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Varone and Leggio Lead Amerks to 3-2 Win Over B-Sens

January 8, 2012 - By Keith Wozniak

Sounds like the game came down to the final moments on Saturday night when the Amerks defeated the defending Calder Cup Champion Binghamton Senators. I was not able to see or listen to the game so here’s the press release below…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 7, 2011

VARONE, LEGGIO POWER AMERKS TO 3-2 WIN OVER B-SENS

(Rochester, NY)… Rochester Americans rookie forward Phil Varone scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner, and David Leggio made a season-high 44 saves to power the Amerks to a 3-2 win over the defending Calder Cup champion Binghamton Senators tonight at Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena. The win improves Rochester (15-13-4-2) to 3-1-0-0 this season against the B-Sens as it has now collected points in six of its last seven games.

The two-goal effort was the first multi-goal game for Varone, who also extended his point streak to six games. The game also featured the return of forward Zack Kassian and defenseman T.J. Brennan, who were reassigned to Rochester earlier this morning. Kassian made an immediate impact in his first game back in the lineup, assisting on Varone’s first goal of the game and finishing with a +1 rating.

Andre Petersson (1+1) [...]Read More

Tags: Andre Petersson ι Binghamton Senators ι Corey Locke ι David Leggio ι Igor Gongalsky ι Mike McKenna ι Phil Varone ι Postgame ι TJ Brennan ι Zack KassianCategories: Amerks

Another One Goal Loss, Pens Defeat Amerks in the Shootout

January 6, 2012 - By Keith Wozniak

The Amerks picked up a point again on the road against a tough Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins team which is better than nothing. It came down to the skills competition where Eric Tangradi scored in the eighth round scoring top corner glove side on Drew MacIntyre for the win. These one goal losses and one point games could come back to haunt the Amerks in April. A week ago they were only one point back of the first place Marlies and after tonight their seven back from first in the division but tied for eighth in the conference.

The game started with both teams skating back and forth for the first 10:48 before the first whistle of the game and then they finished the first period in under a half hour. At 17:11 of the first period Marcus Foligno put the puck on goaltender Brad Thiessen who tried to go for the glove side but it went off the edge of his glove. The puck landed to the side of the net where Phil Varone was skating in and scored for his third of the season.

Jason Williams tied the game at 11:07 of the second period with a shot from the [...]Read More

Tags: Alex Grant ι Brad Thiessen ι Bryan Lerg ι Derek Whitmore ι Drew MacIntyre ι Eric Tangradi ι Geoff Walker ι Jason Williams ι Jonathan Parker ι Marcus Foligno ι Maxime Legault ι Nick Crawford ι Paul Szczechura ι Phil Varone ι Postgame ι Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsCategories: Amerks

A Few Random Postgame Thoughts, Another One Goal Loss for the Amerks

December 31, 2011 - By Keith Wozniak

The story of the night once the game started was the enormous crowd that showed up to see the Rochester Americans tonight. The line to get tickets at the box office and will call nearly filled the lobby well past the start of the game. The attendance announced was 9,7771 which is the largest crowd I’ve ever seen in that building since I started going to games in 2006. A crowd of 10,136 was announced on January 12, 2007 but no one I’ve talked to ever remembers that large of a crowd that season. That was the end of an era of padded numbers with tickets printed, not actual attendance which is reported now. Anyways… hopefully everyone was entertained and comes back again!

I don’t have the time to do a typical post game report so here’s a few random thoughts:

** This was the Amerks 11th loss by one goal. Include a game where an empty netter was scored and it’s really their 12th. There’s probably a few ways you can look at a stat like that. Is it due to goaltending letting in one too many soft goals? Typically the case. Is it due to the lack of [...]Read More

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Amerks Shootout Win Extends Streak to Four Games; Adversity is No Problem

December 29, 2011 - By Keith Wozniak

(Update: Added shootout video and Travis Turnbull incident) This Rochester Americans team is supposed to lack goal scoring. It’s supposed to be missing a couple of players as veteran leadership. It’s supposed to lack depth. It’s also supposed to be torn apart by all of the injuries and call ups but the players put everything out on the ice and won in a shootout against the top team in the league. They were down 2-1 and 3-2 during the game but came back each time and didn’t slow down at all. With the four game winning streak in hand the Amerks have climbed back to within one point of the North Division leading Toronto Marlies. The players are certainly giving reasons to believe that the glass is half full and filling up.

