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Amerks Have a Tough Weekend Ahead
The Rochester Americans had a rough week and they only practiced. Since Sunday the Buffalo Sabres have called called up Kyle Criscuolo, Brendan Guhle, and Danny O’Regan. Seth Griffith had gone up the week prior. Two of them have been added to the injured list, Criscuolo (4 to 6 weeks) and Griffith (unknown upper body). …
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Seth Griffith Earned the Call Up
The day after the NHL trade deadline the Jason Botterill era has shown yet another sign that things are different. The Buffalo Sabres were in need of a forward when Kyle Okposo’s wife went into labor, they called up Seth Griffith, a leading scorer on the Rochester Americans this season. Seems logical but in the …
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Quick Call Up for Ullmark; Krause Injured; DMB up from Cincy
The Buffalo Sabres announced on Monday morning that Linus Ullmark has been called. Robin Lehner has a minor lower body injury and is considered day to day. Buffalo has an afternoon game today and an immediate need for a second goalie. This is the second call up of the season for Ullmark, well technically third, …
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Amerks Sign Brian Gionta to One Game Deal
The Rochester Americans and Brian Gionta surprised everyone for the second time this season, this time announcing they’ve agreed to a one game professional tryout. Gionta will make his debut for the Amerks on Friday February 2, 2018 at Blue Cross Arena when the team hosts the Toronto Marlies. “Brian has been practicing with us …
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Roster Moves and Injury Updates
The Amerks finished their weekend road trip to Canada and have sent Justin Danforth, Arvin Atwal and Eric Knodel back to the Cincinnati Cyclones. Justin Danforth was an anticipated call up as a leading scorer in the ECHL. He played on Saturday night against Belleville and three shots playing on a line with Adam Krause …
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Gameday: Amerks at Marlies, Depth and Talking with Danforth
The Rochester Americans finish their lengthy set of road games this weekend on the road tonight in Toronto and Saturday night in Belleville. Rochester and Toronto have split the season series 1-1. Toronto won the first game 3-2 in Rochester. Rochester won the second game 2-0 in Toronto. Rochester and Belleville have played four times …
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Amerks Sign Stuart Percy to an AHL Contract
Randy Sexton announced on Tuesday morning that the Rochester Americans signed Stuart Percy to an AHL contract for the remainder of the 2017/2018 season. Percy was originally drafted 25th overall in the first round by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2011 draft. When his entry level contract with Toronto expired after the 2015/2016 season …
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Moulson on Waivers, Evan Rodrigues and Kyle Criscuolo Swap Roster Spots
The Buffalo Sabres announced a move this morning that was expected. Evan Rodrigues is 100% healthy and has packed his bags to join the Sabres and in exchange Kyle Criscuolo is coming back to the Amerks. Rodrigues returned to playing on November 17 after being sidelined at the start of the season due to a …
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Hudson Fasching Called Up to the Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres announced today that they have called up Hudson Fasching to join them in Pittsburgh. Fasching is tied with three other players (CJ Smith, Sahir Gill, and Steve Moses) on the Amerks roster with six goals. He also has two assists in 21 games played and is also a plus 4. The recall …
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Seth Griffith Clears Waivers, Amerks Gain Offensive Strength
A November miracle has occurred, a player destined for the Rochester Americans wasn’t claimed off of waiver. Seth Griffith has cleared waivers and will join the Amerks. (Featured picture:Â Seth Griffith, Buffalo Sabres vs Carolina Hurricanes Pre-season game at KeyBank Center. Photo by Bill Wippert. September 18, 2017) Griffith has averaged just under a point per …
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Amerks Game Day Notes: Relying on Depth, Return of Rodrigues and Nylander
The road to winning hockey games in The AHL is all about depth. Injuries and roster moves are the only things that stay constant especially for the Rochester Americans. There was seven roster moves on Thursday. Two players to the Sabres (Kyle Criscuolo and Casey Nelson), one player from the Sabres (Nick Baptiste), two players …
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Seven Roster Moves for the Amerks Today
The front office of the Rochester Americans, Buffalo Sabres and Cincinnati Cyclones were busy today with a total of seven roster moves. This post has gone through a number of edits as each time it was close to being published we’d find out about another move. Now that the day is over this should be …
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