Tag:Amerks
Chris Beckford-Tseu has a Clean Slate
Mention the name Chris Beckford-Tseu around the fans that closely followed the Amerks last season and they’ll quickly ask, “he’s not coming back is he?” Chris Beckford-Tseu was signed by the Florida Panthers during the summer of 2008 to be the #1 goaltender for the Rochester Americans. Jack Birch had talked about Beckford-Tseu being the …
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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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Day #2 at Amerks Training Camp
The Amerks just wrapped up day two of training camp with another scrimmage at ESL Centre. The Red team won the game with a flurry of goals in the second half against a struggling Ryan Mior. Chris Beckford-Tseu looked great in goal during the first half of the scrimmage. The fans remember last year but …
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Amerks Coach Benoit Groulx Answers a Few Questions
Benoit Groulx was off the ice at the first day of training camp to observe the players taking part in the first scrimmage. He was there to observe and see what players had to offer. He was observing with Jack Birch, Jody Gage, and Ted Nolan. How’s that for a jury deciding your future? Players …
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One Fan at a Time – News 10 Story
The summer of 2009 will be known as the summer that Ted Nolan saved the Rochester Americans from becoming the next Phoenix Coyotes. Ok, maybe that’s going a little too far but I think that Ted Nolan has created an excellent buzz about this years team. I’ll go out on a limb and say that …
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Amerks Open Training Camp With A Scrimmage
The Rochester Americans opened the 2009 training camp getting right to the point, playing hockey! There was not any skating, passing, or shooting drills. The players got on the ice, skated a few laps and went right into playing a scrimmage. It feels like a it was only a few weeks ago that the Rochester …
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Amerks Training Camp Roster Here
Here’s a quick list of the players that will be with the Amerks during training camp. Many of them were just cut by the Panthers on Wednesday so no idea if they’ll be here on Thursday. The players still with the Panthers are Mike Duco, Jeff Taffe, Alexander Salak, Michal Repik, and Shawn Matthias. Chances …
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Amerks Training Camp Roster and Other Notes
The 2009/2010 season for the Rochester Americans is finally upon us. It seems as if everyone from youth hockey all the way up to the NHL has started except for the Amerks. The Amerks will open training camp on Thursday morning from 10am – Noon at the ESL Centre. The camp roster is supposed to …
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Amerks Sign Ross Carlson to AHL Contract
AMERICANS BRING IN FIFTH ‘AMERICAN-BORN’ PLAYER ROCHESTER SIGNS ROSS CARLSON TO AHL CONTRACT (Rochester, NY)… Rochester Americans Director of Player Personnel Jody Gage announced today the club has signed Ross Carlson to a two-way American Hockey League contract. He becomes the fifth U.S. born player to wear the red, white and blue for Rochester this …
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Sweetland showing signs of improvement
Some people have to look back and wonder how Sweetland was able to land a three-year, $2.625-million entry-level contract. He had one outstanding season in 2006-07 when he played for the Amherst Ramblers of the MJAHL when he scored 56 goals. He was not drafted and as noted below has no real chance of making …
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Florida Panthers Article: Optimism In Rochester
The article below appeared on the Florida Panthers site this past Sunday about the optimism surrounding the upcoming Rochester Americans season, something that has been missing in recent years. One thing that’s exciting is the interest in the Amerks that a lot of Panther fans have taken. These fans view the Rochester Americans as the …
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Sun-Sentinel: Matthias mature, on a mission
If there was one player that fans disliked the most last season in Rochester it was Center Shawn Matthias. In 61 games last season Matthias finished with 10 goals, 10 assists and a team worst -34 in the +/- column. It was expected that he was going to be an offensive force. Someone who could …
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