Tag:Lake Erie Monsters
Gameday: Amerks Host Monsters; Playoff Panic Button?
After another disappointing loss on a Friday night the Amerks are back in action tonight at home versus the Lake Erie Monsters. I’m not sure there’s any way to hype the Amerks in this game. The Monsters have won five of six games between the two teams. The only Amerks win was the second game …
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Gameday: Amerks at Lake Erie Monsters
The Rochester Americans left on Tuesday afternoon for Cleveland for their game tonight against the Lake Erie Monsters, a team they have lost to four times already this season. Out of five games this season the only one the Amerks have won was a 5-2 decision back on October 9th, the second game of the …
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Amerks Lost Second in a Row on New Years Eve
The Amerks lost their second in a row on New Years Eve against the Lake Erie Monsters. I was on my way out of town and barely caught any of the action so the Amerks press release is below recapping the game.. They’re back in action on Saturday night on the road against the W-B/S …
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Monsters Scare Away Amerks; Rochester Drops Fourth Straight
The Amerks dropped their fourth straight game on Tuesday night heading into the Christmas break. I’m changing my wish list to ask for one thing, two big wins this coming weekend. A lot of things are not going well for this team right now. There’s also a lot of things that are contributing to things …
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A Rare Monday Hockey Night in Rochester
Tonights game is simple, the Amerks need to win. That’s it. No other outcome will be acceptable. There’s been talks about the team not having had a full week of practice together. The fact that Taffe, Repik, and Duco were late to joining the team. That may have been the case for some sloppy play …
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Amerks Win off Strong Goaltending and Five Goals
The Rochester Americans defeated the Lake Erie Monsters in a rematch of last weeks opening night contest The Amerks won the game off of a strong performance in net from Tyler Plante as well as five goals scored by the offense. Waitaminute… Strong goaltending and five goals leads to a a win. I don’t think …
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Amerks have Three Games in Four Nights
The Amerks have three games in four nights coming up and we’ll get the chance to see what this team is made of. Last weekend some key players were missing that will be back. Here’s my guesses for changes in the lineup this weekend: Out of the lineup: Matt Duffy, Dan Collins, Peter Aston, Jimmy …
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Jon Landry Released from PTO
Defenseman Jon Landry was released from his PTO contract with the Rochester Americans on Monday. Landry had a strong preseason and was used in Saturdays home opener because of injuries to Rory Fitzpatrick (still recovering frm sports hernia surgery) and Mike Caruso (bruised foot/ankle). Fitzpatrick and Caruso are expected back this Friday along with Jason …
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Amerks Lose Home Opener in Overtime
The Rochester Americans home opener on Saturday night was supposed to have ended with a win and made headlines on the 11 o’clock news casts. It didn’t really end that way.. but it wasn’t a bad game. A few changes at the arena for the new season were positives. The new team store had some …
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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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Amerks Fall to Monsters Despite Late Comeback
(Strongsville, Ohio)… Despite staging a late third-period comeback, the Rochester Americans fell 2-1 tonight to the Lake Erie Monsters at Hoover Arena in southern Cleveland. The game was the first of three for Rochester for the 2009 preseason. Brock Bradford broke a 1-1 tie and netted the game-winner with just four seconds left in regulation …
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Preseason Game #1: Amerks @ Laker Erie Monsters
Tonight is the first preseason game of the 2009/2010 season for the Amerks who are heading to just south of Cleveland to play the Lake Erie Monsters. What does this game mean? It’s a chance for some players to show what they have. It’s players that were either invited to camp or will probably be …
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