Archive for February, 2008

Amerks partners stop feud

This is a copy and paste of the article as it appeared in the Democrat and Chronicle.
Amerks partners stop feud
Kevin Oklobzija
Staff writer
(February 14, 2008) — The possible sale of up to half the Rochester Americans and Knighthawks became a whole lot more probable on Wednesday after an amicable, call-a-truce telephone conversation between feuding ownership partners.
Minority [...]

CF Dinner A Success

 Last night was the Rochester Americans’ 18th annual Amerks’ Celebrity Dinner to benefit the CF Foundation of Rochester.
The dinner was a great way for fans to get to know the players and make them do crazy things for tips.  Each table had an Amerk waiter whose job it was to do whatever the guests wanted [...]

Stefan Meyer Recalled By Florida

The Panthers have recalled Stefan Meyer (LW) from the Amerks.  Meyer currently leads the Amerks with 16 goals.  He has played in three games for the Panthers this season.

Panthers Call up Rob Globke

The Florida Panthers believe in calling players up based on recent performances, with Globke’s great weekend he has been recalled by the Panthers.  It’s his second call up of the season.

Amerks vs Rampage Shootout Video

Here’s video of the shootout from the Rochester Americans vs San Antonio Rampage on Saturday February 9 at Blue Cross Arena.

San Antonio Shootout

6
Brendan Bell
Goal

10
Joey Tenute
No Goal

9
Enver Lisin
No Goal

22
Bill Thomas
No Goal

77
Travis Roche
No Goal

Rochester Shootout

18
Rob Globke
Goal

21
Marc-Andre Gragnani
No Goal

7
Drew Larman
Goal

26
Mark Mancari
No Goal

45
Franklin MacDonald
No Goal

Panthers vs Sabres: More Than I Bargained For

  At the beginning of the season, I had originally bought tickets to last night’s Panthers’ game because I thought it would be fun to see an “Amerks vs. Amerks” game.  As it turns out, I got a lot more than I had bargained for.
With 9:56 left in the third period, Clarke MacArthur checked Olli Jokinen [...]

Stop The Presses, It’s a Winning Streak!

Marc-Andre Gragnani scored the lone Amerk goal, and Adam Dennis recorded his third shootout of the season as the Amerks beat the Grand Rapid Griffins 1-0.
The Amerks have won three of the last four games, and recorded points in five of the last seven games.  The last time they had any sort of streak like this was [...]

We Messed With Texas; Shootout Win Over Rampage

The Amerks showed up with a solid effort on Saturday afternoon and beat the San Antonio Rampage 3-2 in a shootout, it was only the fourth win in the previous 30 games and only second win at home since November.
Rob Globke was the #1 star of the game with two goals in regulation and one in the shootout [...]

Mike Funk Practice Video

Here’s the video as promised of Mike Funk at practice on Friday morning.  The video speaks for itself, not sure what else to write.  Here’s the story about it.

One Returns…Another Injured

Mike Funk is expected to return to the lineup for tomorrow’s game against the San Antonio Rampage.  Kenndal McArdle is going to be out for a month with a broken foot.