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Amerks add three players on professional tryouts
The Rochester Americans signed three more players today to professional tryouts (PTO). They added defensemen Griffin Luce and Alec McCrea along with forward Ryan Scarfo. Why the addition of more players? The Buffalo Sabres hope to return to practice Tuesday but also have nine players on the COVID-19 protocol list. Rasmus Dahlin was just added …
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Amerks Sign Forward Jesper Olofsson
There had been rumblings over the last few days that the organization was going to sign forward Jesper Olofsson and the news was made official today. The Rochester Americans announced that Olofsson (the older brother of Victor) has signed a one-year American Hockey League contract. His numbers have improved season over season and the signing …
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Rule Change Allowed Amerks to Sign Dominic Franco
There’s always a first signing in the off-season and Dominic Franco is that player and he’s also the first player to sign a professional contract following a rule change. Franco signed an American Hockey League contract with the Rochester Americans for the 2020-2021 season (whenever that will be). The rule change is a memorandum that …
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Casey Mittelstadt Assigned to Rochester
The Buffalo Sabres made a somewhat surprising move Sunday evening when they announced that Casey Mittelstadt was assigned to the Rochester Americans. He had been a healthy scratch for the Buffalo Sabres in three out of their last four games. The surprising part of the move is that the Sabres actually made it. He will …
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Will Borgen was Called Up and then Reassigned to Rochester
Will Borgen took a quick trip to Detroit for a call up to the Buffalo Sabres and was sent back down in time to hop on the bus in Rochester to join the Amerks for the weekend road trip to Syracuse and Springfield. This was the first call up of the season for Borgen and …
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Amerks Sign Brett Murray to One-Year AHL Contract
Brett Murray was the last remaining training camp invite on the ice for practice Thursday morning and this afternoon the Rochester Americans confirmed that he signed a one-year American League contract with the team. At 6 feet 5 inches tall he’s a player that stands out on the ice. The signing was obvious when Gord …
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Alex Nylander Traded to Chicago for Henri Jokiharju
A surprise move was made Tuesday afternoon when the Buffalo Sabres announced that they traded Alex Nylander to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for defenseman Henri Jokiharju. Initial reaction: Immediate upgrade. The following statement was released in a press release from the Sabres: “Henri is a young, mobile defenseman who has shown he can compete …
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Amerks Signed Four Contracts – Three Returning, One New
The Rochester Americans finished the first week of free agency by signing three players to return for the 2019-2020 season and one new player. Forwards Eric Cornel, Tyler Randell, and Nathan Paetsch all re-signed for an additional season in Rochester. The new player to the organization will be Jarrett Burton who has spent the past …
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Sabres Re-Sign CJ Smith to a Two-Year Contract
The Buffalo Sabres announced that restricted free agent CJ Smith has signed his two-year qualifying offer with an annual average salary of $700,000. CapFriendly updated the terms to show that the first year is a two-way deal and second year is one-way. The first year minor salary is $100,000 and second year is one-way meaning …
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Amerks are Winners at the Start of Free Agency
Leading up to the start of free agency it was leaked that the Buffalo Sabres would be signing forward Curtis Lazar and defenseman John Gilmour and once 11am hit the news started flowing. The organization had work to do this summer in setting up depth players that can fill in on NHL roster spots if …
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Dalton Smith Returns to Rochester for a Third Season
It wasn’t the signing anyone was expecting on the morning of free agency but the Rochester Americans surprised us by announcing that Dalton Smith would be returning for a third season in Rochester. There’s little that needs to be said about Dalton Smith. He’s an old school player that provides muscle and time and space …
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John Gilmour Signs with Buffalo, Top Six Defenseman in Rochester
The Buffalo Sabres have made it official that they signed defenseman John Gilmour to a one-year one-way contract today for $700k. This is a move that may make some Sabres first fans say who and why? He’ll provide some incredible depth as an offensive threat on the Amerks blue line joining Zach Redmond as a …
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