With the three game suspension of Mike Weber, defenseman Jordan Henry has been reassigned to the Rochester Americans from the Florida Everblades (ECHL).Â
Archive for 2007
AHL Upholds Mike Weber's Suspension
After reviewing the tapes sent to them by the Rochester American’s office, the AHL agreed that Mike Weber intentionally tried to hit referee, Francois St. Laurent.Â
Mike Weber was dealt a three game suspension and will miss all three games in this weekend’s trip out west. The Amerks will be playing in Chicago on Thursday, Rockford on Friday and Peoria on Saturday this weekend.
More information on Mike Weber’s suspention:
- LetsGoAmerks.com – Mike Weber Suspended for Three Games
- Democrat and Chronicle – AHL upholds suspension for Amerks’ Weber
- OurSportsCentral.com – AHL announces suspension
Vote Your Favorite Player Into The AHL All-Star Game
Starting tomorrow afternoon at noon, you can vote for your favorite Rochester Americans’ player for the 2008 AHL All-Star game. Voting will take place on TheAHL.com.Â
Here is the article from TheAHL.com:
The American Hockey League announced today that 2008 AHL All-Star Classic Fan Balloting presented by Reebok will begin Wednesday, December 12, at noon EST, exclusively on the official Web site of the AHL, theahl.com.
Fans will have the opportunity to vote for the most deserving AHL players by visiting theahl.com and completing the official Reebok AHL All-Star Fan Ballot. The players receiving the most votes by position will earn berths in the starting lineups of both the Canadian AHL All-Star team and the PlanetUSA AHL All-Star team at the 2008 AHL All-Star Classic, to be held Jan. 27-28 in Binghamton, N.Y.
A committee of AHL coaches will select the remaining All-Stars, and all 29 clubs will be represented on the final rosters.
By completing the official ballot, fans will be entered to win various prizes, including the grand prize of a team-signed authentic 2008 AHL All-Star jersey. Ten second-prize winners will each win an autographed commemorative magazine from the event, and 10 third-prize winners [...]Read More
Skating With The Players At Blue Cross Arena
 The Rochester Americans hosted the annual season ticket holder skate with the players event at Blue Cross Arena on Monday night.
After a rough few games on the ice, it was a great chance for everyone to have some fun. The team opened up the ice to all season ticket holders to bring their skates and spend time hanging out with the players. Everyone had the chance to talk to their favorite players and get some autographs.
The benches and penalty boxes were also open where many fans took pictures, and you could hear parents telling children that going into the penalty box isn’t something to be proud of.
The Rochester Americans provide a number of opportunities for fans to hang out and meet players off of the ice, if you’d like to be able to take part in this unique experiene then start saving some money to get season tickets for next season.
Pictures in order below - Amerks logo center ice, Dylan Hunter took a moment to say hi to a fan of his that wasn’t able to make it to the event / Rob Globke, Stefan Meyer, Anthony Stewart, and Dylan Hunter skating laps / Kenndal McArdle [...]Read More
Mike Weber Suspended for Three Games
Mike Weber has been suspended for the next three games following an incident Sunday night in which referee Francois St. Laurent accussed Weber of trying to shoot the puck at him.
The AHL is going to review the play further which could do anything from shorten to lengethn the suspension.
A recap of the incident from Kevin O in the Democrat and Chronicle:
The play occurred with 25 seconds left in the second period, just four seconds after the Senators had scored a power-play goal with Weber serving his second of two minors.
St. Laurent called Weber for roughing, then tacked on an unsportsmanlike conduct minor when the defenseman yapped back.
Weber came out of the penalty box after Josh Hennessy’s goal at 19:31 and stayed on the ice for the final shift of the period. The Senators were ahead 4-1.
Defense partner Martin Lojek passed across the blue line to Weber, who looked to pass but instead banked the puck high off the glass.
St. Laurent immediately stopped play and motioned for Weber to leave.
Said Weber: “The linesman grabbed me, and I said, ‘What for?’ and he said, ‘You shot the puck at him.’ I said, ‘Excuse [...]Read More
Third Straight Loss Heading into Long Strench
 The Amerks lost their third straight by the final score of 4-3 against the Binghamton Senators on Sunday night in front of an announced crowd of 5,488 fans at Blue Cross Arena.
The Senators scored three goals in the second period to put the score at 4-1 and the Amerks weren’t able to catch up.
