Tag:AHL
Talking with Joe Crozier at the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony with Video
Joe Crozier is turning 83 years old and hockey is still an every day part of his life and when he was called and told he was being inducted to the American Hockey League Hall of Fame he said, “It was like winning another Calder Cup.” Â It’s almost impossible to put into words how amazing …
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Corey Tropp Sent Down; AHL Replay in Preliminary Stages
The news from Monday was that the Buffalo Sabres sent Corey Tropp back to the Amerks now that he’s recovered from a concussion. Â Unless you’ve been following the Sabres you’ve probably forgotten about Tropp as an Amerks forward. Â He’s only played in 12 out of 33 games for the Amerks this season with 10 of …
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Top 11 Articles on Lets Go Amerks from 2011
It was a busy second half of 2011 for this site with acquiring a bigger audience with the sale of the Rochester Americans to the Buffalo Sabres.  Here’s a quick look back at what was popular over the past year (more like 6 months, I didn’t write much last season). ( AHL Playoff Format for 2010-2011 Season ) – The …
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Official AHL 2011-2012 Rule Book
Now that the American Hockey League season has started it’ll be time to take a look at the rule book. Â One addition is Rule 48 which deals with illegal checks to the head, copied below. Â For those just starting to watch AHL hockey, there is no instant replay at all. Â The main reason being that …
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AHL Rule Changes for Tie Breakers, Playoffs and Headshots
Springfield, MA – (From TheAHL.com) The American Hockey League’s Board of Governors approved several measures at its Semi-Annual Meeting, held today in downtown Springfield. The format for the 2011 Calder Cup Playoffs has been approved and will not change from last season, featuring a divisional playoff format leading to conference finals and ultimately the Calder …
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Enter the Calder Cup Challenge, Pick Top Players
Take a few minutes and enter the Calder Cup Challenge prior to 7pm on Wednesday to win some prizes from The AHL. Long story short, pick the players who you think will score the most points. A fantasy hockey team. The one amusing part is seeing Daneil Steiner listed in the list of Defenseman #2 …
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Alexander Salak Named AHL Player of the Week
The American Hockey League announced on Monday that Rochester Americans goaltender Alexander Salak has been named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Oct. 25, 2009. Salak made three starts in a 48-hour span over the weekend and won them all, stopping 88 of 91 shots for a 0.98 goals-against average and …
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Hockey players wear sweaters, not jerseys
I read this about a month ago and it means more now than ever. It’s easy to just write the word jersey when talking about a teams uniform but it’s a lot more than that, it’s a sweater. This years Rochester Americans team is playing for that sweater, they’re playing for the logo, they’re playing …
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Goalie Tyler Plante Talks Veteran Presence
The key to success for teams in the American Hockey League is to have a veteran presence on a roster of players in their young 20’s who have more or less moved away from home for the first time. Players need a peer that they can talk to in the locker room, someone they can …
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Emmerson, Dadonov, and other AHL News
The Amerks are expected to release their training camp roster within a week, so until that happens we’re short on Amerks news but plenty of news from other places. ** Evgeni or Evgeny (depending on the day of the week it seems) Dadonov has officially signed his entry level contract with the Florida Panthers and …
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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 Summer News Stories, Getting Caught Up
It has been a busy summer for the Rochester Americans with a lot of great news and a couple of stories that have generated some bad press. Looking at the bigger picture it has been a positive summer. Here’s the start of “round up” type posts I’ll be doing once the season gets started. There’s …
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