Tag:Chris Taylor
Amerks Notes: Addressing a Loss, Team Chemistry and Early Season Leaders
You win some games , you lose some and then you really lose some games during a season. The Amerks really lost on Saturday night against the Binghamton Devils but they are still on a great run with points in nine of their last 11 games. The Devils snapped a six game losing streak with …
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Amerks Won Again; A Suspension and Defensive Depth
Another game, another win and two more points in the standings after the Amerks held off the Hartford Wolf Pack to win 4-2 on Friday night. Seven players earned points on the score sheet:Â CJ Smith (2G / 2A) Fashing (1G) Guhle (1G) Blackwell (2A) Nylander (1A) Percy (1A) Atwal (1A). The Amerks had a 3-1 …
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Amerks Game Day Notes: Relying on Depth, Return of Rodrigues and Nylander
The road to winning hockey games in The AHL is all about depth. Injuries and roster moves are the only things that stay constant especially for the Rochester Americans. There was seven roster moves on Thursday. Two players to the Sabres (Kyle Criscuolo and Casey Nelson), one player from the Sabres (Nick Baptiste), two players …
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Nylander is Excited to Play Tonight and Work on Getting Back to the NHL
Where in the world is Alexander Nylander? That’s the question that was asked on an almost daily basis since he was injured on September 8 in a prospects game vs New Jersey Devils. The initial diagnosis was day to day, which soon turned into week to week, and then he vanished until we spotted him …
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The Reason the Sabres Haven’t Called up Guhle
A common question about Brendan Guhle, the number one defensive prospect, is why hasn’t he been called up yet? The answer is simple: development. (Featured picture courtesy of the Rochester Americans) Chris Taylor provided this answer: “He understands the process of it. Does he want to be a guy that goes up for one or …
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Recap: Ullmark and Percy Lead the Amerks to a Shutout Win
The Amerks are only 14 games into the season but for those who were here last season they’re already aware that this season is different. With the 3-0 win over the Binghamton Devils the Amerks have collected 14 of 18 points going back to October 25 and are 4-0-1-1 to start November. The games haven’t all …
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Amerks Game Day: Roster Notes, Players Caring, Road vs Home Results
The Amerks are on the ice tonight vs Binghamton Devils for the first of ten games between the two teams this season. Four of the Amerks next six games are against Binghamton as well. One familiar name on the Devils roster is former Amerks forward Tim Kennedy. This’ll be the first game back in the …
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Amerks Win in a Shootout After Six Goals in the 2nd Period
Chris Taylor walked into the post game press conference and jokingly said, “that all went according to the game plan.” The team is resilient and it paid off. Eric Cornel for the second game in a row scored in the shootout to give the Amerks their fourth win out of the last five games. “That’s …
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Amerks Play the Game and Comeback to Win in OT
The game started out miserable and some season ticket holders told us that they left early (for valid reasons) but the Rochester Americans found a way to erase a three goal deficit and won the game 4-3 in overtime thanks to two late goals by Nick Baptiste in the third period and the overtime winner …
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Gameday Notes and Quotes: Amerks Need A Repeat Performance
The Amerks are back at home tonight for the second game of a home and home with Laval Rocket, the farm team of the Montreal Canadiens. The Amerks won a 5-2 game on Wednesday night in Laval. An early unfortunate bounce gave the Rocket an early lead but the Amerks didn’t back off. Chris Taylor …
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Amerks Head Coach After Loss: That’s Not Acceptable
The Amerks collapsed again and lost 5-2 against the Charlotte Checkers on Friday night and head coach Chris Taylor didn’t hold back saying, “I know it’s a process, I know what happened last year and… but… that’s not acceptable.” (Featured photo from Amerks.com) Adam Krause and Zach Redmond scored their first goals of the season to …
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Gameday Notes: Amerks vs Checkers
The Amerks are home tonight versus the Charlotte Checkers for the first of four games this season between the two teams. This is only the fourth game of the season for the Amerks and the roster has already had some changes. Nathan Paetsch is out for weeks with a lower body injury. Taylor Fedun joins …
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