Tag:Amerks
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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Panthers Call up Repik and McArdle
Michal Repik and Kenndal McArdle both earned their first call ups of the season to the show on Monday morning. The Florida Panthers are in need of some extra help with David Booth (concussion) and Radek Dvorak (knee) out of the lineup for their game on Wednesday. Repik is currently Rochester’s leader in points with …
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Mike Duco is Day to Day
Mike Duco is currently day to day with his shoulder injury. He hurt his shoulder when Phil Oreskovic and Andre Deveaux of the Toronto Marlies hit him hard into the boards on October 17th in Toronto. Amerks trainer Kent Weisbeck said that Duco is just waiting for his shoulder to not feel as sore so …
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Sunday Evening Amerks vs Crunch Fight Videos
A game between the Rochester Americans and Syracuse Crunch is going to be a physical game and will likely have a fight or two. Sunday evening in Rochester that’s exactly what happened. Jimmy Bonneau fought Jon Mirasty twice and looked beat up after the game. He said the last time his face was like that …
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Amerks Come Back to Win in Over Time
Michal Repik scored the game winner in OT to extend the Amerks winning streak to six games with a come from behind victory in Syracuse on Saturday night. The Amerks were down 2-0 in the first period but found a way to come back and win the game 3-2 in overtime. 3:33 into the first …
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Jimmy Bonneau vs Jon Mirasty Fight Videos
The first fight came after Jon Mirasty leveled Luke Beaverson into the boards in what looked like Mirasty should have been called for boarding. Bonneau was quick to go after Mirasty and stick up for his teammate. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLhIwyuyZQ4&feature=player_embedded The second fight occurred right after the Crunch took a 1-0 lead in the game. Just after …
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Dvorak and Booth Injured for Florida
The Amerks could see a couple of players called up this week to the Panthers. The Florida Panthers just lost their game to the Philadelphia Flyers and had two players out injured by the end of the game. Radek Dvorak left the game in the second period with an “upper body injury” and did not …
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Panthers Recalled Jason Garrison; Beckford-Tseu
The Florida Panthers recalled Jason Garrison today to join them in Philadelphia for their game against the Flyers. This is the second time Garrison has been called up. In six games with the Amerks he is tied with Clay Wilson in points, each with five which ranks them both at sixth in the American Hockey …
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Salak, Taylor, and Brine Lead Amerks to Win
It was close near the end of the third but the Amerks stayed strong on the ice and defeated the Albany River Rats by the final score of 2-1 for their fifth straight win. The last time the Amerks had a winning streak like this was the start of the 2006/2007 season. The Amerks are …
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Protecting the Goalie; Gameday Amerks vs Rats
The Amerks travel to Albany tonight to try and revenge their only regular season loss of the season. The Amerks played a lousy game on October and lost 6-1 to the River Rats. I wrote after that game that the they were slow, they were rarely able to generate consistent offense, and they looked tired. …
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Sweets in the Suites and a Red Hot Sunday
The Amerks play their first earlier Sunday home game of the season this weekend (October 25, 2009) and they have a couple of great promotions to go along with the game. The game starts at 5:00pm and it’s against the Syracuse Crunch. It’s a great chance to get out to a game and be home …
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Post Game Injury Report
It appears as if Rory Fitzpatrick could be missing some time. He left the bench with a few minutes left in the first period and did not return. It appeared to be a groin injury and could be a relapse with his sports hernia. Fitzpatrick will be talking on Thursday to the doctor who performed …
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