Month:May 2008
A Day at Florida Panthers Rookie Camp
It seems rather odd to have spent the day at the Florida Panthers rookie camp, and then made it home in time to watch game four of the Stanley Cup finals. The Panthers have begun planning for next season while the 07/08 season hasn’t even ended. We made the road trip to not only get our fix of …
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Kaleta And Weber To Make Apperance At Red Wings Game
Two of the 2007-08 Amerks will be in attendance at the Rochester Red Wings baseball game tomorrow night (May 30th). Forward, Patrick Kaleta and defenseman, Mike Weber will be raising money for the Pirate Toy Fund. Kaleta and Weber will sign autographs for free from 6:00 to 6:55 p.m. and then 7:15 to 8:00 p.m. …
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Panthers Hold Pre Rookie Development Camp
The NHL and AHL are yet to crown a champion and the Florida Panthers have already started looking forward to the future. An annual pre rookie development camp is being held this week at the Teen Ranch in New Caledon, Ontario Canada. The Florida Panthers have invited Lachlan MacIntosh from the University of New Brunswick, …
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Panthers Sign Michael Frolik
From “On Frozen Pond” by George Richards – As I’m sure you all have heard, the Panthers inked center Michael Frolik to an entry-level deal on Wednesday afternoon, days before the mandated deadline to get him under contract. Frolik, Florida’s first round pick (10th overall) in 2006, spent the past two years playing for Rimouski …
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More info on Martin Lojek
As previously reported on May 1, 2008 about Martin Lojek signing in Europe, we finally have more info that he has signed with the Czech team named HC Ocelári Trinec. Martin Lojek was drafted in the 4th round, 105th overall, 2003 Entry Draft by the Florida Panthers. With the end of the 2007/08 season Lojek …
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Mike Caruso Signs with Panthers
From GuelphStorm.com: Mike Caruso Signs with Panthers The Florida Panthers signed defenceman Mike Caruso to an entry-level contract on Thursday. The 20-year-old Caruso, a 2006 fourth-round pick by the Panthers, recently completed his fourth full season in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Guelph Storm. The Mississauga native totaled 34 points, 10 goals and …
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Panthers Sign Brady Calla
Assuming the Florida Panthers sign back on as an affiliate of the Amerks we should expect to see Calla be in an Amerks uniform in the 08/09 season. SUNRISE, Fla. “ Florida Panthers General Manager Jacques Martin announced today (May 20, 2008) that the club has agreed to terms on an entry level contract with …
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Sale of Rochester Americans Final
From the D&C: The American Hockey League unanimously approved the majority sale of the Rochester Americans to Curt Styres today. The board of governors voted on the sale this morning in Chicago at its annual spring meeting. The sale clears the way for the Amerks to finalize a sole affiliation with the NHL’s Florida Panthers. …
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Martin Lojek To Europe
Defenseman Martin Lojek is signing a one-year contract with a team in the Czech Republic. In 72 games played in the 2007-08 season, Lojek scored 6 goals and 5 assists for 11 points.