Tag:Corey Tropp
Amerks Injury Updates; A Healthy Future is Near
It’s probably safe to say that every hockey fan in Western New York is tired of hearing about injuries. The Buffalo Sabres and Rochester Americans are slowly returning to health though and will hopefully stay that way. For the Amerks, Corey Tropp is set to return on Wednesday morning against the Toronto Marlies. Tropp has …
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Playing the What If Game with the Amerks Standings and Roster
One of the biggest challenges for the Rochester Americans is an inconsistent effort in games they have the chance to win (like Friday night against the Abbotsford Heat) which can be attributed to young players and the expectations of players to put in a lot of ice time. Â The result? Â The Amerks have lost 15 …
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Amerks Comeback Takes the Bears to the Shootout; Successful Weekend
The Amerks loss to the Hershey Bears can be looked at a few ways but the best way to look at it is that this team has a lot of heart, character and a never say die attitude that’s awesome to watch. Â After two periods the Bears were winning the game and had a 36-9 …
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Gameday: Maturing Amerks Hit the Road Again; Morrisonn and Tropp Return
The Amerks hit the road again for the start of a busy almost second half of the season. Â They’ll be playing three games in three nights starting tonight against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and then Binghamton Senators and then closing out the weekend against the Hershey Bears on Sunday. Â The team will play every Friday and …
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Corey Tropp Sent Down; AHL Replay in Preliminary Stages
The news from Monday was that the Buffalo Sabres sent Corey Tropp back to the Amerks now that he’s recovered from a concussion. Â Unless you’ve been following the Sabres you’ve probably forgotten about Tropp as an Amerks forward. Â He’s only played in 12 out of 33 games for the Amerks this season with 10 of …
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Loss to the Aeros; Corey Tropp Called Up; Tonight vs Bulldogs
A few random updates… News of the day is that the Buffalo Sabres have more injuries with Nathan Gerbe and Patrick Kaleta are out injured so Corey Tropp has been called up from the Rochester Americans. As for the loss on Friday night, the Amerks got out to an early 2-0 lead and then the …
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Tropp, Szczechura and Brennan Back to the Amerks
Some good news today for the Rochester Americans as Corey Tropp, TJ Brennan and Paul Szczechura were all sent back by the Buffalo Sabres. The Amerks play against the Houston Aero’s and can use all the talent available. The Aero’s have only lost three games in regulation, two in overtime and four in a shootout. …
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Mid Week Amerks Report: Weekend Games, Injuries, Call Ups, etc
There hasn’t been any breaking news out of the Rochester Americans but with the business of Thanksgiving wanted to take time to catch up on everything going on. Besides a few Twitter updates I doubt there’ll be another post until after the game on Friday. Even though most of us will be getting a day …
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Amerks Gameday vs Marlies, A Handful of Thoughts
It’s a Friday and the Rochester Americans are back in action with two big games this weekend against the Toronto Marlies, the only other team in the North Division that appears to be ready to compete with the Amerks for the top spot. Â The puck drops at 7:35pm but get there at 6:30pm for “Happy …
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A Few Hours Away From Amerks vs Griffins
It seems weird to have back to back home games on a Friday and Saturday night but it’s happening this weekend, following the Amerks 3-1 win over the Senators on Friday night they’re back on the ice in a few hours against the Grand Rapids Griffins. Based on Ticketmaster numbers it looks like a crowd …
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Rookie Time Corey Tropp’s First NHL Goal; Sabres Win 6-5
Corey Tropp created an instant highlight reel moment for scoring his first National Hockey League goal at 9:16 of the first period and also receiving a classic Rick Jeanneret call on the play. Â Jeanneret bellowed out, “Rookie time rookie time Corey Tropp guns it home, Buffalo has tied it at two.” Â The goal was also …
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Sabres Recall Corey Tropp
We have our first call up of the season. Â Corey Tropp has been rewarded for his consistent play in the first 10 games of the season for the Amerks with a call up to the Buffalo Sabres. Â The Sabres needed the extra body thanks to Patrick Kaleta’s headbutt that resulted in a four game suspension …
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