Tag:Chris Taylor
Steve Moses Signs with KHL Team; Suspended by Amerks
The Amerks announced on Friday evening December 22, 2017 just moments before the game was about to start in Laval that they had suspended Steve Moses indefinitely for “breach of contract.” It has been confirmed that Steve Moses signed a two year contract with Helsingin Jokerit. This explains why the Amerks suspended him, he took …
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Gameday: Ullmark vs Wilcox, Nylander, Percy and Team Motivation
The Amerks are heading into their 29th game of the season tonight at home against the Belleville Senators. Now that he team is past the first third of the season they’ve gained confidence, put expectations on themselves and are having no problems staying motivated. The Amerks and Senators have played twice this season in early November. …
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CJ Smith has Skill, Vision and a Development Mindset
Last March when the college hockey season came to an end the Buffalo Sabres went out and signed CJ Smith, the leading scorer for UMass-Lowell. A player that was on the radar of a number of teams. Earlier this week he played in his 26th game as a Rochester American and moved into the lead …
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Notes and Quotes for Tonights Amerks vs Marlies Game
There’s some excitement and anticipation for tonights hockey game at the War Memorial between the Toronto Marlies and Rochester Americans. The Marlies are the number one team in The AHL but the Amerks aren’t too far behind overall in the league. In the division there’s a four point spread between the two teams. “We understand …
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Amerks vs Utica Game Day Notes and Quotes
The Amerks are coming off of an “unbelievable weekend” [ Read more here ] and are facing off against the Utica Comets tonight for the sixth time this season. In the five games so far the Amerks are 1-2-1-1. The only win was a shootout win on the road. The two regulation losses have both been …
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Amerks Unbelievable Weekend and Divisional Games Ahead
The Amerks capped off an impressive three in three weekend coming back home with five out of six points. The team has nine games left in the month of December and all of them are against divisional teams. I asked Chris Taylor if it was a pretty good and he responded with, “Pretty good weekend? …
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Being a Family and Leadership is Key to the Amerks Success
The Amerks are on the road this weekend for their first set of three games over three days. Well, technically three games in less than three days since they play on Sunday afternoon at 3pm. The team is traveling to Springfield, Hartford and Bridgeport. A long bus ride there but cities within close proximity to …
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Amerks Notes: Moulson, Nylander and Ullmark Practices Faceoffs
The biggest news of the week was the Sabres placing Matt Moulson on waivers for the purpose of assignment. Once he cleared there was no immediate announcement that he was assigned to the Amerks which was a sign something else was in the works. It was announced a few hours after clearing that Moulson was …
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Amerks Lose after Costly Turnovers and Giving Up Another Third Period Lead
The good news is that the Amerks are tied for fourth in total points in the American Hockey League. The bad news is that they continue to giveaway points costing them in the standings. Rochester could easily be in third place overall in the league if it wasn’t for giving up third period leads. In 21 …
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Amerks Notes: Wolf Pack and Penguins this Weekend
The Wolf Pack are in town again after the Amerks defeated them 4-2 on November 17 at home. That game ended on a fiesty note when Dan Catenacci steam rolled Alexander Nylander in his first game back. Arvin Atwal stepped in and dropped the gloves with less than five minutes left to play. Catenacci has missed the …
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Amerks Notes, Botterill Talks Nylander and Ullmark and Johansson Returns
The Amerks are heading to Binghamton today after defeating them on Friday night in a massive 10-3 win. The last time the Amerks had scored 10 goals in a game was December 16, 2016. [ Read our Friday Night Recap ] **** Goaltender Jonas Johansson played in his first game of the season on Friday …
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Amerks Win and Score 10 Goals for the First Time Since 2006
It’s all about how you come back from previous games. The Rochester Americans rebounded in a big way winning 10-3 against the Binghamton Devils after being shutout 5-0 by the same team last Saturday. On Wednesday night the Amerks lost in overtime in a back and forth game losing 6-5. The team played 60 minutes …
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