YNN out of Syracuse is reporting that the Syracuse Crunch have made it official that they will be playing a game this upcoming season inside of the Carrier Dome in Syracuse. The game will be played on March 24, 2012. Their opponent? The Rochester Americans. The Crunch are looking to break the all time AHL attendance …
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Here it is, all of game 7 from 1996 broken into three parts. Â Those of you who were there will relive the night, the rest of us get to be jealous and dream of the day the War Memorial is packed wall to wall again for some exciting playoff hockey. Â The three parts combined are …
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In 1995 the Rochester Americans home opener was October 13. Â They went on to win the 1996 Calder Cup. Â In 2011 the Amerks home opener is October 13th. A championship isn’t won off of one date but given hockey superstitions can’t hurt to point it out. Â The Amerks defeated the Portland Pirates in seven games …
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There really aren’t enough words that could describe this video from WHEC highlighting the Rochester Americans 1986/1987 Calder Cup Championship season, you need to just watch it.  Working on getting more classics like this online to share.  There’s so many classic Amerks videos out there that have never been seen by most of us “newer” fans. …
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The Rochester Americans won their fourth Calder Cup in 1983 and just from the start of the video it’s interesting to see some similarities nearly 30 years later. Â The beginning of the video talks about Scott Bowman and the “youth movement” of the Buffalo Sabres and Rochester Americans, gone were the high scoring veterans and …
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The Craig Charron Memorial Classic on Sunday in Rochester was a great time for many reasons. Â The two obvious reasons being the meaning behind the benefit and also the great hockey game in early August featuring so many great players. Â At the start of the game John Tortorella and Scott Nichol gave two speeches which …
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The Rochester Americans under Terry Pegula ownership have opened up their suggestion box to tell them what you think.  The topics listed are Arena, Broadcast, Concessions, Game Presentation, Merchandise, Parking, Tickets, Web Site and other.  They did the same thing when they purchased the Buffalo Sabres and changes were immediately seen.  They care about the fans …
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The news of the morning is that Ted Nolan, former VP of Hockey Operations for the Rochester Americans, has been named head coach of Team Latvia. Once the Amerks were sold to the Buffalo Sabres there were zero plans for him to remain with the Amerks or even within the Sabres organization, some had thought …
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Maxime Legault was signed by the Rochester Americans on Tuesday to help fill out the roster. Â He’s not the puck feeding high scoring center needed but he’ll likely have a spot on the roster. Â Solid player, still better than what we’ve had the past three seasons in this role. In case anyone is wondering, he’s …
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Ice hockey in August? There’s no reason to miss this awesome charity event with this list of players. Last summer the event was overflowing with people and sold out, make sure you get there early to find a spot to sit (or stand). (Rochester, August 1)… The Rochester Americans, in conjunction with the Amerks Alumni …
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Good writeup this morning over at Buffalo Sabres Nation about new Rochester Americans goalie Drew MacIntyre. Â He’s always been tough for the Amerks to play against, will be great to have him in an Amerks uniform and on our side. In MacIntyre, the Sabres have a goalie who has been patiently waiting for an opportunity …
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The Buffalo Sabres officially introduced Ron Rolston as the new head coach of the Rochester Americans, a new employee at the Sabres University. Â There’s a lot to write about following the press conference and I’ll try and get to as much as possible today. Â One thing that continues to be apparent is that this philosophy …
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