Tag:Jody Gage
Winning is Everything for Chris Taylor
The Rochester Americans put the icing on the cake Thursday afternoon by signing veteran center Chris Taylor to a 2yr American Hockey League contract. The ownership was not joking around when they said they would be bringing in veteran leadership once free agency began. The veteran leadership that Chris Taylor will bring to the Amerks …
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Ted Nolan Hired by Rochester Americans
The announcement today that Ted Nolan has been named the new VP of Hockey Operations for the Rochester Americans is hopefully the start of many big announcements to come. Today is the start of the free agency period and it’s a time that the Florida Panthers and Rochester Americans have said that they will be …
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Jody Gage Removed as Amerks General Manager
Jody Gage is being removed as general manager of the Rochester Americans by ownership. Gage has spent about half of his life (24 out of 49) with the Amerks organization, 11 years as a player and 13 years in the front office. Kevin Oklobzija reported in the Democrat and Chronicle about the change that is …
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Jacques Martin and Curt Styres Press Conference
It’s pretty exciting (for me at least) that the 500th post on this web site is also a post with what should be a lot of great news regarding the future of the Rochester Americans and Florida Panthers affiliation (not just a ‘yay 500 posts’). Jacques Martin (General Manager of the Florida Panthers) and Curt …
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Shantz Stops 50 shots, Arrives 30 mins before face off
David Shantz arrived at Broome County arena less than a half hour before face off, started the game, and stopped 50 of 52 shots prior to the Amerks losing in the shootout against the Binghamton Senators. Shantz was called up from the Dayton Bombers to start the game because both Mike Brodeur and Tyler Plante …
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Audio from Jack Birch and Jody Gage Press Conference
I’ve finally had the chance to encode the full audio from the press conference that Jack Birch and Jody Gage held last Thursday at Blue Cross Arena regarding the troubles the Amerks’ have had on the ice this season. Rather than write an article about what was said, we’ve uploaded the audio from both of …
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This is What $2 Million in Scouting Gets You
So, the Rochester Americans lost to the Toronto Marlies tonight at Blue Cross Arena by the final score of 5-2 in front of one of the smallest crowds that anyone could remember. After the teams were done warming up I was able to count just over 200 people in seats around the arena. On my …
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Looking back at the first 20% of the Season
The Amerks loss to the Hamilton Bulldogs on Sunday evening ended the first 20% of the season. The team has won two games, at this pace they’ll win eight more through the rest of the season. So, anyone have anything positive to look back on? While the Amerks have only won two games and are …
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Amerks Monday Practice; Short Chat with Curt Styres
The Amerks returned to practice this morning after a trip to Winnepeg over the weekend where they lost two games against the Manitoba Moose. Tanner Glass and Jason Garrison have been the two best players this season, it’s noticeable in practice as well. Any time you see a great play it’s one of them. Amerks …
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