Rochester Americans / Minor League Thread 2013-14 Part II

[Revelate]

Rough third for Risto. Armia should have had an assist, but Cat couldn't finish.

 

[Paxon]

God, I wish Roy were good enough for the NHL

 

[Revelate]

God, I wish Roy were good enough for the NHL

Wildly entertaining.

 

[LaxSabre]

Tweets - Amerks vs Rampage - Overtime/Shootout.

‏@AmerksHockey - Johan Larsson penalized with 3:48 remaining in overtime, and San Antonio uses their timeout.
‏@RSandersonWHTK - #Amerks Johan Larsson is headed to the box for slashing -
would need another look at that one. 4-on-3 coming up PP coming up for Rampage. [OT 1:12]
‏@AmerksHockey - Phil Varone drives in on a partial breakaway and draws a holding penalty.
3 on 3 hockey for 7 seconds, then #Amerks power play.
‏@RSandersonWHTK - What a pass from #Amerks McNabb up to Varone for shorthanded break.
Varone almost scores/draws a penalty from SA's Drew Shore [OT 3:05]
@RSandersonWHTK - Ruhwedel hits the post.
‏@AmerksHockey - Ruhwedel ducks around Ryan Martindale's stick check and rings one off the post.
@RSandersonWHTK - Exciting OT comes to an end-tied at 2. #Amerks & #SARampage headed to a shootout.
@AmerksHockey - Overtime doesn't solve anything. This game will be decided by a shootout!

‏@RSandersonWHTK - [Shootout-Rd.1] #SARampage Bobby Butler - SCORES - #Amerks Dan Catenacci - NO [SA 1 ROC 0]
‏@RSandersonWHTK - [Shootout-Rd 2] #SARampage Drew Shore - NO - #Amerks Phil Varone - SCORES [SA 1 ROC 1]
@RSandersonWHTK - [Shootout-Rd 3] #SARampage John McFarland - NO - #Amerks Mike Zigomanis - NO [SA 1 ROC 1]
‏@RSandersonWHTK - [Shootout-Rd 4] #SARampage Vincent Trocheck - SCORES - #Amerks Jamie Tardif - NO [SA 2 ROC 1]
‏@RSandersonWHTK - [Shootout-Rd 5] #SARampage Alex Petrovic - NO - #Amerks Johan Larsson - NO [SA 2 ROC 1]
@RSandersonWHTK - Final/Shootout - San Antonio 3 Rochester 2.

‏@AmerksHockey - Bobby Butler puts the Rampage ahead after one round.
‏@AmerksHockey - Varone roofs one! We're tied 1-1 after two rounds.
‏@AmerksHockey - #Amerks down by one goal. Larsson needs to score to extend the shootout.
‏@AmerksHockey - Houser squeezed the pads on Larsson's 5-hole attempt - @sarampage defeat the #Amerks 2-1 in the SO. Final score: 3-2.

AHL Text Boxscore - Shootout - San Antonio 2 (Butler G, Shore NG, McFarland NG, Trocheck G, Petrovic NG),
Rochester 1 (Catenacci NG, Varone G, Zigomanis NG, Tardif NG, Larsson NG).

LaxSabre - Damn! Final Score - Rampage 3 Amerks 2 (Shootout) - Tough Day for the "Americans".
Amerks next game - Saturday vs Hamilton Bulldogs - 7:00 pm ET.
Won't be "tweeting" that one, will be at a relatives watching the Syracuse-Duke basketball game.
I could use a break though after "tweeting" alot this week. Seeya later!

 

[Rhett4]

Not a super memorable game. I barely remember the second period...and I only had two beers. The Adam to McNabb play was pretty, and Cat had a couple good chances. Not a lot to write home about with this one. At least they grabbed a point?

(Count me in as a member of the Freddy Roy bandwagon.)

 

[Woodhouse]

2/21 - Rampage win sixth straight, top Amerks:

The San Antonio Rampage (23-21-3-5) won their sixth in a row as they topped the Rochester Americans (26-18-3-4) in a shootout 3-2 Friday night inside Blue Cross Arena. With the win, the Rampage have points in 16 of their last 17 games.

Quinton Howden scored his eighth goal and third shorthanded goal of the year to open the scoring for the Rampage, and Joey Crabb added the remaining regulation tally to send the game into extra sessions. Crabb earned the Second Star of the Game for his efforts. Bobby Butler and Vincent Trocheck converted in the skills competition to put it away for the Rampage.

Michael Houser shined, stopping 23-of-25 in regulation, and 4-of-5 in the shootout.