We may as well start with some highlights of the game, Mark Mancari had 2 power play goals, Marek Zagrapan scored his team leading 9th goal of the season, and Clark MacArthur had 3 assists.
In the third period Drew Larman made an outstanding save diving through the crease to stop a shot headed into the net.
The Amerks did play a strong third period getting 12 shots on net and scoring two goals, but it was too little too late.
The Senators game winning goal was scored on the power play after Mike Weber was sent to the box for roughing and unsportmans like conduct after he shot the puck down the ice after the whistle had blown. The Amerks did manage to burn off 3 minutes and 47 seconds before the puck went into the net. Another game and another undisciplined penalty that turned out [...]Read More
Amerks Lose to First Place Marlies
 The Amerks lost to the first place Toronto Marlies on Friday night by the final score of 5-2. The turning point in the game came half way through the second period when the Amerks had a goal disallowed due to goalie interfence, moments later the Marlies scored to make it a 4-1 game.
Simon Gamache of the Marlies scored the first goal of the game early in the first period on the power play, Dylan Hunter had been sent to the box for holding.
It was an even game during the first period as as each team put 9 shots on goal and the Amerks were holding down the fort competing for the tying goal heading into the second period.
At 2:57 of the second period Mike Weber sent a great pass to Peter Aston who shot the puck at the net and Anthony Stewart tipped it in to the net for his eight goal of the season to tie the game at 1-1.
Staffan Kronwall scored on a power play for the Marlies at 9:15 of the second period, followed by Kris Newbury only 11 seconds later which made it a 3-1 game.
Shortly after the half way point [...]Read More
Tanner Glass Recalled to Florida
Tanner Glass has been recalled to the Florida Panthers. Garth Murray sustained a right shoulder injury during a fight with Chris Neil of the Senators.
MacDonald to Rochester. Taylor & Collins to Everblades.
Frankline MacDonald (D) has been recalled to the Rochester Americans while Adam Taylor (RW) and Dan Collins (RW) have been sent to the Florida Everblades (ECHL)
Sabres to end affiliation with Amerks
Larry Quinn has made it official that it is over between the Buffalo Sabres and Rochester Americans, we’ll write more on our own later. Buffalo News
The Facts Regarding The Finances and Affiliations
The existence, financial stability, ownership and even the NHL affiliate of the Rochester Americans is all up in the air right now. A lot of what has been going on is “he said, she said,” and all sorts of politics. I thought I’d take some time to start at the beginning and work up to where we’re at right now. I’m hoping to get all of the facts only and leave out opinions, insight, and speculation, those will come in a later article.Here’s a general time line of what has happened:
January 5, 2007 –
(This information was not made public until November 29, 2007)
Source: News 10 NBCÂ (Rochester, NY)
View a pdf of the letter Larry Quinn sends a letter to Steve Donner showing interest to start discussing the affiliation between the Buffalo Sabres and Rochester Americans for the 2007-2008 season and beyond. The letter states the Sabres are interested in discussing two alternatives, one of which is a long term affiliation agreement, the other is the outright purchase of the Americans.
March 9 2007 –
Steve Donner made a public announcement in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle that the Rochester Americans and Knighthawks [...]Read More
The Moose And Other Mascots at Eastview Mall
Amerks.com – (Rochester, NY)… Members of the Rochester Sports Group staff, along with the team mascots, will make two appearances at Eastview Mall this December. The Rochester Americans, Knighthawks, Rhinos and Rattlers will visit the mall in Victor on Saturday, December 8th and Saturday, December 22nd from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.Fans of the teams can visit the kiosk near the food court to pick up information on season ticket packages, holiday packages, and bricks and tiles for PAETEC Park. At each appearance, passersby can enter to win two Amerks season tickets and two knighthawks season tickets for the 2007-08 seasons.
The National Lacrosse League Championship Trophy will also be on display. Fans can bring their cameras and get their pictures taken with it.
The defending champion Knighthawks begin their 14th season with a home-and-home series against the rival Buffalo Bandits. The game is a rematch of last year’s East Division Finals. Rochester opens the season on Friday, January 11th at HSBC Arena. On Saturday, January 12th, the Knighthawks will raise their championship banner prior to hosting the Bandits at 7:35 p.m. at The Blue Cross Arena at the Rochester War Memorial.
Rochester captured the 2007 NLL Champion’s Cup [...]Read More