Rochester Americans: 2017-18

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@CincyCyclones - October 3 - We've got #ClonesCamp17 Day 2 Video!
Hear from @Devo_Stephens - @florentino_216 - @Jason_Kasdorf!


Day 2 of #ClonesCamp17 saw the emergence of line combinations and defensive pairings.
It was also the first day on ice for #CincyCyclones affiliate players from the Rochester Americans!
Hear Day 2 comments from Assistant Coach Marc LeFebvre along with defensemen Anthony Florentino/Devante Stephens and goaltender Jason Kasdorf!

 

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Porter named captain, Fedun and Paetsch get the A's

 

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@amymoritz - I’ll be there for the opener on Friday when they play the Conachers, er, the Syracuse Crunch.

Veterans, Prospects, Culture, and Conachers. What you need to know for tonight's Amerks opener:

1. The Amerks Want To Instill A Winning Culture. While the playoff drought in Rochester isn't as pronounced as it is for the parent Buffalo Sabres, the Amerks are looking to make the postseason for the first time since 2014. Since then they've endured three losing seasons. And the six-time Calder Cup champions haven't advanced past the first round of the playoffs since 2005. While minor league hockey is often focused on development and depth, all in service of the parent club, winning can be a big part of that development.

"Once you become a team then everyone does well and everyone has success," new Amerks head coach Chris Taylor said. "I think that's the way we've got to approach it and the players have to approach it, because you can't do it by yourself. Especially the way we want to do it in this organization, it has to be as a team. If you don't play as a team, then it's not going to work for you as an individual. That's our whole culture. That's how we're going to do it. That's what it's all about.

Rest Of The Article - http://buffalonews.com/2017/10/06/five-things-know-rochester-americans-open-season/

 

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Tonight's Game - The Rochester Americans open their 62nd American Hockey League season - and 36th as the primary affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres - tonight at 7:05 pm ET against the Syracuse Crunch in the front-end of a home-and-home series Friday at The Blue Cross Arena. Tonight’s matchup will be carried LIVE on the Sports Leader 95.7 FM/950 AM ESPN Rochester.

Let's Get Reacquainted - As the Amerks and Crunch are set to begin their respective seasons, there are several former players on each club that played for the opposition. Michael Leighton (2005-06), Cory Conacher (2010-2011), Jason Akeson (2015-2016), and Mat Bodie (2016-2017) all played for the Amerks while head coach Benoit Groulx manned the Rochester bench from 2008 until 2010.

Rochester goaltender Adam Wilcox spent parts of the last three seasons with the Crunch, including a career-high 34 games last year. Dalton Smith (2013-2015) and Nathan Paetsch (2010-2011) also skated with Syracuse.

Rest Of The Game Preview - http://www.amerks.com/preview/20171006

Tonight's Rosters - http://amerks.com/downloads/20171006-AmerksCrunchRosters.pdf

 

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Nice start for Bailey

 

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Moses makes it 2-0 from Criscuolo and CJ Smith

 

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Bailey gets another

 

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Ryan Miller shut out for Ullmark as the Crunch get one late.

Amerks win 3-1

 

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Awesome. Build that winning culture.

 

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Bailey trying to make a statement? He's gotta keep it up. Hopefully it clicks for Nylander when he comes back.

 

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@AmerksHockey -
Tonight’s Goalie Matchup: #RCH Ullmark 0-0-0 n/a GAA n/a SV% vs #SYR Leighton 0-0-0 n/a GAA n/a SV%
Who is ready for the 2017-2018 #Amerks season?! Opening puck drop is NOW!
#AmerksGOAL! @JustinBailey95 with the first tally of the contest with just 1:28 left in the period.
Zach Redmond sets up @JustinBailey95 for the first goal of the season giving the #Amerks a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes.
Steve Moses doubles the #Amerks lead to 2-0, 66 seconds into the period! Assists to @_KC11_ and C.J. Smith!
With 20 minutes left to play in regulation, #Amerks lead #Crunch 2-0.
#AmerksGOAL! @JustinBailey95 with his second of the night and the season with 5:23 left to play.
#Amerks take a slashing penalty and the #Crunch pull Leighton for the six-on-four advantage.
The #Crunch spoil Ullmark's shutout bid with 2:16 left.

 

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Game-Sheet - Amerks 3 Crunch 1 - https://lscluster.hockeytech.com/ga...php?client_code=ahl&game_id=1017125&lang_id=1

 

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@CincyCyclones -

The Cincinnati Cyclones, proud ECHL affiliate of the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Rochester Americans and the National Hockey League’s (NHL) Buffalo Sabres, have announced that forward Justin Vaive has been signed to a Standard Player Contract (SPC) for the 2017-2018 season.

Vaive has had three previous stints in Cincinnati back in 2011-2012 and 2012-2013, and he appeared in one game with the Cyclones last season. In 60 career ECHL games with the Cyclones and Greenville Road Warriors, Vaive accounted for 18 goals and 22 assists for 40 points, along with 95 minutes in penalties.

Drafted by Anaheim in the fourth round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, Vaive appeared in 66 games for the ahl's Rochester Americans in 2016-2017, totaling three goals and six assists in addition to 90 minutes in penalties. He enjoyed a successful 2016-16 campaign with the AHL’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers, accounting for 11 goals and 17 assists along with 79 penalty minutes in 63 games played.

His most productive season in terms of points came in 2014-15 with the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack. In 62 games that season, the Buffalo, NY, native racked up 32 points (14g, 18a) and 94 penalty minutes. Overall, Vaive has accounted for 58 points (28g, 30a) in 208 AHL games played between the Sound Tigers, Wolf Pack, and San Antonio Rampage.

http://cycloneshockey.com/news/2017/10/vaive-returns-to-cincinnati

Tonight's #CincyCyclones Starters: F: @ShaneWalsh10 - @danforth17 - Jesse Schultz.
D: @Chrisleone02 - @florentino_216 - G: Anthony Peters.
We're through 20 in Wheeling, and the @WheelingNailers have a 2-1 lead.
@danforth17 has the lone #CincyCyclones goal!
Goalie Change: @jason_kasdorf now in goal for #CincyCyclones.

End 2nd - Winston Day Chief has pulled #CincyCyclones even with @WheelingNailers, 2-2!
GOAL! @florentino_216 blasts one in on the PP to tie the game back up, 3-3!
GOAL! @florentino_216 goes bar down on the PP to pull #CincyCyclones back even, 4-4, late in the third!
That'll do it. @florentino_216 nets 2, & @danforth17 & Winston Day Chief each get 1, but #CincyCyclones fall in preseason action 5-4 in a SO.

We've got a full recap from tonight's thrilling 5-4 shootout loss to Wheeling.
http://cycloneshockey.com/news/2017/10/cyclones-fall-in-preseason-opener

@SabresProspects - Anthony Florentino scored twice on PP.
Devante Stephens assisted on both as Cincinnati lost to Wheeling 5-4 via shootout.

 

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Ullmark with the Ryan Miller Shutout, nice.

 

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I thought they played pretty decent. The defense was more composed than last season, that’s for sure. Ullmark played well. Bailey could’ve had 3 more, but he’s got to be the worst finisher since Milan Bartovic. Baptiste was invisible most of the night. Guhle seemed nervous or something, very unsure of himself. Moses has a quick shot and looks dangerous.

The offense just never sustained any pressure like last season. Hopefully Nylander, Malone and Rodrigues helps when they get healthy.