With his fourth goal in his last three games, Phil Varone made it 1-0 for the Amerks in the first period. Picking up a feed from Luke Adam down low, Varone tipped it just over Houser’s blocker 3:38 into the opening frame.

 

[Timbo Slice]

Glad they got a point. 3 back from Toronto now. Meh game though, in my opinion.

Varone is red hot.

 

[Rhett4]

Not a thrilling game but a solid two points. Risto with a couple points. Ziggy had a nice goal. Few iffy penalties. Eh.

 

[Woodhouse]

2/22 - Amerks nip Bulldogs with 3-2 win:

Mike Zigomanis scored the eventual game-winning goal early in the third period as the Rochester Americans closed out a four-game homestand with a 3-2 win over the Hamilton Bulldogs Saturday night at The Blue Cross Arena. The win boosts Rochester to 27-18-3-4 on the season and marks the 12th win in the last 16 games for the Amerks, who also finished the weekend with points in four straight.

The goal was the first in nearly two months for the Amerks veteran forward, who was playing in just his sixth game following a 17-game absence due to an upper-body injury. The veteran’s last tally came back on Dec. 18 in a 2-1 over his former Toronto Marlies on home ice.

Frederick Roy and Luke Adam rounded out the scoring for the Amerks, and rookie defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen finished with two assists. After Matt Hackett was a late scratch in net, Nathan Lieuwen started for the fourth consecutive night and earned his eighth win in 10 starts with 27 saves for Rochester, which improved to 4-0-0-1 over its last five games at home.

Gabriel Dumont scored both of Hamilton’s goals on the power-play, and Robert Mayer turned aside 24 of 27 shots he faced.

 

[LaxSabre]

‏@AmerksHockey - Since Sunday's gold medal game didn't go Sweden's way, Johan Larsson had to wear this at the start of practice today. https://twitter.com/AmerksHockey/status/438354644512043009/photo/1

@AmerksHockey - Don Stevens continues to recover from leg surgery and will not be on the 4-game, 8-day road trip.
@AmerksHockey - #Amerks will carry home play-by-play feed for radio broadcasts on upcoming road trip.
Don Stevens will join Rob Sanderson on-air pre/postgame.
http://amerks.com/newsX.asp?type=News&aID=966

Road Trip - Thursday, February 27 - at Iowa Wild - 8:00 pm ET. Friday, February 28 - at Chicago Wolves - 8:00 pm ET.
Sunday, March 2 - at Milwaukee Admirals - 4:00 pm ET. Tuesday, March 4 - at Rockford Ice Hogs - 8:00 pm ET.

Nashville goalie Pekka Rinne was sent to Milwaukee for a two game rehab stint and the second game will be against Rochester on Sunday afternoon. (The first game of the two game rehab stint is Friday vs Iowa.)

‏@AmerksHockey- #Amerks Scott Nichol will sign autographs prior to the March 7 game on Seneca Casinos Legends Night!
http://amerks.com/newsX.asp?type=News&aID=967
Special $15 Ticket Offer - https://www.formstack.com/forms/?1684906-37xiNLwusz

Amerks Set Out On Four_Game Road Trip Tonight In Iowa Vs Wild - Amerks.com -
Thursday, February 27 - http://www.amerks.com/preview.asp?gameID=20140227

 

[LaxSabre]

Amerks Double Up Wild 4-2 - Amerks.com - Thursday, February 27.

http://www.amerks.com/recap.asp?gameID=20140227

Johan Larsson scored twice and Rasmus Ristolainen added two assists as the Rochester Americans opened up their four-game trek through the Midwest Division with a 4-2 win over the Iowa Wild Thursday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. The win improves Rochester to 28-18-3-4 on the season and marks the 13th win in the last 17 games for the Amerks, who also extended their point streak to five games.

Mark Pysyk and Luke Adam also found the back of the net for the Amerks, while second-year goaltender Nathan Lieuwen stopped 21 of 23 shots in his fifth straight start between the pipes. Phil Varone also finished with two assists, while Kevin Porter, Jamie Tardif and Joel Armia also collected an assist in the win for Rochester, which completed the two-game sweep over Iowa.

Zack Phillips and Tyler Graovac provided the scoring and Johan Gustafsson made 31 saves in the losing effort for the hometown Wild.

The Amerks get right back to work on Friday, February 28 as they face off against the red-hot Chicago Wolves at Allstate Arena. The 8:30 pm ET matchup will be the second and final meeting between the two teams this season and will be broadcast LIVE on Sports 1280 WHTK courtesy of Chicago’s The U-Too TV Network.

