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Joe Finley vs Zack Fitzgerald Fight Video

November 27, 2011 - By
Joe Finley vs Zack Fitzgerald Fight Video

Halfway through the Rochester Americans 5-3 win over the Hamilton Bulldogs on Saturday night we saw this short fight below between Joe Finley and Zack Fitzgerald of the Hamilton Bulldogs.  Fitzgerald partially hit Marcus Foligno with a hip check near center ice and Finley immediately stepped in to drop the gloves with Fitzgerald.  If Finley hadn’t been there we likely would’ve seen Foligno drop the gloves as he looked for an altercation when he got up.

It was a short fight with Fitzgerald getting a nice shot in on Finley.  As each game passes Finley is working closer and closer to deserving an NHL contract if there’s more injuries with the Buffalo Sabres defense.

Zack Fitzgerald was also involved in this fight below during the 2009/2010 season when he played for the Albany River Rats and squared off against Steve MacIntyre in an Amerks uniform.

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Video of Conboy’s Hit on Turnbull and Fight vs Finley

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November 11, 2011 - By
Video of Conboy’s Hit on Turnbull and Fight vs Finley

Late in the second period Tim Conboy of the Binghamton Senators dropped Travis Turnbull of the Rochester Americans with a hit to the head that sent Turnbull to the ice and out of the game.  Moments after the hit Joe Finley challenged Conboy and the two shared a couple of punches.  Not sure why Finley took off skating backwards instead of just going at it where they were.

Turnbull slowly went off the ice and the game was over for him at that point.  He went flying down to the ice, his helmet went in the air and his gloves were knocked off.

Earlier in the game towards the end of the first period they each received unsportsmanlike penalties for something but I didn’t see what happend.  Did anyone see it?  They didn’t appear to get along and Conboy got the hit in late in the game.

Conboy and Finley each received a five minute penalty for fighting and Conboy received a 10 minute match penalty for a “check to the head.”  Here’s what the AHL rule book says about the call:

48.5 Match Penalty – The Referee, at his discretion, may assess a match penalty if, in his judgment, [...]Read More

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McArdle and Grant Saturday Night Fight Videos

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September 26, 2010 - By
McArdle and Grant Saturday Night Fight Videos

In preseason games players like Kenndal McArdle and Triston Grant are playing their hearts out trying to show some toughness and skill to keep them on the NHL roster for the regular season.  On Saturday night both of them dropped the gloves to try and show some energy and skills and here’s the results.  McArdle and Stuart was more of a wrestling match and Lucic had the upper hand on Grant but it was a decent fight.

(continue past the break to see videos embedded)

Kenndal McArdle vs Mark Stuart

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzM0HSK2omE&feature=player_embedded

Triston Grant vs Milan Lucic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eBfswUTi5I&feature=player_embedded

Training camp on Monday morning at 10:15am at Blue Cross Arena, be there!

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Andrew Peters vs Lane MacDermid Fight Video

September 24, 2010 - By

The Florida Panthers put on a very entertaining game on Thursday night in their victory over the Boston Bruins in the preseason game.  Andrew Peters is trying to prove he still has what it takes to play in the NHL and early in the first period he dropped the gloves with Lane MacDermid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-6S0O8nqQo

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Heres Hoping for an Andrew Peters Fight

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September 22, 2010 - By
Heres Hoping for an Andrew Peters Fight

Thursday night will be the first game for Andrew Peters in a Florida Panthers uniform and I’ll come right out and say here’s hoping to see him headline a fight at center ice.  There’s no question that Peters is working to earn a full time with the Panthers and one way he’ll need to do that is to show his skills, both pugilistic and with the puck.  Being a fan of hockey fights, Thursday night against the Boston Bruins is his perfect opportunity!

Andrew Peters played three seasons with the Rochester Americans followed by five with the Buffalo Sabres, he’s someone that fans are familiar with in Western New York.  In the 2001-2002 season he compiled an impressive 388 penalty minutes in an Amerks uniform.

Three possible options for Peters would be Milan Lucic, Brian McGrattan and Shawn Thornton.  McGrattan played on Wednesday night for the Bruins so it’s possible that Thornton and Lucic could be in the lineup Thursday night.

Some real hockey talk later…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZhp5wFlxe4

The batteries are charged and camera is ready to go, don’t let us down Andrew Peters!

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Saturday Night Fight Videos with Roy and Matthias

April 18, 2010 - By

The game on Saturday night between the Amerks and Heat was hard hitting and filled with a lot of punches, pushing and shoving.  Tyler Plante set the tone early keeping his crease safe and clearing it out when the Heat got too close.

