Tag:Jordan Henry
The Amerks 12 Days of Christmas 2008 to 2011
The Amerks have continued the tradition in 2011 of having the players sing their own version of the 12 Days of Christmas. Â Starting with 2008 and then this seasons is down at the bottom. Â Derek Whitmore and Jacob Lagace offer the best moments in this years. Â It’s a shame they couldn’t squeeze in a “Legend …
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Amerks from Last Season Not Returning
The Rochester Americans have announced the 2010-2011 training camp roster which brings in a whole group of new faces and names that we’ll get to know. That also means a number of players that were on last years team are not returning. There’s always a lot of changes over the summer with American Hockey League …
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Top AHL Free Agents Still Available, Where Others Signed
Some of the top AHL free agents like Giroux, Minard, Sterling, Johnson and Stafford have all signed somewhere but there’s still a number of players still available. Monday will probably be a busy one after a quiet weekend and hopefully some of the top free agents left will be signed by the Florida Panthers for …
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Free Agency Impact on the Amerks, This Year, Last Year, Current Players
The 2010 edition of free agency is set to begin at Noon EST today and we may not see immediate moves by the Florida Panthers and Rochester Americans but there definitely will be. A lot of people still consider the Panthers a “bad parent club” but they did a very good job partnered with the …
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Panthers Extend Offers to Five Players
The Florida Panthers made qualifying offers to five players this weekend and told five others that they would not be coming back. No real surprises with any of those moves. Kenndal McArdle, Jason Garrison, Mike Duco, Jordan Henry and Tyler Plante were all extended offers. Andrew Sweetland, Luke Beaverson, Peter Aston, Dan Collins and Nick …
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Grading the 2009-2010 Amerks Player by Player
One week ago today we were mentally preparing for game 7 against the Abbotsford Heat and hoping for a legendary game. It certainly turned out to be a legendary game, unfortunately not in favor of the Amerks. As sports fans, it’s the type of loss that will live with us forever until another Calder Cup …
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Contract Status for Amerks Players Heading into Next Season
Now that the season is over for the Rochester Americans it’s time to take a look and see who is still under contract with the Panthers or Amerks, who is and who is not still likely to sign. I grouped players by signed, likely to sign and RFA and UFA. Under each category I put …
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Listen to Amerks Game 7 Post Game Interviews
Here’s some audio from the postgame interviews in the locker room following the Amerks loss in game 7. I’m trying something new here posting the audio and is something I’ll try and do more of next season. As you listen to the interviews you’ll probably find it interesting hearing Groulx talk about the other team …
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Gameday: Time for a Legendary Game 7 for the Amerks
In the words of Barney Stinson, it’s time to suit up and prepare for a legendary night. It’s all on the line tonight for the Rochester Americans in game seven against the Abbotsford Heat. The winner starts preparing for the Hamilton Bulldogs, the loser reserves a tee time. We know the Amerks can defeat this …
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Amerks Win Gives Them a Commanding 3-1 Series Lead
The Rochester Americans lit up the scoreboard on Wednesday night with four power play goals in a 6-1 win over the Abbotsford Heat to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the series. Rochester could win the series with a win on Friday night. Ever since the game one loss last Thursday I don’t think anyone …
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Huge 8 to 4 Win for the Amerks in Game 3
The Amerks got out to a slow start on Monday night on the road against the Abbotsford Heat but came back in a big way ending the game with an 8-4 win. Abbotsford had a 2-1 lead up until 8:03 of the second period when Shawn Matthias tied the game and that opened up the …
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Regular Season Mistakes Sink the Amerks in Game 1
Benoit Groulx made the decision to start rookie goaltender Alexander Salak in the first game of the 2010 playoffs for the Rochester Americans and the decision back fired on him. The Heat scored three first period goals against Salak and that was enough for him, he was pulled after the first period and replaced by …
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