Tag:David Brine
The Amerks 12 Days of Christmas 2008 to 2011
The Amerks have continued the tradition in 2011 of having the players sing their own version of the 12 Days of Christmas. Â Starting with 2008 and then this seasons is down at the bottom. Â Derek Whitmore and Jacob Lagace offer the best moments in this years. Â It’s a shame they couldn’t squeeze in a “Legend …
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Amerks from Last Season Not Returning
The Rochester Americans have announced the 2010-2011 training camp roster which brings in a whole group of new faces and names that we’ll get to know. That also means a number of players that were on last years team are not returning. There’s always a lot of changes over the summer with American Hockey League …
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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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Crunch Finally Defeat the Amerks, In Game Number 80
The game on Saturday night meant absolutely nothing to the Rochester Americans. A win against the Crunch would have been a great way to end the season with a complete sweep of the ten games between the two teams but it wasn’t meant to be, the Crunch won the game 5-2. The supposed plan was …
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Lousy Special Teams Leads Amerks to 3-1 Loss
The Amerks played another what looked like uninspired game on Wednesday night in their 3-1 loss to the Adirondack Phantoms. Something needs to change. Obviously Benoit Groulxs talk on the ice at practice on Tuesday had no effect on the team. The penalty kill was horrible. The power play was horrible. The passing was weak. …
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Perpetual Bad Habits Do Amerks In
The Rochester Americans lost again to the Lake Erie Monsters, their 5th loss of the season against the Monsters. The deciding factor in the game was three goals in a short span of three minutes and 24 seconds when the Monsters scored all three of their goals. The Amerks played well in the third but …
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Repik and Johnson Lead Amerks to 3-1 Win over Phantoms
The Amerks rebounded respectably from their 6-1 loss on Friday night to close out the weekend with a 3-1 win over the visiting Adirondack Phantoms for a second straight win. The first period wasn’t pretty but for a team playing three games in three days they found a way to finish the game and pull …
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David Brine Returning Wednesday Night vs Hamilton
David Brine has been out with a rib injury and will return to action on Wednesday night vs the Hamilton Bulldogs. I caught up with him at an Amerks youth camp this afternoon that my son took part in. Brine has been out since early December and has been missed on faceoffs and the penalty …
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Wow.. Amerks Have a Practice Tuesday Morning
It’s a been a rare thing for the Amerks over the past month to have a practice but they finally had one Tuesday morning. It seemed like just about the whole team was back together too. Mike York, David Brine, Tyler Plante, Rory Fitzpatrick, and Luke Beaverson were all on the ice. Rory said he’ll …
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Amerks Monday Morning Injury Update
The Amerks started out a strong team and have since turned into a team depleted by injuries and call ups. Straight to the point, Benoit Groulx said after the game Sunday evening that he does not expect anyone back in the next 10 days to two weeks. Still not a clear timeline but the fact …
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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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