Tag:Abbotsford Heat
Alexander Salak Likely the Starting Goalie for Amerks
As I would have predicted, Alexander Salak is all but confirmed by the coach to be the starting goaltender for the Rochester Americans when they open the first round of the playoffs on Thursday night against the Abbotsford Heat. Benoit Groulx said that he will officially announce it on Wednesday but Tyler Plante had let …
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Amerks Clinch Home Ice, Game 1 is on Thursday
After 60 minutes of play on Friday night the score was tied 3-3 but the Amerks earned the one point that they needed to clinch home ice advantage for the first round of the playoffs. In the coming days I’ll post my recap of the season, but one things for certain – it’s pretty impressive …
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Gameday: Amerks Home vs Heat; Panther Trades
Going to keep this short and sweet today, the Amerks start a three game stretch tonight with a home game against the Abbotsford Heat. To say it’s a “must win” is probably an understatement. The Amerks have lost the past three Friday night home games and none of the games have been exciting. It’s a …
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Dylan Hunter Brings Bad Karma; Amerks Lose 2-1
The headline sounds like one I would have written two seasons ago during one of the worst seasons the Amerks have ever played. The game we witnessed tonight resembled one of those games more than it did the Rochester Americans of the 2009/10 season. I don’t really blame Dylan Hunter and don’t really think that …
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GDT: Finally, A Home Game; Amerks vs Heat Friday Tonight
Thankfully that road trip is over and after two weeks the Amerks finally have another home game. The Abbotsford Heat travel to Rochester tonight to play the Amerks at 7:05pm at Blue Cross Arena. That ends the longest drought of the season between home games. The Amerks wrapped up a road trip this past Sunday …
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Amerks End Road Trip With a 2-1 Win; Injury Updates
It wasn’t pretty but the game was full of effort and the Amerks were able to end their six game road trip with a 2-1 win over the Abbotsford Heat. They end the road trip with three wins and three losses, respectable based on the circumstances. The game was scoreless until 7:27 of the third …
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Amerks Depleted Lineup Leads to 6-2 Road Loss
If you’re going to lose you may as well lose big. That seems to be the motto of the Rochester Americans this season. They lose by the final score of 6-2 on Saturday night on the road against the Abbotsford Heat. Shawn Matthias scored first for the Amerks on a great breakaway and was able …
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What happened to some of last years Amerks?
The summer of 2009 has been an exciting one with the roster that has been built for the 2009/2010 Rochester Americans. There’ll be a lot of questions from fans getting to know some of the new players but also a lot of questions wondering about some favorites from last season. So here’s a quick rundown …
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Amerks 2009-2010 Schedule Released
The day has finally arrived for the 2009/2010 American Hockey League schedule! Time to start planning road trips. If you’re looking for start times check here. Here’s the full schedule: [table id=7 /] [table id=8 /] [table id=9 /] [table id=10 /] [table id=11 /] [table id=12 /] [table id=13 /] Here’s the early season …
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Amerks Jersey Ranked 2nd by The Hockey News
The Hockey News ranked jerseys last year based on the teams logo, this year they decided to go by patches, striping, and piping to rank the jerseys. I also need to mention colors as well. The Amerks were ranked second for a “Classic crest with a clean look to it.” I’m not quite sure how …
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Off Season Changes in the AHL
Just in case you’ve been enjoying the summer, here’s what has been going on around the American Hockey League in terms of changes in cities, affiliations, divisions, and rules. New Cities / New Team The Quad City Flames moved from Moline, Illinois to Abbotsford, British Columbia and and are now called the Abbotsford Heat. They …
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American Hockey League Teams on Twitter
As the 2009/2010 season approaches it appears as if the American Hockey League is finally represented within the Twitter universe. Twitter is a great service for sports fans due to the fact that news can usually be summed up in less than 140 characters leaving out all of the extra fluff that accompanies articles. If …
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