Tuesday Morning Practice; Injury Updates, Still No Contract

It was a cold morning at the ESL Sports Centre in Henrietta for practice this morning.. amazing how much I’ve taken it for granted sitting in warm comfortable seats at Blue Cross Arena instead of metal benches.
Practice was practice, what else can really be said about the team going through the motions and drills.  Worth [...]

Amerks Need To Beat Lake Erie

Tomorrow night the Amerks take on the Lake Erie Monsters for the second time in two weeks.  They really need to, once again, get a solid win against the Monsters.  The Amerks are actually starting to catch up to them in the rankings and a win tomorrow could mean the task is easier than expected.
The [...]

Video: Riley Emmerson vs Eric Neilson 12/10/2008

Riley Emmerson of the Rochester Americans vs Eric Neilson of the Peoria Rivermen on December 10, 2008 at Blue Cross Arena.

Amerks Led By Brodeur Shut-Out the Crunch

The Amerks finally snapped a 13 game losing streak against thruway rivals Syracuse Crunch by shutting them out 1-0 at Blue Cross Arena.  It was yet another game of stellar goaltending from Mike Brodeur who is now 4-2-0 since joining the team, this being his second shut-out.  Mike Brodeur was the first star of the [...]

Riley Emmerson vs Paul Crosty Fight Video

Riley Emmerson of the Rochester Americans and Paul Crosty of the Manchester Monarchs dropped the gloves on Friday night at Blue Cross Arena, here’s the footage we got:

Gameday 11-10-2008: Another Shot At the Moose

Karl Stewart is out on the ice taking some shots today.  Not game ready though…he is in his warmup pants.  I expect him to be ready for Friday’s game.  But, that’s just me.
Jack Birch is here watching the team.  I sure hope he doesn’t think because we played one good game on Saturday that we [...]

Riley Emmerson vs Guillaume Desbiens Fight Video

One of the few highlights from the Amerks 5-1 loss on Friday night against the Manitoba Moose.  Riley Emmerson and Guillaume Desbiens dropped the gloves during the second period and went at it.

Amerks Lose 5-1 to Moose. Throw in the towel.

The Manitoba Moose arrived in Rochester on Thursday night, and expected controlled every aspect of the game on Friday night.  Chances are the Moose are going to roll right over Syracuse on Saturday, and return to hand the Amerks their 12th loss of the season on Monday night.  Throw in the towel, this season is [...]

Practice 10-29-2008: The Return Of Rory

The day you have all been waiting for is here.  Rory Fitzpatrick has returned from his head injury and is practicing with the team.  Peter Aston is also back on the ice today after a day off with a sore hip.  We have eight defensemen on the ice now.  A nice sight to see.
The atmosphere [...]

Videos of Saturday Night Fights

Here’s videso of the Saturday night fights from the Amerks vs Crunch game. I think I shrunk them down too much and lost some quality, will work on uploading clearer videos later.
Mike Duco vs Ryan Garlock

Round 1 - Jon Mirasty vs Riley Emmerson

Round 2 - Jon Mirasty vs Riley Emmerson

Tanner Glass vs Dan Smith [...]