Tag:Postgame
Amerks Win with an Early Goal and Penalty Killing
When the Lake Erie Monsters scored only 1:40 into the third period to make it a one goal game I became a little worried. The Amerks held on to a 2-0 lead for the previous 39 minutes and with this team you never know what could happen, so a third period meltdown was on my …
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Weekend Recap: Two Losses, A Goalie Scored and Steiner Sent to Reading
The Amerks lost two games on the road this weekend and sent Daniel Steiner back to Reading. That’s the weekend in one sentence. I took the weekend off from watching Amerks hockey and apparently I did not miss all that much but felt the need to write a recap of the weekend. ** Daniel Steiner …
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Amerks Win 9th Game of the Season vs Crunch
The Amerks had a 5-0 lead through 24 minutes of play and what seemed like a game that should go on and end as another big win against the Crunch but it almost turned into the opposite. The Crunch battled back and scored two goals half way through the third period but it wasn’t enough. …
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Rats Never Back Down and Defeat Amerks
The Amerks did something they have not been able to do for a while, play an entertaining home game. Unfortunately the game went downhill as it went on and they ended up losing. Albany scored a power play goal at 7:04 of the third period to take a 4-3 lead and from that point on …
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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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Amerks Loss to Portland is like Groundhog Day
It’s only fitting that as I find a movie to watch as I write about the Amerks fourth straight loss the movie Groundhog Day is on. Can someone check the alarm clocks of the Amerks and make sure I’ve Got You Babe is not waking the players up every morning? It sure does feel like …
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Cory Schneider Leads Moose to Win over Amerks
The last time the Rochester Americans won a home game on a Friday night was November 27th, with the loss to the Manitoba Moose on Friday they have since lost eight straight Friday night home games. That game they won in November was the game that they were up 4-0 and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins scored …
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Amerks Talk About Frustration after Tuesdays Loss
The quest for 2,000 franchise wins will have to wait for another night for the Rochester Americans as they added another loss to the standings on Tuesday night against the Manitoba Moose. The Amerks had a 2-1 lead off of goals from Jeff Taffe and Shawn Matthias just over half way through the second period …
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