Tag:Alexander Salak
Another Amerks Friday Loss.. Defense.. Offense..
There’s only one way to describe most of Friday nights Rochester Americans game and that is with the word boring. The players and coach seem to disagree so I could be wrong. The scoreboard says that the Amerks only lost by one goal but there’s a lot more to it than that. It took the …
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As Expected Amerks Rebound to Defeat Senators
This Rochester Americans team has become predictable lately. Play a bad game on a Friday night and come back with a strong effort on Saturday, which is exactly what they did on Saturday in a 5-4 win over the Binghamton Senators. Graham Mink scored at 10:21 of the first period to put the Amerks up …
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Gameday: Amerks at Lake Erie Monsters
The Rochester Americans left on Tuesday afternoon for Cleveland for their game tonight against the Lake Erie Monsters, a team they have lost to four times already this season. Out of five games this season the only one the Amerks have won was a 5-2 decision back on October 9th, the second game of the …
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Amerks Defeat Phantoms and Match Last Years Win Total
This season still has an open book and no one knows how it will end but one thing is for certain, they’re not worst than last seasons team! The 29th win of the season matches last years win total. Jordan Henry and Jeff Taffe scored goals for the Amerks in their 2-1 win over the …
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Gameday: 5pm Start for Amerks at Home vs Phantoms
The Adirondack Phantoms return to Rochester for the second Sunday in a row to face off against the Rochester Americans. Last week Michal Repik and Jamie Johnson led the Amerks to a 3-1 win over the Phantoms. Both teams are 1-1 so far this weekend. The Amerks lost on Friday to the Rats but rebounded …
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Amerks Lose on Another Frustrating Friday
I think I could be on to a new promo for the team, “Frustrating Fridays.” You can be frustrated that you got to the cashier at 8:01 and just missed a $1 beer and then you can drive home frustrated that you just saw the game that you did. The Rochester Americans are a playoff …
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Taffe and A Couple Bounces Lead Amerks to Win
“Bounces part of the hockey game,” Benoit Groulx said after the game. “Last night (6-1 loss to Hamilton) they had tons of bounces.” The Rochester Americans bounced back on a Saturday night with a 5-3 win against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in downtown Rochester. Jeff Taffe led the way with two goals. Daniel Steiner, Michal Repik, …
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Bulldogs Win; Bonneau and Duco Fight Videos
The Hamilton Bulldogs easily defeated the Amerks by the final score of 6-1 on Friday night and I think the game can be summed up by saying that they had a great defense and Rochester did not. The Bulldogs defense kept the amount of real scoring chances for the Amerks to a minimum and when …
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Gameday: Amerks Going for Fourth Straight vs Bulldogs
The AHL All-Star break is over and it’s time to head into the final months of the 2009-2010 hockey season and the race in the North Division is going to be a close one. The Hamilton Bulldogs started to pull away a little bit but with a three game winning streak the Amerks are back …
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Salak Shines in First Period at the AHL All-Star Game
Rochester is well represented at this years AHL All-Star Classic event with Graham Mink, Alexander Salak, Keaton Ellerby and also The Moose! “This is for the fans,” P.K. Subban talked about during an on ice interview to start the game. It is a great event to see the star players from every team around the …
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Live from the Heavily Sponsored AHL Skills Competition
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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Amerks in the Skills Competition
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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