Tag:Janis Sprukts
Amerks End Road Trip With Win In Peoria
The Rochester Americans finally ended their five games in six nights road trip Sunday when they defeated the Peoria Rivermen by the final score of 4-2. Tyler Plante got his third win of the season making 34 saves in net. The Amerks will have a much deserved day off on Monday as they return back …
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Janis Sprukts Returns and Amerks Defeat Wolves
The Rochester Americans have started out a five game road trip with their second straight win, tonight coming against the Chicago Wolves with a 4-3 victory. Janis Sprukts didn’t fly in to Chicago until around 2:30pm and from there he still had to get to the arena for the game. One would think flying half …
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Third Straight Loss, but Difference is Night and Day
The Rochester Americans were shutout and lost their third straight game on Saturday night against the Albany River Rats in Albany as the league enters the All-Star break. With the All-Star break typically considered the mid way point of the season, one thing is for certain about this Rochester Americans team – the difference is …
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Thursday Gameday: Amerks vs Crunch
The Rochester Americans are back at home tonight for an odd Thursday night home game against thruway rivals Syracuse Crunch, game time is at 7:05pm. The Amerks lost the first three games this season against the Crunch but have won the last two. The last win was back on January 9th, final score was 3-1. …
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Sprukts Hat Trick Sparks Amerks 5-3 Win Over Manchester
The Amerks followed up a loss against the Binghamton Senators with a come back 5-3 win over the Manchester Monarchs on Friday night on the road in Manchester. At the end of the first period the Monarchs had a 2-1 lead along with a 18-4 shot advantage, both goals coming on the power play. Sprukts …
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Christmas Is Over…Amerks Ready To Take On The Bulldogs 12-26-2008
Tonight, the Rochester Americans take on the Hamilton Bulldogs at the Blue Cross Arena. The game starts at 7:35PM and should have a pretty good size crowd as the post Christmas game usually does. Mike Broduer should be starting in goal tonight even after he slipped up during Sunday night’s game. Stefan Meyer should be …
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Amerks Pickup First Road Win in Houston
The Amerks were able to mess with Texas and pickup their first road win of the season tonight in a 2-1 shootout against the Houston Aeros. Jacob Micflikier scored the winning goal in the shootout and Mike Brodeur had another stellar game in goal. Brodeur saved 26 of 27 shots through the end of overtime …
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Amerks Send The River Rats Back To The Sewer; Win 4-0
Mike Brodeur made his first start in goal with the Amerks a memorable one last night when he shutout the Albany River Rats. He made the Rats (who just beat the Norfolk Admirals 8-1 on Friday night) look like a mess on the ice. But, he wasn’t the only player who really stepped up to …
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2009 AHL All-Star Classic Voting; Which Amerk Should Represent the team?
The American Hockey League has announced that 2009 AHL All-Star Classic Fan Balloting presented by Reebok will began today (Monday, December 8) at noon EST, exclusively on the official Web site of the AHL, theahl.com/balloting Fans will have the opportunity to vote for the most deserving AHL players by visiting theahl.com and completing the official …
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Practice 11-20-2008: The Red Army Leaves
“What’d you think of the game last night?” The first thing Benoit says to the team when he gets on the ice. “Now it’s over, behind us…tomorrow, it’s different. Forget about last night, work hard. Do not think about last night, it’s over. Now we practice hard and work for tomorrow.” Karl Stewart, Janis Sprukts …
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Game Day 11-19-2008: Brighter Ice Surface!
Tonight, the Rochester Americans and Toronto Marlies face off at 7:05pm EST at Blue Cross Arena. This will be the second of eight games between the two North Division teams. The Amerks look for their first win of the season against the Marlies. Rochester dropped a 5-2 decision in the previous meeting with Toronto back …
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Practice 11-18-2008: We Have A Veteran That Needs To Get On The Ice
Why in the world isn’t Jason Cipolla on the ice for the Amerks? I watch him practice at least twice a week with the boys and I always wonder why he doesn’t still play. He is barely older then Rory Fitzpatrick and it’s time to suit up. When he is doing skating drills with players, …
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