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Tough Loss On the Road, Portland Wins 6-3

November 13, 2009 - By

Playing against a team that has nothing to lose is probably the worst team to play against.  That proved true on Thursday night in Buffalo at HSBC Arena when the Amerks 11 game winning streak came to an end.  Portland was the better team on Thursday night and they won 6-3.

“You have to give them credit, they deserved to win tonight,” Benoit Groulx. “I’d rather give Portland credit than blaming our guys.”

The Rochester Americans lost.  Does that mean there is anything wrong?  Nope.

Alexander Salak explained after the game saying, “All of the guys try hard.”  What he went on to talk about was that if the team wasn’t playing hard there could be some concern, but there shouldn’t be.  It was just a loss.

Alexander Salak lost his first game of the season and was also pulled from a game for the first time.  Nothing to worry about, 8-1 is still an awesome record to have in your first year playing professionally in North America.

The Pirates played a great game of controlling the flow of the game.  They also did a great job defensively preventing the top guys on the Amerks team [...]Read More

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Interest in group sale for Amerks vs Portland in Buffalo Nov 12th?

October 27, 2009 - By

The Amerks travel to Buffalo to play the Portland Pirates on November 12th at HSBC Arena.  The game is only about two weeks away.  The Amerks are off to a HOT start and having a large group of fans there to support them would be a massive boost in morale for the team.  It would also show off the excitement Rochester fans have for OUR TEAM.

UPDATED 11/6/2009 — I did not receive enough interest to make this happen in a short amount of time.  Tickets are not selling very fast for the game so you can still pretty much get your pick of tickets.  If you’re planning to go to the game get tickets in Section 106 which is right behind the Amerks bench to show them some support!!

I contacted the Buffalo Sabres about a possible group sale and tickets would be $20 each for 100 Level Preferred.  We would try and get tickets behind the players bench.  There would be NO ADDITIONAL SERVICE CHARGE.  Simply $20 and that’s it.

YOU would be responsible for getting yourself to the game.  There is no transportation involved.  I’m not sure how much [...]Read More

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Amerks 2009-2010 Schedule Released

August 13, 2009 - By

The day has finally arrived for the 2009/2010 American Hockey League schedule!  Time to start planning road trips.

If you’re looking for start times check here.

Here’s the full schedule:

2009/2010 October Schedule and Results DateAwayHome 2009-10-03Lake Erie3atRochester2Final OT 2009-10-09Lake Erie2atRochester5Final 2009-10-10Rochester1atAlbany6Final 2009-10-12Syracuse1atRochester4Final 2009-10-16Toronto2atRochester5Final 2009-10-17Rochester4atToronto3Final OT 2009-10-21Binghamton2atRochester4Final 2009-10-23Rochester2atAlbany1Final 2009-10-24Rochester3atSyracuse2Final OT 2009-10-25Syracuse0atRochester3Final 2009-10-30Rochester4atBinghamton2Final 2009/2010 November Schedule and Results DateAwayHome 2009-11-06Syracuse3atRochester4Final OT 2009-11-07Toronto1atRochester4Final 2009-11-10Hamilton1atRochester4Final 2009-11-12Rochester3atPortland (B)6Final 2009-11-14Rochester3atGrand Rapids1Final 2009-11-20Syracuse2atRochester5Final 2009-11-24Rochester5atHamilton2Final 2009-11-27W-B/S3atRochester4Final 2009-11-28Rochester0atBinghamton5Final 2009-11-29Rochester7atSyracuse4Final 2009/2010 December Schedule and Results DateAwayHome 2009-12-01Rochester4atManitoba1Final 2009-12-02Rochester1atManitoba2Final 2009-12-05Rochester2atAbbotsford6Final 2009-12-06Rochester2atAbbotsford1Final 2009-12-11Abbotsford2atRochester1Final 2009-12-12Rochester2atHershey6Final 2009-12-15Syracuse3atRochester5Final 2009-12-18Hershey3atRochester1Final 2009-12-19Rochester4atHershey5Final 2009-12-20Hamilton5atRochester4Final OT 2009-12-22Rochester2atLake Erie6Final 2009-12-26Hamilton2atRochester4Final 2009-12-27Binghamton3atRochester5Final 2009-12-30Rochester1atHamilton4Final 2009-12-31Rochester1atLake Erie5Final 2009/2010 January Schedule and Results DateAwayHome 2010-01-02Rochester3atW-B/Scranton5Final 2010-01-08Grand Rapids6atRochester3Final 2010-01-09Lake Erie3atRochester1Final 2010-01-10Binghamton1atRochester6Final 2010-01-15Rochester6atHamilton5Final SO 2010-01-16Rochester4atSyracuse3Final 2010-01-22Hamilton6atRochester1Final 2010-01-23W-B/Scranton3atRochester5Final 2010-01-24Adirondack1atRochester3Final 2010-01-29Albany4atRochester3Final 2010-01-30Rochester2atToronto0Final 2010-01-31Adirondack1atRochester2Final 2009/2010 February Schedule and Results DateAwayHome 2010-02-03Rochester2atLake Erie3Final 2010-02-05Hamilton5atRochester2Final 2010-02-06Rochester5atBinghamton4Final 2010-02-10Rochester1atAdirondack3Final 2010-02-12Abbotsford3atRochester2Final 2010-02-13Lake Erie2atRochester3Final 2010-02-14Rochester2atBinghamton4Final 2010-02-16Manitoba6atRochester3Final 2010-02-19Manitoba4atRochester3Final 2010-02-20Portland4atRochester3Final 2010-02-21Portland2atRochester3Final SO 2010-02-26Grand Rapids3atRochester5Final 2010-02-27Rochester1atHamilton4Final 2010-02-28Binghamton3atRochester4Final OT 2009/2010 March Schedule and Results DateAwayHome 2010-03-05Rochester5atAdirondack2Final 2010-03-06Rochester1atToronto0Final 2010-03-07Rochester3atPortland2Final 2010-03-12Albany4atRochester3Final 2010-03-13Rochester5atSyracuse3Final 2010-03-14Grand Rapids3atRochester2Final 2010-03-19Rochester2atBinghamton4Final 2010-03-20Rochester4atW-B/Scranton5Final 2010-03-24Rochester3atLake Erie1Final 2010-03-26Binghamton4atRochester3Final 2010-03-27Rochester7atToronto3Final 2010-03-28Toronto4atRochester3Final SO 2010-03-31RochesteratGrand Rapids 2009/2010 April Schedule and Results DateAwayHome 2010-04-02HersheyatRochester 2010-04-03RochesteratHamilton 2010-04-07RochesteratGrand Rapids 2010-04-09TorontoatRochester 2010-04-10RochesteratSyracuse

