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Sweetland showing signs of improvement

September 17, 2009 - By

Some people have to look back and wonder how Sweetland was able to land a three-year, $2.625-million entry-level contract.  He had one outstanding season in 2006-07 when he played for the Amherst Ramblers of the MJAHL when he scored 56 goals.  He was not drafted and as noted below has no real chance of making the Panthers lineup this season.

He had a tough time being productive in the AHL last season against stronger players.  It will be interesting to see how much stronger he really is to be able to compete.  Anything is possible for a player to bulk up and train hard over the summer months, we’ll have to wait and see.

Sweetland showing signs of improvement

“He needed to figure out how much stronger he had to be, and he’s done that,” said Sexton. “The difference between his practices this year and last year are like night and day.

“He’s stronger, he’s more confident, he’s faster and he’s got good skill. He just needs to spend some time to mature as a young man and as a professional.

“He clearly won’t be with the Panthers this year, but we like what we see so far.”

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Florida Panthers Article: Optimism In Rochester

September 16, 2009 - By

The article below appeared on the Florida Panthers site this past Sunday about the optimism surrounding the upcoming Rochester Americans season, something that has been missing in recent years.

One thing that’s exciting is the interest in the Amerks that a lot of Panther fans have taken.  These fans view the Rochester Americans as the Rochester Americans, not just the prospects of the Florida Panthers.  They recognize the history of this team and seem to understand the importance of the Amerks winning and how that can positively impact the big club.  These are the same thoughts that have been shared by Florida management as well.

With the Amerks front office getting back to making the Amerks relevant in Rochester again and the teams NHL parent recognizing the same thing it really does give a sense of optimism.

To bring ourselves back down to earth for a moment, I do agree with those that are saying it all sounds great in writing but we won’t know anything until the roster is assembled for opening night and the puck drops.

Training camp opens in nine days, maybe there will be more than 10 of us there to watch?

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Amerks Sign Defenseman Matt Duffy

August 24, 2009 - By

The Rochester Americans announced today that they signed defenseman Matt Duffy to a two-way American Hockey League contract, a day before I was about to post an article asking why he hadn’t been signed yet.

“Matt came in at the end of last season and was an immediate contributor to our team,” said Gage. “We look forward to seeing him at camp and hope he can further his development at the AHL level.”

Matt Duffy was called up in March 2009 to the Rochester Americans when his season with the University of Maine was finished.  He scored a point in his first game with the Amerks and went on to play in nine total games putting up two goals and four assists.  Once the Amerks season was over he was sent to the Florida Everblades where he skated in two regular season games and three playoff games.

After a 4-2 win for the Amerks against the Binghamton Senators in April 2009 assistant coach Jason Cipolla said this about Duffy, “Duffy has good hockey sense which helps him.  His ability to adjust to the pro game has helped by his hockey sense so he’s able to make the jump probably quicker than [...]Read More

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Panthers Sign Clay Wilson

July 2, 2009 - By

The Panthers still need a lot of help on defense so it’s still too early to tell if Wilson will see any time in Rochester.  I typically don’t do straight press release posts, but I am this evening to get caught up.  The timing of finishing up another project came at the worst time, but now I can dedicate more time to this site.  Amerks fans may remember Wilson from his time playing with the Syracuse Crunch.

SUNRISE, FL – Florida Panthers Assistant General Manager Randy Sexton announced today that club has signed defenseman Clay Wilson to a two-year contract.


“Clay is a versatile and mobile player who was one of the top defensemen in the American Hockey League last season,” said Sexton. “He [...]Read More

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