Tag:Jody Gage
Amerks Sign Bonneau, MacIntyre to Rochester, Harvey Suspended
This morning I wrote about the Amerks making the right decision bringing Jimmy Bonneau back into the lineup and around the same time they must have been preparing his contract. Bonneau had signed a 25 game PTO (Professional Tryout) back on October 15th and has worked hard ever since. I had been waiting for Bonneau …
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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 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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Fitzpatrick to Captain Amerks for Second Straight Season
(Rochester, NY)… The Rochester Americans announced today the captains for the 2009-10 American Hockey League season. Local hockey product Rory Fitzpatrick will serve as team captain for the second straight season, while veteran forwards Chris Taylor and Graham Mink have been appointed alternates. Head Coach Benoit Groulx announced the captains just two days prior to …
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Amerks Coach Benoit Groulx Answers a Few Questions
Benoit Groulx was off the ice at the first day of training camp to observe the players taking part in the first scrimmage. He was there to observe and see what players had to offer. He was observing with Jack Birch, Jody Gage, and Ted Nolan. How’s that for a jury deciding your future? Players …
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Amerks Sign Ross Carlson to AHL Contract
AMERICANS BRING IN FIFTH ‘AMERICAN-BORN’ PLAYER ROCHESTER SIGNS ROSS CARLSON TO AHL CONTRACT (Rochester, NY)… Rochester Americans Director of Player Personnel Jody Gage announced today the club has signed Ross Carlson to a two-way American Hockey League contract. He becomes the fifth U.S. born player to wear the red, white and blue for Rochester this …
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Another Tough Guy, Trevor Gillies Invited to Camp
Last summer at this time we were excited that Steve MacIntyre had been signed over the summer and was going to provide some toughness on the ice. MacIntyre didn’t even make it through half the practice before we learned that the Edmonton Oilers had claimed him off waivers. Once he left the two other tough …
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Amerks Unveil Jerseys and Radio Info
The Amerks showed off the changes to their jerseys today for the upcoming season and also announced radio details. The change in the jerseys is the return of the horizontal stripes across the bottom of the jerseys along with bringing back the blue jerseys for road games. The striping had originally disappeared because Rbk said …
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Top Six Amerks Stories That Needed a Followup
I’ve posted a number of stories about the Rochester Americans this summer and found six that needed a follow up prior to the new season starting. If anyone ever comes across something I’ve posted or said in the past that needs correcting please share. 1. This summer the Amerks HAVE done everything they said they …
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Amerks Getting Back to The Top
The Amerks had a media lunch event today that was a round table discussion of sorts about the past, present, future, and any questions in between. A lot was discussed and I’ll try and sum up a lot of it the best I can. The one thing that sticks out is that the Amerks are …
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Amerks Sign Defenseman Matt Duffy
The Rochester Americans announced today that they signed defenseman Matt Duffy to a two-way American Hockey League contract, a day before I was about to post an article asking why he hadn’t been signed yet. “Matt came in at the end of last season and was an immediate contributor to our team,” said Gage. “We …
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Amerks Mascot The Moose in Trouble? E5
The mascot for the Rochester Americans, The Moose, could be in jeopardy of being shipped back into the wild. There have been rumors floating around that The Moose could be replaced by R. Thunder as the teams mascot. With the recent news this week that Fred Costello would not be returning after 32 years and …
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