The Amerks had a media lunch event today that was a round table discussion of sorts about the past, present, future, and any questions in between. A lot was discussed and I’ll try and sum up a lot of it the best I can. The one thing that sticks out is that the Amerks are …
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Sports Business Journal did it’s annual ranking of Top Minor League Markets and Rochester, NY ranked 10th out of 239 markets in the list. The market rank was based off of three category-specific scores: tenure rank, attendance rank and economic rank (more about this project). Cities ranked in the top 9: 1. Hershey-Harrisburg, Pa 2. …
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The Rochester Americans announced today that they signed defenseman Matt Duffy to a two-way American Hockey League contract, a day before I was about to post an article asking why he hadn’t been signed yet. “Matt came in at the end of last season and was an immediate contributor to our team,” said Gage. “We …
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The Florida Panthers saw the departure of Jay Bouwmeester this summer and in the wake of that they’re in need of help on defense, Keaton Ellerby is well aware that an opportunity awaits him in September. I had the chance to talk to Ellerby this weekend and he stated, “They’ve told me that I have …
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About 24 hours late in the news cycle, but in case you have not heard – The Rochester Americans signed veteran Mike York to a one year AHL deal on Wednesday adding another element to an already improved roster. York was ranked 15th in the assists category in the AHL during the 08/09 season with …
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In news that comes as no surprise at all, the Amerks two pre-season games will be against the Syracuse Crunch. The teams aren’t even in the same division anymore so we can’t say division rivals. Thruway rivals maybe? The teams will play a home and home series with two games in three nights. The first …
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Here’s the Rochester Americans 2009/2010 schedule available for download that you can import into your Outlook, Google Calendar, or any other calendar app that supports a .csv file should work as well. To download the file, right click on the link below and choose “Save Target As..” and save on your computer… Google Calendar — …
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The Amerks and Knighthawks hired Kerry Atkinson as the Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, a move that should have a positive impact on the overall game night experience. Atkinson is a former employee of both the Buffalo Sabres and Buffalo Bills so he’ll be yet another known figure that should be able to …
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The day has finally arrived for the 2009/2010 American Hockey League schedule! Time to start planning road trips. If you’re looking for start times check here. Here’s the full schedule: [table id=7 /] [table id=8 /] [table id=9 /] [table id=10 /] [table id=11 /] [table id=12 /] [table id=13 /] Here’s the early season …
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The Hockey News ranked jerseys last year based on the teams logo, this year they decided to go by patches, striping, and piping to rank the jerseys. I also need to mention colors as well. The Amerks were ranked second for a “Classic crest with a clean look to it.” I’m not quite sure how …
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It has been a busy summer for the Rochester Americans with a lot of great news and a couple of stories that have generated some bad press. Looking at the bigger picture it has been a positive summer. Here’s the start of “round up” type posts I’ll be doing once the season gets started. There’s …
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If you’ve missed hearing the voice of Don Stevens calling an Amerks hockey game all summer then you’ll be able to hear him on August 29th at 3pm on Versus as he does play by play for the Major League Roller Hockey Pro Tour Championship game. I know that roller hockey is a popular sport, …
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