Tag:Evgeny Dadonov
Amerks Clinch Playoff Spot, A New Season Begins
Tyler Plante made 38 saves and shutout the Grand Rapids Griffins which clinched a spot in the playoffs for the Rochester Americans. It will be the Amerks first appearance in the post season since 2007 when they were defeated in the first round by the Hamilton Bulldogs who went on to win the Calder Cup. …
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Amerks Win with an Early Goal and Penalty Killing
When the Lake Erie Monsters scored only 1:40 into the third period to make it a one goal game I became a little worried. The Amerks held on to a 2-0 lead for the previous 39 minutes and with this team you never know what could happen, so a third period meltdown was on my …
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Turnovers Lead to Another Amerks Loss
“Our top guys didn’t have their best game,” Benoit Groulx said after the game. Inconsistency will be what brings this team down heading into the spring. A few days ago the talk was about a four game winning streak and the Amerks winning six of their past seven games. On Sunday they found a way …
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Amerks Win 9th Game of the Season vs Crunch
The Amerks had a 5-0 lead through 24 minutes of play and what seemed like a game that should go on and end as another big win against the Crunch but it almost turned into the opposite. The Crunch battled back and scored two goals half way through the third period but it wasn’t enough. …
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Rats Never Back Down and Defeat Amerks
The Amerks did something they have not been able to do for a while, play an entertaining home game. Unfortunately the game went downhill as it went on and they ended up losing. Albany scored a power play goal at 7:04 of the third period to take a 4-3 lead and from that point on …
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Amerks Opened March with 5-2 Win Over Phantoms
The Amerks opened the month of March with a 5-2 road win over the Phantoms, four of those goals were scored in the third period. David Laliberte tied the game 2-2 at 9:55 of the third period off of a horrible defensive zone giveaway by Rory Fitzpatrick. The most impressive part of the game was …
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A Confident Amerks Team Effort Defeats Monsters
If there was ever a time for a confident come from behind win it was Saturday night when the Rochester Americans did just that off a goal by Daniel Steiner with one minute remaining in regulation. The North Division race is getting tight and the games have not been going well recently, but there’s a …
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Plante, Amerks Blank Marlies for 2-0 Win
I was not able to watch or really listen to the game so here’s the Amerks press release about the win on Saturday: (Rochester, January 30)…Goaltender Tyler Plante recorded his first shutout of the season with a 22-save effort and defenseman Clay Wilson chipped in with two points (1+1) as the Rochester Americans defeated the …
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Amerks Pickup First Shootout Win of the Season
The positive on Friday night was that the Amerks were able to win in a shootout over the Hamilton Bulldogs to add a much needed two points to the standings. The five regulation goals were all scored by different players with Evgeny Dadonov, Daniel Steiner, and Jeff Taffe leading the way in the shootout. Alexander …
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Amerks Looking to Start a New Streak on Sunday
Lake Erie Monsters handed the Amerks their 5th straight loss Saturday afternoon and narrowed the distance between the two teams in the standings to eight points. It wasn’t too long ago that the distance in the standings between the two teams was a solid 20 points. The Abbotsford Heat in fourth place are only three …
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Amerks Fall From First in Loss to Dogs'
If I were to write a full recap of the game it would contain one word, snoozefest. The team just could not get things going offensively. The team has another game on Thursday evening at 5pm on the road against the Lake Erie Monsters. The Monsters have been playing well lately, we’ll see what happens. …
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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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