Here’s the early season break down of the schedule that I had posted.

There’s some interesting changes to this years schedule, all [...]Read More

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Amerks Jersey Ranked 2nd by The Hockey News

August 13, 2009 - By

The Hockey News ranked jerseys last year based on the teams logo, this year they decided to go by patches, striping, and piping to rank the jerseys.  I also need to mention colors as well.

The Amerks were ranked second for a “Classic crest with a clean look to it.”  I’m not quite sure how the Milwaukee Admirals got the top spot.  In a typically boring month for hockey news this is what we get.

Take the time to visit The Hockey News web site to vote for the Rochester Americans jersey as the best in the AHL – http://thehockeynews.com/pages/puck_poll.php

Two teams missing are the Texas Stars and Abbotsford Heat because the teams have not officially launched their jerseys.  To view what was actually said about each jersey click here – http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/27493-.html.

Here’s the straight rankings:

1. Milwaukee Admirals
2. Rochester Americans
3. San Antonio Rampage
4. Springfield Falcons
5. Manchester Monarchs
6. Worcester Sharks
7. Norfolk Admirals
8. Bridgeport Sound Tigers
9. Peoria Rivermen
10. Chicago Wolves
11. Manitoba Moose
12. Houston Aeros
13. Hershey Bears
14. Toronto Marlies
15. Grand Rapids Griffins
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Amerks Summer News Stories, Getting Caught Up

August 12, 2009 - By

It has been a busy summer for the Rochester Americans with a lot of great news and a couple of stories that have generated some bad press.  Looking at the bigger picture it has been a positive summer.  Here’s the start of “round up” type posts I’ll be doing once the season gets started.  There’s always a lot of news but not always enough to make an individual post for.  They’re also a great way for people to get caught up that may not read this site or the news all that often.

Here’s what has happened so far this summer:

** Training camp for the Amerks has not even been announced yet but the doesn’t mean some Amerks aren’t back on the ice already.  The Rochester Americans Summer Hockey Camps are underway at ESL being led by Amerks assistant coach Jason Cipolla.  It’s great to see so many kids sporting the Amerks logo playing hockey, a sign that the season is close.

** Matt Duffy is still an unsigned draft pick of the Florida Panthers.  He was drafted in the fourth round and #104 overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.  When his season ended with the University of [...]Read More

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American Hockey League Teams on Twitter

July 9, 2009 - By

As the 2009/2010 season approaches it appears as if the American Hockey League is finally represented within the Twitter universe.

Twitter is a great service for sports fans due to the fact that news can usually be summed up in less than 140 characters leaving out all of the extra fluff that accompanies articles.

If you’re new to Twitter I’m going to list some ways to effectively use the site and follow teams, if you’re just looking for the list of teams scroll down.

