Tag:Nathan Paetsch
Road Trip, Still Having Fun and Returning Players
The Amerks are still in second place even after only winning two of their last 10 games but that may not last for long. Utica won on Friday night putting them in 3rd place and only two points behind Rochester in the standings. Ten games ago they were 14 points behind. The coaching staff put the …
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Roster Moves and Injury Updates
The Amerks finished their weekend road trip to Canada and have sent Justin Danforth, Arvin Atwal and Eric Knodel back to the Cincinnati Cyclones. Justin Danforth was an anticipated call up as a leading scorer in the ECHL. He played on Saturday night against Belleville and three shots playing on a line with Adam Krause …
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A Great Weekend in Charlotte for the Amerks
The Amerks spent the weekend in Charlotte for back to back games and came out on top with three of four points, scored eight goals, a commanding 4-1 win and pushed a game to overtime after being down three goals. That’s a great weekend on the road. The Amerks have earned points in four straight …
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Gameday in Utica; Guhle Day to Day; Two Player Moves
The Amerks are on the road to play the Comets, a team they’re very familiar with after playing them eight times in 40 games so far this season. The Comets have the upper hand in the season series with a 5-1-1-1 record. Three games have been decided in a shootout, two in overtime and Utica …
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Gameday vs Utica; Recap of Friday and Saturday
The story for the Monday afternoon home game will be how the Amerks respond to a big loss against the Syracuse Crunch on Saturday night. The 1pm game vs the Utica Comets will be the eighth of ten games between the two teams this season. The season series right now has the Comets at an advantage …
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Gameday vs Binghamton Notes and Quotes
It’s gameday in Rochester and tonight starts a stretch of four games over the next six days. They host the Binghamton Devils tonight, a team they had beaten 10-3 back on November 24 on home ice. This is also the same team they had lost 5-0 against just six days prior. Chris Taylor said Binghamton …
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Notes and Quotes for Tonights Amerks vs Marlies Game
There’s some excitement and anticipation for tonights hockey game at the War Memorial between the Toronto Marlies and Rochester Americans. The Marlies are the number one team in The AHL but the Amerks aren’t too far behind overall in the league. In the division there’s a four point spread between the two teams. “We understand …
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Amerks Unbelievable Weekend and Divisional Games Ahead
The Amerks capped off an impressive three in three weekend coming back home with five out of six points. The team has nine games left in the month of December and all of them are against divisional teams. I asked Chris Taylor if it was a pretty good and he responded with, “Pretty good weekend? …
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Updates on Injuries, Roster Moves and a Suspension
Today turned out to be a busier day than usual with moves and updates. They can usually be summed up in one or two tweets but today needs some longer explanations. Roster Moves: Sabres sent Justin Bailey back to the Amerks. He has been up with the Sabres since early October having played seven games …
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Gameday Notes and Quotes: Amerks Need A Repeat Performance
The Amerks are back at home tonight for the second game of a home and home with Laval Rocket, the farm team of the Montreal Canadiens. The Amerks won a 5-2 game on Wednesday night in Laval. An early unfortunate bounce gave the Rocket an early lead but the Amerks didn’t back off. Chris Taylor …
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Practice Notes: Taylor Commented about Friday, Paetsch Out, Malone In
The team was on the ice at Bill Gray’s Iceplex this morning for a long practice after a disappointing game on Friday night. They made use of two sheets of ice without a break like they have had at the War Memorial during a dry scrape. Finished up on rink 4, walked to rink 1 …
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Game Recap and Notes: Flat on Friday the 13th, Paetsch Injured, Playing as a Team
The Amerks started the season with two wins over the Syracuse Crunch and with only one game this weekend they should’ve come out but the opposite happened, they fell flat from the start. The rest of the game was an uphill battle they weren’t able to recover from. (Featured photo courtesy of Amerks.com) “We weren’t …
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