The Rochester Americans won their first game of the season tonight against the Quad City Flames in a 5-4 victory. Although the game really came down to the bitter end, the players put in 110% effort all night and their hard work finally payed off.
I have been at a lot of practices already this year and as you have read in my articles, I think the coaching staff is doing a far superior job than the last few years. And I think Benoit’s “no screwing around” attitude has really given this team the need to work exceptionally hard for him. But, I digress…
The first period of the game, the players came out to play on both sides of the ice. Back and forth the puck went all period. No quality shots were taken by either team and the period ended 0-0. The Amerks were showing that they weren’t going to be taking the game lightly though. They were immediately giving out hard hits on the boards to anyone, no matter what the size of the player.
The Flames got on the board first in the second period. The Amerks wouldn’t stand for that for long though. [...]Read More
