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Crunch Finally Defeat the Amerks, In Game Number 80

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April 11, 2010 - By Keith Wozniak

The game on Saturday night meant absolutely nothing to the Rochester Americans.  A win against the Crunch would have been a great way to end the season with a complete sweep of the ten games between the two teams but it wasn’t meant to be, the Crunch won the game 5-2.

The supposed plan was to start Alexander Salak in the game but I don’t think that was ever going to happen.  Even if Tyler Plante did not get called up I think someone else would have been brought in to start in net for the Amerks.  With nothing on the line and the Crunch with a strong dislike for both goalies it was obvious that something would have happened.

Jon Mirasty spent time during the warmups chirping at Salak but Salak didn’t give him the time of day.  Maybe if those players spent less time worried about trying to intimidate their opponents during warmups they’d be in the playoffs instead of scheduling locker cleanout day.

Alex Petizian Save on Chad Kolarik

Alex Petizian was the unfortunate goaltender to get the call and make this is his first professional game.  The game will either scar him for life [...]Read More

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Gameday: Panthers Call Up Plante, Amerks in Syracuse

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April 10, 2010 - By Keith Wozniak

The question about who would start the regular season finale tonight has been answered now that Tyler Plante has been called up to the Florida Panthers. Tomas Vokoun is sitting out with a back injury so Plante is called up to backup Scott Clemmenson.

At least the Panthers have been consistent with callups from game 1 of the season all the way through game 80.

Alexander Salak will obviously get the start tonight against the Syracuse Crunch. Who will backup Salak is a question mark, one option would be for Marc Cheverie who was recently signed to arrive in Rochester. Chris Beckford-Tseu has a game with the Florida Everblades tonight in Elmira in a possible series winning game.

Updated 1:35pm: The Amerks have signed goaltender Alex Petizian to an amateur tryout contract.  Here’s the blurb on Petizian that the Amerks sent out:

He just finished his senior season at St. Lawrence University, where he compiled a 5-5-3 record with a 3.12 goals-against average and a .896 save percentage in 13 games for the Saints. In 2008-09, the Kirkland, Quebec, nativehad an outstanding junior campaign for the Saints and his 2.18 goals against average was third in program history. Petizian started [...]Read More

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Bonneau Suspended One Game, MacIntyre Indefinitely

March 15, 2010 - By Keith Wozniak

As expected, Jimmy Bonneau was suspended for one game and Steve MacIntyre is suspended pending further review.  It all started back on November 6th when Kevin Harvey said he finished his check which resulted in Luke Beaverson missing 26 games with a shoulder injury.

Bonneau was given an automatic one game suspension for his third game misconduct and he served that game on Sunday.  It was the same reason Jon Mirasty sat out the game for the Crunch against the Amerks on Saturday.

We should learn more early in the week how long Steve MacIntyre will be suspended for.  The league will need to review the play (if there is video of it), read the report from the referee and base the decision on other similar calls from the past.  The only call I’m familiar with was Kevin Harvey getting five games for his hit on Luke Beaverson.

I have to imagine they’ll also take a look at what actually happened to Kevin Harvey which was nothing.

“He was down like he was done for the year and all of a sudden ready to go again,” Benoit Groulx said on Sunday.

Apparently MacIntyre cross checked Henry in the neck [...]Read More

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Amerks Win 9th Game of the Season vs Crunch

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March 14, 2010 - By Keith Wozniak

The Amerks had a 5-0 lead through 24 minutes of play and what seemed like a game that should go on and end as another big win against the Crunch but it almost turned into the opposite.  The Crunch battled back and scored two goals half way through the third period but it wasn’t enough.

Rochester has now won all nine games this season against the Crunch.  A big difference from the last few years when the Crunch were dominating the games.  As with most Amerks games this team gets you excited and on the edge of your seat and by the end of the game you’re biting your nails.

They found a way to score early big goals but keeping that up throughout the game was yet again an issue.

Jimmy Bonneau gave the Amerks an early 1-0 lead at 6:23 of the first period when he tipped in a shot/pass from the side boards to the front of the net from Jordan Henry.

It only 65 seconds for the Amerks to take a 2-0 lead thanks to Evgeny Dadonov for tipping in a pass from Daniel Steiner.  Chris Taylor had been chasing down the puck and he [...]Read More

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Panthers Acquire Mathieu Roy for Amerks, Too Bad He's Injured

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March 3, 2010 - By Keith Wozniak

The Amerks have struggled in a number of areas for most of the season, the one area they’ve needed improvement on since day one has been defense.  That’s something the Amerks management has talked to the Panthers about and prior to the trade deadline the Panthers made a move.  They traded prospect Matt Rust for defenseman Mathieu Roy from the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Amerks fans may think the name sounds familiar and it should, he has played for cross state rival Syracuse Crunch this season.

