Tag:Eric Cornel
Amerks Lose 4-1 against the Checkers
If chances could earn at least a point in the standings the Rochester Americans could have earned one against the Charlotte Checkers on Friday night. Unfortunately they don’t. The Checkers scored four goals to defeat the Amerks by a 4-1 score and continue to be the number one team in the American League. Charlotte scored …
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Amerks Score Three in the Third, Wedgewood Earns Fifth Shutout
A slow 40 minutes of play opened up in the final 12 minutes of the game when the Amerks scored three goals to win 3-0 against the Utica Comets. Scott Wedgewood made 30 saves for his 25th win and fifth shutout. The only thing notable from the first period was a ridiculous game misconduct call …
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Every Player Goes Through It – Managing the Bumps and Bruises
The bumps and bruises of a hockey season are something that every hockey player on every team goes through whether they’ll admit it or not. With only 18 games remaining in the regular season managing those bumps and minor injuries is more important than ever, especially for a team with the expectations of playing into …
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A New Line Dominated the Simple Sunday Game Plan
The line combinations have stayed pretty consistent through the first 51 games of the season for the Rochester Americans but on Sunday afternoon a new line rolled out during warm ups and dominated the game. The three players had played a combined 31 games leading up to Sunday afternoon and it was the first time …
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Playoff Like Intensity in 1-0 Loss to Syracuse
The Rochester Americans lost their third straight game on Friday night in a 1-0 loss against the Syracuse Crunch on home ice. Saying it was the third straight loss makes it sink in a bit more considering it was a close game with a playoff like atmosphere to it. Looking at the last five games …
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Amerks Give Up 5 for the Second Straight Game
The Rochester Americans traveled to Cleveland on Tuesday and lost their second straight game on the road and second straight game giving up five goals. Three of which were in a short amount of time yet again. It was the fifth meeting of the season between the two teams and the first win for Cleveland …
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Recap of the Last 5 Games (Games 41-45)
Welcome to the ninth part of a 15 part season series highlighting the last five games (the last segment will be six games) showing off the stats, standings, highlights, transactions and whatever else took place prior to the next five games. The goal is to post these the day of the next game of a …
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CJ Smith and Eric Cornel Each Scored Twice in 4-1 Win Over Hartford
The Rochester Americans completed a two game road trip with their second win in as many nights with a 4-1 win over the Hartford Wolf Pack on Saturday night. Eric Cornel and CJ Smith each scored a pair of goals in the win with Jonas Johansson in net. Back to back wins that saw the …
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Veilleux and Randell Lead the Way to an Olofsson Game Winner
The game on Friday night in Binghamton wasn’t off to the best start when the Rochester Americans went down 2-0 early in the second period but by the end of the night they were the better team and completed the regulation win. Victor Olofsson scored a game winning power play goal with 61 seconds remaining …
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Weekend Preview, Wilcox Visited Scranton, More thoughts from Sexton
The 2019 AHL All-Star break is over and it’s time for the last stretch of the season to the playoffs. The Rochester Americans went into the break finishing the week with five out of a possible six points and still sitting in first place of the North Division. It took some work to get the …
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Amerks Host Sound Tigers Tonight, Nylander Will Play
The Rochester Americans will start 2019 playing at home against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, one of the hottest teams in the Eastern Conference. These two teams have played twice this season but it was back in early October, the Amerks won both of them in one goal games. The first one was a 3-2 overtime …
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Amerks Split the Weekend vs Toronto and Utica
The Rochester Americans split the weekend with a controlling 5-1 win over the Toronto Marlies followed by a battle against Utica that resulted in a 4-3 loss. In front of a crowd of just over 8,000 people the Amerks had goals from five different players along with strong goaltending again from Scott Wedgewood when they …
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