Tag:Sabres
Sabres Assign CJ Smith and 13 Others to Rochester, Ruotsalainen to Ilves
The Buffalo Sabres trimmed the training camp roster down by 15 players on Sunday morning by assigning 14 to Rochester and Arttu Ruotsalainen to Ilves (Liiga) in Finland. Arttu Ruotsalainen was a long shot to make the Sabres roster out of training camp and the contract with his team in Finland indicated that if he …
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Sabres Sign Goalie Andrew Hammond to Lead Rochester
One of the biggest needs for the Buffalo Sabres at the start of free agency was signing a goalie for the organization and the pool wasn’t very deep this season. They made that signing within the first 30 minutes by signing Andrew Hammond to a one-year one-way contract for the 2019/2020 season. He’ll earn $700k …
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Amerks Hockey Returns – Training Camp and Preseason Schedule
The long off season is finally over and we have the training camp and preseason schedules for Rochester Americans hockey. Training camp will start on Monday September 24, 2018 at Bill Gray’s Iceplex in Rochester. The first preseason game will be Thursday September 27, 2018 at HarborCenter in Buffalo. We’ll see new names along with returning …
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Playoff History – Amerks vs. Crunch
We’ve discussed the Amerks/Crunch first round series a lot this week, and now we’d like to take a look back at the playoff history between these two clubs. If you’re an Amerks fan – you’re going to be a big believer in history repeating itself! 1996: Both teams struggled in the regular season but managed …
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Amerks Improved at the NHL Trade Deadline
The NHL trade deadline is in the past and as the dust has settled the Rochester Americans have improved with three additional players that weren’t on the roster at the start of the day, one of which will immediately available. Danny O’Regan will join the Amerks this week and Nick Baptiste and Casey Nelson were …
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Scouting Report – 12/15/2017 – Nick Baptiste
Last Friday’s battle against the Marlies had a very post-season like feel. It was very clear that two of the top teams in the AHL had taken the ice. Even though the Amerks lost, fans in Rochester have legitimate Calder Cup hopes this year. Brendan Guhle showcased the speed and playmaking ability that has turned …
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Scouting Report – 12/13/2017 – Seth Griffith
Wednesday night the Amerks finally managed to exorcise their home ice demons against the Comets with a 3-1 victory. Even though Rochester had taken points in the last 3 games in Utica, the Comets had outscored the Amerks 7-1 in the previous two meetings at the Blue Cross Arena. After an early soft goal spawned …
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Scouting Report – 12/1/2017 – Casey Nelson
Although the Amerks looked the better team for the majority of the night (Friday 12/1) they fell to Hartford in a 5-4 shoot out loss. However, there was much more to take away from this game than just a point. Seth Griffith looked phenomenal in his debut, and will likely be a key piece in …
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Scouting Report – 11/24/2017 – Evan Rodrigues
Friday night (11/24) the Amerks thoroughly dominated the Devils in a 10-3 victory in front of what has been the most loud and energetic crowd of the season. Almost everyone on the roster played a phenomenal game, and it seemed as if every puck off an Amerk stick was destined for the top corner. Nylander …
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Scouting Report – 11/17/2017 – Alexander Nylandar
Friday’s Military Appreciation Night clash against the Wolf Pack marked the second consecutive impressive home victory for the Amerks. Though the headlines going in were all about the return of Evan Rodrigues and Alexander Nylander, CJ smith stole the show with a massive night featuring two goals and two assists. Blackwell also impressed for the …
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Scouting Report – 11/15/2017 – Colin Blackwell
Wednesday marked the Amerk’s first shutout victory of the year. And while Linus Ullmark did play fantastic, the story of the night was the 60 minutes of clean, conservative hokey played by the Amerks. Rochester took an early lead scoring two power-play goals in the first four minutes. It was a stark contrast from the …
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Alexander Nylander Returns to the Ice
Top Sabres prospect Alexander Nylander was expected to have a strong Sabres camp followed by some big minutes in an Amerks uniform before a “lower body” injury took him down on September 8th. This was the first time we’ve spotted Nylander skating but was informed (after the below tweets) that he’s already been on the …
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