The Amerks started this past weekend with a great 6-2 win over the Lake Erie Monsters as a team that looked like it could be on the right path. Â What happened after that game though is a different story. Â They were outplayed on Saturday night and lost 3-1 to the Monsters to close out the …
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There are only 26 games left in the regular season for the Rochester Americans and it feels as if they finally have a lineup that they should have had to start the season. Â The race has started and it’s going to be close down the stretch for the playoffs so it’s almost as if it …
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This post will be updated daily and can be easily found on the right sidebar of the site at any time. Updated: Updated through 4/13/2012 If the Amerks WIN in regulation/OT in Cleveland they clinch a playoff berth as long as Houston doesn’t win both of their games in regulation/OT by as of now 10+ …
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A good sign that everyone is getting healthy is the fact that the Rochester Americans have made some roster moves to send players elsewhere. Â The team announced today that Jonathan Parker, Shawn Szydlowski and Riley Boychuk have been sent down to the Gwinnett Gladiators. Â It’s a move that should have happened back in October. Â Those …
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The Sabres lost another game on Tuesday night in an as expected somewhat boring game. Â Before you correct me, yes I know the final score was 4-1 but all five goals scored went off of sticks of Devils players so I’ll say they scored all five. Â The lone Sabres goal went off of Dainius Zubrus …
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The articles below talk about a worst case scenario with an alarming aspect to them and bring up the idea that concussions could bring down professional sports empires and have a severe impact on cities that host teams. Concussions aren’t anything new in sports, they’ve always happened. The difference is advances in medicine in diagnosing them and …
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It’s a perfect time to write a familiar name, Michal Repik scored the game winning goal on Saturday night at the War Memorial in downtown Rochester. Â Repik scored two goals leading the San Antonio Rampage to a 4-1 win over the Rochester Americans. Â As for the Amerks, they were present in uniforms but not in …
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It was only one game but it was an enjoyable game. Â Out of 18 skaters on the ice only five ended the game without a point for the Rochester Americans, a pretty impressive accomplishment. Â There were seven different players who scored goals and 11 different players tallied assists. Â The last time the Amerks had a …
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Three roster moves today between the Buffalo Sabres and Rochester Americans, all of which can be beneficial which is a surprising change of pace. TJ Brennan was cleared to play after recovering from vertebrae issues. Â Initial reports were that he had a second concussion but reports since have indicated the second injury was related to …
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The Amerks are back on home ice tonight at the War Memorial against the Texas Stars for their third of nine home games this month. Â The last time the two teams met on December 17th the Stars came back from a 2-0 deficit to win 6-2. Â The Amerks had a great start before giving up …
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The 2011/2012 season has had it’s fill of injuries and call ups between the Rochester Americans and Buffalo Sabres and through it all there has been one player who has possibly benefited the most from it, Marcus Foligno. Â The rookie is currently leading the Amerks in scoring with 12 goals and 17 assists for 29 …
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Welcome to a post with a few links to get caught up! Â A lot of these things are posted on Twitter @LetsGoAmerks but I realize not everyone stays caught up with or even uses Twitter. Â Here’s seven bits of information and links that are worth checking out and getting caught up on if you’ve missed …
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