Rochester Americans / Minor League Thread 2013-14 Part III

[LaxSabre]

2014 AHL Playoffs - Calder Cup Final Schedule - Best Four Of Seven Game Series.
Eastern Conference Champions - St. Johns IceCaps vs Western Conference Champions - Texas Stars.

Game #1 – Sunday, June 8 - TEXAS STARS 6 - St. Johns IceCaps 3 - Texas leads series 1-0.
Game #2 – Monday, June 9 - St. Johns IceCaps 2 - TEXAS STARS 1 - Series tied 1-1.
Game #3 – Wednesday, June 11 - Texas Stars 2 - ST. JOHNS ICE CAPS 1 - Texas leads series 2-1.
Game #4 – Monday, June 16 - Texas Stars at St. Johns IceCaps - 6:00 pm ET.
*Game #5 – Tuesday, June 17 - Texas Stars at St. Johns IceCaps - 6:00 pm ET.
*Game #6 – Thursday, June 19 - St. Johns IceCaps at Texas Stars - 8:30 pm ET.
*Game# 7 – Monday, June 23 - St. Johns IceCaps at Texas Stars - 8:30 pm ET.
*if necessary.

Stars, IceCaps To Battle For Calder Cup - TheAHL.com - Tuesday, June 3 - http://theahl.com/stars-icecaps-to-battle-for-calder-cup-p192433

Infographic - AHL Alumni - 2014 Stanley Cup Finals - TheAHL.com - Wednesday, June 4 - http://theahl.com/infographic-ahl-alumni-in-the-stanley-cup-final-p192445

 

[Jacob582]

I wonder if Kevin Dineen would consider an AHL coaching job again if he doesn't get one of the NHL vacancies.

Brennan Klak ‏@nhlupdate · 47m
Head coaching positions still available: Carolina, Florida, Pittsburgh, Vancouver

TM wouldn't commit to Chadd Cassidy, but he hasn't replaced him yet either. Dineen has been rumored to go to Carolina but as to wait because they want to talk to Ulf Samuelson who is assistant with NYR.

 

[LaxSabre]

2014 Calder Cup Finals Series Snapshot/Infographic - Texas Stars vs St. Johns IceCaps - TheAHL.com - Friday, June 6 -
http://theahl.com/series-snapshot-stars-vs-icecaps-p192461

Multimedia Broadcast Coverage For AHL Calder Cup Finals - TheAHL.com - Friday, June 6.

2014 AHL Playoffs - Calder Cup Finals TV Schedule - Best Four Of Seven Game Series.
Eastern Conference Champions - St. Johns IceCaps vs Western Conference Champions - Texas Stars.

Game #1 – Sunday, June 8 - St. Johns IceCaps at Texas Stars - 8:30 pm ET.
TV - LIVE - LeafsTV - NHL Network-United States.
Replay - Monday, June 9 - 11:00 am ET-1:00 pm ET - NHL Network - United States.

Game #2 – Monday, June 9 - St. Johns IceCaps at Texas Stars - 8:30 pm ET.
TV - LIVE - LeafsTV - Tape Delay - NHL Network-United States - Tuesday, June 10 - 11:00 am ET-1:00 pm ET.

Game #3 – Wednesday, June 11 - Texas Stars at St. Johns IceCaps - 6:00 pm ET.
TV - LIVE - LeafsTV - Tape Delay - NHL Network-United States - Thursday, June 12 - 11:00 am ET-1:00 pm ET.

Game #4 – Monday, June 16 - Texas Stars at St. Johns IceCaps - 6:00 pm ET.
TV - LIVE - LeafsTV - To Be Determined - NHL Network-United States.
Replay - Tuesday, June 17 - 11:00 am ET-1:00 pm ET - NHL Network-United States.

*Game #5 – Tuesday, June 17 - Texas Stars at St. Johns IceCaps - 6:00 pm ET.
TV - LIVE - LeafsTV - NHL Network-United States.
Replay - Wednesday, June 18 - 11:00 am ET-1:00 pm ET - NHL Network-United States.

*Game #6 – Thursday, June 19 - St. Johns IceCaps at Texas Stars - 8:30 pm ET.
TV - LIVE - LeafsTV - NHL Network-United States.
Replay - Friday, June 20 - 11:00 am ET-1:00 pm ET - NHL Network-United States.

*Game# 7 – Monday, June 23 - St. Johns IceCaps at Texas Stars - 8:30 pm ET.
TV - LIVE - LeafsTV - NHL Network-United States.
Replay - Tuesday, June 24 - 11:00 am ET-1:00 pm ET - NHL Network-United States.
*if necessary.

