Tag:Dalton Smith
Dalton Smith Suspended for One Game
The American Hockey League handed out six different suspensions on Tuesday afternoon as consequences for various actions across the league. One of those suspensions went to Amerks forward Dalton Smith. Here’s how the league announced it: Rochester Americans forward Dalton Smith has been suspended for one (1) game as a consequence of a boarding incident in a …
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Bailey and Johansson Lead Amerks in a Lucky Win
In the last two weeks the Rochester Americans have had two concerning losses but in that same span they’ve turned their game around and have won four of the last five and five of the last seven games. Two goals from Justin Bailey on Friday night along with the puck going off two posts in …
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A Look at the First Quarter of the Amerks Season
The Rochester Americans enter the second quarter of the season sitting in first place in the North Division, a spot they’ve been in since the fifth game of the season. They host the Atlantic Division Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and will have to play without defenseman Lawrence Pilut who was called up on Tuesday and Matt Tennyson …
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A Closer Locker Room and a Winning Team with Everybody Contributing
The Rochester Americans are currently in first place in the North Division and they also have three of the league’s top 10 players in points. One of those two things isn’t as important to the team and it’s not the standings. Last season in the American League the leagues leader in points played for the …
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Team Effort Leads Amerks to a Dominating Win
The Rochester Americans played one of their best team games in a dominating 5-2 win on Thursday night in Buffalo in a battle for first place. Heading into the night the Cleveland Monsters were two points behind the Amerks in the standings making it a four point game. The Amerks now have a four point …
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Recap of the Last Five (Games 6-10)
Welcome to the second part of a 15 part season series highlighting the last five games (the last segment will be six games) showing off the stats, standings, highlights, transactions and whatever else took place prior to the next five games. The goal is to post these the day of the next game of a …
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Colin Blackwell Signs in Nashville, Amerks Re-Sign Dalton Smith
The Nashville Predators announced this morning that they have signed Colin Blackwell to a two year two-way contract. Terms of the deal will pay him $100k a season in the AHL and $650k the first year in the NHL, $700k the second. Scott Nichol is the GM for the Milwaukee Admirals and Director of Player Development …
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Amerks Finally Get Back to Back Wins
It took almost two months to happen but the Rochester Americans finally have back to back wins after finishing off Laval Rocket at home on Sunday afternoon. They were team wins as well, not just one player leading the way. Adam Wilcox had 21 saves on Sunday, seven of which came in a barrage within …
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Disappointing Weekend for the Amerks
A three game weekend comes to an end for the Rochester Americans and the main question is, what’s happened to this team? The good news is that even on the current pace they’re still guaranteed a playoff spot. Once you’re in anything can happen but that doesn’t mean losing is acceptable. It wasn’t all that …
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Amerks Look to Stop Downward Trend After Losses
The second half of the season isn’t off to a good start for the Rochester Americans. A blowout loss followed by a shootout loss. They’ve only scored one goal in two games including an overtime session. They also had a penalty shot and three shootout attempts they weren’t able to score in. Utica gained another …
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Amerks Win Again and are Tied in Points for First Place
The Amerks won on the road again and are now tied for first place in points in the division and second place overall in the league. An excellent way to head into the Christmas break. To get technical for a quick moment, the AHL standings are based on points percentage so the Marlies are still …
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Wilcox and Redmond Lead Amerks to a Sunday Win
The Amerks finished off a long weekend with a 4-1 win over the Sound Tigers and will head home earning five out of six possible points. Two wins and a shootout loss. Adam Wilcox was the first star of the game after facing 37 shots and stopped all but one of them for his third …
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