Tag:Igor Gongalsky
Grading the 2011-2012 Amerks Roster
It’s time to finally post our grades for the 2011-2012 Amerks roster and no, it’s not a mistake that it’s the end of June. Â Once the season is over interest pretty much fades and so does traffic, even when new content is posted. Â This is the time of year that there’s also renewed interest in …
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Amerks Lose in Shootout to the Crunch (with shootout and fight videos)
The Amerks failed to win the game but getting one out of two points against a team not in your conference is better than not getting anything at all. Â Rochester had a lot of chances to score goals throughout the second period but continued to hit the posts and give the Crunch too much room …
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View the Amerks Clear Day Roster; Drew Schiestel to the Texas Stars
The biggest news of the day is that Drew Schiestel has been assigned to the Texas Stars. Â He had been an odd man out defenseman for much of the season never fully recovered from a knee injury. Â He also made a few costly mistakes in games and was sat out after those were made. Â Based …
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Predicting the Amerks Clear Day Roster Due at 3pm Today
Today is one of the more important days for all 30 teams in the American Hockey League since by 3pm a 22 man roster has to be submitted of players eligible to play for the remainder of the season and into the playoffs. Â Teams can also list players as in residence to be used for …
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Varone and Igor Lead the Amerks to a 15 Round Shootout Win (with shootout video)
A week after a horrible weekend collapse the Amerks are now on a three game winning streak heading into the month of March and the final push for the Calder Cup playoffs. Â The 15 round shootout win had a bit of everything and it all came together with Igor Gongalsky winning the game in the …
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Drew MacIntyre Starts for the Amerks; Stuart Sent Back and a Possibility
The Amerks are back on home ice tonight at the War Memorial against the Texas Stars for their third of nine home games this month. Â The last time the two teams met on December 17th the Stars came back from a 2-0 deficit to win 6-2. Â The Amerks had a great start before giving up …
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Leggio Earns the Amerks 3 out of 4 Points Against the Heat
We’re now in the month of February and this is the time of the season that teams make a push for the playoffs and determine how they’ll be able to play once in the playoffs. Â The NHL trade deadline is Monday February 27, 2012, just over three weeks away. Â There’s one position that the Amerks …
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Griffins 3 Goals in Under 3 Minutes Defeats Amerks; Gongalsky vs Piche
The Amerks lost on Wednesday night and there’s two ways you could look at the standings after this game. Â The glass half empty way is that the Amerks are following the Buffalo Sabres lead and slowly sinking in the standings. Â There’s only four points that separates the Amerks from the Rockford IceHogs who are in …
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Amerks Gameday Notes, Lineup and Injury Updates
The biggest news in Rochester other than Kodak filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy is that Michael Ryan is back in the lineup for the Rochester Americans. Â The last appearance of Michael Ryan on a gameday was October 16th when he was on the ice for warmups but didn’t come out for the game. Â It was …
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Varone and Leggio Lead Amerks to 3-2 Win Over B-Sens
Sounds like the game came down to the final moments on Saturday night when the Amerks defeated the defending Calder Cup Champion Binghamton Senators. Â I was not able to see or listen to the game so here’s the press release below… FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 7, 2011 VARONE, LEGGIO POWER AMERKS TO 3-2 WIN OVER …
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Amerks Add a Campbell and Igor to the Lineup; Foligno Sent Back
The press release is below from the Amerks announcing the addition of Scott Campbell and Igor Gongalsky. Â Marcus Foligno was also sent down by the Sabres. Â The chances of Foligno playing are very slim, this would be his fifth game in six nights if he plays and that’s something no team wants a player going …
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