Tag:Sahir Gill
Player Thoughts from the Amerks 2018 Locker Clean Out
The ice is gone, the bags are packed, the locker room is empty and players are making plans to go back home for the summer. Locker clean out’s are complete and with that comes end of season thoughts and looking forward. Getting swept in three games by Syracuse wasn’t how anyone wanted the season to …
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Season Defining Night; Player Performances Through Two Games
The Amerks are down 2-0 in the best of five series but aren’t out of it yet. A season isn’t over until that final hand shake line and that’s the last thing the team wants to do on home ice. If you’re reading this and live in Rochester you should be at the game. Emotions are …
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Amerks Regular Season by the Numbers
The first half of the 2017/2018 Rochester Americans season was recapped as a fun winning team. In the second half of the season they stayed alive, stuck with it, made it through injuries, recalls and it was enough to clinch a playoff position. The team finished in third place in the North Division. They also …
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Gill and Fasching Joined the Blackwell Show in Overtime Win
After a dismal display of hockey on Friday night by the Rochester Americans they bounced back on Saturday night against the league leading Toronto Marlies. The Amerks gave up a lead twice but also came back twice before winning in overtime tying a league record for most overtime games in a season at 29. The …
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Amerks Talk About Clinching a Playoff Spot
The Rochester Americans have missed the playoffs the last three seasons and by the end of Saturday night they’d like to officially end that drought. Getting to the playoffs isn’t going to be enough for this team though, they’re determined to make a run. The Amerks haven’t won a playoff series since the 2004/2005 season. …
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Amerks Lose Again and Continue Sinking
Whatever you do, don’t let the fact that the Rochester Americans scored three goals Saturday night take away from the fact that they barely showed up for 50 minutes of the game. While the contenders are sharpening their game the Rochester Americans are falling off of the radar. What’s happening right now is bringing about …
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Gill and Guhle are Being Pushed by Taylor
The Rochester Americans won in overtime Friday night after Brendan Guhle turned on his after burners to score on a breakaway. If only the team could have the first minute of regulation back. And also the last but this team operates with the mindset of it’s all about how you respond and they responded yet …
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CJ Smith in a Scoring Slump; Amerks in a Slump at Home
Rochester joined the ranks of rough days for first place teams on Saturday losing 4-2 vs Laval Rocket. Manitoba and Providence also lost. The fourth team, Stockton Heat was fortunate to have the day off. The good news is that the Amerks are still in first place. The bad news is that they aren’t doing …
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Ullmark and Team Shutout the Marlies
The Rochester Americans shutout the Toronto Marlies on Friday night and at least for now moved into first place in the North Division. This was the first time the Marlies have been shutout all season. The Amerks also continue with their road success as the only AHL team to have one regulation loss on the …
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Amerks Win Again and are Tied in Points for First Place
The Amerks won on the road again and are now tied for first place in points in the division and second place overall in the league. An excellent way to head into the Christmas break. To get technical for a quick moment, the AHL standings are based on points percentage so the Marlies are still …
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Three Goals in the 3rd Lead Amerks to a Win
After two pretty boring periods of hockey the Amerks came out flying in the third period to score three goals and beat the Belleville Senators putting them within two points of first place. This team doesn’t quit. Earning his league leading 13th win of the season Linus Ullmark said, “What I like is that we stuck …
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Recapping Another Excellent Weekend for the Amerks
It’s another Monday morning in Rochester, NY and the Rochester Americans are coming off of another weekend that should be talked about with a win and a loss. A week ago the team finished the weekend with a three day road trip with three games in less than 48 hours and finished with 5 out …
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