Tag:Alexander Salak
Crunch Talk Trash, Salak Has the Last Laugh
Alexander Salak picked up his 14th win of the season Sunday afternoon in Syracuse and in doing so he made some new friends. I’m sure there are a lot of goalies that are vocal, Martin Biron being the most popular, but Alexander Salak is making a name for himself with every game that he plays. …
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Amazing Save by Rochester Americans Goalie Alexander Salak
On this day I’m thankful for a lot of things in life, since I write about the Rochester Americans on this web site one of the things that I will be thankful for is goaltender Alexander Salak and what he brings to this team. Salak continues to impress us every game that he plays. Just …
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Gameday: Amerks Travel to take on the Hamilton Bulldogs
The Amerks will be getting on a bus to head north of the border later this afternoon to play against the Hamilton Bulldogs in the second of ten games between these two teams this season. The Amerks defeated the ‘Dogs on November 10 by the final score of 4-1. That game featured Chris Taylor, David …
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Steve MacIntyre Returns and Tuesdays Practice
The big news out of Amerks practice on Tuesday morning was the arrival of Steve MacIntyre. It was deja vu seeing him back on rink 1 for practice. During the summer of 2008 the Florida Panthers signed him to play in Rochester but he was pulled off the same rink just after practice started when …
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Amerks Spoil the Griffins Streak, Salak Wins his Tenth
The Amerks played spoilers on Saturday night by defeating the Grand Rapids Griffins and ending the Griffins nine game winning streak and also handed the Griffins their first home loss of the season. Alexander Salak won his 10th game of the season by saving 33 of the 34 shots he faced. Is it too early …
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Amerks Win 11th in a Row, Tie Franchise Record
The Rochester Americans tied a franchise record tonight with their 11th straight win with the defeat of the Hamilton Bulldogs by the final score of 4-1. Excellent effort by the Amerks team all night. The offense did what it had to. The defense played strong. The goal tending was again spectacular. It was a TEAM …
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Tuesday Morning Practice and Other News
It’s game day in Rochester and the Amerks are on the ice for their morning skate getting warmed up. It’s an exciting day for one big reason, “the record.” That’s something that matters to just about everyone but the players and coaches. That’s something you can believe. Until it’s been mentioned to the team about …
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Gameday: Amerks vs Bulldogs, First Real Test
The game tonight is shaping up to be the Amerks biggest challenge so far this season. The Hamilton Bulldogs and Rochester Americans are similar in a number of ways. The biggest difference between the two teams is three games. The three games is three wins for the Amerks and three shootout losses for the Bulldogs. …
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Chris Taylor Strikes Again, Amerks Win in OT
The Amerks made some mistakes and learned a valuable lesson tonight but in the end got what mattered most, a win and two points in the standings. The Syracuse Crunch made a strong comeback after being down 3-0 heading into the third period and then scoring the tying goal with 14 seconds left in regulation …
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Weekend Home Games: Amerks vs Crunch and Marlies
After what seems like an eternity since last weekends road win in Binghamton the Amerks are finally back to action tonight against the Syracuse Crunch. On Saturday night they’ll take on the Toronto Marlies. The last time the Amerks and Crunch played was October 25th when Amerks shutout the Crunch 3-0. That same game ended …
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Thoughts of Salak in June Held True in October
Alexander Salak was named the Reebok/AHL Rookie of the Month for October, something he worked hard for and earned. Salak helped to lead the Rochester Americans to the best record in the AHL for the month by going 6-0 with a 1.66 goals-against average and a .947 save percentage. Salak will look to extend his …
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Amerks Win Again, Longest Streak Since 2005
The Amerks came into Friday night riding a seven game winning streak that started back on October 12th, two days after they were pretty much destroyed by Albany. When they left Binghamton on Friday night the Amerks extended the winning streak to eight games, the longest since early 2005. A big concern coming into tonights …
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