Tag:Chris Taylor
Amerks Coaching Staff Fired – Taylor, Dineen, and Petersen
The Buffalo Sabres followed up the Tuesday morning firing of management staff to announce that the Rochester Americans coaching staff was fired as well. That included Head Coach Chris Taylor along with assistants Gord Dineen and Toby Petersen. All three had been behind the Amerks bench for the last three seasons. Combining the last 3 …
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Recap: Two Goals for Eric Cornel and a Perfect PK
It wasn’t the prettiest of wins but it was a team effort and an entertaining hockey game from start to finish. Eric Cornel and a perfect penalty kill carried the Rochester Americans to a 4-2 win over the Laval Rocket. The Amerks finished the season series perfect against Laval with a 4-0 record against them …
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Recap: Phantoms Forced OT but Bryson Delivered the Win
There’s multiple ways to look back on the Rochester Americans overtime win Friday night against Lehigh Valley and not one of them would be wrong. The final outcome was a win without giving up points to a divisional team in the second half of the season. It was an exciting game with a lot of …
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Recap: Winning Streak Ended by the Crunch
If you stayed home from the Amerks game Friday night because of the weather in Rochester I can let you know right away that you didn’t miss anything. The six game winning streak vanished as if it never existed during the 5-2 loss to the Syracuse Crunch. Is it the end of the season? Not …
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Recap: Luukkonen Helps Earn A Point in Another Loss
The Rochester Americans officially reached the halfway point of their season Friday night by forcing overtime and earning a point in a shootout loss to the Cleveland Monsters. The bad news is that Rochester is on a five game losing streak and has lost nine of their last 12 games. The worst stretch of the …
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Taylor Leier is Out for Weeks
Taylor Leier had missed 23 games to start the season, along with training camp, after dealing with off season shoulder surgery. When he returned on December 5 there was no question his offensive ability would begin to provide results for the Rochester Americans. He only had one assist in his first five games before hitting …
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Recap: Amerks Panicked as Belleville Scored on Turnovers
The Rochester Americans are in a tough spot right now and they know it. Friday night the team gave up a 5-1 loss to the Belleville Senators. What happened? Take your pick as to the reason. Defensive lapses, turnovers, goaltending, lack of scoring, composure, and even some panicking. Unfortunately the worst game of the season …
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Johansson and Pilut Selected for AHL All-Star Classic
Goalie Jonas Johansson and defenseman Lawrence Pilut will join Chris Taylor in representing the Rochester Americans at the 2020 AHL All-Star Classic in Ontario, California. The fourth year goalie is having his best season as a pro and the second year defenseman will get another shot at attending the event. Johansson is second in the …
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Chris Taylor to Coach at the 2020 AHL All-Star Classic
Chris Taylor has secured the North Division coaching berth for the 2020 AHL All-Star Classic. Taylor will be Rochester’s first All-Star coach since John Tortorella in 1997. AHL All-Star coaches are selected based on the team with the best record in each of the four divisions at the end of play on December 31. The …
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Casey Mittelstadt Assigned to Rochester
The Buffalo Sabres made a somewhat surprising move Sunday evening when they announced that Casey Mittelstadt was assigned to the Rochester Americans. He had been a healthy scratch for the Buffalo Sabres in three out of their last four games. The surprising part of the move is that the Sabres actually made it. He will …
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Recap: Another Win and Some Returning Players
Another one bites the dust. That’s the song that has played after every Rochester Americans home win and it was played again Wednesday night after the team held off the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins by a score of 4-2. The Amerks improved to 16-4-2-2, they’ve won 11 of their last 14 games, and so far this season …
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Recap: Overtime Loss to Toronto but the Point Streak Continues
The good news is that the Rochester Americans have points in nine straight games and haven’t lost a game in regulation since October 30th. The bad news is that they gave up points in the overtime loss to a division rival. It’s not really all that bad considering the fact that Rochester played with 10 …
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