The Rochester Americans can move on to the second round for the first time since the 2004/2005 season with a win tonight against the Abbotsford Heat. Considering the way the Amerks have played the last two games I think it’s safe to say that it’s probably, but overconfidence can be dangerous. To borrow from the …
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The Rochester Americans lit up the scoreboard on Wednesday night with four power play goals in a 6-1 win over the Abbotsford Heat to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the series. Rochester could win the series with a win on Friday night. Ever since the game one loss last Thursday I don’t think anyone …
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A pivotal game #4 is tonight at 10pm on the road against the Abbotsford Heat for the Rochester Americans. Take a 3-1 series lead and everything is in favor of the Amerks, allow the Heat to tie the series 2-2 and there could be something to be concerned about. The game is at 10pm Eastern …
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The Amerks got out to a slow start on Monday night on the road against the Abbotsford Heat but came back in a big way ending the game with an 8-4 win. Abbotsford had a 2-1 lead up until 8:03 of the second period when Shawn Matthias tied the game and that opened up the …
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The Amerks and Heat travelled to the other side of the country on Sunday for games 3, 4 and 5. The series is tied 1-1 with the Heat winning the first game and the Amerks the second. The first two games were hard hitting with a lot of chirping, pushing, shoving and punches. The key …
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Saturday night in Rochester was the definition of playoff hockey. The Rochester Americans defeated the Abbotsford Heat in game 2 on Saturday night, an excellent rebound of a game from the way they played on Thursday night. “It’s playoff hockey and both teams were trying to set the tone and trying to get the teams …
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The game on Saturday night between the Amerks and Heat was hard hitting and filled with a lot of punches, pushing and shoving. Tyler Plante set the tone early keeping his crease safe and clearing it out when the Heat got too close. Mathieu Roy got into the first fight of the night against Matt …
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It’s only game two of a seven game series tonight between the Amerks and Heat but it’s possibly one of the most important games. If the Heat win and return home for three games everything is in their favor. If the Amerks win the series starts over as a best of five with three straight …
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Benoit Groulx made the decision to start rookie goaltender Alexander Salak in the first game of the 2010 playoffs for the Rochester Americans and the decision back fired on him. The Heat scored three first period goals against Salak and that was enough for him, he was pulled after the first period and replaced by …
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Jamie Koharski is one the worst ref’s in hockey and proved it again on Thursday night during the Amerks and Heat playoff game. There was a total of 19 power plays. That’s right, 19. Has anyone ever seen so many penalties in a playoff game? Now, a lot of them were valid penalties like the …
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The Rochester Americans and Abbotsford Heat face off tonight for Game 1 of their Calder Cup playoff series. The Amerks missed the playoffs the last two seasons after having two of the worst teams in franchise history. A pretty remarkable turnaround, big thanks to the wallet of Amerks Owner Curt Styres. A few quick things before …
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The Amerks begin their run for the Calder Cup on Thursday night against the Abbotsford Heat in I’m guaranteeing will be a great round of hockey. The two teams met four times during the regular season with the Heat winning three of those games but the teams that played each other during the regular season …
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