Tag:Florida Panthers
Dadonov Wants NHL Guarantee, Threatens to Leave
We may have seen the last of Evgeny Dadonov in a Rochester Americans uniformm he wants an NHL guarantee or has said he’ll go back to the KHL and play for Traktor Chelyabinsk. Some translation websites have produced the following comments from Dadonov, based upon this article at SportBox.ru: “If Florida will give me the guarantee that …
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Dale Tallon to be Named GM of Florida Panthers
The revolving door with the Florida Panthers organization continues with the news that Dale Tallon will take over the role of general manager replacing Randy Sexton (reported by George Richards), he’ll also be the Panthers third GM in three years. Tallon is the former GM of the Chicago Blackhawks and has been in the role …
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The Groulx Debate Rages On; from Hockey O-Zone
The Rochester Americans season has been over for almost two weeks now and it’s pretty obvious that people are still surprised by the first round loss. A Hershey Bears fan recently read a Hockey News article about Graham Mink being scratched for game 7 and was amazed. The debate about the fate of Benoit Groulx …
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Randy Sexton on Amerks Coach Benoit Groulx
A week after the game 7 loss to the Abbotsford Heat the hot topic amongst Amerks fans is the fate of Amerks head coach Benoit Groulx who has one year left on his contract. The issues most have with the coach were decisions made during the playoffs, perceived lack of strategies during the season and …
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Players Leaving Panthers System in Rochester Feeling No Respect
The Rochester Americans, the Florida Panthers affiliate in the American Hockey League, recorded history this week when they were eliminated in the first round of the AHL playoffs after getting out to a 3-1 series lead. It was a devastating loss for a team that was built to make a run for the Calder Cup. After …
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Audio from 2010 Amerks Locker Cleanout, Vets, Nolan and Staats
The Amerks season is over and a few of the players spoke after their exit meetings and they cleaned out their lockers. Uploading audio is a new feature and this one took me a little while longer as I’m uploading them to YouTube. This way the audio is easier for people to share outside of …
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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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Panthers Sign C AJ Jenks to Entry Level Contract
Shawn Matthias will likely earn a full time job with the Florida Panthers next season and today the Panthers signed his likely replacement for the Amerks, AJ Jenks from the Plymouth Whalers. The kid has put up some good numbers in the OHL, here’s hoping he can continue in the AHL. Here’s the press release: …
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Players Talk About A Wasted Season, Only One Change is Needed
There was one player not afraid to make his feelings known and that was Jamie Johnson. He shared his displeasure with the lack of acknowlegdment that the Florida Panthers gave to him as well as what seemed like a lack of respect from the head coach (no problems with Jason Cipolla). During the tough times …
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Panthers Sign Adam Comrie, Jenks to be Signed
A couple of new faces will likely arrive in Rochester in a few days as the Panthers start signing drafted players to entry level contracts now that their junior seasons are finishing up. The first player being Adam Comrie who just signed a three year entry level contract with the Florida Panthers. The defenseman had …
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Panthers Sign Cheverie to Add to Stockpile of Goalies
The Florida Panthers are set with at least one position, goalies. On Thursday the Florida Panthers signed Marc Cheverie to a two year entry level contract. Cheverie just finished his junior year with the University of Denver Pioneers where he led the nation with 24 wins, six shutouts and a .937 save percentage. The season …
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Panthers Recall Mike Duco and Clay Wilson
It only took 74 games played by Clay Wilson to get the call but it finally happened after the Amerks win over the Hershey Bears. The dust was wiped off the Panthers duffel bag and off he goes to play with the Florida Panthers against the New York Rangers on Saturday night. Wilson is second …
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