Tag:Drew MacIntyre
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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Drew MacIntyre Called Up to the Sabres; Amerks in Buffalo
Unless you’ve been locked up and unplugged from the internet, radio or TV you’ve probably already heard by now that the Buffalo Sabres are reporting that Ryan Miller has a concussion and they’ve called up Drew MacIntyre from the Amerks. MacIntyre had a solid weekend in Rochester saving 78 out of 80 shots faced. Â His …
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Amerks Earn Win with MacIntyre and Defensive Effort
There’s a couple of ways to look at the Rochester Americans 2-1 win over the Grand Rapids Griffins on Saturday night but the first way to look at it was that they won the game and Drew MacIntyre made 43 saves. Â It almost doesn’t sound right to say they played a good defensive game considering …
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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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Amerks Power Play Was Key to Win Over Senators
In my 5 Reasons to go to the Amerks game on Friday night I said one of the reasons was the power play (or lack of) and that the 0 for 26 drought was bound to end and that it did on Friday night. Â After 27 failed power play opportunities the Amerks finally connected not …
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Amerks End Lousy Road Trip Losing 5-2; Special Teams Needs Work
The Amerks ended a four game road with a 5-2 loss against the Syracuse Crunch on Saturday night and as mentioned elsewhere, it’s a game they shouldn’t forget and likely a low point in this early season. Â The two teams play against each other Sunday evening at 6:05 in Rochester. Â The Amerks also play eight …
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B-Sens Highlights from Last Saturday’s Win Over the Amerks
If few saw it, does it really count?  Well, it does now with these highlights of the Binghamton Senators defeating the Rochester Americans.  The Amerks lost their fifth straight game last Saturday night in Binghamton.  I just noticed I never wrote a postgame report, here’s a little something with video highlights courtesy of the B-Sens. …
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Gameday: Amerks on the Road in Binghamton
The Amerks are on the road tonight in Binghamton looking to kill their four game winless streak against the reigning Calder Cup Champions. Â Even though the Amerks are on a losing streak they’ve managed to earn points in three out of four of those games. Â After tonights game the Amerks will be back home to …
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Dreadful Power Play Dooms the Amerks in 3-1 Loss
A power play in hockey is pretty simple, you have the man advantage and pass the puck to get the other team out of position and then score. Â Especially when you’re given EIGHT opportunities in a game. Â Unfortunately the Amerks were not able to score and they even gave up a short handed goal in …
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Gameday: Collapse in Toronto; Amerks Back Home vs Adirondack
A wonderful Sunday evening game ahead of us, the third game in three nights for the Rochester Americans and Adirondack Phantoms. Â The Amerks had a third period collapse on Saturday afternoon that resulted in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Toronto Marlies. Â It’s a game that the team knows inside they they squandered but at …
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Postgame: Bulldogs Shootout Win Ends Amerks Winning Streak
The Amerks 3-2 shootout loss to the Bulldogs on Friday night felt like a tennis match at times, back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. Â It was much better than the first game of the season though when the Amerks lost 5-2. Â One of the big differences in this game was the Amerks …
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