The roster for the Rochester Americans season opener is pretty much set. It appears as if we won’t have that goon / enforcer / muscle that we had all hoped for, but it’s time to move beyond that (for now). Assuming the team can put in a solid effort for 60 minutes, the team should …
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The Amerks start the 08/09 regular season labeled as “A New Day for a Rochester Tradition” on Friday night, you’ll also see some noticable differences as you arrive at Blue Cross Arena. An update on the team we’ll see on the ice Friday night is going to be posted later tonight. As you approach the …
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The Edmonton Sun has reported that Steve MacIntyre has won a job with the Edmonton Oilers. MacIntyre was originally signed on July 10th by the Florida and introduced as our “policeman.” He was going to be our heavyweight that would prevent the Amerks from getting pushed around all season. Many fans had said he would …
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Today, the Amerks held their first Fun Fest at Blue Cross Arena. My husband and I brought our son down to see what was going on. It was a great time for all of us. At 1:00 when the doors opened there were plenty of kids getting their skates on who were very excited to …
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Today the Amerks cut down the roster by ten players. Most of the players everyone thought were going to be gone but, one stands out as a shocker for a lot of fans…Ryan James Hand. Hand was the player all the fans wanted to keep around. He was kind to people and just a general …
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The Amerks lost to the Syracuse Crunch tonight 5-2 in their first preseason game. Everyone knew they could look forward to a few fights tonight and I’m sure a lot of people wanted to see (or hear about) Ryan James Hand take on Jon “Nasty” Mirasty. But, who was ready for the four fights that …
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Here we are at the morning skate at a colder than usual ESL Centre. The first group is on the ice right now, the group that we assume will be playing tonight against the Crunch. Shantz and Beckford-Tseu are the goalies on the ice. Would guess that Shantz will be starting tonight, Plante tomorrow. Kenndal …
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We’ve had a slow summer, but are back live at the world class ESL Sports Centre for the opening of the Amerks training camp. As the teams new motto says, it’s a new day for a Rochester tradition. Keep this page bookmarked and refreshed for updates. Here’s the expected roster for camp that starts in …
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First reported by TSN, the new coach of the Rochester Americans is going to be Benoit Groulx (pronounded Groo, the L and X are silent, I believe). We appear to have been thrown a curve ball at our meeting with Steve Donner when he said it’d be someone not yet mentioned, or unexpected. This is …
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On Saturday afternoon Steve Donner took some time to sit down with a group fans in the middle of August in the Amerks locker room to discuss the past and future of the team. It was a great opportunity for everyone, how often does an owner/president/whatever his role is now sit down with fans to …
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