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Sale of Rochester Americans Final

Sale of Rochester Americans Final(0)

May 6, 2008

From the D&C:
The American Hockey League unanimously approved the majority sale of the Rochester Americans to Curt Styres today.
The board of governors voted on the sale this morning in Chicago at its annual spring meeting.
The sale clears the way for the Amerks to finalize a sole affiliation with the NHL’s Florida Panthers. The emergence of [...]

Sale of Rochester Americans Final

Amerks Given Ultimatum

As the Rochester Americans head into the final four games of the season, the city has issued an ultimatum to Steve Donner, the co-owner of the Amerks and Knighthawks – sell the teams or vacate the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial.
We’ll find a way to summarize all of this next week, until then [...]

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 as [...]

Tugs-of-war take their toll on Amerks

Article in The Buffalo News on Sunday talking about the Amerks/Sabres relationship that basically says the Sabres suck as an NHL affiliate team.
Tugs-of-war take their toll on Amerks
Team caught in middle of parent clubs, owners
By Bucky Gleason NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 03/23/08 7:26 AM
His name was synonymous with the team he now oversees. It’s difficult for [...]


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