Tag:Jason Garrison
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 Special Teams Dominates the Marlies
The Rochester Americans did on Friday night what the Toronto Marlies did to them last season, dominated the game and won big. This was an exciting game to watch and a game that made me really think that this team is the real deal. The Amerks beat the Toronto Marlies 5-2 with two power play …
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A Rare Monday Hockey Night in Rochester
Tonights game is simple, the Amerks need to win. That’s it. No other outcome will be acceptable. There’s been talks about the team not having had a full week of practice together. The fact that Taffe, Repik, and Duco were late to joining the team. That may have been the case for some sloppy play …
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Florida Panthers Return Jason Garrison to Rochester
Jason Garrison was reassigned to the Rochester Americans today. The Florida Panthers had called him up to fill in for Bryan Allen in Saturdays Panthers game against the New Jersey Devils. Garrison had 12:19 in ice time during Saturday nights Panthers vs Devils game. The Devils won 3-2. The Amerks defense missed Garrison on Saturday …
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Jason Garrison Recalled and Salak Returned
The Florida Panthers recalled Jason Garrison today. He played in Friday nights 5-2 Amerks win over the Lake Erie Monsters and had one assist in the game. Peter Aston will likely be the sixth defenseman for the Amerks tonight in Albany. The Panthers also reassigned goalie Alexander Salak to the Rochester Americans. Salak played in …
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Amerks Win off Strong Goaltending and Five Goals
The Rochester Americans defeated the Lake Erie Monsters in a rematch of last weeks opening night contest The Amerks won the game off of a strong performance in net from Tyler Plante as well as five goals scored by the offense. Waitaminute… Strong goaltending and five goals leads to a a win. I don’t think …
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Amerks have Three Games in Four Nights
The Amerks have three games in four nights coming up and we’ll get the chance to see what this team is made of. Last weekend some key players were missing that will be back. Here’s my guesses for changes in the lineup this weekend: Out of the lineup: Matt Duffy, Dan Collins, Peter Aston, Jimmy …
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Duffy to the Blades; Salak to the Panthers
The regular season is less than a week old and players are starting to collect some frequent flyer miles. Alexander Salak was called back up to the Florida Panthers after he had already landed in Rochester. I should have known Tuesday morning that something was up when he was not in the locker room but …
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Florida Panthers Send Four down to Amerks
The Florida Panthers finally returned from Finland and upon doing so they sent Michal Repik, Mike Duco, Jason Garrison, and Alexander Salak to the Amerks. Jeff Taffe was placed on and cleared waivers last Tuesday and was in Finland with the Panthers as well. Those six players are expected to be back on the ice …
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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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Amerks Lose Second Preseason Game
Something familiar happened on Sunday evening, the Amerks lost to the Crunch. The final score was 4-1, the fourth goal was on an empty net. If you showed up to the game expecting to see some finesse hockey you would have been let down. The games going on in the other rinks were probably smoother …
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