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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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Sprukts Leads Depleated Amerks Over Monarchs and Bruins
Janis Sprukts had an eight point weekend, leading the Amerks to two victories out East. On Friday night he posted a hat trick and an assist. Tonight, Sprukts had another goal and three assists. The player everyone has been waiting for has returned. Team captain Rory Fitzpatrick had a goal and an assist in tonight’s …
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Sprukts Hat Trick Sparks Amerks 5-3 Win Over Manchester
The Amerks followed up a loss against the Binghamton Senators with a come back 5-3 win over the Manchester Monarchs on Friday night on the road in Manchester. At the end of the first period the Monarchs had a 2-1 lead along with a 18-4 shot advantage, both goals coming on the power play. Sprukts …
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Amerks fall to B-Sens 4-1; Meyer out until after all-star break
The Amerks just couldn’t get anything going when they took on the Binghamton Senators tonight at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena, losing to the Senators 4-1. The team started without one of their better players. Jacob MicFlikier has a cracked foot. He will be out for about 4 weeks. Riley Emmerson was back in …
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1/14/2008 Game Day: Amerks at Senators
It’s the coldest day of the new year here in the 607, the Amerks are on the bus head ingdown to play against the Binghamton Senators tonight at Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena. The Amerks are coming off of a high scoring game where they beat the Hamilton Bulldogs by the final score of 6-5. …
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The Amerks Crunch Syracuse in Their Third Straight Win
The Amerks beat the Syracuse Crunch 3-1 tonight in front of 6,310 fans. Mike Brodeur showed, once again, why he deserved the contract that he signed today. The boys in front of him didn’t make the job too hard for him tonight either, scoring three goals and keeping play alive in the Crunch’s end of …
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Mike Brodeur Signs With The Amerks!!!
Finally, after wondering if this would ever happen, Mike Brodeur signed a one-year AHL contract with the Rochester Americans. From Amerks.com Rochester Americans General Manager Jody Gage announced today that the team has signed goaltender Mike Brodeur to a one-year standard American Hockey League contract. “We’re happy Mike was able to earn a permanent spot …
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Gameday – Amerks vs Syracuse Crunch 01-09-2009
Riley Emmerson and Michael Duco werer out on the ice before practice. Duco wants to stay out and practice with the team, but Cipolla is sending him back to check with the Doctor. Emmerson looked good on his skates. Don’t expect either of them on the ice for tonight’s game. Duco is coming back on the …
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Practice; Matthias Called Up; Brodeur Contract/All-Star Game
It’s the first practice I have been able to get to in the new year, and as usual at ESL, it is freezing cold. The biggest question is still the status of contract talks with goaltender Mike Brodeur. We asked him after practice and apparently a contract has not been offered to be signed, but …
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Amerks Win Two Games Against the Moose
The Amerks won back to back games against the Manitoba Moose, what an excellent start to the new year! Karl Stewart scored the game winning goal in the 10th round of the shootout on Saturday to give the Amerks the two game sweep. The last time the Amerks won in Manitoba was December 2006. Mike …
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Top 10 Read Posts of 2008 on Lets Go Amerks
It seems like Top 10 posts are the popular thing to do, and why not, looks back at what people seemed to find the most interesting. In 2008 the Amerks at one point were a team with an uncertain future due to a lack of ownership. That was solved, here’s hoping that “new day for …
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Tuesday Morning Practice; Injury Updates, Still No Contract
It was a cold morning at the ESL Sports Centre in Henrietta for practice this morning.. amazing how much I’ve taken it for granted sitting in warm comfortable seats at Blue Cross Arena instead of metal benches. Practice was practice, what else can really be said about the team going through the motions and drills. …
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