(Picture by Steven Christy from http://okcbarons.com/)

Paul Szczechura, Shaone Morrisonn and Evan Rankin were all out of the lineup with injuries but watching the game it was hard to tell. Sure, the team failed to score on five power play chances which is where a Szczechura or Rankin could have helped but when you can score at even strength it’s not as bad.

We’ve shared concerns about this [...]Read More

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Amerks Extend Win Streak to Three; Rankin Down; Back at it Tonight

December 28, 2011 - By Keith Wozniak

The Amerks travelled to to play a two game set against the Oklahoma City Barons and they came out on top of the first game with a 4-3 win in overtime. The team was up 2-1 before the Barons scored two goals in 56 seconds and then Paul Szczechura scored halfway through the third to tie the game and eventually send it to overtime. Watching the game online they had some struggles but didn’t back down from the top team in the league and came out victorious with an overtime goal scored by Drew Schiestel.

This was the third straight win for the Amerks and just like that they’re within three points of the North Division leading Toronto Marlies. They’re still eighth in the Western Conference but can quickly jump to third by taking over the top spot in the division. Assuming the team keeps playing hard every night, players can stay healthy and there’s few call ups anything is possible.. as everyone says, it’s a long season and it’s still only December.

Back to the game….. Paul Szczechura (aka Chewy.. aka Sahara if you listen to Rick Jeanneret) fresh off a recall to the Buffalo Sabres scored the first goal [...]Read More

Tags: Alex Biega ι Corey Fienhage ι Derek Whitmore ι Drew MacIntyre ι Drew Schiestel ι Evan Rankin ι Gameday ι Injuries ι Oklahoma City Barons ι Paul Szczechura ι Phil Varone ι Philippe Cornet ι Postgame ι Ryan O'Marra ι Triston Grant ι Yann DanisCategories: Amerks

Grit, Guts and Goaltending Leads to Amerks 4-1 Win

December 22, 2011 - By Keith Wozniak

The story leading up to the Rochester Americans vs Lake Erie Monsters game on Wednesday night was that the Amerks were short on players with what seems like half the team up with the Buffalo Sabres. On paper there wasn’t much hope for the game considering they’re a squad that at times has had problems scoring goals and they were about to face the American Hockey League’s best goaltender in Cedrick Desjardins. No one should deny that the current Amerks roster has it’s challenges against other top teams in the league but one thing is certain, this team works hard and puts everything they have out on the ice and they proved that again with a 4-1 win over the Lake Erie Monsters.

“I give a lot of credit to our guys coming back from Texas and being able to bounce back at home and put the effort there,” said Head Coach Ron Rolston. ”I think they did that tonight so we were very happy with that.” (from the Amerks press release)

Drew MacIntyre had a solid night in net for the Amerks and besides the one goal allowed he made a number of big time saves, including a glove [...]Read More

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Six Goal Scorers Saved the Weekend for the Amerks; Finley and Morrisonn Injured

December 19, 2011 - By Keith Wozniak

What was shaping up to be a disaster of a road trip was saved on Sunday when six different players scored six goals to lead the Rochester Americans to a 6-2 win over the Houston Aeros. The Amerks lost in overtime on Friday night to the Rampage, were blown out 6-2 on Saturday night against the Stars and then came back for the big win on Sunday. Three out of a possible six points on a long road trip with a lineup missing a lot of key players isn’t too bad of an achievement. (picture featured courtesy of The 3rd Intermission)

Derek Whitmore, TJ Brennan, Alex Biega, Jacob Lagace, Travis Turnbull and Maxime Legault all scored goals on Sunday. Goal scoring has been an issue all season so hopefully the six of those guys lighting up the board will give them all confidence that it can continue to be done.

