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Gameday: First Place Amerks at Toronto Marlies

October 22, 2011 - By
Gameday: First Place Amerks at Toronto Marlies

It feels like we just walked out of the War Memorial but it’s already time to think about aother Rochester Americans game.  They travelled to Toronto last night after the game where they’re scheduled to play the Marlies at 3pm.

Three games in three nights and by the time Sunday is over it’ll have been seven games in eleven nights.  The Toronto Marlies have not played a game since last Sunday and may be a little more well rested for the game compared to the team that arrived in town around 2am.

For now though the Amerks are in first place in the North Division, one point ahead of the Toronto Marlies and Hamilton Bulldogs in the standings.  Too soon to plan the parade?  Probably.

Unless David Leggio wakes up sick or with a mystery injury this morning it’s guaranteed that he’ll be starting in net for the Amerks today.  If you missed it yesterday check out my feature story on David Leggio.

Zack Kassian is already an early season leader amongst the top 10 rookies in the league.  He’s tied for 5th in points with 6pts (3G+3A).  Kassian is also 2nd in shots with 19 through six games.  [...]Read More

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Postgame: Bulldogs Shootout Win Ends Amerks Winning Streak

October 22, 2011 - By
Postgame: Bulldogs Shootout Win Ends Amerks Winning Streak

The Amerks 3-2 shootout loss to the Bulldogs on Friday night felt like a tennis match at times, back and forth, back and forth, back and forth.  It was much better than the first game of the season though when the Amerks lost 5-2.  One of the big differences in this game was the Amerks being down two top forwards due to suspensions, Marcus Foligno and Jonathan Parker.

Zack Fitzgerald got a lucky deflection to put the Bulldogs ahead 1-0 at 15:32 of the second period.  He had a clear opening and took the shot on Drew MacIntyre and as he did that Travis Turnbull reached with his stick and ended up deflecting the puck past MacIntyre.

Corey Tropp tied the game up 1-1 at 10:49 of the second when he took the puck down into the Hamilton zone along the boards, went around defender Zack Fitzgerald towards the bottom of the face off circle and then beat Nathan Lawson high on the opposite side of where he skated in from.  It was his first goal of the season.

The Amerks penalty kill had been perfect through three home games until tonight.  I blame the person sitting behind me who [...]Read More

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Amerks Home Opener had Some Awesome and Some Booing

October 14, 2011 - By
Amerks Home Opener had Some Awesome and Some Booing

The game that was played for 60 minutes on the ice pretty much speaks for itself.  The team was outplayed by a more skilled Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins team.  Going into further detail really won’t accomplish much and does anyone really want to discuss it further?  It’s only two games into the season, there’s absolutely no reason to hit a panic button but there’s reason for concern.  Time to get into the good things before the negative..

The Rochester Americans home opener overall though had a great atmosphere to it.  There were fans in the building early for the current Amerks players to walk the red carpet and then for the alumni to arrive.  Many of the alumni were seen hanging out throughout the game and intermissions with fans chatting.

The Moose and Sabretooth were hanging out signing autographs and taking pictures together.

The new video scoreboard that had a cost of over 200k was impressive (even if it didn’t show any shots on goal).  The video quality was improved and just added to the overall atmosphere.

It was also great running into people that you only see during hockey season and catching up on life.

The home opener had that special [...]Read More

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Video and Updates from Amerks Morning Practice

October 6, 2011 - By
Video and Updates from Amerks Morning Practice

The Amerks spent a lot of time during practice today working on full line drills, really getting into game day mode.  One line that appeared to be getting more time than others was Derek Whitmore, Travis Turnbull and Zack Kassian.  Some other line combinations were Michael Ryan, Colin Stuart and Mark Voakes.. Marcus Foligno and Phil Varone were often paired up with a rotating right winger.. Colin Stuart was also paired with Corey Tropp and Michael Ryan as well.   I’ll get a better look on Friday morning at the different lines and who seems to be sticking together.

On the defensive side, Brayden McNabb and Joe Finley, Nick Crawford and Shaone Morrisonn, Drew Schiestel and TJ Brennan (Brennan also worked with Alex Biega) were all often paired up.  At times Finley also worked with Morrisonn and Biega.

