Tag:The Moose
Much Delayed 2012 AHL All-Star Game Recap
The 2012 version of the American Hockey League All-Star festivities ended on Monday night and for the most part I’d say it was another successful event. Â The skills competition was “so so” and the game itself didn’t get exciting until the last half of the third period when the West realized it needed to make …
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AHL Mascots Help Clear Snow and Entertain Fans
One aspect of the AHL All-Star Game and Skills Competition that probably doesn’t get all that much air time is the impact that the mascots have on the crowd. They entertain fans inside and outside of the building on both days. Yes, I am writing an article about people wearing costumes. As I talked to …
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Salak Shines in First Period at the AHL All-Star Game
Rochester is well represented at this years AHL All-Star Classic event with Graham Mink, Alexander Salak, Keaton Ellerby and also The Moose! “This is for the fans,” P.K. Subban talked about during an on ice interview to start the game. It is a great event to see the star players from every team around the …
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Sweets in the Suites and a Red Hot Sunday
The Amerks play their first earlier Sunday home game of the season this weekend (October 25, 2009) and they have a couple of great promotions to go along with the game. The game starts at 5:00pm and it’s against the Syracuse Crunch. It’s a great chance to get out to a game and be home …
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Top Six Amerks Stories That Needed a Followup
I’ve posted a number of stories about the Rochester Americans this summer and found six that needed a follow up prior to the new season starting. If anyone ever comes across something I’ve posted or said in the past that needs correcting please share. 1. This summer the Amerks HAVE done everything they said they …
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Amerks Summer News Stories, Getting Caught Up
It has been a busy summer for the Rochester Americans with a lot of great news and a couple of stories that have generated some bad press. Looking at the bigger picture it has been a positive summer. Here’s the start of “round up” type posts I’ll be doing once the season gets started. There’s …
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Amerks Mascot The Moose in Trouble? E5
The mascot for the Rochester Americans, The Moose, could be in jeopardy of being shipped back into the wild. There have been rumors floating around that The Moose could be replaced by R. Thunder as the teams mascot. With the recent news this week that Fred Costello would not be returning after 32 years and …
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More Bad Press for Amerks
The news on Monday that Fred Costello would not be returning as organist for the Rochester Americans did not have to be that big of a story but it’s turned into one. The reason? The way Amerks President Lewis Staats is being portrayed as handling the situation. It also doesn’t help that this made the …
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