Tag:Lewis Staats
Indian Head Nickel at Center Ice Again
The crews at Blue Cross Arena spent this past Tuesday and Wednesday putting down the ice at Blue Cross Arena for the first time this season. Last season Lewis Staats and Curt Styres had talked about starting some traditions of their own with the new venture in Rochester. One of the ideas was to bury …
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Amerks Getting Back to The Top
The Amerks had a media lunch event today that was a round table discussion of sorts about the past, present, future, and any questions in between. A lot was discussed and I’ll try and sum up a lot of it the best I can. The one thing that sticks out is that the Amerks are …
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More Bad Press for Amerks
The news on Monday that Fred Costello would not be returning as organist for the Rochester Americans did not have to be that big of a story but it’s turned into one. The reason? The way Amerks President Lewis Staats is being portrayed as handling the situation. It also doesn’t help that this made the …
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Winning is Everything for Chris Taylor
The Rochester Americans put the icing on the cake Thursday afternoon by signing veteran center Chris Taylor to a 2yr American Hockey League contract. The ownership was not joking around when they said they would be bringing in veteran leadership once free agency began. The veteran leadership that Chris Taylor will bring to the Amerks …
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Amerks Announce Major Press Conference
The Rochester Americans sent out a notice this afternoon that they will be hosting a major press conferenc on Wednesday afternoon to announce the new VP of Hockey Operations. My guess was that they would be announcing that this is the new role of Jody Gage, but someone who supposedly knows the situation said it …
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Plans Fall Through for Outdoor Game
The Democrat and Chronicle reported today that plans for an outdoor game between the Rochester Americans and Hershey Bears at Frontier Field have fallen through.\r\n\r\nEver since the success of the Winter Classic in Buffalo the idea of an outdoor hockey game has been on the minds of every league and organization.\r\n\r\nThe reasons given for the …
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Jody Gage Removed as Amerks General Manager
Jody Gage is being removed as general manager of the Rochester Americans by ownership. Gage has spent about half of his life (24 out of 49) with the Amerks organization, 11 years as a player and 13 years in the front office. Kevin Oklobzija reported in the Democrat and Chronicle about the change that is …
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Rochester to host AHL All-Star Game in 2011?
In two years the American Hockey League will be having it’s 75th anniversary of the All-Star Classic and the league still needs a home for the event. The President and CEO of the AHL stated at the annual state of the league address that he would like to have it in a city that has …
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Booster Club Meet the Players Dinner
The Rochester Americans Booster Club held their annual Meet the Players Dinner at the Carriage House in Chili on Wednesday night, it was a great way to get to know the team and meet other fans. I wasn’t sure if I’d have a good time or not, but it was a lot of fun. I …
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This is What $2 Million in Scouting Gets You
So, the Rochester Americans lost to the Toronto Marlies tonight at Blue Cross Arena by the final score of 5-2 in front of one of the smallest crowds that anyone could remember. After the teams were done warming up I was able to count just over 200 people in seats around the arena. On my …
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Looking back at the first 20% of the Season
The Amerks loss to the Hamilton Bulldogs on Sunday evening ended the first 20% of the season. The team has won two games, at this pace they’ll win eight more through the rest of the season. So, anyone have anything positive to look back on? While the Amerks have only won two games and are …
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