What does all of that really tell us?  They’re still working on creating lines ahead of the first game of the season.  Derek Whitmore and Zack Kassian seemed to be the two players always on the same line with a different center.

Maxime Legault and Paul Szczechura were the only players that I noticed were not on the ice.  Kyle Bocheck also [...]Read More

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Kotalik and Morrisonn Sent Down, Amerks Training Camp Roster

September 26, 2011 - By
Kotalik and Morrisonn Sent Down, Amerks Training Camp Roster

This big news of the afternoon is that Ales Kotalik and Shaone Morrisonn have both cleared waivers earlier today and have been assigned to the Rochester Americans. Now, the question comes up, will both show up?  Will the explore options oversea’s?  We’ll find out soon enough.  Opinions on both are varried, most thinking that Kotalik is a waste.  He did play well with the Abbotsford Heat last season so assuming he accepts his fate he could be a benefit here as well.

The Amerks opened training camp this morning with the following 20 player roster on the ice:

Forwards: Kyle Bochek, Riley, Boychuk, Jacob Lagace, Maxime Legault, Jonathan Parker, Paul Szczechura, Shawn Szydlowski, Travis Turnbull, Phil Varone, Mark Voakes, and Derek Whitmore

Defense: Alex Biega, TJ Brennan, Nick Crawford, Corey Fienhage, Joe Finley, Matt MacKenzie, and Brayden McNabb

Goalies: Jeff Jakaitis and Dan Ramirez

Dan who??  He’s a local that was brought in to practice due to David Leggio is on the roster as well but is sitting out after getting knocked in the noggen by a puck in a Sabres practice.  Hopefully it’s not a concussion, that’d put a damper on the start of the season in net.

As for [...]Read More

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Amerks 2011-2012 Roster as of July 19th

July 20, 2011 - By
Amerks 2011-2012 Roster as of July 19th

As the summer goes on I’ll keep updating the Rochester Americans expected lineup as players are signed to contracts.  Many speculate that Ales Kotalik and Shaone Morrisonn will be sent down to Rochester to hide their salaries but until that happens they’ll be kept off of this lineup.  This roster still has a need for some more scoring but it’s slowly coming along. The one thing the lineup should have with this group is a physical style of play which is a good thing.

Center:

Luke Adam

Matt Ellis

Travis Turnbull

Right Wing:

Zack Kassian

Corey Tropp

Jacob Lagace

Shawn Szydlowski

Left Wing:

Derek Whitmore

Marcus Foligno

Colin Stuart

Defense:

TJ Brennan

Drew Schiestel

Brayden McNabb

Nick Crawford

Alex Biega

Dennis Persson

Goalies:

Drew MacIntyre

David Leggio

Coaching Staff:

Nothing yet.

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Sabres Sign Persson and Turnbull to 1yr Contracts

July 15, 2011 - By
Sabres Sign Persson and Turnbull to 1yr Contracts

At least we got some news this week, the Sabres signed defenseman Dennis Persson and forward Travis Turnbull to one year contracts.  I don’t have anything else to add right now other than they are depth players for the Rochester Americans.  More next week on the current lineup and what’s been happening around the league.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 15, 2011

BUFFALO SABRES RE-SIGN PERSSON AND TURNBULL TO ONE-YEAR DEALS
Pair has spent last two seasons with AHL’s Portland Pirates

(Rochester, NY)… Buffalo Sabres GM Darcy Regier announced today that defenseman Dennis Persson and forward Travis Turnbull have each agreed to a one-year contract.

Persson (6’1”, 192 lbs., 6/2/1988) was Buffalo’s first-round pick (24th overall) in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. He spent the last two full seasons with the Portland Pirates (AHL) after ending the 2008-09 campaign with the team. Persson did not see any ice time during three recalls to Buffalo in April 2011.

The 23-year-old native of Nykoping, Sweden has amassed 26 points (5+21) in 132 career AHL games. He posted 17 points (4+13) in 64 regular season games with the Pirates last year and added four assists in 11 playoff games, including a three-assist [...]Read More

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