The skills competition is an interesting event to watch as players try and show off their best moves and skating abilities. Somehow these All-Star events are able to sell a million sponsorship deals for every event and announcement but I’m yet to sell a single ad here (although I have never tried). Heading into the …
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The “Insert Sponsor Name Here” skills competition is set to begin soon and to answer the number one question of Amerks fans, yes Graham Mink is going to be taking part in at least the skills competition. So now you’re asking, how is he able to play in what many consider a silly exibition event …
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The 2010 Ducks Unlimited Skills Competition is tonight at 8pm and all three Amerks are set to play. The biggest question is whether or not Graham Mink is going to play with his sore back. He’s on the scorecard so I expect he is, I’ll know more around 6pm when the locker rooms open. The …
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It only took us five states and 643 miles to arrive in Portland, ME for the AHL All-Star Classic and it will be well worth it. You probably ask, why five states? On the way we took a detour to Providence to see the Providence Bruins take on the Albany River Rats for a 4pm …
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After a rough stretch of games the Amerks are now riding a three game winning streak into the All-Star break after defeating the Syracuse Crunch for the 8th time this season. That’s the best way to look at things right now, two points is two points in the standings and a three game winning streak …
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The positive on Friday night was that the Amerks were able to win in a shootout over the Hamilton Bulldogs to add a much needed two points to the standings. The five regulation goals were all scored by different players with Evgeny Dadonov, Daniel Steiner, and Jeff Taffe leading the way in the shootout. Alexander …
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The Mike York story continues as Don Stevens just reported on the Bob Mathews show that York will be out another 3 to 4 weeks. Stevens said that York needs his knee “scraped out” with a scope and will have the surgery on Tuesday. He has been out of the lineup since the beginning of …
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The good news for the Amerks today is that Keaton Ellerby and Shawn Matthias will be joining the team for its two road games this weekend. Keaton Ellerby finally got the chance to play in his first NHL game of his career on Thursday against the Tampa Bay Lightning. His total time on the ice …
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The Amerks are back in action tonight and on the road to take on the Hamilton Bulldogs. The Bulldogs are slowly pulling away from the pack in the North Division, much like the Amerks did earlier in the season. In five games this season the Amerks are 3-1-1 against the Bulldogs and have outscored them …
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The promotion for Dollar Dogs ‘N Drafts being extended for the rest of the season is some great news heading into the second half of the season. This is a great deal for fans and also a great sign that SMG and the Amerks seem to have a great partnership going. Here’s the rest of …
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The Florida Panthers have called up Keaton Ellerby and Steve MacIntyre for their game tonight against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ellerby is still looking to play in his first regular season NHL game. He has been called up twice but is yet to play. Bryan Allen didn’t make the trip so he should finally get …
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Here’s a quick update on current injuries with the Rochester Americans that I know of. Graham Mink – still having issues with his back and is hoping to play at least one game if not both this weekend. He’s also scheduled to be Captain PlanetUSA at the All-Star Classic on Monday and Tuesday. There’s barely …
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