The long off season is finally over and we have the training camp and preseason schedules for Rochester Americans hockey. Training camp will start on Monday September 24, 2018 at Bill Gray’s Iceplex in Rochester. The first preseason game will be Thursday September 27, 2018 at HarborCenter in Buffalo. We’ll see new names along with returning …
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A release was sent out this morning providing details about new building policies for all events at Blue Cross Arena going forward, changes that really shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. The building is now smoke free (smoking area has been eliminated), metal detectors will be used upon entry along with bag restrictions. These are …
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A press conference was held on Thursday afternoon to announce that Pegula Sports and Entertainment would be awarded National Lacrosse League expansion team. It was also an opportunity for city and state officials to talk about planned upgrades to Blue Cross Arena. Pegula Sports and Entertainment will be keeping the Rochester Knighthawks name and legacy. …
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The 2018 Prospects Challenge is over and it’s time for rosters to start taking shape. At the conclusion of the tournament the Sabres assigned five players to Rochester for the start of training camp. Players assigned are: Pascal Aquin, Arvin Atwal, Tobie Bisson, Judd Peterson and Myles Powell. All five will get a look at …
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The Buffalo Sabres prospects had a challenge in game two vs Boston and they only had themselves to blame. A valuable lesson for many in the second game after winning the night before in an exciting game. Into the third period Chris Taylor said, “Everybody’s trying to do it by themselves. We weren’t using each …
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The first Sabres game of the 2018 Prospects Challenge ended with a 6-4 win and the game finished with the expectations that were hoped for. No one is planning a parade but there’s more than enough to be excited about. Rasmus Dahlin was the obvious star that everyone came to see and he didn’t disappoint. …
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The four-day Prospects Challenge tournament kicks off today at the HarborCenter between the Buffalo Sabres, New Jersey Devils, Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins. Whatever team comes out on top is meaningless but what happens within the games can have a lot of meaning. A stand out at the 2017 Prospects Challenge was Colin Blackwell. He …
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Is it October yet? That’s the question hockey addicts ask all summer waiting for a new season to start. The regular season starts in October but it’s time we accept September as the start to the new season. The Prospects Challenge, NHL training camp, NHL preseason games, AHL training camp and AHL preseason games all …
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The AHL dropped some amazing news on Wednesday afternoon by announcing AHLTV, a brand new service to watch games with an excellent price point. Fans can watch all away games for only $39.99 or if you live a distance away from your favorite team you can watch all home and away games for $59.99. For …
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Changes are coming to Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. Rochester City Council held their monthly meeting on July 24, 2018 and went through two formalities approving (without any objections) the interim management agreement with Pegula Sports and Entertainment (PSE) and also authorizing agreements for the Blue Cross Arena upgrades project. PSE and the …
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The American Hockey League released the 2018/2019 schedule on Wednesday afternoon and the Rochester Americans will start the season at home with back to back games on October 5 and 6 vs Charlotte. The last home game of the season will be Friday April 12 vs Binghamton. Here’s the breakdown of home games: 20 Friday night …
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Colin Blackwell signed a two year contract this week with the Nashville Predators, that’s a big jump from where he was at this time last summer. “I think he was probably one of our first calls in the interview process,” is what Scott Nichol had to say about Colin Blackwell when I asked him at …
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