Tag:Jamie Johnson
Amerks Loss to Portland is like Groundhog Day
It’s only fitting that as I find a movie to watch as I write about the Amerks fourth straight loss the movie Groundhog Day is on. Can someone check the alarm clocks of the Amerks and make sure I’ve Got You Babe is not waking the players up every morning? It sure does feel like …
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Amerks Talk About Frustration after Tuesdays Loss
The quest for 2,000 franchise wins will have to wait for another night for the Rochester Americans as they added another loss to the standings on Tuesday night against the Manitoba Moose. The Amerks had a 2-1 lead off of goals from Jeff Taffe and Shawn Matthias just over half way through the second period …
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A Confident Amerks Team Effort Defeats Monsters
If there was ever a time for a confident come from behind win it was Saturday night when the Rochester Americans did just that off a goal by Daniel Steiner with one minute remaining in regulation. The North Division race is getting tight and the games have not been going well recently, but there’s a …
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Another Amerks Friday Loss.. Defense.. Offense..
There’s only one way to describe most of Friday nights Rochester Americans game and that is with the word boring. The players and coach seem to disagree so I could be wrong. The scoreboard says that the Amerks only lost by one goal but there’s a lot more to it than that. It took the …
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Gameday: Amerks Home vs Heat; Panther Trades
Going to keep this short and sweet today, the Amerks start a three game stretch tonight with a home game against the Abbotsford Heat. To say it’s a “must win” is probably an understatement. The Amerks have lost the past three Friday night home games and none of the games have been exciting. It’s a …
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As Expected Amerks Rebound to Defeat Senators
This Rochester Americans team has become predictable lately. Play a bad game on a Friday night and come back with a strong effort on Saturday, which is exactly what they did on Saturday in a 5-4 win over the Binghamton Senators. Graham Mink scored at 10:21 of the first period to put the Amerks up …
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Perpetual Bad Habits Do Amerks In
The Rochester Americans lost again to the Lake Erie Monsters, their 5th loss of the season against the Monsters. The deciding factor in the game was three goals in a short span of three minutes and 24 seconds when the Monsters scored all three of their goals. The Amerks played well in the third but …
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Gameday: Amerks at Lake Erie Monsters
The Rochester Americans left on Tuesday afternoon for Cleveland for their game tonight against the Lake Erie Monsters, a team they have lost to four times already this season. Out of five games this season the only one the Amerks have won was a 5-2 decision back on October 9th, the second game of the …
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Amerks Defeat Phantoms and Match Last Years Win Total
This season still has an open book and no one knows how it will end but one thing is for certain, they’re not worst than last seasons team! The 29th win of the season matches last years win total. Jordan Henry and Jeff Taffe scored goals for the Amerks in their 2-1 win over the …
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Plante, Amerks Blank Marlies for 2-0 Win
I was not able to watch or really listen to the game so here’s the Amerks press release about the win on Saturday: (Rochester, January 30)…Goaltender Tyler Plante recorded his first shutout of the season with a 22-save effort and defenseman Clay Wilson chipped in with two points (1+1) as the Rochester Americans defeated the …
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Amerks Lose on Another Frustrating Friday
I think I could be on to a new promo for the team, “Frustrating Fridays.” You can be frustrated that you got to the cashier at 8:01 and just missed a $1 beer and then you can drive home frustrated that you just saw the game that you did. The Rochester Americans are a playoff …
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Repik and Johnson Lead Amerks to 3-1 Win over Phantoms
The Amerks rebounded respectably from their 6-1 loss on Friday night to close out the weekend with a 3-1 win over the visiting Adirondack Phantoms for a second straight win. The first period wasn’t pretty but for a team playing three games in three days they found a way to finish the game and pull …
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