Tag:Clay Wilson
Leggio Earns the Amerks 3 out of 4 Points Against the Heat
We’re now in the month of February and this is the time of the season that teams make a push for the playoffs and determine how they’ll be able to play once in the playoffs. Â The NHL trade deadline is Monday February 27, 2012, just over three weeks away. Â There’s one position that the Amerks …
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Much Delayed 2012 AHL All-Star Game Recap
The 2012 version of the American Hockey League All-Star festivities ended on Monday night and for the most part I’d say it was another successful event. Â The skills competition was “so so” and the game itself didn’t get exciting until the last half of the third period when the West realized it needed to make …
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Panthers Call Up Joe Callahan, Wilson Could Also Go Up
In an epic 1000th article posted on this site, Joe Callahan has been called up by the Florida Panthers. It’s also possible that Clay Wilson could be called up as well. Callahan is being called up to fill in for Dmirty Kulikov who has a rib injury. George Richards is also reporting that Jason Garrison …
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Wilson Assigned to Rochester, Arnason Released
In two not so surprising moves, Clay Wilson was put on the waiver wire by the Florida Panthers to be assigned to the Rochester Americans. It’s not likely that another team will pick him up. Tyler Arnason was released from his tryout with the Florida Panthers. There had been some thought he would be assigned …
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Free Agency Impact on the Amerks, This Year, Last Year, Current Players
The 2010 edition of free agency is set to begin at Noon EST today and we may not see immediate moves by the Florida Panthers and Rochester Americans but there definitely will be. A lot of people still consider the Panthers a “bad parent club” but they did a very good job partnered with the …
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Grading the 2009-2010 Amerks Player by Player
One week ago today we were mentally preparing for game 7 against the Abbotsford Heat and hoping for a legendary game. It certainly turned out to be a legendary game, unfortunately not in favor of the Amerks. As sports fans, it’s the type of loss that will live with us forever until another Calder Cup …
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Contract Status for Amerks Players Heading into Next Season
Now that the season is over for the Rochester Americans it’s time to take a look and see who is still under contract with the Panthers or Amerks, who is and who is not still likely to sign. I grouped players by signed, likely to sign and RFA and UFA. Under each category I put …
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Huge 8 to 4 Win for the Amerks in Game 3
The Amerks got out to a slow start on Monday night on the road against the Abbotsford Heat but came back in a big way ending the game with an 8-4 win. Abbotsford had a 2-1 lead up until 8:03 of the second period when Shawn Matthias tied the game and that opened up the …
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Gameday: Last Regular Season Home Game and Pink Jerseys
It’s really hard to believe that tonight is the last regular season home game of the 2009-2010 season for the Rochester Americans. It really does feel like just a few weeks ago that everyone was excited about the start of the season. It’s been a long roller coaster of a season but the bottom line …
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Panthers Recall Mike Duco and Clay Wilson
It only took 74 games played by Clay Wilson to get the call but it finally happened after the Amerks win over the Hershey Bears. The dust was wiped off the Panthers duffel bag and off he goes to play with the Florida Panthers against the New York Rangers on Saturday night. Wilson is second …
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Marlies Capitalize on Amerks Bad Defensive Game to Win
The Rochester Americans had a chance to clinch a spot in the playoffs on Sunday afternoon if they defeated the Toronto Marlies and the Lake Erie Monsters lost in regulation to the San Antonio Rampage. Former Rochester American forward Stefan Meyer and the Rampage did their part defeating the Monsters in the final 90 seconds …
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Amerks Defeat Marlies with Seven Goals and Inch Closer to Playoffs
The Amerks came closer to clinching a playoff spot with a seven goal performance on Saturday evening on the road against the Toronto Marlies. The Amerks have only scored seven goals one other time this season, a 7-4 win back on November 29th against the Syracuse Crunch. This Rochester team seems to have a switch …
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