Tag:Chris Taylor
Late Comeback Not Enough, Bears Win 5-4
The one positive out of Saturday nights game on the road against the Hershey Bears is that it was a better game than the previous two. Evgeny Dadonov, Chris Taylor, Jamie Johnson, and Daniel Steiner all had two point games. In the end the Bears were able to take advantage of a weak defense and …
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Chris Taylor Tallies 1,000 Career Points
Congrats to Chris Taylor who has 1,000 career points after tallying two assists against the Hershey Bears on Saturday night. Taylor’s resume speaks for itself. He’s a proven leader on and off the ice and always plays hard. We all know the Amerks have been hit hard with injuries and call ups but that hasn’t …
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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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GDT: Finally, A Home Game; Amerks vs Heat Friday Tonight
Thankfully that road trip is over and after two weeks the Amerks finally have another home game. The Abbotsford Heat travel to Rochester tonight to play the Amerks at 7:05pm at Blue Cross Arena. That ends the longest drought of the season between home games. The Amerks wrapped up a road trip this past Sunday …
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Two Goals for Rome Leads Moose to 2-1 Win Over Amerks
The Rochester Americans wrapped up their fourth game of a season long six game road trip by losing to the Manitoba Moose by the final score of 2-1. With the loss the Amerks dropped to 18-4-1-0 for the season and 2-2-0-0 on the road trip. That’s right, only their 4th loss out of 23 games. …
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Gameday: Big Crowd and Big Game Expected for Amerks vs Penguins Tonight
The Rochester Americans game tonight could be something special if everything goes as planned. The team has had a major focus on ticket sales for the game tonight against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and it could be the biggest in recent memory. About a year ago at this time I had wrote that it was, “up …
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Gameday: Amerks Travel to take on the Hamilton Bulldogs
The Amerks will be getting on a bus to head north of the border later this afternoon to play against the Hamilton Bulldogs in the second of ten games between these two teams this season. The Amerks defeated the ‘Dogs on November 10 by the final score of 4-1. That game featured Chris Taylor, David …
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Tough Loss On the Road, Portland Wins 6-3
Playing against a team that has nothing to lose is probably the worst team to play against. That proved true on Thursday night in Buffalo at HSBC Arena when the Amerks 11 game winning streak came to an end. Portland was the better team on Thursday night and they won 6-3. “You have to give …
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Amerks Going for 12, Winning Starts With the Owner
“One game at a time, it’s an old cliche but it’s true,” is what Ted Nolan said on the John DiTullio show Wednesday afternoon. The key to making that old cliche true is to believe in it. Every player in the locker room believes in taking every game one at a time and playing every …
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Amerks Win 11th in a Row, Tie Franchise Record
The Rochester Americans tied a franchise record tonight with their 11th straight win with the defeat of the Hamilton Bulldogs by the final score of 4-1. Excellent effort by the Amerks team all night. The offense did what it had to. The defense played strong. The goal tending was again spectacular. It was a TEAM …
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Chris Taylor Strikes Again, Amerks Win in OT
The Amerks made some mistakes and learned a valuable lesson tonight but in the end got what mattered most, a win and two points in the standings. The Syracuse Crunch made a strong comeback after being down 3-0 heading into the third period and then scoring the tying goal with 14 seconds left in regulation …
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Amerks Win Again, Longest Streak Since 2005
The Amerks came into Friday night riding a seven game winning streak that started back on October 12th, two days after they were pretty much destroyed by Albany. When they left Binghamton on Friday night the Amerks extended the winning streak to eight games, the longest since early 2005. A big concern coming into tonights …
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