Tag:Chris Taylor
Marlies Capitalize on Amerks Bad Defensive Game to Win
The Rochester Americans had a chance to clinch a spot in the playoffs on Sunday afternoon if they defeated the Toronto Marlies and the Lake Erie Monsters lost in regulation to the San Antonio Rampage. Former Rochester American forward Stefan Meyer and the Rampage did their part defeating the Monsters in the final 90 seconds …
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Weekend Recap: Two Losses, A Goalie Scored and Steiner Sent to Reading
The Amerks lost two games on the road this weekend and sent Daniel Steiner back to Reading. That’s the weekend in one sentence. I took the weekend off from watching Amerks hockey and apparently I did not miss all that much but felt the need to write a recap of the weekend. ** Daniel Steiner …
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Turnovers Lead to Another Amerks Loss
“Our top guys didn’t have their best game,” Benoit Groulx said after the game. Inconsistency will be what brings this team down heading into the spring. A few days ago the talk was about a four game winning streak and the Amerks winning six of their past seven games. On Sunday they found a way …
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Rats Never Back Down and Defeat Amerks
The Amerks did something they have not been able to do for a while, play an entertaining home game. Unfortunately the game went downhill as it went on and they ended up losing. Albany scored a power play goal at 7:04 of the third period to take a 4-3 lead and from that point on …
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Amerks Opened March with 5-2 Win Over Phantoms
The Amerks opened the month of March with a 5-2 road win over the Phantoms, four of those goals were scored in the third period. David Laliberte tied the game 2-2 at 9:55 of the third period off of a horrible defensive zone giveaway by Rory Fitzpatrick. The most impressive part of the game was …
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Not Executing Leads to Another Loss; More Postgame Quotes
The Rochester Americans have to be happy that today is Saturday so that they can rebound from another poor performance on a Friday night. The team is traveling today to play against the Binghamton Senators and if the past month tells us anything it’s that they’ll win the game. Benoit Groulx probably anticipated the question …
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Taffe and A Couple Bounces Lead Amerks to Win
“Bounces part of the hockey game,” Benoit Groulx said after the game. “Last night (6-1 loss to Hamilton) they had tons of bounces.” The Rochester Americans bounced back on a Saturday night with a 5-3 win against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in downtown Rochester. Jeff Taffe led the way with two goals. Daniel Steiner, Michal Repik, …
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Amerks Pickup First Shootout Win of the Season
The positive on Friday night was that the Amerks were able to win in a shootout over the Hamilton Bulldogs to add a much needed two points to the standings. The five regulation goals were all scored by different players with Evgeny Dadonov, Daniel Steiner, and Jeff Taffe leading the way in the shootout. Alexander …
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Gameday: Amerks @ Hamilton; Mid Season Thoughts
The Amerks are back in action tonight and on the road to take on the Hamilton Bulldogs. The Bulldogs are slowly pulling away from the pack in the North Division, much like the Amerks did earlier in the season. In five games this season the Amerks are 3-1-1 against the Bulldogs and have outscored them …
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Amerks Fall From First in Loss to Dogs'
If I were to write a full recap of the game it would contain one word, snoozefest. The team just could not get things going offensively. The team has another game on Thursday evening at 5pm on the road against the Lake Erie Monsters. The Monsters have been playing well lately, we’ll see what happens. …
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Monsters Scare Away Amerks; Rochester Drops Fourth Straight
The Amerks dropped their fourth straight game on Tuesday night heading into the Christmas break. I’m changing my wish list to ask for one thing, two big wins this coming weekend. A lot of things are not going well for this team right now. There’s also a lot of things that are contributing to things …
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Salak Hurt; Bulldogs Move to First Place with OT Win
The Amerks took the Hamilton Bulldogs to overtime but in the end the Bulldogs were the ones that scored and won the game to take two points away. The game had it’s ups and downs and twists and turns. I think the game took us on an emotional roller coaster ride. Heading into the game …
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