Tag:Derek Whitmore
Crunch Tackled Two Goal Deficit but McNabb’s First Won it in OT for Amerks
The Amerks win in overtime over the Syracuse Crunch on Sunday night had a little bit of everything, from wanting to ship the team out of the arena to jumping up and down celebrating a dramatic overtime win. Â It was a game that the team battled for and found a way to redeem themselves after …
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Video Highlights from the Amerks 6-5 OT Win Against the Crunch
The Amerks winner in overtime was an interesting game. Â There was 11 goals scored. Â Penalties. Â Breakaway goals. Â Defensive breakdowns. Â Great passing and even some questionable goaltending. Â By the time the game was over the Amerks had the win and two additional points in the standings. There are some highlight reel goals in here from Mark …
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Amerks Erased Two Goal Deficit but Lost in Overtime
The Rochester Americans were down by two goals heading into the third period but goals by Colin Stuart (third of the season) and Derek Whitmore (fourth of the season) narrowed the game and forced the game into overtime. Â Louis Leblanc scored his first professional goal in his first professional game to lead the Bulldogs to …
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Gameday: Collapse in Toronto; Amerks Back Home vs Adirondack
A wonderful Sunday evening game ahead of us, the third game in three nights for the Rochester Americans and Adirondack Phantoms. Â The Amerks had a third period collapse on Saturday afternoon that resulted in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Toronto Marlies. Â It’s a game that the team knows inside they they squandered but at …
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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. Â 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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Marcus Foligno and Jonathan Parker Suspended
Rochester Americans forwards Marcus Foligno and Jonathan Parker have each received suspensions from the American Hockey League based on actions during this past Sundays game against the Grand Rapids Griffins. Foligno was given a two game suspension as a consequence for boarding in the third period that was the cause of this fight. Â Foligno will …
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Team Effort by Amerks Leads to Shootout Win (Video included)
What we have here folks is a nice three game winning streak! Â The Amerks played 60 minutes of hockey where we saw them come back from a two goal deficit to defeat the Syracuse Crunch 3-2 in a shootout on Tuesday night. Â Jacob Lagace scored the first goals for the Amerks followed by the tying …
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Recap: Amerks First Home Win Had It All, Including Seven Goals
It’s amazing how one solid hockey game can put another one in the past, even if there’s only four games played on the season. Â The Rochester Americans on Sunday evening showed what they can be capable of when all of the right pieces fall into place with a 7-2 win over the Grand Rapids Griffins. …
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Amerks Score Some Goals and Record Their First Win
The Amerks played it simple, score goals to take a lead instead of trying to play catch up and it resulted in their first win of the season. Â Once the team had the lead they definitely appeared to play with more confidence than as seen during the first two games of the season. Greg Mauldin …
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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. Â The team was outplayed by a more skilled Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins team. Â Going into further detail really won’t accomplish much and does anyone really want to discuss it further? Â It’s only two games into the season, there’s absolutely no reason …
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Amerks Gameday Notes, Injuries, Lineup and Attendance
As of writing this there’s about 8,700 tickets sold for tonights game and everyone is aware of the excitement and anticipation for the game tonight. Â The players are even aware that it’s their time to shine and prove to fans there’s a reason for them to keep coming back for more after the home opener. …
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Amerks Start the Season Tonight at Bulldogs
The wait is finally over, the Rochester Americans will begin the 2011-2012 season tonight on the road against the Hamilton Bulldogs. The game is scheduled to start at 7:00pm in Copps Coliseum, you can listen to the game on 1280 WHTK or visit ahllive.com and pay $6.99. A lot has happened in the off season. The Buffalo …
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