Month:May 2009
Plans Fall Through for Outdoor Game
The Democrat and Chronicle reported today that plans for an outdoor game between the Rochester Americans and Hershey Bears at Frontier Field have fallen through.\r\n\r\nEver since the success of the Winter Classic in Buffalo the idea of an outdoor hockey game has been on the minds of every league and organization.\r\n\r\nThe reasons given for the …
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Florida Panthers Sign Alexander Salák
The Florida Panthers signed the undrafted free agent goaltender Alexander Salák to an entry-level contract on Friday afternoon. It’s also noted below that he will be attending the Panthers development camp next week in Canada. Salák may not have been drafted by an NHL team, but he’s considered a legitimate free agent prospect. Some folks …
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2009 Development Camp Roster
The Florida Panthers released the list of players invited to their 2009 Development Camp which starts on Sunday May 31st and runs through June 7th. The core of the players that will be there are essentially ones that will be playing for the Rochester Americans in the 2009/2010 season. Noticeably absent is Tanner Glass and …
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Hershey Bears Advance to Calder Cup Finals
It’s hard to imagine that at one time the Amerks were considered to be one of the top teams in the league along with the Hershey Bears. Those days will return to Rochester (we hope). The Amerks played the Bears twice this past season, they lost the first game 8-3 in Hershey and and won …
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Panthers Get Back to Work
The Florida Panthers will open their annual development camp about an hour outside of Toronto next week at the Teen Ranch, it feels like it was just yesterday that we wrote about our visit to last years camp. The camp is a great place for signed and unsigned prospects to get the chance to go …
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Amerks Home Opener
The Rochester Americans announced on Thursday that the home opener for the 2009/2010 season will take place on Saturday October 3rd, 2009 at Blue Cross Arena. The Amerks will be entering their 54th season and second as the sole affiliate of the Florida Panthers. That’s right, only about four and a half months until the …
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Jody Gage Removed as Amerks General Manager
Jody Gage is being removed as general manager of the Rochester Americans by ownership. Gage has spent about half of his life (24 out of 49) with the Amerks organization, 11 years as a player and 13 years in the front office. Kevin Oklobzija reported in the Democrat and Chronicle about the change that is …
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Amerks to Play the Pirates
It’s looking as if the game a lot of fans had wanted last season is expected to finally happen, Rochester Americans vs Portland Pirates. The bitter divorce between the Amerks and Buffalo Sabres during the 2007/2008 season created an instant rivalry with whoever the Sabres would become affiliated with, that team being the Pirates. The …
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Florida Everblades Eliminated
The Florida Everblades were eliminated in six games against the South Carolina Stingrays in the 2nd round of the ECHL playoffs on Tuesday night. The Blades were down 3-1 with the third period winding down when they were able to send the game into overtime by scoring two goals in the final minute and a …
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