When the Lake Erie Monsters scored only 1:40 into the third period to make it a one goal game I became a little worried. The Amerks held on to a 2-0 lead for the previous 39 minutes and with this team you never know what could happen, so a third period meltdown was on my …
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There’s only 10 games left in the regular season and that sense of excitement and urgency around this Amerks team heading into the final push for the playoffs still seems to be missing. They have a challenge on their hands tonight as they take on the Lake Erie Monsters on the road, a place they’ve …
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Newly acquired Mathieu Roy hurt his left ankle on Tuesday morning during practice and did not make the trip to Cleveland. Roy hurt himself as I was taking a walk from the seats to the back hallway so I didn’t catch what happened but he appeared to be in some pain when I saw him …
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As a season goes on you typically expect a team to get better. The players get to know each other better, they build chemistry, more practice time, and find their groove. What you don’t expect is for a team to go in the opposite direction. The addition of Mike Brodeur to the 08-09 Amerks was …
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The Amerks lost two games on the road this weekend and sent Daniel Steiner back to Reading. That’s the weekend in one sentence. I took the weekend off from watching Amerks hockey and apparently I did not miss all that much but felt the need to write a recap of the weekend. ** Daniel Steiner …
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The Florida Panthers are quietly working towards earning a top draft pick as one of the leagues worst teams this season. There’s a few different things that have gone wrong which has led to the Panthers horrible season which were written about The Hockey Writers web site. It should come as no surprise that some …
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Florida Panthers goalie prospect Marc Cheverie has been nominated for the 2010 Hobey Baker Award which is awarded every year to college hockey’s top player. Cheverie is a junior with the #1 ranked Denver Pioneers who will face the RIT Tigers in their quest to be the best in NCAA Division 1 hockey. With Jacob …
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The big news but something that was expected is that Rory Fitzpatrick is in his last professional season. Fitzpatrick is in the final year of the two year contract he signed to play with the Rochester Americans. He has had a solid pro career and at the end of the season a story of his …
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John de Gray was loaned to the Rochester Americans at the end of December when they were in need of a defensive defenseman with Rory Fitzpatrick out of the lineup injured. They got just that in de Gray, a solid blue liner that can be relied upon. If you’re looking at the stat sheet you …
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Chances are you didn’t even realize he was here, but Brady Calla is going back to the Florida Everblades. He was called up last weekend to be an extra warm body. Thanks to Woody over at the NDN Blades Blog for the breaking news. All sarcasm aside, Calla will have his work cut out for …
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The Amerks are heading into the final stretch of the season in a race with the Abbotsford Heat for home ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs. The Florida Panthers returned Michal Repik to the Rochester Americans on Thursday and his speed and scoring touch will be a big help. In 48 games …
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As mentioned earlier on Tuesday through Facebook and Twitter, Jimmy Bonneau has been suspended an additional two games and Steve MacIntyre was just suspended for the one game and is eligible to return. In case you missed the story, it’s all from altercations during the Amerks vs Crunch game on Saturday March 13, 2010 in …
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