Author:Keith Wozniak
Booster Club Meet the Players Dinner
The Rochester Americans Booster Club held their annual Meet the Players Dinner at the Carriage House in Chili on Wednesday night, it was a great way to get to know the team and meet other fans. I wasn’t sure if I’d have a good time or not, but it was a lot of fun. I …
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Scoring Footage from Amerks against Marlies 11/26/2008
Here’s video taken of the video screens at the Ricoh Coliseum of the goals scored last Wednesday when the Amerks lost to the Marlies by the score of 3-1. It was not that bad of a game until about 10 minutes left in the third period when the Marlies either really controlled the game, or …
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Randall Gelech Acquired on Loan from Griffins
Copied and pasted from Kevin O’s blog, we were out of town when this happened: Amerks acquire Gelech from Griffins Filed by Kevin Oklobzija @ 11:57 am on November 26, 2008 Winger Randall Gelech has been acquired on loan by the Amerks from the Grand Rapids Griffins. It’s never a bad thing when general managers …
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Archive of Kevin O's live blog with Jack Birch
Originally on the Democrat and Chronicle, Kevin Oklobzija had conducted a live chat with the director of player personal for the Florida Panthers, Jack Birch. These things typically disappear over time on the D&C’s web site, so here is the transcript from that chat: Conversation with Jack Birch (11/25/2008) 11:59 Scott Norris:  Welcome to our …
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Amerks' Monday Morning Workout
The team was schedule to have practice this morning at 11am, a better term would be that the team had a workout. They spent 58 minutes on the ice without a single puck. Benoit Groulx wasn’t kidding after Fridays game when he said that the team whole lot worse on Monday. The only time Groulx …
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Audio from Jack Birch and Jody Gage Press Conference
I’ve finally had the chance to encode the full audio from the press conference that Jack Birch and Jody Gage held last Thursday at Blue Cross Arena regarding the troubles the Amerks’ have had on the ice this season. Rather than write an article about what was said, we’ve uploaded the audio from both of …
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Riley Emmerson vs Paul Crosty Fight Video
Riley Emmerson of the Rochester Americans and Paul Crosty of the Manchester Monarchs dropped the gloves on Friday night at Blue Cross Arena, here’s the footage we got:
Gameday 11-21-2008: Amerks vs Manchester Monarchs
Tonight the Amerks take on the Manchester Monarchs at 7:35 p.m. The Monarchs are 4-6-0-3. They are almost dead last in their division, with only the lol Devils behind them. Maybe we can squeak out a solid win tonight to move ahead of the Houston Aeros and not be the complete joke of this league. …
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This is What $2 Million in Scouting Gets You
So, the Rochester Americans lost to the Toronto Marlies tonight at Blue Cross Arena by the final score of 5-2 in front of one of the smallest crowds that anyone could remember. After the teams were done warming up I was able to count just over 200 people in seats around the arena. On my …
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Game Day 11-19-2008: Brighter Ice Surface!
Tonight, the Rochester Americans and Toronto Marlies face off at 7:05pm EST at Blue Cross Arena. This will be the second of eight games between the two North Division teams. The Amerks look for their first win of the season against the Marlies. Rochester dropped a 5-2 decision in the previous meeting with Toronto back …
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Brady Calla Rejoins the WHL Kamloops Blazers
Brady Calla returned to the Kamloops Blazers of the WHL on Tuesday. While with the Amerks he recorded one assist in 8 games this season after scoring 2 goals and 2 assists in 6 games with Rochester at the end of the 2007-08 season. Calla was drafted by the Panthers in the third round (73rd …
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Looking back at the first 20% of the Season
The Amerks loss to the Hamilton Bulldogs on Sunday evening ended the first 20% of the season. The team has won two games, at this pace they’ll win eight more through the rest of the season. So, anyone have anything positive to look back on? While the Amerks have only won two games and are …
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