Tag:Hershey Bears
Other Blogs Covering AHL Teams
Without anything Rochester Americans related to write about this morning I thought I’d take a minute to share some links to other blogs out in cyberspace covering AHL teams, much like I cover the Amerks here. We’re all unique in how we cover our teams but all hold one thing in common, being passionate about the …
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The Hockey News Ranks Amerks to be 4th in the West
The Hockey News has published it’s preview of the American Hockey League’s 2011/2012 season and the Rochester Americans are ranked 4th in the West and based on those predictions would win the North Division. Â The rankings were put together by the D&C’s Kevin Oklobzija. Thanks to Admirals Roundtable for the rankings. Â Looking back at the …
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Third NHL Camp for Joe Finley, Third Times a Charm
When the @BillHoppeSabres sent out a tweet saying that Joe Finley was being invited to the Buffalo Sabres camp it did not seem to create that much news and that’s because not many camp invites ever amount to all that much. Now that Finley’s had some time at camp he’s being noticed and it’s not likely he’ll crack …
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The American Dream The Drive for Five 1987 Calder Cup Video
There really aren’t enough words that could describe this video from WHEC highlighting the Rochester Americans 1986/1987 Calder Cup Championship season, you need to just watch it.  Working on getting more classics like this online to share.  There’s so many classic Amerks videos out there that have never been seen by most of us “newer” fans. …
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Amerks Schedule, Affiliations and Conference Layouts
The NHL and AHL seasons have not ended yet but that doesn’t mean we can start looking towards the Rochester Americans 2010/2011 season that will start in just over four months. It’ll be here before we know it. I’ll get right into the news that Lewis Staats shared with me on Wednesday… Schedule * The …
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Calder Cup Finals are Set, Hershey vs Texas
At the start of the season it was easy to predict that the Hershey Bears would be in the Calder Cup finals, predicting the Texas Stars would be there opponent would not have been a prediction. The Stars defeated the Hamilton Bulldogs in game 7 to advance to the finals. All eyes are on the …
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Gameday: Bears Going for History and Amerks Injuries, Additions, Releases
The Amerks have a chance to be a part of history again this season as the Hershey Bears go for the AHL record for most wins in a season. The Bears are currently tied with the previous record holder the Binghamton Senators who set the record at 57 wins during the 1992-1993 season. Rochester has …
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Late Comeback Not Enough, Bears Win 5-4
The one positive out of Saturday nights game on the road against the Hershey Bears is that it was a better game than the previous two. Evgeny Dadonov, Chris Taylor, Jamie Johnson, and Daniel Steiner all had two point games. In the end the Bears were able to take advantage of a weak defense and …
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Steve MacIntyre vs Grant McNeill Fight Video
Steve MacIntyre dropped the gloves with Grant McNeill of the Hershey Bears on Friday night and the footage is below. MacIntyre gets the obvious decision with a couple of good punches. The winning fight for MacIntyre appeared to spark something in the team since they were able to score a goal a few minutes later. …
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Gameday: Amerks Host the Hershey Bears; 12 Days of Hockey
It’s another gameday in Rochester and it’s against the Hershey Bears, the longest existing member club of the American Hockey League. There was a time when games between the Amerks and Bears were something to look forward to. A game that had people excited and the barn would be filled but not so much anymore. …
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12/12 Jimmy Bonneau vs Grant McNeil Fight Video
Jimmy Bonneau has been a consistent enforcer for the Amerks this season and with the team already trailing 4-0 he dropped the gloves to square off with Grant McNeil. A decent fight even after the jersey went over his head he continued to connect with punches. Bonneau has not only been a consistent enforcer but …
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Amerks Chased Down by Bears, Lose 6-2
The complete team won on Saturday night and that team was the Hershey Bears. The game ended with the Bears winning 6-2 which goes along with the Amerks motto this season of losing big if they’re going to lose. I did not watch the game so I can’t offer too much, but from what I …
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