Alexandre Picard of the Syracuse Crunch is going to be the player to watch in tonights game at Blue Cross Arena between the Rochester Americans and Crunch. Picard scored a hat trick on Friday night against the Amerks and then follow that up with a four goal night on Saturday against the Albany River Rats. In two nights Picard has increased from 9 goals on the season to 16.
(Syracuse, NY) The Rochester Americans have successfully extended their losing streak to eight games with tonights 5-2 loss against the Syracuse Crunch. Alexandre Picard scored a hat trick to lead the Crunch to victory. This team has not won a game since March 1st when they defeated the Binghamton Senators 3-2. Entering the month of March it appeared as if the Amerks were going to end the season on a high note, instead they’ve spent the month putting together the worst losing streak of the season.
The Rochester Americans announced on Thursday that they signed forward Brett Parnham to an amateur tryout. Parnham just completed his fourth season with the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League where he played in 212 games. During that time Parnham recored 106 goals and 89 assists. Of those 106 goals he scored 50 of them during the season that just ended and did so in 60 games played.
The Rochester Americans lost to the Mantioba Moose on Wednesday night in a shootout and have extended their winless streak to seven games. It wasn’t a bad game by any means. The officiating was questionable, but not the deciding factor. Mike Keane won the game in the seventh round of the shootout beating Amerks goaltender Mike Brodeur.
The Manitoba Moose have the best record in the American Hockey League. The Rochester Americans are second worst in the league. Games like this make you question whether the other team was having a bad night, or if the Amerks really do have the potential to be a contender next season.
Jarret Lukin has packed up his equipment and is headed back to the ECHL to rejoin the Dayton Bombers. He’s being released by the Rochester Americans from his PTO contract.
Typically game day skates are optional and a majority of the time everyone is on the ice, except for today. Missing from the ice is Drew Larman, Dan Collins, Mike Caruso, Rory Fitzpatrick, Karl Stewart, and Michal Repik. Fitzpatrick isn’t expected to play tonight which would explain his absence. The Amerks will have a new …
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Even with the warm weather outside it was freezing cold as usual inside of the ESL Centre in Henrietta this morning where both the Amerks and Manitoba Moose practiced in preparation for Wednesday nights game. The Amerks are hoping to end a six game skid against the Moose, a team they’ve been beaten twice and …
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The Amerks managed to score three short handed goals tonight against the Hamilton Bulldogs and all it got them was a point in an eventual shootout loss. The short handed goals were scored by Kenndal McArdle, Drew Larman, and David Brine. The Bulldogs goaltender Cedric Desjardins deserves an assist on McArdles first goal. I’m really …
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The Amerks are on a five game losing skid and hoping to end it tonight with a win against the Hamilton Bulldogs at Blue Cross Arena. What the outcome will be around 8:30pm tonight is anyones guess. This is the final game this season between the two teams, the Amerks won the last game on …
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If there was one team I wish the Amerks didn’t have to play against again this season it would be the Toronto Marlies. The Amerks were out played again on Friday night and defeated by the final score of 4-2. The Amerks scored first when Drew Larman shot the puck from the side boards, was …
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The Rochester Americans are back in action this weekend with home games on Friday against the Toronto Marlies and Sunday against the Hamilton Bulldogs. On Saturday they travel to Syracuse to take on the Crunch. Following this weekend the Amerks will only have 12 games remaining. One bright spot looking towards this weekend is the …
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When our plans fell through to go to the Florida Panthers game against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday we moved on to Plan B, try and win a new car! The Rochester Americans and Knighthawks teamed up with Dick Ide Pontiac/Honda to giveaway a brand new 2009 Honda Fit to one lucky season ticket holder. …
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