Tag:Graham Mink
Fitzpatrick to Captain Amerks for Second Straight Season
(Rochester, NY)… The Rochester Americans announced today the captains for the 2009-10 American Hockey League season. Local hockey product Rory Fitzpatrick will serve as team captain for the second straight season, while veteran forwards Chris Taylor and Graham Mink have been appointed alternates. Head Coach Benoit Groulx announced the captains just two days prior to …
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Amerks vs Crunch 09-29-2009 Pictures
Here’s my pics from the Amerks vs Crunch game on 9/29/2009 in Syracuse. The Amerks won 4-2 (game recap) I don’t consider myself a professional photographer at all and chances are you may have a better camera than me. After two seasons of taking thousands of pictures I’m finally getting around to uploading the decent …
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Amerks Defeat the Crunch with a Strong Performance
The Amerks won a game on the road in Syracuse. Amazing. What an odd drive home that was talking about how well the team played instead of the other way around. With two minutes left in the game my sons face lit up with excitement that he finally saw a win in Syracuse, something he’s …
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Jeff Taffe, Preseason Game #3 vs Crunch, End of Camp
The Amerks wrapped up training camp this morning at the always freezing cold ESL Centre in Henrietta. The team will also finish there preseason with a game tonight in Syracuse against the Crunch at the On Center. The puck drops just after 7pm and I’ll be there. Tickets are $5, no idea if they’ll charge …
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Amerks Lose Second Preseason Game
Something familiar happened on Sunday evening, the Amerks lost to the Crunch. The final score was 4-1, the fourth goal was on an empty net. If you showed up to the game expecting to see some finesse hockey you would have been let down. The games going on in the other rinks were probably smoother …
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Preseason Game #2: Amerks vs Crunch at ESL Centre
It’s hockey night in Rochester Henrietta! The Amerks play their first home game tonight at the ESL Centre in Henrietta to take on the Syracuse Crunch. The two teams will play again against each other in Syracuse on Tuesday night. These games have a little more meaning in terms of players looking to make the …
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Day #2 at Amerks Training Camp
The Amerks just wrapped up day two of training camp with another scrimmage at ESL Centre. The Red team won the game with a flurry of goals in the second half against a struggling Ryan Mior. Chris Beckford-Tseu looked great in goal during the first half of the scrimmage. The fans remember last year but …
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Amerks Open Training Camp With A Scrimmage
The Rochester Americans opened the 2009 training camp getting right to the point, playing hockey! There was not any skating, passing, or shooting drills. The players got on the ice, skated a few laps and went right into playing a scrimmage. It feels like a it was only a few weeks ago that the Rochester …
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Amerks Training Camp Roster Here
Here’s a quick list of the players that will be with the Amerks during training camp. Many of them were just cut by the Panthers on Wednesday so no idea if they’ll be here on Thursday. The players still with the Panthers are Mike Duco, Jeff Taffe, Alexander Salak, Michal Repik, and Shawn Matthias. Chances …
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Florida Panthers Article: Optimism In Rochester
The article below appeared on the Florida Panthers site this past Sunday about the optimism surrounding the upcoming Rochester Americans season, something that has been missing in recent years. One thing that’s exciting is the interest in the Amerks that a lot of Panther fans have taken. These fans view the Rochester Americans as the …
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Amerks Summer News Stories, Getting Caught Up
It has been a busy summer for the Rochester Americans with a lot of great news and a couple of stories that have generated some bad press. Looking at the bigger picture it has been a positive summer. Here’s the start of “round up” type posts I’ll be doing once the season gets started. There’s …
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Panthers/Amerks Sign Graham Mink
The Florida Panthers and Rochester Americans made headlines on Friday and proved that they’re not joking around about being competitive when they announced that Graham Mink has signed a two year contract. Mink is the strong veteran forward who can score that has been promised to fans. In early April when Curt Styres and Jacques …
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