Tag:Kurt Gosselin
Amerks Trim 10 Players from Training Camp Roster
The regular season is less than a week away and the Rochester Americans trimmed their training camp roster by 10 players this morning. The moves aren’t surprising in any way. Two players were released from tryouts and eight were assigned to Cincinnati. Released from tryout: Connor Hall, Carl Hessler Assigned to Cincinnati: Justin Baudry (D), Tobie …
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Start of Amerks Training Camp Presents One Question for this Season
The foundation of the Rochester Americans has been set by management and the coaching staff along with eight players returning for third seasons in the organization but one question will carry on through to Spring – can they win a playoff series? Assistant General Manager Randy Sexton along with the coaching staff of Chris Taylor, …
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Sabres Announce Prospect Challenge Roster Moves
The 2019 Buffalo Sabres Prospects Challenge is in the past and with training camp starting on Friday today was the day for the team to make roster moves. Lukas Rousek (Sparta Praha – Czech) and Matthew Welsh (Charlottetown – QMJHL) have been assigned to their respective clubs to return for the 2019/2020 seasons. The team …
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Amerks Season is on the Brink of a Total Bust
Everything was setup for the Rochester Americans to win game two but they didn’t. The team has been great all season at bouncing back from a loss and generating wins. They’ve also been great at winning games in front of smaller home crowds which there was on Easter Sunday. They’ve also found ways to score …
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First Pro Game and First Win for Luukkonen
The Ukko-Pekko Luukkonen era in the organization started Sunday afternoon when he played his first professional game and earned his first professional win with 32 saves against the Belleville Senators. The Amerks won 4-2 fueled by three power play goals and five players from the Cincinnati Cyclones filling in roster spots. Luukkonen finished the game …
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Overtime Loss Raises Questions About Home Ice
The Rochester Americans have talked about winning the North Division title all season and Friday night that opportunity likely slipped away from them on home ice. Again. A path to winning the division title was simple – win three straight and it’s theirs. But yet again they played a bad game on home ice in …
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Beyond The Blade: Amerks Weekly | Episode 18
Welcome to the 18th episode of our Amerks weekly podcast on Beyond The Blade between myself, Keith Wozniak, and Chad DeDominicis from Die By the Blade. It’s a short podcast where we discuss what’s currently going on with the Rochester Americans and what’s happened since the previous episode. It’s also the only podcast focused on the Rochester …
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Gosselin to Make AHL Debut; Peterson Likely to Play
The Rochester Americans will have a player making his American League debut tonight when Kurt Gosselin suits up and plays defense against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Gosselin was signed on March 13th to an ATO (Amateur Tryout Contract) to finish the remainder of the season and also sign an AHL contract for the 2019/2020 season. …
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Borgen Called Up and Other Amerks Practice Updates
The Amerks returned to practice this morning after a day off following a three in three weekend where they won two against Toronto on the road after an ugly loss to Cleveland. Chris Taylor said he liked the energy level of the team and the way the team responded in the third period on Sunday. …
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Peterson and Gosselin Up from Cincinnati
The Rochester Americans announced two moves on Monday afternoon by assigning forward Judd Peterson and defenseman Kurt Gosselin to Rochester from Cincinnati. The Amerks return to practice Tuesday morning at which time more information will be known on the reasons for the moves. Gosselin was signed by Rochester on March 13 through the 2019/2020 season …
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Amerks Sign Kurt Gosselin Through 2019-2020 Season
The Rochester Americans announced that they’ve signed their first new player through next season. Defenseman Kurt Gosselin signed an ATO (Amateur Tryout Contract) to finish the remainder of this season with the Cincinnati Cyclones and has also signed a two-way American League contract through next season. He’ll have a chance to compete for a roster spot on …
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