Read a game recap from The 3rd Intermission: Aeros Do The Patriotic Things And Lose To The Americans

The bad news: the Aeros lost 6-3 to the Rochester Americans, the team with the worst road record in the AHL. And if not for a burst of scoring in the first [...]Read More

Tags: Alex Biega ι David Leggio ι Derek Whitmore ι Drew MacIntyre ι Injuries ι Joe Finley ι Maxime Legault ι Postgame ι Shaone Morrisonn ι TJ BrennanCategories: Amerks

Losing Texas Trip Ends Today Against Houston; Stuart Injured and Out a Month

December 18, 2011 - By Keith Wozniak

When fans begin to panic there’s often another voice that will say ‘it’s only December’ or ‘there’s still 48 more games to be played’ but things are starting to look very bleak for this Rochester Americans team. The Amerks were shot down big time by the Texas Stars on Saturday night by the final score of 6-2. This is the day after they lost in overtime by the score of 3-2. The game on Sunday evening is against the Houston Aeros, one of the top teams in the league and a team that they lose to earlier this month on home ice.

Things had sounded like they were going in the right direction when the Amerks took an early 2-0 lead with two goals only 30 seconds apart early in the first period against the Stars on Saturday but it was all downhill from there. The Stars erupted with four goals in the second period and also had a 13-4 advantage in shots in the second period. This Amerks team had no chance. Part of that blame can likely be placed on the Sabres who have called up the key parts of this team. To be a successful team you need to win [...]Read More

Tags: Colin Stuart ι Drew MacIntyre ι Evan Rankin ι Houston Aeros ι Injuries ι Postgame ι Rob Bordson ι San Antonio Rampage ι Texas Stars ι TJ Brennan ι Tyler EnnisCategories: Amerks

Amerks Lose in Overtime to the Rampage, 10th Loss by One Goal

December 17, 2011 - By Keith Wozniak

There’s almost always more than one way to look at a game, especially a loss. You can look at it as being a close game and getting a point on the road is acceptable or you can start to pull your hair out due to frustration at the apparent downhill slide. The Amerks have now lost 10 games by one goal. You could even push that number to 11 since Albany scored an empty net goal on December 4th to win 4-2 so that’s more like a one goal loss than anything else.

One thing that didn’t help the Amerks was that Colin Stuart was called up to the Buffalo Sabres on Friday morning due to Patrick Kaleta not being able to play. They had thought Kaleta would play so everyone went on the road trip. It’ll be interesting to see what kind of flights Stuart had to take to get from San Antonio to Buffalo.

This Rochester Americans team is having to rely on defense and goaltending and unfortunately a defensive turnover by Drew Schiestel is what led to a Bill Thomas breakaway to score the game winner in overtime. There’s very little offense being generated and the only [...]Read More

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Stuart Up; Brennan In; Devils Postgame; Phantoms Gameday

December 10, 2011 - By Keith Wozniak

A handful of updates on the Rochester Americans on this sunny but cold Saturday afternoon. The Amerks had their first shutout win of the season on Friday night against the Albany Devils winning 3-0. They left last night after the game to head to Glens Falls where they’re playing the Adirondack Phantoms tonight at 7pm.

The biggest bits of news is that Colin Stuart was called up after the game last night due to Jochen Hecht being injured in Friday’s Sabres game. Corey Tropp was also injured and now has a concussion so who knows when he’ll be healthy and sent back to Rochester.

TJ Brennan sent out a tweet saying that he feels well and will be back in the lineup for the Amerks tonight. Ron Rolston had said that he didn’t expect him back this weekend but Brennan participated in full practice on Friday and appeared ready and apparently he is. Have to love the power of Twitter for information being spread!

#bbpBox_145565818946723843 a { text-decoration:none; color:#0084B4; }#bbpBox_145565818946723843 a:hover { text-decoration:underline; }Back in the lineup tonight! Feels good to be back! Let's get a win tonight boys! #Amerks #winning1 2 3 4 5 … 12 Next »