Tag:Benoit Groulx
Amerks Talk About Frustration after Tuesdays Loss
The quest for 2,000 franchise wins will have to wait for another night for the Rochester Americans as they added another loss to the standings on Tuesday night against the Manitoba Moose. The Amerks had a 2-1 lead off of goals from Jeff Taffe and Shawn Matthias just over half way through the second period …
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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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Lousy Special Teams Leads Amerks to 3-1 Loss
The Amerks played another what looked like uninspired game on Wednesday night in their 3-1 loss to the Adirondack Phantoms. Something needs to change. Obviously Benoit Groulxs talk on the ice at practice on Tuesday had no effect on the team. The penalty kill was horrible. The power play was horrible. The passing was weak. …
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Benoit Groulxs Morning Speech; Two Player Moves
Shortly after the start of practice this morning Benoit Groulx stepped up to the board and started talking to the team. It wasn’t a speech filled with yelling and anger but more of one from I would almost say the heart. He talked to the team about playing with heart and as a team to …
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Maybe Something Happened When Mike York Went on Leave
The Rochester Americans don’t believe that it’s time to hit the panic button but the media and alot of the fans do. Who is right in this situation? It’s an interesting debate going on in Rochester right now. The roster of veterans and prospects that everyone wanted for the perfect environment was given to us …
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Amerks Lose Another Friday Game, Blame the Missing Players
The Rochester Americans lost on another episode of Frustrating Fridays, this time by the final score of 5-2 against the Hamilton Bulldogs. A lot can be said about this game, very little would be good. Cedrick Desjardins was great. The Hamilton defense was great. The Amerks defense failed again. The Amerks special teams failed again. …
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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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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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Amerks Looking to Start a New Streak on Sunday
Lake Erie Monsters handed the Amerks their 5th straight loss Saturday afternoon and narrowed the distance between the two teams in the standings to eight points. It wasn’t too long ago that the distance in the standings between the two teams was a solid 20 points. The Abbotsford Heat in fourth place are only three …
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Grand Rapids Trounces Amerks; Time to be Concerned?
The Amerks lost the first game of a three game home stand to the Grand Rapids Griffins on Friday night by the final score of 6-3. As the game entered the third period it was still a 2-2 game and it was still anyones game. Grand Rapids took matters in their own hands and with …
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Mink Says No Excuses, Amerks Injuries Healed
The excuses for the Amerks going 5-8-1 through the month of December ranges from the depleted lineup due to injuries and call ups, the travel, the fatigue, and the lack of practice. As of practice this morning there is not a single player on the Amerks list of injured players, everyone has been cleared to …
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Amerks Win Seventh Game this Season vs Crunch
The second period may have been one of the worst this season for the Amerks but they were able to hold on and after 60 minutes left the ice with a win and two more points in the standings. It was the seventh win this season for the Amerks against the cross state rival Syracuse …
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