There are two downsides to the move.  One is that Roy is out with an ankle injury.  The other is that he’s going to be considered an exempt veteran.  Clay Wilson is currently the exempt veteran on the Amerks roster, meaning more than 260 pro games and less than 320 prior to the start of this season.

The positive is that the Panthers did make a move.  They also made a move for a stay at home physical player to help out on defense, again the area this Amerks team has lacked since day one.  But, what’s the point when healthy players who are valuable to the roster will be forced [...]Read More

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Oklahoma City, Charlotte and Other Possible AHL Affiliation Changes

February 9, 2010 - By Keith Wozniak

The next six months are going to be for the American Hockey League with teams being sold, teams being moved, and affiliation changes taking place.  This post could become confusing with all of the changes and possibilities that could take place.

One thing is for certain is that the affiliation between the Rochester Americans and Florida Panthers will last through the 2010/2011 season.  Talks have not yet started about a possible extension but it was recently reported in the Democrat and Chronicle that both parties have until November 2010 to work something out.

American Hockey League President and CEO David Andrews announced today that the league’s Board of Governors has approved the relocation of the AHL franchise owned by the Edmonton Oilers from Edmonton, Alta., to Oklahoma City, Okla., to begin play there in the fall of 2010.

No, there is not currently an AHL team in Edmonton.  The Edmonton Oilers are one of many NHL teams that owns the rights to an AHL franchise so in a sense they are relocating what they own but has been dormant from Edmonton to Oklahoma City.  The still unnamed team will play at the Cox Convention Center.

In [...]Read More

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Amerks Win Seventh Game this Season vs Crunch

December 16, 2009 - By Keith Wozniak

The second period may have been one of the worst this season for the Amerks but they were able to hold on and after 60 minutes left the ice with a win and two more points in the standings.

It was the seventh win this season for the Amerks against the cross state rival Syracuse Crunch.  The only element missing from the game was the typical chirping, cheap shots, and fights between the two teams.

Mike Duco opened the scoring for the Amerks at 6:52 of the first period.  Jordan Henry had just gotten out of the box and fed a pass to Jamie Johnson who brought the puck across the blue line.  Johnson was stopped in his tracks by a Crunch player, passed the puck to Duco who let a shot go through some legs and beat Dan Taylor five hole.

Brady Calla scored his first goal of the season (pictured) and it was also the game winning goal.  It was the type of goal that’s been talked about with players stepping up and contributing.  Jimmy Bonneau did a great job getting Calla the puck to score.

Nick Tarnasky led the Amerks with two goals [...]Read More

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Gameday: Crunch At Amerks Tuesday Dec 15th

December 15, 2009 - By Keith Wozniak

The game is not on any printed schedule as it was moved from a date in January, but make sure you don’t miss out on the seventh game of the season between the Syracuse Crunch and Rochester Americans.  These two teams do not have any love for each other.  If you know other fans make sure to remind them about the game tonight!

The Amerks have won all six games so far between the two teams this season, the last game was a 7-4 victory in Syracuse.  After that game Crunch coach Ross Yates called Salak a “cocky kid.”  Jared Aulin of the Crunch called him an “average goalie.”  Salak had the last laugh in that game winning 7-4 and celebrating at the end.

With call ups and injuries the Amerks fan base has become frustrated at the level of play we’ve seen recently.  This should be the perfect game to help get the team out of a funk.  It’s a home game and a game against a rival.  The Crunch are a team that is beatable but also a team that could really lay it on.

Nick Tarnasky is here on conditioning and Mike Duco [...]Read More

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Schedule Change, Game on December 15th Now

December 2, 2009 - By Keith Wozniak

The Amerks vs Crunch home originally scheduled for January 27th has been moved up December 15th. This game and one in February are the only two weeknight games remaining.

A great move by the Amerks for personally calling season ticket holders to advise them of the change.

Make sure to tell your friends and neighbors and everyone else so they do not miss out,

SCHEDULING CHANGE FOR MID-DECEMBER
12/01/2009 1:00 PM(Rochester, December 1)…  

The Rochester Americans announced today a scheduling change for the 2009-10 American Hockey League season. Rochester’s home game originally scheduled for Wednesday, January 27th against the Syracuse Crunch at 7:05 p.m has been rescheduled for Tuesday, December 15th at The Blue Cross Arena. Game time remains the same at 7:05 p.m. The game needed to be moved to an earlier date in order to accommodate an event that is to be held at the downtown Rochester venue.

“We have partners we work with everyday at The Blue Cross Arena and this schedule change has been made at the request of one of those partners,” said Amerks President Lewis Staats. “We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause our valued season ticket holders, but we still expect [...]Read More

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