Tag:TJ Brennan
View the Amerks Clear Day Roster; Drew Schiestel to the Texas Stars
The biggest news of the day is that Drew Schiestel has been assigned to the Texas Stars. Â He had been an odd man out defenseman for much of the season never fully recovered from a knee injury. Â He also made a few costly mistakes in games and was sat out after those were made. Â Based …
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Video Highlights from Amerks Shootout Win Over the Marlies
The Amerks won their second game in a row on Sunday against the Toronto Marlies in a home and home series. Â The two games gave the Amerks a much needed four points in the standings and also proved again that they can compete with the best when they want to. Â The videos below feature fights, …
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Predicting the Amerks Clear Day Roster Due at 3pm Today
Today is one of the more important days for all 30 teams in the American Hockey League since by 3pm a 22 man roster has to be submitted of players eligible to play for the remainder of the season and into the playoffs. Â Teams can also list players as in residence to be used for …
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Amerks Steal Shootout Win from the Marlies (with shootout video)
After a Friday night loss on the road against the Grand Rapids Griffins the Amerks completed the unexpected, two straight wins over the division leading Toronto Marlies. Â They were able to hold on to a 2-1 lead on Saturday evening in Toronto and then battle back from a 2-0 deficit on Sunday night to eventually …
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Amerks Blow Two Goal Lead and Lose to the Griffins
What happened on Friday night in Grand Rapids is exactly what the team didn’t need to happen. Â They got out to an early lead but couldn’t hold on to it and went on to lose 4-3 to the Griffins. Â The Amerks remain in 10th place and the Griffins are now four points behind them in …
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Amerks Gameday vs Griffins; Moves Possible Before 3pm Monday Deadline
The Amerks are on the road tonight against the Grand Rapids Griffins at 7pm for what should be a pretty competitive hockey game. Â The two teams are both currently riding three game winning streaks. Â The two teams are fighting towards a playoff spot. Â The Griffins are currently six points behind the Amerks in the standings …
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Varone and Igor Lead the Amerks to a 15 Round Shootout Win (with shootout video)
A week after a horrible weekend collapse the Amerks are now on a three game winning streak heading into the month of March and the final push for the Calder Cup playoffs. Â The 15 round shootout win had a bit of everything and it all came together with Igor Gongalsky winning the game in the …
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Rolston Looks to Get Amerks Chemistry Back Together
There are only 26 games left in the regular season for the Rochester Americans and it feels as if they finally have a lineup that they should have had to start the season. Â The race has started and it’s going to be close down the stretch for the playoffs so it’s almost as if it …
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Michal Repik Leads the Way to Creating an Amerks Loss
It’s a perfect time to write a familiar name, Michal Repik scored the game winning goal on Saturday night at the War Memorial in downtown Rochester. Â Repik scored two goals leading the San Antonio Rampage to a 4-1 win over the Rochester Americans. Â As for the Amerks, they were present in uniforms but not in …
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Kassian to the Sabres; Brennan and Adam to the Amerks
Three roster moves today between the Buffalo Sabres and Rochester Americans, all of which can be beneficial which is a surprising change of pace. TJ Brennan was cleared to play after recovering from vertebrae issues. Â Initial reports were that he had a second concussion but reports since have indicated the second injury was related to …
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Amerks Sign Defensemen Maury Edwards and Brock Matheson
The Rochester Americans are short on defensemen for the first time this season and have added two players prior to three games in three nights starting on Thursday. Â The team signed Maury Edwards (Cincinnati Cyclones) and Brock Matheson (Stockton Thunder) to PTO’s, both from the ECHL. The Amerks lineup will be without Shaone Morrisonn who …
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Leggio Leads the Amerks to the Second Half of the Season with a Win
Another weekend has come and gone and another pair of solid performances by the Rochester Americans. Â The team finished the set of games with three out of a possible four points with an overtime loss to the Toronto Marlies on Friday and regulation win against the Hamilton Bulldogs on Saturday night. Â David Leggio has stepped …
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