Tag:Matej Pekar
Tracking the 2021-2022 Amerks Roster
A new and full American Hockey League season is full speed ahead after two consecutive seasons without a Calder Cup being awarded. The last team to win a Calder Cup was the Charlotte Checkers in 2019. The Rochester Americans 2021/2022 regular season will start Sunday October 17, 2021 on the road in Utica with the …
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Amerks 2020-2021 Training Camp Roster
The Rochester Americans will open training camp Friday morning with an intimate 16 man roster of two goalies, four defensemen, and ten forwards. Where’s the rest of the roster? That remains to be seen but the organization will have to add more players by the time the season starts on February 5. There’s a lot …
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Beyond The Blade: Amerks Weekly | Episode 17
Welcome to the 17th 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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Amerks Home Tonight and Looking for the 40th Win
We’re down to the last 12 regular season games of the season and tonight is the first of only five home games remaining before the playoffs. Where the Rochester Americans are going to finish in the standings is still a toss up. After leading the North Division for the majority of the season they now …
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Matej Pekar Assigned to the Amerks
Rochester Americans General Manager Randy Sexton announced on Tuesday afternoon that forward Matej Pekar has been assigned to the Amerks. In 33 games with the Barrie Colts of the OHL he had 36 points (14G+22A), 38 penalty minutes, and finished with a plus-7. He’s 19 years old from the Czech Republic that has spent two seasons playing …
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Prospects Challenge: Six Recommended Players to Watch
The four-day Prospects Challenge tournament kicks off today at the HarborCenter between the Buffalo Sabres, New Jersey Devils, Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins. Whatever team comes out on top is meaningless but what happens within the games can have a lot of meaning. A stand out at the 2017 Prospects Challenge was Colin Blackwell. He …
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