By following LetsGoAmerks (and other teams) on Twitter you’ll be able to get live updates about the Rochester Americans with scores, injuries, transactions (call ups and players being signed), game day lineups, media appearances, and much more.  If you scan through the updates I’ve posted I think you’ll notice it’s a all great info.  Also taking a moment to brag, LetsGoAmerks offers the best coverage of any AHL team on Twitter.

Bookmarks

The old fashioned way of bookmarking web sites is still the easiest for a lot of people.  Simply save your favorite teams page as a bookmark and refresh it whenever you want to check for updates, no need to sign up for an account!

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Amerks Announce 09/10 Opponents

July 7, 2009 - By

The Rochester Americans along with other teams in the American Hockey League today announced the schedule format and division alignments for the 2009/2010 season.  The biggest change is that the Syracuse Crunch are headed for the East Division in the Eastern Conference and the Amerks stay in the North Division of the Western Conference.  Another big change in the Amerks schedule is that they will not be playing any teams from the Western Division.

The Amerks only play 13 of the 29 teams in the league this season.  They will play against Abbotsford Heat, Grand Rapids Griffins, Hamilton Bulldogs, Lake Erie Monsters, Manitoba Moose, Toronto Marlies, Portland Pirates, Adirondack Phantoms, Albany River Rats, Binghamton Senators, Hershey Bears, Syracuse Crunch, and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

The first home game for the Amerks will be Saturday October 3rd at Blue Cross Arena, the season will start the night before on October 2nd on the road (opponent not yet named).

The Amerks will play the Portland Pirates a total of four games, two of those games will be at HSBC Arena in Buffalo.  The Pirates roster is pretty much changed over from when the Amerks and Sabres were affiliated so the game won’t be [...]Read More

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2011 All Star Game, vs Pirates, Diff Divisions, Misc

July 2, 2009 - By

The big news of the day on Tuesday was that the Amerks hired Ted Nolan as the new VP of Hockey Operations.  I had the chance to talk to Rochester Americans Owner Curt Styres about a few other things that I felt were newsworthy.

The team did formally submit a bid for the 2011 AHL All Star Classic to be hosted in Rochester, something I first mentioned January 28th.  Styres was not sure if any other teams had put in a bid for the game.  The game in 2011 will be the 75th Anniversary of the league so American Hockey League President David Andrews had hinted that he was hoping to have the game be in either Hershey or Rochester.  Styres said that at a recent Board of Governors meeting Andrews asked if anyone wanted to host the game and then looked directly at Styres.

The Rochester Americans and Syracuse Crunch will be in different divisions next season.  He said that he believes the teams will be playing each other eight times, down from 12 during the 2008/2009 season.

Styres did not have any other information about divisions or schedule formats.  It sounds like the schedule is pretty much [...]Read More

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Amerks to Play the Pirates

May 9, 2009 - By

It’s looking as if the game a lot of fans had wanted last season is expected to finally happen, Rochester Americans vs Portland Pirates.  The bitter divorce between the Amerks and Buffalo Sabres during the 2007/2008 season created an instant rivalry with whoever the Sabres would become affiliated with, that team being the Pirates.

The Amerks and Pirates have a history dating back to 1996 when the Amerks defeated the Pirates in seven games to win the Calder Cup Championship.

A home and home series between the two teams could very well be one game at HSBC Arena in Buffalo and one at Blue Cross Arena.  A guaranteed attendance boost for both teams.  The Pirates drew 11,144 fans last season against the Albany River Rats at HSBC Arena.  A game involving the Amerks would be a huge boost for that adding a few more thousand fans.  On the flipside the Pirates playing at Blue Cross Arena would have Sabres fans in the building and spark the old debate.

With 29 teams in the league during the 2008/09 season the Amerks played 44 of 80 games against five different teams.  During the same season the Pirates played 48 games against five [...]Read More

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Portland to Host 2010 AHL All-Star Classic – Updated

April 22, 2009 - By

According to The Maine Hockey Journal, the Portland Pirates and American Hockey League have announced a 2:00pm press conference for Thursday to announce that Portland will be hosting the 2010 AHL All-Star Classic.  The city of Portland last hosted the event in 2003.

We had a great opportunity this past season to be able to travel to the All-Star Classic in Worcester to cover the event which was a lot of fun.  Everything from the skills competition, All-Star luncheon, the game itself, and all of the after parties were a blast.  It was a great opportunity to not only meet a lot of players, but dedicated hockey fans as well.

The 2011 game will be the 75th anniversary of the AHL, we’re still hoping that Rochester makes a bid for it.

Updated: Here’s additional information that was announced about the event.

PORTLAND, Maine … American Hockey League President and CEO David Andrews has announced that the Portland Pirates have been awarded the 2010 AHL All-Star Classic, to take place Jan. 18-19, 2010. In addition, Time Warner Cable was unveiled as the title sponsor for the event.

“The American Hockey League is excited to be returning our All-Star showcase [...]Read More

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