford-Tseu, but I think everyone is familiar with his performance. …
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We mentioned it here first on Sunday night and it was officially announced today that the Amerks have assigned Jacob Micflikier to the Florida Everblades. We hope he takes the opportunity to lead the Blades to the Kelly Cup to help guarantee himself a contract next season. For Immediate Release March 31, 2009 AMERKS ASSIGN …
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Tyler Plante is possibly done for the season with a shoulder injury. With only six games left in the season chances are David Shantz will be riding out the rest of the season in an Amerks uniform. His shoulder had been bothering him for a few weeks, sounds as if it’s caught up to him. …
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Drew Larman has added film maker to his resume along with being a professional hockey player. Larman is finishing up his fourth season as a Rochester American, he was originally signed by the Florida Panthers on September 25, 2005. Larman was originally born in Buffalo, NY before moving to Michigan at a young age. The …
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Jacob Micflikier is going to be joining the Florida Everblades of the ECHL in their playoff push for The Kelly Cup. Micflikier has been out of action since February 20th (17 games) when he suffered an ankle injury. Prior to that he missed nine games in January with a broken foot. In 39 games with …
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On Friday March 27th the Rochester Americans wore pink jerseys and painted the ice pink in support of breast cancer research. The Amerks lost the game to the Monsters by the final score of 4-2. The team announced that they raised $8,580 in its pink jersey auction conducted at the game. Fans were able to …
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David Shantz arrived at Broome County arena less than a half hour before face off, started the game, and stopped 50 of 52 shots prior to the Amerks losing in the shootout against the Binghamton Senators. Shantz was called up from the Dayton Bombers to start the game because both Mike Brodeur and Tyler Plante …
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Under the category of not breaking news at all, Kyle Hagel has been returned to the Reading Royals of the ECHL. He was loaned to the Rochester Americans on February 8th. Hagel had only played in three games for the Amerks when he separated his shoulder on February 14 against Rockford. Prior to getting called …
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The Rochester Americans ice crew painted the ice at Blue Cross Arena pink on Thursday afternoon in preparation for the teams “Pink in the Rink” promotion. All proceeds raised will be going to breast cancer research. As part of the festivities, the Amerks players will don special pink jerseys that will be auctioned off throughout …
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The defensive duo of Jason Garrison and Matt Duffy led the Rochester Americans to a shootout win on Wednesday night against the Albany River Rats at Blue Cross Arena. Jason Garrison scored two goals, his first two goal game, and Matt Duffy playing in his first American Hockey League game assisted on both of Garrisons goals. Karl Stewart scored at 16:42 of the third period to tie the game at three. Brett Parnham, playing in his second AHL game, scored the first goal in the shootout along with Janis Sprukts and Karl Stewart to lead the Amerks to a win.
The Rochester Americans and Rochester Knighthawks will have a new supplier of team merchandise for the 2009/2010 season. The current supplier of gear, Recognition Experts, will not be returning….
Tanner Glass and Jacob Micflikier have both been on the injured list and both players are still at least two and a half weeks away from being ready to play. Tanner Glass is recovering from shoulder surgery, and Jacob Micflikier is still recovering from a sprained ankle…