Tag:Randy Sexton
Amerks Sign Stuart Percy to an AHL Contract
Randy Sexton announced on Tuesday morning that the Rochester Americans signed Stuart Percy to an AHL contract for the remainder of the 2017/2018 season. Percy was originally drafted 25th overall in the first round by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2011 draft. When his entry level contract with Toronto expired after the 2015/2016 season …
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Mark Zengerle was Almost a Rochester American
The Amerks made an attempt to improve offensive depth on Thursday by signing Rochester native Mark Zengerle (in the middle of the picture above). Unfortunately the Milwaukee Admirals claimed him off of waivers playing the role of spoiler for the homecoming. The 28 year old forward started the season in Sweden after the three previous …
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Opening Night is here with Depth, Attitude and Coaching
It’s finally arrived. After yet another LONG summer we’re now on the cusp of opening night and while several previous seasons have yielded some good free agent signings – this summer was outstanding. There’s three reasons to be more excited about this season than previous ones: depth, attitude and coaching! Depth A quick look at …
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Recapping Day 1 Post Skate Interviews, Brian Gionta Possibilities
The first day of training camp is history and nothing happened on the ice that would’ve made one player stand out or cringe about. The on ice session was standard skating and passing drills that every hockey team works on from the youngest ages on up just to get everyone moving. The interviews were posted …
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It’s Not All Doom and Gloom Between Amerks and Panthers
Depending on who you talk to or what you read you would think that the divorce is all but finalized between the Rochester Americans and Florida Panthers, but that’s not entirely true. It’s not over because the Amerks and Panthers new General Manager have not even had a chance to meet yet to discuss how …
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Dale Tallon to be Named GM of Florida Panthers
The revolving door with the Florida Panthers organization continues with the news that Dale Tallon will take over the role of general manager replacing Randy Sexton (reported by George Richards), he’ll also be the Panthers third GM in three years. Tallon is the former GM of the Chicago Blackhawks and has been in the role …
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The Groulx Debate Rages On; from Hockey O-Zone
The Rochester Americans season has been over for almost two weeks now and it’s pretty obvious that people are still surprised by the first round loss. A Hershey Bears fan recently read a Hockey News article about Graham Mink being scratched for game 7 and was amazed. The debate about the fate of Benoit Groulx …
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Randy Sexton on Amerks Coach Benoit Groulx
A week after the game 7 loss to the Abbotsford Heat the hot topic amongst Amerks fans is the fate of Amerks head coach Benoit Groulx who has one year left on his contract. The issues most have with the coach were decisions made during the playoffs, perceived lack of strategies during the season and …
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Players Leaving Panthers System in Rochester Feeling No Respect
The Rochester Americans, the Florida Panthers affiliate in the American Hockey League, recorded history this week when they were eliminated in the first round of the AHL playoffs after getting out to a 3-1 series lead. It was a devastating loss for a team that was built to make a run for the Calder Cup. After …
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Game 2: Stay Out of the Box and Play Physical Near the Net
It’s only game two of a seven game series tonight between the Amerks and Heat but it’s possibly one of the most important games. If the Heat win and return home for three games everything is in their favor. If the Amerks win the series starts over as a best of five with three straight …
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Gameday: Rory Out, Observartions, Matthias has the Experience
The Rochester Americans and Abbotsford Heat face off tonight for Game 1 of their Calder Cup playoff series. The Amerks missed the playoffs the last two seasons after having two of the worst teams in franchise history. A pretty remarkable turnaround, big thanks to the wallet of Amerks Owner Curt Styres. A few quick things before …
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Amerks Roster Set for Run at the Playoffs; Repik Up
The only roster move on Wednesday was Michal Repik being called up to the Florida Panthers. There were no clear day roster moves to help toughen up the blue line. There had been talk by Amerks and Panthers management that they wanted to make a change or two but as it turns out nothing happened. …
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