Official Game Report (Gamesheet/Boxscore) - Amerks at Wild - TheAHLcom - Thursday, February 27 -
http://theahl.com/stats/official-game-report.php?game_id=1011914

Game Highlights - Amerks at Wild - courtesy of Wild TV via YouTube.com - Thursday, February 27 -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHxWKCkF_hQ&feature=youtu.be

Game Preview Article - at Chicago Wolves - Friday, February 28 - Amerks.com - http://www.amerks.com/preview.asp?gameID=20140228

 

[flyingpig]

I love that the Amerks are winning. That cutlure is important, particularly withthe big club crapping the bed so bad.

The addition of Risto and Pysyk to McNabb and Ruhweidel makes for a strong defense.

Are they winning in spite of Cassidy or is it because he finally has a roster worth working with?

 

[Dubi Doo]

Larsson has really turned it up. His offensive game is coming around nicely. Looks like sending him down was the right choice.

 

[flyingpig]

Larsson has really turned it up. His offensive game is coming around nicely. Looks like sending him down was the right choice.

The slow cooking philosphy seems appropriate across the board.

 

[Mit Yarrum]

The slow cooking philosphy seems appropriate across the board.

Agreed. Girgs seems like a possible exception to this, and I wonder if it's because of his redic work ethic?

 

[Jim Bob]

Next year will be huge for The Johan and whether he can translate the AHL production to the NHL level.

I don't expect him to be a PPG guy in the NHL. But, he has to produce more than he did this year.

 

[jamers]

Agreed. Girgs seems like a possible exception to this, and I wonder if it's because of his redic work ethic?

I think it'd be fine for him too, ideally. It would have probably allowed his offensive game to catch up a bit from the USHL.

Thing is though, it's good to reward a guy who works so incredibly hard too, and it's clear that coaching and management think he is pretty much the only prospect in his group capable of handling the NHL right now.

 

[LaxSabre]

Amerks Point Streak Ends In 6-2 Loss At Chicago - Rochester Americans Official Website - Amerks.com - Friday, February 28 -
http://www.amerks.com/recap.asp?gameID=20140228

Official Game Report (Gamesheet/Boxscore) - Amerks at Wolves - TheAHL.com - Friday, February 28 -
http://theahl.com/stats/official-game-report.php?game_id=1011916

Would have been cool if one or a couple of AHLers were involved in the Buffalo-St. Louis trade last night. All the player or players would have had to do was to walk to the other dressing room as the Amerks were playing the St. Louis AHL team, the Chicago Wolves. (Weird seeing/typing St. Louis AHL team - Chicago Wolves. You think the Wolves would be with the Chicago Blackhawks. Yeah I know they used to be then the owners of the Hawks/Wolves had a falling out. The Chicago AHL team is the Rockford Ice Hogs who the Amerks will playing at on Tuesday in the finale of this four-game roadie.)

Next Amerks Game - at Milwaukee Admirals - Sunday, March 2 - 4:00 pm ET. Nashville sent Pekka Rinne to Milwaukee on a two game rehab stint earlier this week and Sundays game vs the Amerks should be his second game in net for the Admirals. Pekka didn't have to do much in his first game as Milwaukee destroyed Iowa 9-1 last night. Rinne stopped 16 of 17 shots thrown his way in his first game action since October and his first game with the Admirals since April 23, 2008. It was his 82nd all-time win as an Admiral. http://www.milwaukeeadmirals.com/home/news/2014/02/0228iwa.html

 

[LaxSabre]

Game Preview Article - at Milwaukee Admirals - Sunday, March 2 - 4:00 pm ET -
http://www.amerks.com/preview.asp?gameID=20140302

 

[LaxSabre]

Tweets - Amerks at Admirals - Pre-Game/First Period.

LaxSabre - Goalies - Amerks - Nathan Lieuwen vs Admirals - Pekka Rinne.
‏@RSandersonWHTK - #Amerks Starters: [G] Nathan Lieuwen. [D] Drew Bagnall/Rasmus Ristolainen.
[F] Johan Larsson-Kevin Porter-Mike Zigomanis.
‏@RSandersonWHTK - #Amerks Lineup: Forwards: Adam-Varone-Tardif. Larsson-Porter-Zigomanis.
Gillies-Catenacci-Armia. Roy-Schaller-Irwin. Defense: McNabb/Ruhwedel. Bagnall/Ristolainen. MacKenzie/Pysyk.
‏@RSandersonWHTK - #Amerks LW Colton Gillies is back in the lineup today in Milwaukee.
Missed three games after blocking a shot against San Antonio Rampage shot with his leg on 2/21.

