Tag:Dale Tallon
Amerks Will Be Calder Cup Contenders Again This Season
The second day of free agency has started and even though there were not any players signed for the Amerks, the Panthers did hire Mike Santos to be the new assistant general manager. Santos will be overseeing the Amerks and he already spent most his first day working with Jody Gage. A month ago I …
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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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Jack Birch No Longer Works for the Florida Panthers
Updated July 2nd… Birch’s contract expired June 30th and was not renewed. As I’m reading up on the NHL Draft and the changes on the horizon for the Florida Panthers, one thing I noticed was that Jack Birch’s name is no longer listed as a member of the Florida Panthers staff. I used the term …
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News from Florida in the Near Future and Home Opener
It’s still early June but hockey fans in Rochester are craving any news about next season and it looks like we’ll have to continue to wait a little longer. Everywhere I go people are asking me if there’s any new info about the coaching search, the role of players, what the Panthers think can be …
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It’s Not All Doom and Gloom Between Amerks and Panthers
Depending on who you talk to or what you read you would think that the divorce is all but finalized between the Rochester Americans and Florida Panthers, but that’s not entirely true. It’s not over because the Amerks and Panthers new General Manager have not even had a chance to meet yet to discuss how …
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Three Awesome Words: Benoit Groulx Resigns
The news broke on Monday that Benoit Groulx had resigned as Rochester Americans head coach and returned to his prior position, coach of the Gatineau Olympiques of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. From the QMJHL press release, “Under his reign, the Olympics won three championships in six seasons. Groulx led the team to three …
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Sources: G Jacob Markstrom signs with Florida Panthers
An expected move, but great to see that the signing of Markstrom is official. Dale Tallon will have his work cut out for him to place. Markstrom and members of the Panthers organization have said they planned to start him in Rochester, but that could all change if Tomas Vokoun is traded. We’ll have to …
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Divorce is Mentioned, A Year of Distractions ahead for the Amerks
It was only a matter of time before this topic came up, the affiliation between the Rochester Americans and the Florida Panthers. The divorce word has been mentioned and we’re now looking at a year of distractions as this affiliation comes to a close. Over at Hockey O-Zone the blog post by Kevin titled “An …
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No Quick Changes Expected for the Amerks
Dale Tallon was officially introduced on Tuesday as the new GM of the Florida Panthers, but for Amerks fans don’t expect any “big news” quickly. Tallon left Florida today to head to Germany to attend the World Championships. As demanding as we are in Rochester for news, the Amerks are not going to be his …
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Dale Tallon to be Named GM of Florida Panthers
The revolving door with the Florida Panthers organization continues with the news that Dale Tallon will take over the role of general manager replacing Randy Sexton (reported by George Richards), he’ll also be the Panthers third GM in three years. Tallon is the former GM of the Chicago Blackhawks and has been in the role …
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