Tag:CJ Smith
Gameday vs Marlies Notes and Quotes
The long stretch away from home ice advantage is finally over and the Amerks are back in Rochester to play against the first place Toronto Marlies for Hometown Heroes night. So far this season the Marlies are 2-1 against the Amerks. Rochester 0 @ Toronto 2 (Jan 26 2018) Final Rochester 2 @ Toronto 0 …
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Ullmark is Playing for the Cup; CJ Smith Ends his Slump
After a great weekend in Charlotte the Amerks returned home to practice for road games ahead vs Toronto and Belleville before the All-Star break. They had won 4-1 and then were down 4-1 and scored three goals before losing in overtime. Seth Griffith talked about the win on Saturday saying, “We came out hot. We …
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A Great Weekend in Charlotte for the Amerks
The Amerks spent the weekend in Charlotte for back to back games and came out on top with three of four points, scored eight goals, a commanding 4-1 win and pushed a game to overtime after being down three goals. That’s a great weekend on the road. The Amerks have earned points in four straight …
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Comets Defeat the Amerks Again
The Utica Comets defeated the Rochester Americans again. The good news is that the two teams only play one more time in the regular season and hopefully that’s it. The Comets have had the Amerks number all season and won again on Wednesday night in the second straight shootout. The season series is now 6-1-1-1 …
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Amerks Reach 50 points with Win over the Phantoms
The Rochester Americans defeated the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Saturday night at home to reach 50 points in the standings and the third team to do that in the league. The 3-1 win caps off a weekend of back to back home games when the team knew they had to win. The Amerks are on …
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Gameday Notes and Quotes vs Sound Tigers
The second place Amerks start the new year with back to back home games with the intent of turning their home record around. They play Friday night vs Bridgeport Sound Tigers and Saturday vs Lehigh Valley Phantoms. This will be the second meeting between the Amerks and Sound Tigers, the first was December 10 in …
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AHL All-Stars Linus Ullmark and CJ Smith
The American Hockey League has announced that Linus Ullmark and CJ Smith will be representing the Rochester Americans at the 2018 AHL All-Star Classic at the end of the month in Utica, NY. Linus UIlmark is headed to his second straight AHL All-Star game and is currently tied for first in the league with 15 …
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CJ Smith in a Scoring Slump; Amerks in a Slump at Home
Rochester joined the ranks of rough days for first place teams on Saturday losing 4-2 vs Laval Rocket. Manitoba and Providence also lost. The fourth team, Stockton Heat was fortunate to have the day off. The good news is that the Amerks are still in first place. The bad news is that they aren’t doing …
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Amerks Gameday Notes: Tied for First on a Four Game Winning Streak
The Amerks are back on home ice tonight after three days off for Christmas break and are tied for first place in the North Division. Rochester is on a four game winning streak headed into the game tonight, a streak that includes two come from behind overtime wins. Laval is the opponent again tonight, a team …
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Amerks Win Again and are Tied in Points for First Place
The Amerks won on the road again and are now tied for first place in points in the division and second place overall in the league. An excellent way to head into the Christmas break. To get technical for a quick moment, the AHL standings are based on points percentage so the Marlies are still …
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Gameday: Ullmark vs Wilcox, Nylander, Percy and Team Motivation
The Amerks are heading into their 29th game of the season tonight at home against the Belleville Senators. Now that he team is past the first third of the season they’ve gained confidence, put expectations on themselves and are having no problems staying motivated. The Amerks and Senators have played twice this season in early November. …
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Recapping Another Excellent Weekend for the Amerks
It’s another Monday morning in Rochester, NY and the Rochester Americans are coming off of another weekend that should be talked about with a win and a loss. A week ago the team finished the weekend with a three day road trip with three games in less than 48 hours and finished with 5 out …
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