Mathieu Roy got into the first fight of the night against Matt Pelech at 4:14 of the first period.  Just prior to the fight, as you’ll see in the video, Pelech gave Shawn Matthias a big hit at the blue line.  Right after the hit Roy challenged Pelech and this is the outcome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2YGsDvjK-k

There were a lot of other scraps in the game but the only other complete fight was between Shawn Matthias and Carter Bancks.  We’ve seen Matthias score goals and throw some decent hits but a fight was completely unexpected.

I asked Matthias about the fight after the game and Matthias said, “He really wanted to fight. I’ve never been asked to fight before so I kind of jumped on the opportunity and had fun with it.”

I then asked him about having a fight card at HockeyFights.com and he laughed and said, “I don’t know if my mom will like [...]Read More

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Steve MacIntyre Takes on Wade Belak

March 30, 2010 - By

Steve MacIntyre was called up this past Friday to the Florida Panthers when David Booth was injured the night before.  During the Panthers vs Predators game on Monday night he took on Wade Belak for an NHL heavyweight fight.  Not a bad fight at all.  Here’s hoping he’s back in time for the final game of the regular season against the Syracuse Crunch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VLGlQzr8QM

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Hudson and Henry Fight Videos vs Marlies

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March 29, 2010 - By

In his first professional game Carl Hudson dropped the gloves with Andre Deveaux of the Toronto Marlies.  Hudson had just skated by Jesse Blacker of the Marlies and looked like he had just barely hit him but it also looked at the time like there was an elbow involved.  Immediately after Deveaux went after Hudson which gave him an extra instigator penalty and a 10 minute misconduct.

If you have to call a winner it clearly goes to Deveaux but Hudson deserves credit for the big hit.  The extra penalty given to Deveaux resulted in an Amerks power play and a goal by Jeff Taffe to give the Amerks a 3-1 lead at the time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsOxJMt0INk

Towards the end of the second period Jordan Henry and Phil Oreskovic must have decided they had enough chirping when they agreed to fight after a face off.  You can watch what leads up to the fight or skip to about the :55 second mark to see the fight itself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCk2y1WRBxk

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Graham Mink Drops the Gloves vs Kyle Rank

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March 7, 2010 - By

Graham Mink has now gone 13 games without scoring a goal and nine without a point so what better way to try and take your mind off that than with a fight.  Here’s the video of his bout with Kyle Rank during the Amerks 3-2 win over the Portland Pirates at HSBC Arena in Buffalo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnSiOGuXThI

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Mike Sgroi is Passionate about Hockey and Fighting

September 27, 2009 - By

When the name Mike Sgroi is brought up in the world of hockey fighters you’ll get responses ranging from a great heavyweight fighter that can skate to someone who is a lunatic, a cancer in the locker room, and a whack job with a highly inflated ego.

Some of things may have been true years ago but not so anymore.

Sgroi is out to prove everyone wrong and earn a roster spot on a team that’s in need of a heavyweight fighter.  The Amerks aren’t in need of just a heavyweight, but a heavyweight that can also play hockey.  Playing hockey is the focus of the Amerks training camp and something Sgroi did a decent job of on the opening day of camp.

Amerks head coach Benoit Groulx wants more than just a heavyweight, “We want a guy that can not only be an enforcer on the ice but a guy that can bring toughness and a guy that can skate.”

Mike understands what the team is looking for and said, “That’s the one thing that separates me a little bit.  I’ve always liked to play.  I’ve always been a half decent hockey player as well as a fighter.  [...]Read More

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Amerks Fall to Monsters Despite Late Comeback

September 26, 2009 - By

(Strongsville, Ohio)…  Despite staging a late third-period comeback, the Rochester Americans fell 2-1 tonight to the Lake Erie Monsters at Hoover Arena in southern Cleveland. The game was the first of three for Rochester for the 2009 preseason.

Brock Bradford broke a 1-1 tie and netted the game-winner with just four seconds left in regulation to give the Monsters the 2-1 win. Kevin Schaeffer tallied Lake Erie’s first goal earlier in the first period. Lake Erie goaltender and Rochester native Billy Sauer logged a 25-save performance.

Ryan Mior and Chris Beckford-Tseu combined for a 27-save effort and second-year forward Andrew Sweetland scored Rochester’s lone goal of the contest.

17 seconds into the game Rochester’s Tom Harrison and Lake Erie’s T.J. Reynolds dropped the gloves

The Amerks nearly jumped out to an early 1-0 lead early in the first period as Lee Jubinville one-timed a nifty pass from defenseman Matt Duffy, but Sauer was quick to make the save.

Lake Erie got on the board first as Schaeffer beat Mior high glove-side to give the hometown Monsters a 1-0 lead at 5:01 of the opening frame. Ryan Stoa received the lone assist on the play.

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