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Dennis Persson

5 Reasons To Attend The Amerks vs Senators Game Tonight

The Rochester Americans are back on home ice this weekend for games against the Binghamton Senators and Grand Rapids Griffins.  Below is a list of five reasons I’ve put together that you should go to the game or encourage others to go. Based on the current rotation of goaltenders it’s likely that Drew MacIntyre will …
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Szczechura and Legault Back, Finley Moves Up, Ryan Out 3 Weeks

The good news from the Amerks morning practice today was that Paul Szczechura and Maxime Legault are cleared for action and assuming there’s no last minute set backs they’ll be in the lineup Friday night against the Binghamton Senators and for the remainder of the season.  Szczechura has been out of the lineup since last …
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Amerks Injury Updates and the Parker Suspension

The Amerks finished up their morning skate today after a day off yesterday and Ron Rolston gave us some updates on injuries to the team.  The only “new injury” was Derek Whitmore who sat out today with a muscle strain but is expected back tomorrow. Jonathan Parker was suspended for one game for the high …
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‘Early November’ for Paul Szczechura

Paul Szczechura is probably a forgotten name to the casual Rochester Americans fan.  He was signed over the summer but hasn’t played a game yet and appears as though we’ll have to wait until “early November” for his return. Kevin Oklobzija wrote in the D&C: Amerks center Paul Szczechura isn’t ready to play. Rolston said …
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Gameday Thoughts and Lineup: Griffins at Amerks

The Amerks are coming off of their first win on the season on Friday night when they defeated the Lake Erie Monsters by the score of 3-1.  The team played a better game offensively connecting more passes which resulted in less costly turnovers. The Griffins and Pirates didn’t play each other at all last season …
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Gameday: Amerks at Monsters, Scoring Will be a Necessity

The Rochester Americans are about to face off against the Lake Erie Monsters, you can listen to the game live on WHTK 1280AM 107.3FM or whtk.com.  Both teams have lost their first two games and are looking for their first win of the season.  In two losses the Amerks have have tallied an amazing 10 …
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Amerks Home Opener had Some Awesome and Some Booing

The game that was played for 60 minutes on the ice pretty much speaks for itself.  The team was outplayed by a more skilled Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins team.  Going into further detail really won’t accomplish much and does anyone really want to discuss it further?  It’s only two games into the season, there’s absolutely no reason …
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Amerks Gameday Notes, Defense to Get a Look

The Rochester Americans play their one and only exhibition game tonight at 7pm at The Sports Centre at MCC (formerly ESL Centre) against The University of Western Ontario Mustangs.  Tickets to the game will be available for $5 at the door.  Free admission will be granted to kids wearing their youth hockey jersey or to …
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Kotalik and Morrisonn Sent Down, Amerks Training Camp Roster

This big news of the afternoon is that Ales Kotalik and Shaone Morrisonn have both cleared waivers earlier today and have been assigned to the Rochester Americans. Now, the question comes up, will both show up?  Will the explore options oversea’s?  We’ll find out soon enough.  Opinions on both are varried, most thinking that Kotalik …
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Amerks 2011-2012 Roster as of July 19th

As the summer goes on I’ll keep updating the Rochester Americans expected lineup as players are signed to contracts.  Many speculate that Ales Kotalik and Shaone Morrisonn will be sent down to Rochester to hide their salaries but until that happens they’ll be kept off of this lineup.  This roster still has a need for …
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Free Agency AHL Vets Could Complete the Amerks Lineup

The Hockey Holiday of July 1st has come early for Buffalo Sabres fans with the signings of free agent defensemen Robyn Regehr and Christian Ehrhoff, something almost unheard of in June out of Buffalo.  The monster contract of 10yrs and $40 million for Ehrhoff is proof that Pegula isn’t messing around and that Darcy Regier is …
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