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Thursday Morning Amerks' Practice 10-23-2008

October 23, 2008 - By

Here we are again at the arena (my son’s favorite thing to do on a Thursday morning).  Practice isn’t under way yet, but there is someone on the ice…

Jordan Henry is skating by himself right now.  Doing some good ol’ fashion skating drills on his own.  He looks pretty good.  Hopefully, that knee sprain is getting healed up nicely.  He left the ice before Bob Janosz came out so, I am assuming at this point that he isn’t going to be skating with the team still.

Some new additions to the ice today.  Rory Fitzpatrick is practicing with the team today.  Let’s hope we see him on the ice tomorrow.  He may not be the best defenseman in the world, but he is our captain and our team’s elder and that is needed on the ice for this winless team.

Also on the ice today is Karl Stewart.  His immigration problems must have gotten resolved like Tyler Plante said they would.  Lastly, the newest member of the Amerks’ squad, Jacob Micflikier is here and ready to play.  Doning the number 41, let’s hope he has more heart than the 41 before him.  It’s funny to [...]Read More

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Amerks' Tuesday Practice; Meyer Returns

October 21, 2008 - By

There is a new face on the ice today.  That face stands about a full head above all the other players.  Looks like the Amerks are making good with their promise to get us a guy who can plow through goons like Mirasty (Syracuse Crunch) with one fluid punch.  This beast’s name is Riley Emmerson.  He stands at 6’8″ and weighs in at 248 lbs.  He was the tallest player drafted in the 2005 entry draft.
He was assigned to the Florida Everblades this seaon by the Minnesota Wild.

Like posted yesterday, Curt Styres didn’t just want a guy who can just drop the gloves.  Any team that looked on the Amerks’ bench during a game would have to notice Emmerson and bemore careful about the moves they make on the ice, knowing there is someone there who is going to protect his teammates.

Check a few of Riley’s fights out in some YouTube videos.

The very first thing I got to see when I sat down in my seat to watch practice today was Stefan Meyer getting on the ice.  It’s pretty exciting to see him out there…like a missing puzzle piece returning [...]Read More

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Amerks Monday Practice; Short Chat with Curt Styres

October 20, 2008 - By

The Amerks returned to practice this morning after a trip to Winnepeg over the weekend where they lost two games against the Manitoba Moose.

Tanner Glass and Jason Garrison have been the two best players this season, it’s noticeable in practice as well.  Any time you see a great play it’s one of them.

Amerks Owner Curt Styres was watching practice as well and I spoke with him for a few minutes regarding the team.  One of the things he asked was what I thought it would take to fill Blue Cross Arena.  My reply was simple, a winning team that is also tough.

Styres seems to like players that aren’t necessarily on the ice just to drop the gloves, but can play and hit and will also give others a sense of security.  He wants players to be able to take that extra stride into the corner where the opposing player following may think twice about what they do knowing who is on the bench watching.

One thing that Styres suggested to Gage was to have the team practice without shooting the puck.  You do have to wonder what good it really does when shots are always [...]Read More

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Tuesday Morning Amerks' Practice

October 14, 2008 - By

Shawn Matthias was out on he ice today for his first non-game-day practice with the Amerks today.  People think he has been invisible in the very very short time he has been here, but let’s not forget that he just got to the team on the day of the first game.  He hasn’t had any chance to get on board with his teammates or line mates yet.  People need to give him a chance before they immediately toss him into the same group as Anthony Stewart and Clarke MacArthur (only interested in playing in the NHL, doesn’t do anything in the AHL).

Matthias isn’t very proud of the way he is being portrayed by the media so far this season, “There have been a few sites writing bad things about me already, I haven’t even gotten a point yet.” He did just arrive in Rochester Friday morning after finally being sent down from Florida, “Once I get to practice [more] with the team, I’ll start scoring goals, I know it.”

So, here we are at practice again. It’s nice to get down here once a week or so and see what the coaching staff has decided were the weakest [...]Read More

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