Month:February 2009
Amerks Defeat Marlies for Second Win of Weekend
The Rochester Americans won their second game of the weekend as they defeated the Toronto Marlies by the final score of 3-1 in Toronto on Saturday afternoon. The same two teams will be playing again on Sunday at 6:05pm in Rochester at Blue Cross Arena. It’s a “Red Hot Sunday” where anyone wearing red can …
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Awesome Win for Amerks Over Hershey Bears
The Rochester Americans continued on Friday night what they’ve been doing over the past two months, proving they’re capable of competing with the best teams in the league. They did that earlier tonight with a 3-2 win over the Hershey Bears who are the number one team in the Eastern Conference. Benoit Groulx with the …
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Amerks Post Game Injury Report
The Rochester Americans beat the Hershey Bears on Friday night but they also lost two more players to injury. Jacob Micflikier hurt his ankle in the second period and had to be helped off the ice. He returned to the bench a short time later to play a few more shifts, but did not return …
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Amerks Come Close but Lost in Shootout
There are two things that are for certain about the Rochester Americans this season, those things are that they are capable of competing against the best teams in the league and they’re also capable of playing like a last place team. Trying to figure out ahead of time which team that will be is the …
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Chris Beckford-Tseu Assigned to Florida Everblades of the ECHL
Chris Beckfrod-Tseu is packing his bags and leaving Rochester on Thursday morning headed to the Florida Everblades of the ECHL. Beckford-Tseu played in 22 games for the Amerks this season and will leave with three wins, 14 losses, and one shootout loss. During those 22 games he had a 3.94 goals againts average and .868 …
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Amerks at Home vs Grand Rapids Griffins Tonight
The Amerks are finally back home from the long and grueling road trip to the midwest. On his way to the ice Tyler Plante commented, “I am still so tired from that trip.” I would expect that they all are. They played five games in six nights. All five games were in different cities. There …
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Star Toss to Benefit Rochester Police Officer; Skate With Players; Other Promotions
The Amerks are back on home ice tonight after a five game road Mid-West road trip where they won three games and lost two. The Rochester Americans play at home tonight, Friday, and Sunday and have a number of different promotions going on. This team is very capable of playing entertaining and exciting hockey, no …
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Amerks End Road Trip With Win In Peoria
The Rochester Americans finally ended their five games in six nights road trip Sunday when they defeated the Peoria Rivermen by the final score of 4-2. Tyler Plante got his third win of the season making 34 saves in net. The Amerks will have a much deserved day off on Monday as they return back …
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IceHogs Stop Amerks Comeback
The Rochester Americans entered their fourth road game in five nights on Saturday when they lost to the Rockford IceHogs by the final score of 4-3. The Amerks started a comeback in the second period when they were down 3-0 but were unable to get the go ahead goal before Rockford did. The common denominator …
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Watch All Remaining Amerks Games Online for $64
The AHL is offering an excellent deal in what they’re calling the “Rush to the Cup Package” where you can pick a team and watch all remaining regular season games for a special offer of only $64 using a special promo code below saving $15 off the normal price of $79. Of course they come …
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Janis Sprukts Returns and Amerks Defeat Wolves
The Rochester Americans have started out a five game road trip with their second straight win, tonight coming against the Chicago Wolves with a 4-3 victory. Janis Sprukts didn’t fly in to Chicago until around 2:30pm and from there he still had to get to the arena for the game. One would think flying half …
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Tyler Plante Leads Amerks Out of Last Place
The Rochester Americans have finally gotten themselves out of last place in the American Hockey League led by Tyler Plante with a 4-1 win on Tuesday night on the road against the Iowa Chops. The game was further evidence of a Jekyll and Hyde type of team that the Amerks have become. The Amerks played …
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