Tag:Jon Mirasty
Cheesy Title Time.. Amerks Crunch Syracuse!
If the Amerks can continue the style of game they played on Monday night they should be able to start winning some fans back into the building. Everyone scored who is supposed to score. The four goals were scored by Chris Taylor, Graham Mink, Jeff Taffe, and Michal Repik. Four players that are here for …
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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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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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Tough Guy Mike Sgroi Invited to Amerks Camp
The calls for an enforcer for the upcoming season could be answered, tough guy Mike Sgroi has been invited to the Amerks training camp on a tryout contract. Thanks to Lyndsay Kramer (covers the Syracuse Crunch) for reporting the info. Apparently Ted Nolan has shown interest in Sgroi and called to invite him to camp. …
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2011 All Star Game, vs Pirates, Diff Divisions, Misc
The big news of the day on Tuesday was that the Amerks hired Ted Nolan as the new VP of Hockey Operations. I had the chance to talk to Rochester Americans Owner Curt Styres about a few other things that I felt were newsworthy. The team did formally submit a bid for the 2011 AHL …
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Florida Panthers Interested in Andrew Peters?
Apparently Andrew Peters and the Florida Panthers have talked of a potential two way deal for next season. I hope that Curt Styres, Lewis Staats, and Jody Gage have all called Randy Sexton to tell him that this would be a terrible idea. If it turns out that any of them thought this was a …
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Amerks Led By Brodeur Shut-Out the Crunch
The Amerks finally snapped a 13 game losing streak against thruway rivals Syracuse Crunch by shutting them out 1-0 at Blue Cross Arena. It was yet another game of stellar goaltending from Mike Brodeur who is now 4-2-0 since joining the team, this being his second shut-out. Mike Brodeur was the first star of the …
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Videos of Saturday Night Fights
Riley Emmerson, Mike Duco, Tanner Glass, Jon Mirasty, Ryan Garlock, and Dan Smith.. A Saturday night of fights between the Rochester Americans and Syracuse Crunch! I think I shrunk them down too much and lost some quality, will work on uploading clearer videos later. Mike Duco vs Ryan Garlock Round 1 – Jon Mirasty vs …
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Amerks Lose Home Opener to Crunch
It may sound like a familiar story, the Rochester Americans lose to the Syracuse Crunch, but what sets this one apart from last season is that the team put in a solid effort. The Crunch had a few lucky bounces, and the Amerks appeared to have scored a goal but the light never went on. …
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Neil Clark vs Jon Mirasty October 10, 2008
Neil Clark and Jon Mirasty dropped the gloves at the first game of the 08/09 season at Blue Cross Arena. The anticipated match up for opening night had been between heavyweight Steve MacIntyre and Jon Mirasty, but the Edmonton Oilers ruined that when they claimed “Big Mac” off of waivers on the first day of …
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Amerks and Crunch End of Season Brawl
At one of the last regular season games between the Rochester Americans and Syracuse Crunch nine out of ten players on the ice got into a fight. The Amerks were pushed around the entire season by the Crunch, it was sad that it took all season for something like this to happen. I managed to …
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