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New Teams for Johnson, Bonneau and MacIntyre
Three players that made an impression in a Rochester Americans uniform last season have now moved on and found jobs with other teams. Jimmy Bonneau signed a one year deal with the Hamilton Bulldogs. Bonneau made headlines in the world of hockey fights last season when he fought Jon Mirasty four times in two games …
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Oklahoma City Barons are the Newest AHL Team
The American Hockey League officially welcomed it’s newest team into the league today with the announcement of the Oklahoma City Barons. The Barons will be the affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers who in recent years have had their prospects playing for the Springfield Falcons. The Barons will likely join the West Division along with the …
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Oklahoma City, Charlotte and Other Possible AHL Affiliation Changes
The next six months are going to be for the American Hockey League with teams being sold, teams being moved, and affiliation changes taking place. This post could become confusing with all of the changes and possibilities that could take place. One thing is for certain is that the affiliation between the Rochester Americans and …
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"Big Mac" Is Ready to Play Some Hockey.. and Fight
I have not been around the Rochester Americans for very long but I do have to wonder if Steve MacIntyre is one of the biggest player to ever wear an Amerks uniform. Big Mac as he’s also known stands at about 6′ 6″ and at least 265 pounds. There are other players that are tall, …
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Trevor Gillies Signs with Bridgeport
The Amerks were hit with a surprise left this afternoon when they learned that Trevor Gillies had signed with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. As of this morning they said they were negotiating with Gillies and thought things were going well. I guess Gillies didn’t see it that way. The team had hoped to have a …
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Emmerson, Dadonov, and other AHL News
The Amerks are expected to release their training camp roster within a week, so until that happens we’re short on Amerks news but plenty of news from other places. ** Evgeni or Evgeny (depending on the day of the week it seems) Dadonov has officially signed his entry level contract with the Florida Panthers and …
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Off Season Changes in the AHL
Just in case you’ve been enjoying the summer, here’s what has been going on around the American Hockey League in terms of changes in cities, affiliations, divisions, and rules. New Cities / New Team The Quad City Flames moved from Moline, Illinois to Abbotsford, British Columbia and and are now called the Abbotsford Heat. They …
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