Tag:Florida Panthers
Rochester Americans Begin A New Season
The start of the 2009 Florida Panthers Development Camp earlier in the week was essentially the start of a new season for a lot of players that will play for the Rochester Americans in the fall. Just about every player had taken time off since the season ended in mid April by either going on …
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A few notes from Camp
Just wrapping up our second day at the Florida Panthers Development Camp and taking a moment to share a few things. The core group of the players at the camp is who will be playing for the Rochester Americans next season. The camp is a time where players show up to learn, this is not …
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Florida Panthers Sign Alexander Salák
The Florida Panthers signed the undrafted free agent goaltender Alexander Salák to an entry-level contract on Friday afternoon. It’s also noted below that he will be attending the Panthers development camp next week in Canada. Salák may not have been drafted by an NHL team, but he’s considered a legitimate free agent prospect. Some folks …
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2009 Development Camp Roster
The Florida Panthers released the list of players invited to their 2009 Development Camp which starts on Sunday May 31st and runs through June 7th. The core of the players that will be there are essentially ones that will be playing for the Rochester Americans in the 2009/2010 season. Noticeably absent is Tanner Glass and …
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Panthers Get Back to Work
The Florida Panthers will open their annual development camp about an hour outside of Toronto next week at the Teen Ranch, it feels like it was just yesterday that we wrote about our visit to last years camp. The camp is a great place for signed and unsigned prospects to get the chance to go …
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Jody Gage Removed as Amerks General Manager
Jody Gage is being removed as general manager of the Rochester Americans by ownership. Gage has spent about half of his life (24 out of 49) with the Amerks organization, 11 years as a player and 13 years in the front office. Kevin Oklobzija reported in the Democrat and Chronicle about the change that is …
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Q&A with Matt Duffy
Defensemen Matt Duffy arrived in mid March as another college kid making an appearance in the AHL once his season was over at the Univeristy of Maine, no one really knew who he was or what to expect but once he finished the season with the Rochester Americans he had shown a lot of promise …
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Panthers to visit Rochester in 2010?
The Florida Panthers could be making a visit to Rochester prior to the start of the 2010/11 season when the Amerks and Panthers enter the third year of their affiliation agreement. I had read or heard somewhere about this being a possibility so I asked Jacques Martin when he was in Rochester recently and he …
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Jacques Martin and Curt Styres Press Conference
It’s pretty exciting (for me at least) that the 500th post on this web site is also a post with what should be a lot of great news regarding the future of the Rochester Americans and Florida Panthers affiliation (not just a ‘yay 500 posts’). Jacques Martin (General Manager of the Florida Panthers) and Curt …
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Jacques Martin and Curt Styres to Hold Amerks Press Conference
Amerks fans may finally get some reassurance about the future of the team and the direction that it is headed on Wednesday afternoon. The team has announced a press conference with Amerks Owner Curt Styres and Florida Panthers General Manager Jacques Martin at Blue Cross Arena. It’ll be broadcast live on Amerks.com starting at 12:30. …
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Drew Larman the Film Maker
Drew Larman has added film maker to his resume along with being a professional hockey player. Larman is finishing up his fourth season as a Rochester American, he was originally signed by the Florida Panthers on September 25, 2005. Larman was originally born in Buffalo, NY before moving to Michigan at a young age. The …
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Cory Murphy Picked Up By Tampa Bay
Well, Cory Murphy gets to stay in the NHL. Much to many Amerks’ fans’ saddness, the Tampa Bay Lightning claimed Murphy off re-entry waivers. Kevin O’s blog said it best for me…so, I am going to quote him. Check out his blog here: Kevin O’s Blog I can’t, however, criticize the Panthers for being player …
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