Tag:Curt Styres
Jody Gage Removed as Amerks General Manager
Jody Gage is being removed as general manager of the Rochester Americans by ownership. Gage has spent about half of his life (24 out of 49) with the Amerks organization, 11 years as a player and 13 years in the front office. Kevin Oklobzija reported in the Democrat and Chronicle about the change that is …
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FREE Bus Trip to New York City
Rochester Americans and Knighthawks Owner Curt Styres has donated five buses to transport Knighthawk lacrosse fans to New York City on Friday May 1st to support the ‘Hawks in their first round playoff game against the New York Titans. What’s the catch? You just have to buy a $10 ticket. That’s it. $10 will get …
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Jacques Martin and Curt Styres Press Conference
It’s pretty exciting (for me at least) that the 500th post on this web site is also a post with what should be a lot of great news regarding the future of the Rochester Americans and Florida Panthers affiliation (not just a ‘yay 500 posts’). Jacques Martin (General Manager of the Florida Panthers) and Curt …
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Jacques Martin and Curt Styres to Hold Amerks Press Conference
Amerks fans may finally get some reassurance about the future of the team and the direction that it is headed on Wednesday afternoon. The team has announced a press conference with Amerks Owner Curt Styres and Florida Panthers General Manager Jacques Martin at Blue Cross Arena. It’ll be broadcast live on Amerks.com starting at 12:30. …
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Top 10 Read Posts of 2008 on Lets Go Amerks
It seems like Top 10 posts are the popular thing to do, and why not, looks back at what people seemed to find the most interesting. In 2008 the Amerks at one point were a team with an uncertain future due to a lack of ownership. That was solved, here’s hoping that “new day for …
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This is What $2 Million in Scouting Gets You
So, the Rochester Americans lost to the Toronto Marlies tonight at Blue Cross Arena by the final score of 5-2 in front of one of the smallest crowds that anyone could remember. After the teams were done warming up I was able to count just over 200 people in seats around the arena. On my …
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Looking back at the first 20% of the Season
The Amerks loss to the Hamilton Bulldogs on Sunday evening ended the first 20% of the season. The team has won two games, at this pace they’ll win eight more through the rest of the season. So, anyone have anything positive to look back on? While the Amerks have only won two games and are …
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Amerks Monday Practice; Short Chat with Curt Styres
The Amerks returned to practice this morning after a trip to Winnepeg over the weekend where they lost two games against the Manitoba Moose. Tanner Glass and Jason Garrison have been the two best players this season, it’s noticeable in practice as well. Any time you see a great play it’s one of them. Amerks …
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NY Times Article on Amerks Owner Curt Styres
The NY Times ran an article today about the new owner of the Rochester Americans and Rochester Knighthawks titled “Blazing a Trail From a Reservation Into Ownership.” It’s a lot of information that’s already been covered by local media, but is a nice time line all in one article about how he’s grown his businesses …
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New Potential Owner of Amerks and Knighthawks
The NLL Insider is reporting that the new owner of the Rochester Americans and Rochester Knighthawks will be Curt Styres. An announcement could happen by the end of the week. Styres, a Six Nations resident, is a huge finanacial backer of local lacrosse and hockey clubs in the Six Nations community, and currently also serves …
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