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Amerks Need Some Players with 163 Man Games Lost Already
Here we are in late December and the offensive side of the Rochester Americans lineup has just about dried up and as of this morning the team is short on players heading into tonights game against the Lake Erie Monsters. Â Based on the Amerks roster that played on Sunday minus Whitmore and Foligno they have …
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Six Goal Scorers Saved the Weekend for the Amerks; Finley and Morrisonn Injured
What was shaping up to be a disaster of a road trip was saved on Sunday when six different players scored six goals to lead the Rochester Americans to a 6-2 win over the Houston Aeros. Â The Amerks lost in overtime on Friday night to the Rampage, were blown out 6-2 on Saturday night against …
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Loss to the Aeros; Corey Tropp Called Up; Tonight vs Bulldogs
A few random updates… News of the day is that the Buffalo Sabres have more injuries with Nathan Gerbe and Patrick Kaleta are out injured so Corey Tropp has been called up from the Rochester Americans. As for the loss on Friday night, the Amerks got out to an early 2-0 lead and then the …
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Amerks Gameday Notes vs the Houston Aeros
The Amerks just finished up their morning gameday skate in preparation for tonights game against the Houston Aeros, one of the top teams in the West Division. Â The Aeros have only lost three games in regulation so far this season out of a total of 21 games. Â They’ve lost two in overtime and four in …
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Amerks Team Effort Leads to Win Over the Devils
Heading into the game on Friday night there were low expectations due to the fact that the Amerks had lost another forward to a call up, that player being Zack Kassian. Â That meant the Amerks would be without him, TJ Brennan, Corey Tropp and Drew MacIntyre. Â The Amerks are still without forwards Travis Turnbull, Michael …
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Season High 44 Shots and Standup Defense Leads Amerks to Win
The way the game started out on Wednesday night against the Syracuse Crunch the game could have gone completely in favor of the Crunch or it could’ve been one of the fastest games of all time. Â Once the puck dropped around 7:05pm the first whistle wasn’t until five minutes and 13 seconds into the game. …
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Amerks Earn Win with MacIntyre and Defensive Effort
There’s a couple of ways to look at the Rochester Americans 2-1 win over the Grand Rapids Griffins on Saturday night but the first way to look at it was that they won the game and Drew MacIntyre made 43 saves. Â It almost doesn’t sound right to say they played a good defensive game considering …
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Dreadful Power Play Dooms the Amerks in 3-1 Loss
A power play in hockey is pretty simple, you have the man advantage and pass the puck to get the other team out of position and then score. Â Especially when you’re given EIGHT opportunities in a game. Â Unfortunately the Amerks were not able to score and they even gave up a short handed goal in …
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Postgame: Bulldogs Shootout Win Ends Amerks Winning Streak
The Amerks 3-2 shootout loss to the Bulldogs on Friday night felt like a tennis match at times, back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. Â It was much better than the first game of the season though when the Amerks lost 5-2. Â One of the big differences in this game was the Amerks …
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Amerks Injury Updates and the Parker Suspension
The Amerks finished up their morning skate today after a day off yesterday and Ron Rolston gave us some updates on injuries to the team. Â The only “new injury” was Derek Whitmore who sat out today with a muscle strain but is expected back tomorrow. Jonathan Parker was suspended for one game for the high …
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‘Early November’ for Paul Szczechura
Paul Szczechura is probably a forgotten name to the casual Rochester Americans fan.  He was signed over the summer but hasn’t played a game yet and appears as though we’ll have to wait until “early November” for his return. Kevin Oklobzija wrote in the D&C: Amerks center Paul Szczechura isn’t ready to play. Rolston said …
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Recap: Amerks First Home Win Had It All, Including Seven Goals
It’s amazing how one solid hockey game can put another one in the past, even if there’s only four games played on the season. Â The Rochester Americans on Sunday evening showed what they can be capable of when all of the right pieces fall into place with a 7-2 win over the Grand Rapids Griffins. …
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