Month:January 2009
Rochester Americans Travel to Grand Rapids; Sprukts Loaned to Latvia
The All-Star break has come to a close which means the season is starting to wind down for the Rochester Americans, which is probably considered a good thing. The team is on the road this weekend for back to back games against the Grand Rapids Griffins. A week ago against Thursday when they lost to …
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Amerks Sign Ross Carlson
Rochester Americans General Manager Jody Gage announced today that the club has signed forward Ross Carlson to a 25-game professional tryout (PTO). Ross, 26, arrives in Rochester after spending the first-half of the 2008-09 season with the Florida Everblades of the ECHL, where he registered 22 points (10+12) along with 14 penalty minutes (PIM) in …
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2009 AHL All-Star Classic Pictures
We managed to take almost 1,000 pictures at this past weekends 2009 AHL All-Star Classic in Worcester and finally have all of them uploaded to our flickr account. It’s going to take us some time to tag all of them so that you can easily search and find pictures of any players you may be …
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Rochester to host AHL All-Star Game in 2011?
In two years the American Hockey League will be having it’s 75th anniversary of the All-Star Classic and the league still needs a home for the event. The President and CEO of the AHL stated at the annual state of the league address that he would like to have it in a city that has …
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Live From the AHL All-Star Game; Amerks Brodeur Starting
It’s night number two of the AHL All-Star Classic event and time for the actual game. Mike Brodeur of the Rochester Americans is getting the start in goal for Team Canada. Brian Elliott of the Binghamton Senators was slated to get the start but when the Ottawa Senators called him up the starting position shifted …
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Live from the AHL All-Star Skills Competition!
Here we are the DCU Center in Wooooooooooooster Mass for the AHL All-Star Classic skills competition where the best of the American Hockey League attempt to show off their best moves. If you’re at home right now make sure to check the broadcast schedule to watch live on TV, or get on AHL Live and …
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Third Straight Loss, but Difference is Night and Day
The Rochester Americans were shutout and lost their third straight game on Saturday night against the Albany River Rats in Albany as the league enters the All-Star break. With the All-Star break typically considered the mid way point of the season, one thing is for certain about this Rochester Americans team – the difference is …
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All-Stars Skills Competition This Afternoon
The AHL All-Star game and skills competition is today (Sunday) and tomorrow here in Worcester, MA. The competition is at 4pm today and if you’re in Rochester you can watch it live on Time Warner Sportsnet Channel 26. If you are anywhere else in North America, check the broadcast schedule to see if it’s being …
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Fight Video: Tanner Glass vs Nicolas Blanchard
The puck barely touched the ice for the first time on Saturday night at the Times Union Center when Nicolas Blanchard (Albany River Rats) and Tanner Glass (Rochester Americans) dropped their gloves to fight as the game got underway. YouTube did not seem to pick up on the higher quality of the video, apologies that …
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Live from Times Union Center; Amerks vs Rats
It’s the last game before the All-Star break for the Rochester Americans as they battle the Albany River Rats here at the Times Union Center in Albany, NY. Updates will continue throughout the end of the game (just getting posted at the end of the 2nd period as we got the internet connection working) Right …
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Thursday Gameday: Amerks vs Crunch
The Rochester Americans are back at home tonight for an odd Thursday night home game against thruway rivals Syracuse Crunch, game time is at 7:05pm. The Amerks lost the first three games this season against the Crunch but have won the last two. The last win was back on January 9th, final score was 3-1. …
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Cory Murphy Picked Up By Tampa Bay
Well, Cory Murphy gets to stay in the NHL. Much to many Amerks’ fans’ saddness, the Tampa Bay Lightning claimed Murphy off re-entry waivers. Kevin O’s blog said it best for me…so, I am going to quote him. Check out his blog here: Kevin O’s Blog I can’t, however, criticize the Panthers for being player …
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