Tag:Mike York
York and Taffe Sink the Pirates and Extend Winning Streak
Jeff Taffe scored the game winning goal with 65 seconds left on the scoreboard to end the Amerks three game road trip and extend the teams winning streak to four games. Mike York made a great pass to Taffe who then sent a rocket of a shot into the top corner past Enroth (video embedded …
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Amerks Opened March with 5-2 Win Over Phantoms
The Amerks opened the month of March with a 5-2 road win over the Phantoms, four of those goals were scored in the third period. David Laliberte tied the game 2-2 at 9:55 of the third period off of a horrible defensive zone giveaway by Rory Fitzpatrick. The most impressive part of the game was …
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Taffe and York Lead Amerks to OT Win
When Jeff Taffe, Jamie Johnson, and Mike York find ways to put points on the boards it’s pretty much a given that the Rochester Americans will find a way to win. Taffe scored two goals including the game winner, Johnson had one goal and one assist, and Mike York assisted on all four goals scored. …
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Amerks Break Friday Night Curse; Gameday at Hamilton
The Rochester Americans finally broke their Friday night curse with a home win against the Grand Rapids Griffins. Their previous home win on a Friday night dated back to November 27th. That’s about the time the season took a slump, slide, or you could even call it evening out. A Friday night win gets a …
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Gameday: Amerks Host Griffins; Amerks News from this Week
The Amerks host the Grand Rapids Griffins tonight and it’s pretty simple, they need to win a Friday night home game! The Amerks have not won a Friday night home game since November 27th when they barely held on to beat the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. The only game on a Friday they have won was a …
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Gameday: Amerks Look to Stop Pirates Winning Streak
The last time the Rochester Americans and Portland Pirates faced off was on November 12th at HSBC Arena in Buffalo when the Pirates won 6-3 to end the Amerks bid for a franchise record 12th straight win. The Amerks will have a chance to end the Pirates bid for their own franchise record as they …
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Gameday: Amerks vs Moose, Return of Mike York
There’s no doubt that the Amerks need all the help they can get on Friday night games. They have only won one out of six Friday night games in 2010, that one game was on the road in Hamilton. No one has an answer, but its something every player and coach wants to change. Mike …
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Benoit Groulxs Morning Speech; Two Player Moves
Shortly after the start of practice this morning Benoit Groulx stepped up to the board and started talking to the team. It wasn’t a speech filled with yelling and anger but more of one from I would almost say the heart. He talked to the team about playing with heart and as a team to …
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Maybe Something Happened When Mike York Went on Leave
The Rochester Americans don’t believe that it’s time to hit the panic button but the media and alot of the fans do. Who is right in this situation? It’s an interesting debate going on in Rochester right now. The roster of veterans and prospects that everyone wanted for the perfect environment was given to us …
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Early February Amerks Injury Report
It would be nice to post one of these sometime and say, “there are none,” but that rarely happens in the world of sports. The Amerks still have three players out injured. Matt Duffy has stepped up and is doing a good job with Garrison out. Did anyone really notice Sweetland did not play on …
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Aston to Utah, Taffe Back, York Surgery, Matthias Up
Getting back to some Amerks related updates.. Peter Aston has been loaned to the Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL. Aston has played in 17 games for the Amerks and not really had the chance to do a lot. He’ll be better off elsewhere getting more playing time to work on his game. Jeff Taffe and …
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Mike York is Out Another 3 to 4 Weeks
The Mike York story continues as Don Stevens just reported on the Bob Mathews show that York will be out another 3 to 4 weeks. Stevens said that York needs his knee “scraped out” with a scope and will have the surgery on Tuesday. He has been out of the lineup since the beginning of …
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