LeafsTV will produce and air all seven games of the 2014 Calder Cup Finals, with Todd Crocker and Bob McGill on the call and Paul Hendrick and Jon Abbott hosting. LeafsTV will be available during a special promotional “free-view” period during the Finals on most cable systems across Canada - contact your service provider for more information. MTS, Shaw Direct, Shaw Cable and Bell will also be making the broadcasts available to their customers. Fans can check their local listings or theahl.com for channel information.

AHL LIVE will have LIVE streaming of every Calder Cup Finals game at AHLLIVE.com

Satellite radio subscribers can also listen to the action on NHL Network Radio on SiriusXM (Sirius Channel 207, XM Channel 211) which will carry Game #1/Games #4-Games #7 of the series.

http://theahl.com/multimedia-broadcast-coverage-for-finals-p192465

 

[LaxSabre]

AHL Morning Skate - Sunday, June 8 - TheAHL.com - http://theahl.com/ahl-morning-skate-june-8-p192472

AHL Playoff Result - Sunday, June 8.

2014 AHL Playoffs - Calder Cup Finals - Best Four Of Seven Game Series.
Eastern Conference Champions - St. Johns IceCaps vs Western Conference Champions - Texas Stars.

Game #1 – Texas Stars 6 - St. Johns IceCaps 3 - Texas leads series 1-0.
Game #1 Article - http://theahl.com/stars-open-finals-with-6-3-win-p192474
Game #1 Summary - http://theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1013453

Game #2 - Monday, June 9 - St. Johns IceCaps at Texas Stars - 8:30 pm ET.
TV - LIVE - LeafsTV - Tape Delay - NHL Network-United States - Tuesday, June 10 - 11:00 am ET.

 

[LaxSabre]

AHL Morning Skate - Monday, June 9 - TheAHL.com - http://theahl.com/ahl-morning-skate-june-9-p192479

AHL Playoff Result - Monday, June 9.

2014 AHL Playoffs - Calder Cup Finals - Best Four Of Seven Game Series.
Eastern Conference Champions - St. Johns IceCaps vs Western Conference Champions - Texas Stars.

Game #2 - St. Johns IceCaps 2 - Texas Stars 1 - Series tied 1-1.
Game #2 Article - http://theahl.com/-hutch-is-clutch-as-icecaps-even-series-p192490
Game #2 Summary - http://theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1013454

Game #3 - Wednesday, June 11 - Texas Stars at St. Johns IceCaps - 6:00 pm ET.
TV - LIVE - LeafsTV - Tape Delay - NHL Network-United States - Thursday, June 12 - 11:00 am ET-1:00 pm ET.

 

[Rhett4]

Coller and Hamilton confirm that Cassidy will be back. Eh. I would have preferred a new direction.

 

[sabrefan27]

Not happy about that. Another season of soft coaching and strange lines. At the very least, I know he's big on veteran leadership.

 

[Crazy Tasty]

Not happy about that. Another season of soft coaching and strange lines. At the very least, I know he's big on veteran leadership.

I expected Murray to give him another year to evaluate, if only because Murray came on half way through and the Amerks did make the PO's.

I was hoping that he would bring someone else in, but there's been a ****-ton of coaching changes in the last 2 year in the organization. Makes sense to give the 'kids' some stability.

 

[Jim Bob]

https://twitter.com/kevinoDandC/status/477144345070403585

‏@kevinoDandC

#Sabres GM Tim Murray told the folks at WGR that Chadd Cassidy will return as #Amerks coach. As he should.

 

[UncleBenny]

Cassidy has been around for a season and a half, I think that was plenty of time to evaluate. I just don't see him fixing issues with the team. The constant dumb penalties, especially late games last year, should have been reason enough for him to move on. He's not the worst coach ever, but I don't see our final record changing much next year either.

 

[Jim Bob]

Cassidy has been around for a season and a half, I think that was plenty of time to evaluate. I just don't see him fixing issues with the team. The constant dumb penalties, especially late games last year, should have been reason enough for him to move on. He's not the worst coach ever, but I don't see our final record changing much next year either.

Development coaches like Chaddddddd don't get evaluated on W/L record.

 

[Jacob582]

With Tim Murray not committing to Cassidy at the end of the season, I figured there was a 50% chance he wouldn't be back.

The way that Joe Battista praised Cassidy on radio, I figured there was a 50% chance he would be back.

