Tag:Mike Brodeur
The Amerks Crunch Syracuse in Their Third Straight Win
The Amerks beat the Syracuse Crunch 3-1 tonight in front of 6,310 fans. Mike Brodeur showed, once again, why he deserved the contract that he signed today. The boys in front of him didn’t make the job too hard for him tonight either, scoring three goals and keeping play alive in the Crunch’s end of …
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Mike Brodeur Signs With The Amerks!!!
Finally, after wondering if this would ever happen, Mike Brodeur signed a one-year AHL contract with the Rochester Americans. From Amerks.com Rochester Americans General Manager Jody Gage announced today that the team has signed goaltender Mike Brodeur to a one-year standard American Hockey League contract. “We’re happy Mike was able to earn a permanent spot …
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Gameday – Amerks vs Syracuse Crunch 01-09-2009
Riley Emmerson and Michael Duco werer out on the ice before practice. Duco wants to stay out and practice with the team, but Cipolla is sending him back to check with the Doctor. Emmerson looked good on his skates. Don’t expect either of them on the ice for tonight’s game. Duco is coming back on the …
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Practice; Matthias Called Up; Brodeur Contract/All-Star Game
It’s the first practice I have been able to get to in the new year, and as usual at ESL, it is freezing cold. The biggest question is still the status of contract talks with goaltender Mike Brodeur. We asked him after practice and apparently a contract has not been offered to be signed, but …
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Amerks Win Two Games Against the Moose
The Amerks won back to back games against the Manitoba Moose, what an excellent start to the new year! Karl Stewart scored the game winning goal in the 10th round of the shootout on Saturday to give the Amerks the two game sweep. The last time the Amerks won in Manitoba was December 2006. Mike …
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Tuesday Morning Practice; Injury Updates, Still No Contract
It was a cold morning at the ESL Sports Centre in Henrietta for practice this morning.. amazing how much I’ve taken it for granted sitting in warm comfortable seats at Blue Cross Arena instead of metal benches. Practice was practice, what else can really be said about the team going through the motions and drills. …
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Amerks Need To Beat Lake Erie
Tomorrow night the Amerks take on the Lake Erie Monsters for the second time in two weeks. They really need to, once again, get a solid win against the Monsters. The Amerks are actually starting to catch up to them in the rankings and a win tomorrow could mean the task is easier than expected. …
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Mike Brodeur Named AHL Player of the Week
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Rochester Americans goaltender Mike Brodeur has been named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Dec. 14, 2008. Brodeur was 3-2-0 with one shutout last week, stopping 130 of 137 shots as the Amerks completed a stretch of playing five games in …
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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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Amerks Scare the Monsters In Cleveland
Only 13 seconds into the game, Stefan Meyer took on Nathan Smith of the Lake Erie Monsters. Mike Caruso just gave the puck away right next to the net. Lucky, Brodeur was ready and stopped the puck before anything bad could happen. A breakaway was stopped by Keaton Ellerby…but, he also got called for hooking. …
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Amerks Sabotage an Excellent Game For Brodeur
Considering how badly the season has gone, it wasn’t until the 27th game of the season that the Amerks were shut out for the first time. They lost to the Peoria Rivermen (currently in 2nd place in the Western Conference) on Friday night by the final score of 2-0. The Amerks sabotaged an excellent game …
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Game #27: Amerks vs Peoria Rivermen at Blue Cross Arena
The Peoria Rivermen are in town today to play the Amerks at Blue Cross Arena, game time is 7:35pm. The Amerks are 3-3-1 in their past seven games making for the best stretch of the season so far. They’ve already tallied more points and wins this December compared to last years dreadful month. Tonight will …
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