Tag:Florida Everblades
Sweetland showing signs of improvement
Some people have to look back and wonder how Sweetland was able to land a three-year, $2.625-million entry-level contract. He had one outstanding season in 2006-07 when he played for the Amherst Ramblers of the MJAHL when he scored 56 goals. He was not drafted and as noted below has no real chance of making …
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Cleve Kinley to Attend Amerks Camp
The list of players that will be attending the Amerks training camp should be available any day now, prior to that I’ll be relying on articles posted elsewhere. The first name I’ve come across is defenseman Cleve Kinley. Kinley was just signed by the Florida Everblades as their 15th player under contract. There’s little chance …
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Florida Everblades Eliminated
The Florida Everblades were eliminated in six games against the South Carolina Stingrays in the 2nd round of the ECHL playoffs on Tuesday night. The Blades were down 3-1 with the third period winding down when they were able to send the game into overtime by scoring two goals in the final minute and a …
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Amerks Influence on Everblades Advancing
(Rochester, April 22)… The Florida Everblades are through the first round of the 2009 ECHL Kelly Cup Playoffs and they did it with the help of seven players who spent time in the American Hockey League with the Rochester Americans this season. Forwards Ross Carlson, Jacob Micflikier, Andrew Sweetland, Mathieu Roy, Kevin Baker and defensemen …
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Q&A with Matt Duffy
Defensemen Matt Duffy arrived in mid March as another college kid making an appearance in the AHL once his season was over at the Univeristy of Maine, no one really knew who he was or what to expect but once he finished the season with the Rochester Americans he had shown a lot of promise …
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Duffy Sent to Everblades; Beaverson to Amerks – UPDATED
Matt Duffy is on the Everblades playoff roster but isn’t in Florida just yet since he played with the Amerks on Wednesday night in Toronto. ———————- The Florida Everblades put together their final playoff roster and one of the players included was Matt Duffy on defense, and another not included was Luke Beaverson who was …
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Amerks Officially Assign Micflikier to Everblades
We mentioned it here first on Sunday night and it was officially announced today that the Amerks have assigned Jacob Micflikier to the Florida Everblades. We hope he takes the opportunity to lead the Blades to the Kelly Cup to help guarantee himself a contract next season. For Immediate Release March 31, 2009 AMERKS ASSIGN …
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Plante Possibly Done; Duffy to the Blades; Team Photo Giveaway
Tyler Plante is possibly done for the season with a shoulder injury. With only six games left in the season chances are David Shantz will be riding out the rest of the season in an Amerks uniform. His shoulder had been bothering him for a few weeks, sounds as if it’s caught up to him. …
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Jacob Micflikier to Join Florida Everblades
Jacob Micflikier is going to be joining the Florida Everblades of the ECHL in their playoff push for The Kelly Cup. Micflikier has been out of action since February 20th (17 games) when he suffered an ankle injury. Prior to that he missed nine games in January with a broken foot. In 39 games with …
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Coming From Behind, Amerks Last Week of February in Review
We have a lot to catch up on with the Rochester Americans over the past week so we’re going to get everyone up to speed in one post, in case you have not been paying attention. We spent our week improving the offices of Lets Go Amerks and a night out at the Cystic Fibrosis …
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ECHL Player Of The Week, Kevin Baker, Joins The Amerks
Right Winger, Kevin Baker, has been recalled by the Rochester Americans. Baker was just named ECHL’s Player Of The Week. If he can transfer to the AHL well, Kevin has a real chance to make a big difference for the Amerks. Bakers numbers this year are great. He has tallied 25 points in just 15 games, …
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Luke Beaverson Reassigned to the Everblades
Luke Beaverson has been reassigned to the Florida Everblades (ECHL) by the Panthers. Beaverson couldn’t quite cut it as a defenseman on a team with little to show in the defense department. He did play a few games in Rochester as a forward. In eight games played with the Amerks, Luke talled just one assist.