 

[Chainshot]

Not happy about that. Another season of soft coaching and strange lines. At the very least, I know he's big on veteran leadership.

And Murray had a big hand in the Bingo Calder team, so perhaps he makes this happen for the Amerks too. It'd be nice to see Rochester go deep in the playoffs again.

 

[flashsabre]

Murray didn't evaluate him coaching a team of players that Murray had a hand in bringing in either. It will be interesting to see what kind of players are targeted for Rochester this year.

I don't get to see the Amerks play so I don't have an opinion on Cassidy but I guess they liked the job he did near the end of the year and into the playoffs.

 

[EON]

Assistant Coach Jay McKee is likely coming to Erie to be the Otters second assistant coach (alongside Vince Laise) to fill the void left by the departure of Chris Hartsburg.

 

[Woodhouse]

Assistant Coach Jay McKee is likely coming to Erie to be the Otters second assistant coach (alongside Vince Laise) to fill the void left by the departure of Chris Hartsburg.

McKee is a former assistant coach, as he was let go in 2012, but good for him nonetheless. He's played the last two years with the Dundas Real McCoys, winning the 2014 Allan Cup.

 

[EON]

McKee is a former assistant coach, as he was let go in 2012, but good for him nonetheless. He's played the last two years with the Dundas Real McCoys, winning the 2014 Allan Cup.

ah yes, my mistake.

Interesting he's taking this position, it seemed Kingston was interested in hiring him as head coach.

 

[LaxSabre]

AHL Morning Skate - Wednesday, June 11 - TheAHL.com - http://theahl.com/ahl-morning-skate-june-11-p192508

AHL Playoff Result - Wednesday, June 11.

2014 AHL Playoffs - Calder Cup Finals - Best Four Of Seven Game Series.
Eastern Conference Champions - St. Johns IceCaps vs Western Conference Champions - Texas Stars.

Game #3 - Texas Stars 2 - St. Johns IceCaps 1 (OT) - Texas leads series 2-1.
Game #3 Article - http://theahl.com/morin-shines-in-ot-for-stars-p192512
Game #3 Summary - http://theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1013455

Game #4 - Monday, June 16 - Texas Stars at St. Johns IceCaps - 6:00 pm ET - Texas leads series 2-1.
TV - LIVE - LeafsTV - To Be Determined - NHL Network-United States.
Tape Delay or Replay - Tuesday, June 17 - NHL Network-United States - 11:00 am ET-1:00 pm ET.

 

[Paxon]

Assistant Coach Jay McKee is likely coming to Erie to be the Otters second assistant coach (alongside Vince Laise) to fill the void left by the departure of Chris Hartsburg.

Good news for McKee. He'll always be held in high esteem in these parts. 10 years down the line, he'll get to say he coached the great Connor McDavid. He can give Connor the lowdown on what it's like to play in Buffalo

 

[sabrefan27]

Today is the 18 year anniversary of the Amerks last championship. Game 7 at home against Portland. I was only 9, but I was at the game and certainly won't forget.

http://blogs.democratandchronicle.com/rochistory/2013/06/13/june-13-amerks-win-1996-calder-cup/

 

[joshjull]

ah yes, my mistake.

Interesting he's taking this position, it seemed Kingston was interested in hiring him as head coach.

I'm thinking family considerations might played a role if he was choosing between the two. Erie is roughly a 1 hour drive whereas Kingston is roughly 4hrs. With his home in suburban Buffalo and his wife from this area. It makes sense he would want to stay close if he could.

 

[Chainshot]

Today is the 18 year anniversary of the Amerks last championship. Game 7 at home against Portland. I was only 9, but I was at the game and certainly won't forget.

http://blogs.democratandchronicle.com/rochistory/2013/06/13/june-13-amerks-win-1996-calder-cup/

I went to a couple of games in that series. I was 26.

 

[Ruckus007]

I'm thinking family considerations might played a role if he was choosing between the two. Erie is roughly a 1 hour drive whereas Kingston is roughly 4hrs. With his home in suburban Buffalo and his wife from this area. It makes sense he would want to stay close if he could.

I went to a couple of games in that series. I was 26.

Game 2 for me! (I was 14).

 

[LaxSabre]

AHL Morning Skate - Monday, June 16 - TheAHL.com - http://theahl.com/ahl-morning-skate-june-16-p192542

2014 AHL Playoffs - Calder Cup Finals - Best Four Of Seven Game Series.
Eastern Conference Champions - St. Johns IceCaps vs Western Conference Champions - