Tag:Syracuse Crunch
Tough Guy Mike Sgroi Invited to Amerks Camp
The calls for an enforcer for the upcoming season could be answered, tough guy Mike Sgroi has been invited to the Amerks training camp on a tryout contract. Thanks to Lyndsay Kramer (covers the Syracuse Crunch) for reporting the info. Apparently Ted Nolan has shown interest in Sgroi and called to invite him to camp. …
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Emmerson, Dadonov, and other AHL News
The Amerks are expected to release their training camp roster within a week, so until that happens we’re short on Amerks news but plenty of news from other places. ** Evgeni or Evgeny (depending on the day of the week it seems) Dadonov has officially signed his entry level contract with the Florida Panthers and …
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Veteran Mike York Signs With Amerks
About 24 hours late in the news cycle, but in case you have not heard – The Rochester Americans signed veteran Mike York to a one year AHL deal on Wednesday adding another element to an already improved roster. York was ranked 15th in the assists category in the AHL during the 08/09 season with …
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Amerks vs Crunch Pre-Season Games
In news that comes as no surprise at all, the Amerks two pre-season games will be against the Syracuse Crunch. The teams aren’t even in the same division anymore so we can’t say division rivals. Thruway rivals maybe? The teams will play a home and home series with two games in three nights. The first …
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Amerks 2009-2010 Schedule Released
The day has finally arrived for the 2009/2010 American Hockey League schedule! Time to start planning road trips. If you’re looking for start times check here. Here’s the full schedule: [table id=7 /] [table id=8 /] [table id=9 /] [table id=10 /] [table id=11 /] [table id=12 /] [table id=13 /] Here’s the early season …
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Amerks Jersey Ranked 2nd by The Hockey News
The Hockey News ranked jerseys last year based on the teams logo, this year they decided to go by patches, striping, and piping to rank the jerseys. I also need to mention colors as well. The Amerks were ranked second for a “Classic crest with a clean look to it.” I’m not quite sure how …
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Off Season Changes in the AHL
Just in case you’ve been enjoying the summer, here’s what has been going on around the American Hockey League in terms of changes in cities, affiliations, divisions, and rules. New Cities / New Team The Quad City Flames moved from Moline, Illinois to Abbotsford, British Columbia and and are now called the Abbotsford Heat. They …
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American Hockey League Teams on Twitter
As the 2009/2010 season approaches it appears as if the American Hockey League is finally represented within the Twitter universe. Twitter is a great service for sports fans due to the fact that news can usually be summed up in less than 140 characters leaving out all of the extra fluff that accompanies articles. If …
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Amerks Announce 09/10 Opponents
The Rochester Americans along with other teams in the American Hockey League today announced the schedule format and division alignments for the 2009/2010 season. The biggest change is that the Syracuse Crunch are headed for the East Division in the Eastern Conference and the Amerks stay in the North Division of the Western Conference. Another …
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Florida Panthers Interested in Andrew Peters?
Apparently Andrew Peters and the Florida Panthers have talked of a potential two way deal for next season. I hope that Curt Styres, Lewis Staats, and Jody Gage have all called Randy Sexton to tell him that this would be a terrible idea. If it turns out that any of them thought this was a …
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Plans Fall Through for Outdoor Game
The Democrat and Chronicle reported today that plans for an outdoor game between the Rochester Americans and Hershey Bears at Frontier Field have fallen through.\r\n\r\nEver since the success of the Winter Classic in Buffalo the idea of an outdoor hockey game has been on the minds of every league and organization.\r\n\r\nThe reasons given for the …
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Riley Emmerson vs Kevin Harvey Fight Video
Riley Emmerson may have fought his last fight as a Rochester American on Saturday night when he fought Kevin Harvey of the Syracuse Crunch during the first period. When the Amerks lost Steve MacIntyre off waivers they still needed someone to play the role of the fighter on the team and that player turned out …
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