Tag:Mike Duco
Gameday: Amerks vs Senators; First of Ten
The Amerks are back on the ice tonight to faceoff against the Binghamton Senators, game time is at 7:05pm at Blue Cross Arena. It’s the first of ten meetings between the two teams this season. It’s also only one of two Wednesday night home games this season for the Amerks. The game could see the …
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Cheesy Title Time.. Amerks Crunch Syracuse!
If the Amerks can continue the style of game they played on Monday night they should be able to start winning some fans back into the building. Everyone scored who is supposed to score. The four goals were scored by Chris Taylor, Graham Mink, Jeff Taffe, and Michal Repik. Four players that are here for …
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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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Rats Win Big Against the Amerks; Only the Third Game
The easiest thing to do is just say it, the Amerks were destroyed in Albany on Saturday night. They were slow, they were rarely able to generate consistent offense, and they looked tired. There’s no excuses. The team should have been going off the momentum of Friday nights win and carried into Saturday. Instead it …
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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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Amerks Release Bonneau; Limited Roster Spots
The Amerks announced on Wednesday that they released forward Jimmy Bonneau from his PTO contract after only one regular season game. It’s probably safe to assume that management was unhappy with his performance during the home opener against the Lake Erie Monsters. There were a number of players who did not perform well during that …
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Florida Panthers Send Four down to Amerks
The Florida Panthers finally returned from Finland and upon doing so they sent Michal Repik, Mike Duco, Jason Garrison, and Alexander Salak to the Amerks. Jeff Taffe was placed on and cleared waivers last Tuesday and was in Finland with the Panthers as well. Those six players are expected to be back on the ice …
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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 Lose Second Preseason Game
Something familiar happened on Sunday evening, the Amerks lost to the Crunch. The final score was 4-1, the fourth goal was on an empty net. If you showed up to the game expecting to see some finesse hockey you would have been let down. The games going on in the other rinks were probably smoother …
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Florida Panthers Article: Optimism In Rochester
The article below appeared on the Florida Panthers site this past Sunday about the optimism surrounding the upcoming Rochester Americans season, something that has been missing in recent years. One thing that’s exciting is the interest in the Amerks that a lot of Panther fans have taken. These fans view the Rochester Americans as the …
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Another Tough Guy, Trevor Gillies Invited to Camp
Last summer at this time we were excited that Steve MacIntyre had been signed over the summer and was going to provide some toughness on the ice. MacIntyre didn’t even make it through half the practice before we learned that the Edmonton Oilers had claimed him off waivers. Once he left the two other tough …
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