LaxSabre - GAME ON! - Go Amerks!
‏@AmerksHockey- Mike Zigomanis takes an early boarding penalty - #Amerks are able to kill the PP.
‏@mkeadmirals - Ristolainen for cross-checking and Forsberg goes to the box for roughing and we play 4 on 4.
LaxSabre - Forsberg comes out of the box and is on a breakaway - shoots it wide. 5 mins in.
LaxSabre - Amerks get their first shot on net - 6:00 in. Now Amerks called for too many men on the ice - Admirals PP - about 7:45 in. Varone will serve the penalty. Admirals get no shots on net during the power-play - another Amerks PK killed.
‏@AmerksHockey - #Amerks now getting their first chance on the power-play as Saponari is called for hooking.
‏@AmerksHockey - Austin Watson whistled for a penalty now and the #Amerks will have a brief 5-on-3 PP for 33 secs.
‏@AmerksHockey - A couple of chances on that PP, but the Milwaukee penalties expire.
Four minutes to go in the first period - no score.

LaxSabre - End 1st: Amerks - 0 - Admirals - 0. Shots On Goal: Amerks - 6 - Admirals - 10.
‏@AmerksHockey - That's it for one period of play in Milwaukee, where the #Amerks/Admirals are scoreless after 20 mins.
‏@mkeadmirals - The first period has ended with the score still 0-0. Shots are 10-6 in favor of the Admirals.

 

[LaxSabre]

Tweets - Amerks at Admirals - Second Period.

LaxSabre - GAME BACK ON! - Go Amerks!
‏@AmerksHockey - The 2nd Period is underway in Milwaukee. No score between the #Amerks and Admirals.

‏@AmerksHockey - #Amerks get the first PP chance of the 2nd Period but Milwaukee kills it off. Still scoreless - 11:54 left second.
‏@AmerksHockey - As @DonStevensAmerk noted on pregame, this is 1st meeting between ROC & MIL since 1/19/07. ROC won 4-1. Rinne in goal for Ads that day, too.
‏@AmerksHockey - Now it's the #Amerks successfully killing off a penalty to MacKenzie. Shots are just 2-2 this period with 8:00 left.

‏@RSandersonWHTK - 5:25 pm ET - 2 Former #Amerks involved in big #AHL trade - St. Louis (AHL Chicago) sends RW Mark Mancari to Florida (AHL San Antonio) for LW Eric Selleck. In addition - the Wolves have acquired defenseman Doug Janik from San Antonio.
http://theahl.com/panthers-acquire-mancari-from-blues-p190714

‏@mkeadmirals - 5:12 left in the second. Score still 0-0 with shots at 14-9 Admirals.
‏@AmerksHockey - Late in the 2nd, #Amerks back on the PK as Pysyk gets called for interference.
‏@mkeadmirals - Pysyk goes to the box for interference and the Admirals will finish the period with a PP.

LaxSabre - End 2nd: Amerks - 0 - Admirals - 0. Shots On Goal (Overall) : Amerks - 11 - Admirals 18. Sorry about lack of tweets - Amerks, Admirals and Sanderson - not tweeting much. Also got busy answering a phone call - didn't really listen to the second period much. According to Admirals play by play guy and Don Stevens (whose calling in from home - pre-game/intermissions) - nothing much to tweet about though.

‏@mkeadmirals - The 2nd Period has ended as neither team has found the net and the score still at 0-0. Shots are at 18-11 in favor of the Admirals.
‏@AmerksHockey - At the end of the 2nd Period, the #Amerks & Admirals are still scoreless. Milwaukee will have 56 seconds of PP time left to start the 3rd.
‏@RSandersonWHTK - End 2nd - #Amerks 0 #MKEAdmirals 0. SOG: Rochester 5 (11) Milwaukee 8 (18). #AHL

 

[LaxSabre]

Tweets - Amerks at Admirals - Third Period.

LaxSabre - GAME BACK ON! Go Amerks!
‏@mkeadmirals - 3rd Period is underway and the Admirals will start the period on a PP.
Rinne looks solid in net despite only facing 11 shots on net.
‏@AmerksHockey - The 3rd Period starts with the Admirals still on the PP - #Amerks kill off the remaining time.
Teams are still scoreless - now a few mins in.
‏@AmerksHockey - 14 mins to play - #Amerks and Admirals are still scoreless in a goaltending duel between Lieuwen and Rinne.
LaxSabre - Gillies gets robbed by Rinne on a breakaway - right pad save - after McNabb made a great defensive play to break up a Admirals scoring chance - 0-0 11 mins left.
‏@AmerksHockey - Gillies gets a breakaway chance but is denied by Rinne. Scoring chances starting to pick up-both ends.

