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What happened to some of last years Amerks?

October 2, 2009 - By

Drew Larman is currently playing with the Providence Bruins

The summer of 2009 has been an exciting one with the roster that has been built for the 2009/2010 Rochester Americans.  There’ll be a lot of questions from fans getting to know some of the new players but also a lot of questions wondering about some favorites from last season.

So here’s a quick rundown of players that are no longer in the Florida Panthers or Rochester Americans organizations:

Tanner Glass – He signed a one year two way deal with the Vancouver Canucks.  After a strong training camp he’s on the Canucks opening night roster.  The Panthers had said they would have liked him back but were not ready to offer him a deal prior to the start of free agency.

Janis Sprukts – is currently playing for Dinamo Riga in the KHL.  Sprukts was unhappy last season when he realized he had no real chance of cracking the Florida Panthers lineup.  So he packed up his things and went across the pond.

Mike Brodeur – The Florida Panthers were ready to offer him a $105,000 contract to stay in the organization but Brodeur thought [...]Read More

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Amerks Forward Karl Stewart Heading to Germany

April 7, 2009 - By

The news that Karl Stewart had signed to play with the German League’s Straubing Tigers next season popped up on the internet on Monday afternoon, about six days earlier than he had hoped.

The 25 year old winger was considered one of the “older guys” on the team.  He’s been a goal scorer this season as well as provided leadership.  He share’s the team lead with 18 goals, tied with Michal Repik and Stefan Meyer.

Here’s a quote from the Democrat and Chronicle:

“If I had a crystal ball and I knew what Rochester’s plans were, I would love to re-sign in Rochester,” Stewart said. “You can’t put a price on being close to home. My parents get to see me play, can go home whenever. But this was job security and if you ask any hockey player what he wants, it’s job security.”

You can read more quotes from Karl Stewart on Kevin O’s blog here.

Not too long after this became news the Amerks announced a press conference with team Owner Curt Styres and Jacques Martin, General Manager of the Florida Panthers to talk about the future.

It could turn out that the future was only [...]Read More

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