Tag:Denis Hamel
Denis Hamel Joins The AHL Hall of Fame Class of 2020
Denis Hamel started his career with the Rochester Americans in 1997 and is now joining Robbie Ftorek, Darren Haydar and Fred Thurier as part if the AHL Hall of Fame Class of 2020. Hamel played 272 regular season games over the course of four seasons (1997/98, 98/99, 99/00 and 2002/03) for Rochester and tallied 163 …
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Six Amerks Scored 20 Plus Goals, First time in Over 20 Seasons
There’s a lot of remarkable achievements for the 2018/2019 Rochester Americans in the regular season. They were third overall in the league, they had the best road record, and they also tied a franchise record for road wins in a season with 25. They also scored a lot of goals finishing third overall in the league …
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Bonneau vs Spencer Fight Video; Team Stands Tall Together
The Amerks did something on Sunday night that I don’t think they have done a lot of throughout the season, sticking up for each other when the Binghamton Senators started hitting hard. Jamie Johnson scored the first goal of the game at 7:53 of the first period to take a 1-0 lead. On the ensuing …
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Amerks Getting Back on Track with 5-3 Win Over B-Sens
After a month long skid for the Rochester Americans I believe that things are headed back in the right direction. The Amerks won their second game of the weekend by defeating the Binghamton Senators 5-3 in front of 4,367 in downtown Rochester on Sunday evening. There are still some concerns, but the lineup that has …
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Graham Mink All-Star Captain; Vote Amerks into All-Star Game
Graham Mink was named a playing Captain on Thursday for the 2010 AHL All-Star game and with that honored he joins a distinguished group of current and former Amerks. Previous Amerks honored as AHL All-Star Captains include Jody Gage, Randy Cunneyworth, Denis Hamel, and Rory Fitzpatrick. All you have to do is look at Mink’s …
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Amerks Coast Again, Third Period Collapse Leads to Loss
Tyler Plante tried to set the tone early in the game Saturday night by telling Tim Spencer of the Binghamton Senators that no one is allowed in his crease. Only four minutes into the game as Spencer skated through part of the crease Plante gave him a nice shove and next thing we know they’re …
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Amerks Win Again, Longest Streak Since 2005
The Amerks came into Friday night riding a seven game winning streak that started back on October 12th, two days after they were pretty much destroyed by Albany. When they left Binghamton on Friday night the Amerks extended the winning streak to eight games, the longest since early 2005. A big concern coming into tonights …
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