LaxSabre - Crud - Admirals score - shot banks off Lieuwen and goes in - 1-0 - 10:13 into the 3rd Period.
LaxSabre - GOAL!!! AMERKS!! Tardif backhand - 1-1! - right off the draw! 7 secs later! - Ruhwedel and Varone get the assists - 10:20 into the 3rd Period.
‏@AmerksHockey - Milwaukee breaks the deadlock and gets on the board at 10:13 of the 3rd Period.
Roussel banked in a shot from a bad angle. 1-0 Admirals.
‏@mkeadmirals - Admirals Goal!!!! the scoring drought of the game is finally over as Roussel sneaks one past Lieuwen. 1-0.
‏@AmerksHockey - GOAL!!! Just 7 seconds later - Jamie Tardif beats Pekka Rinne on backhand via a breakaway!
The game is tied 1-1 - 10:20 of the 3rd Period.
‏@AmerksHockey - Chad Ruhwedel and Phil Varone pick up the assists - Jamie Tardif's 17th goal of the season.

‏@RSandersonWHTK - Scoreless tie is over. Milwaukee D Charles-Olivier Roussel beats #Amerks G Nathan Lieuwen w/ a rebound from behind the goal line [3rd 10:13]
‏@RSandersonWHTK - Seven seconds later, the #Amerks have tied the game. RW Jamie Tardif beats Milwaukee G Pekka Rinne on a backhander. ROC 1 MIL 1 [3rd 10:20]
‏@RSandersonWHTK - Tardif's 17th goal of the season right there. Breakaway in on Rinne, beats him with the backhanded shot through the 5-hole. #Amerk

@AmerksHockey - The #Amerks will head to the PP at 13:42 of the 3rd Period as Piskula is called for cross-checking.
‏@AmerksHockey - Penalty over... Less than 4 minutes remaining in the 3rd Period.

LaxSabre - End 3rd - Amerks 1 - Admirals 1 - Shots On Goal (Overall) Amerks 17 - Admirals 27.
‏@AmerksHockey - Two goals in a 7-second span was all the scoring in regulation, so the #Amerks and Admirals will now head to OT tied 1-1 in Milwaukee.
‏@RSandersonWHTK - #Amerks & Admirals headed to OT tied at 1. SOG: Milwaukee 9 (27) Rochester 6 (17).

 

[Team Cozens]

I love that the Amerks are winning. That cutlure is important, particularly withthe big club crapping the bed so bad.

The addition of Risto and Pysyk to McNabb and Ruhweidel makes for a strong defense.

Are they winning in spite of Cassidy or is it because he finally has a roster worth working with?

Maybe a full year with Zadorov and Grigs next season??

 

[NotABadPeriod]

Maybe a full year with Zadorov and Grigs next season??

No Zadorov--London or Buffalo for him.

 

[LaxSabre]

Tweets - Amerks at Admirals - Overtime.

LaxSabre - GAME BACK ON! - Go Amerks!
LaxSabre - UGH! Rinne gets caught behind net, puck comes out in front and Adam nails the post on a wide open net. Admirals come back down and Roussel scores his second of the game to give the Admirals a 2-1 overtime win. Amerks suffer their second straight loss on the road trip of this four-game road trip after winning against Iowa on Thursday. The road trip finale is Tuesday in Rockford. Tough loss for the Amerks especially for Lieuwen who made 26 saves on the afternoon. Rinne goes 2-0 on his two-game rehab stint - he should be joining Nashville later this week. Although for fantasy purposes, I hope he takes the week off or is rusty as I'm playing him in a couple of leagues this coming week and I'm in a battle for a playoff spot in each league. LOL!

‏@AmerksHockey - Milwaukee wins it in overtime. Charles-Olivier Roussel scores his second of the game to give the Admirals a 2-1 OT win over the #Amerks.
‏@RSandersonWHTK - #Amerks lose in OT. Charles-Olivier Roussel beats Lieuwen with a backhander. 2-1 F/OT
@mkeadmirals - Admirals Win!!!!!!! Roussel with a beautiful backhand to give the Admirals a 2-1 victory in OT. That was Roussels second goal of the night.
‏@mkeadmirals - U.S. Bank Three Stars Of The Game: 1-Roussel. 2-Rinne. 3-Lieuwen.

Well this is the 1000th post in this thread - guess we can close it up and start another one which will probably last the rest of the season. Not a good way to close it up with a overtime loss like that. Oh well! Go Amerks!