Tag:Transactions
Amerks Trim 12 Players from the Roster
With the official closing of training camp after practice on Tuesday morning the Amerks trimmed 12 players on Monday from a roster that started with over 40 players. The team will probably cut more players on Wednesday after the final preseason game in Syracuse against the Crunch. Mike Sgroi was one player released from the …
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Amerks Training Camp Roster and Other Notes
The 2009/2010 season for the Rochester Americans is finally upon us. It seems as if everyone from youth hockey all the way up to the NHL has started except for the Amerks. The Amerks will open training camp on Thursday morning from 10am – Noon at the ESL Centre. The camp roster is supposed to …
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Amerks Sign Ross Carlson to AHL Contract
AMERICANS BRING IN FIFTH ‘AMERICAN-BORN’ PLAYER ROCHESTER SIGNS ROSS CARLSON TO AHL CONTRACT (Rochester, NY)… Rochester Americans Director of Player Personnel Jody Gage announced today the club has signed Ross Carlson to a two-way American Hockey League contract. He becomes the fifth U.S. born player to wear the red, white and blue for Rochester this …
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Another Tough Guy, Trevor Gillies Invited to Camp
Last summer at this time we were excited that Steve MacIntyre had been signed over the summer and was going to provide some toughness on the ice. MacIntyre didn’t even make it through half the practice before we learned that the Edmonton Oilers had claimed him off waivers. Once he left the two other tough …
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Amerks Unveil Jerseys and Radio Info
The Amerks showed off the changes to their jerseys today for the upcoming season and also announced radio details. The change in the jerseys is the return of the horizontal stripes across the bottom of the jerseys along with bringing back the blue jerseys for road games. The striping had originally disappeared because Rbk said …
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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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Cleve Kinley to Attend Amerks Camp
The list of players that will be attending the Amerks training camp should be available any day now, prior to that I’ll be relying on articles posted elsewhere. The first name I’ve come across is defenseman Cleve Kinley. Kinley was just signed by the Florida Everblades as their 15th player under contract. There’s little chance …
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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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Amerks Sign Defenseman Matt Duffy
The Rochester Americans announced today that they signed defenseman Matt Duffy to a two-way American Hockey League contract, a day before I was about to post an article asking why he hadn’t been signed yet. “Matt came in at the end of last season and was an immediate contributor to our team,” said Gage. “We …
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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 Summer News Stories, Getting Caught Up
It has been a busy summer for the Rochester Americans with a lot of great news and a couple of stories that have generated some bad press. Looking at the bigger picture it has been a positive summer. Here’s the start of “round up” type posts I’ll be doing once the season gets started. There’s …
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David Brine Accepts Qualifying Offer
Returning to hockey news, David Brine has accepted the Florida Panthers qualifying offer of a one year two way deal. Brine will be entering his third season with the Rochester Americans this fall. Last season Brine was fifth in scoring on the team with 8 goals and 23 assists along with 70 penalty minutes. He …
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