Tag:Jamie Johnson
Amerks Spoil the Griffins Streak, Salak Wins his Tenth
The Amerks played spoilers on Saturday night by defeating the Grand Rapids Griffins and ending the Griffins nine game winning streak and also handed the Griffins their first home loss of the season. Alexander Salak won his 10th game of the season by saving 33 of the 34 shots he faced. Is it too early …
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Tough Loss On the Road, Portland Wins 6-3
Playing against a team that has nothing to lose is probably the worst team to play against. That proved true on Thursday night in Buffalo at HSBC Arena when the Amerks 11 game winning streak came to an end. Portland was the better team on Thursday night and they won 6-3. “You have to give …
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Amerks Win 11th in a Row, Tie Franchise Record
The Rochester Americans tied a franchise record tonight with their 11th straight win with the defeat of the Hamilton Bulldogs by the final score of 4-1. Excellent effort by the Amerks team all night. The offense did what it had to. The defense played strong. The goal tending was again spectacular. It was a TEAM …
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Gameday: Amerks at Binghamton Senators
The Amerks are back in action tonight on the road against the Binghamton Senators. These same two teams played nine days ago when the Amerks defeated the Senators by the final score of 4-2. That game was also filled with a lot of action near goaltender Tyler Plante. That’s also the same game that he …
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Salak Earns his First Shutout in Amerks 7th Straight Win
10/25/2009.. Alexander Salak earned his first professional shutout and led the Rochester Americans to a 3-0 win over the goon squad known as the Syracuse Crunch. It was the Amerks seventh win in a row and also their fourth win in five nights and they’re not showing any signs of slowing down. With the win …
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Brines OT Winner Caps an Incredible Comeback
The Rochester Americans pulled together for a great comeback on the road Saturday afternoon in Toronto. They were down 3-0 after the first period and it sounded like it was going to be a horrible game. The Amerks gave the Marlies five, yes five power play opportunities in the first period. The Marlies scored on …
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Amerks Release Bonneau; Limited Roster Spots
The Amerks announced on Wednesday that they released forward Jimmy Bonneau from his PTO contract after only one regular season game. It’s probably safe to assume that management was unhappy with his performance during the home opener against the Lake Erie Monsters. There were a number of players who did not perform well during that …
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Amerks Lose Home Opener in Overtime
The Rochester Americans home opener on Saturday night was supposed to have ended with a win and made headlines on the 11 o’clock news casts. It didn’t really end that way.. but it wasn’t a bad game. A few changes at the arena for the new season were positives. The new team store had some …
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Amerks Season has High Expectations
The Rochester Americans open their 54th season in the American Hockey League tonight against the Lake Erie Monsters at Blue Cross Arena. The past is the past. It’s a clean slate. It’s a new season. It’s time for the actions of the dream team to finally pay off. What is the dream team you ask? …
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Bonneau Signs, Friday Morning Practice, Party Deck
The Amerks are on the ice this morning for possibly the last practice before their first game on Saturday night at home against the Lake Erie Monsters. As of right now Benoit Groulx has tomorrow morning scheduled off but that could change any at any minute. Post Practice Update: Jimmy Bonneau and Jon Landry signed …
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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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