Tag:Colin Stuart
Drew MacIntyre Starts for the Amerks; Stuart Sent Back and a Possibility
The Amerks are back on home ice tonight at the War Memorial against the Texas Stars for their third of nine home games this month. Â The last time the two teams met on December 17th the Stars came back from a 2-0 deficit to win 6-2. Â The Amerks had a great start before giving up …
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Amerks Injury Updates; A Healthy Future is Near
It’s probably safe to say that every hockey fan in Western New York is tired of hearing about injuries. The Buffalo Sabres and Rochester Americans are slowly returning to health though and will hopefully stay that way. For the Amerks, Corey Tropp is set to return on Wednesday morning against the Toronto Marlies. Tropp has …
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Playing the What If Game with the Amerks Standings and Roster
One of the biggest challenges for the Rochester Americans is an inconsistent effort in games they have the chance to win (like Friday night against the Abbotsford Heat) which can be attributed to young players and the expectations of players to put in a lot of ice time. Â The result? Â The Amerks have lost 15 …
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Amerks Gameday Notes, Lineup and Injury Updates
The biggest news in Rochester other than Kodak filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy is that Michael Ryan is back in the lineup for the Rochester Americans. Â The last appearance of Michael Ryan on a gameday was October 16th when he was on the ice for warmups but didn’t come out for the game. Â It was …
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Injury Updates but No Timeframe for Ryan, MacKenzie or Rankin
As of writing this there are three Rochester Americans players still out with injuries, Michael Ryan, Matt MacKenzie and Evan Rankin. Â I guess we could also include Colin Stuart on this list even though he’s still on the Sabres roster and has not been sent back down yet. Â So here’s a quick update on these …
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Losing Texas Trip Ends Today Against Houston; Stuart Injured and Out a Month
When fans begin to panic there’s often another voice that will say ‘it’s only December’ or ‘there’s still 48 more games to be played’ but things are starting to look very bleak for this Rochester Americans team. Â The Amerks were shot down big time by the Texas Stars on Saturday night by the final score …
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Amerks Lose in Overtime to the Rampage, 10th Loss by One Goal
There’s almost always more than one way to look at a game, especially a loss. Â You can look at it as being a close game and getting a point on the road is acceptable or you can start to pull your hair out due to frustration at the apparent downhill slide. Â The Amerks have now …
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Stuart Up; Brennan In; Devils Postgame; Phantoms Gameday
A handful of updates on the Rochester Americans on this sunny but cold Saturday afternoon. Â The Amerks had their first shutout win of the season on Friday night against the Albany Devils winning 3-0. Â They left last night after the game to head to Glens Falls where they’re playing the Adirondack Phantoms tonight at 7pm. …
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Turnovers a Factor in Amerks 3-2 Loss to the Bulldogs
The Amerks have played two games this weekend and so far they’ve lost to one of the better teams in the conference and now the worst team in the conference. Â The Bulldogs got their first win in seven games on Saturday against the Amerks, one of the only teams in the league that they can …
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Amerks Team Effort Leads to Win Over the Devils
Heading into the game on Friday night there were low expectations due to the fact that the Amerks had lost another forward to a call up, that player being Zack Kassian. Â That meant the Amerks would be without him, TJ Brennan, Corey Tropp and Drew MacIntyre. Â The Amerks are still without forwards Travis Turnbull, Michael …
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Amerks Gameday vs Marlies, A Handful of Thoughts
It’s a Friday and the Rochester Americans are back in action with two big games this weekend against the Toronto Marlies, the only other team in the North Division that appears to be ready to compete with the Amerks for the top spot. Â The puck drops at 7:35pm but get there at 6:30pm for “Happy …
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Season High 44 Shots and Standup Defense Leads Amerks to Win
The way the game started out on Wednesday night against the Syracuse Crunch the game could have gone completely in favor of the Crunch or it could’ve been one of the fastest games of all time. Â Once the puck dropped around 7:05pm the first whistle wasn’t until five minutes and 13 seconds into the game. …
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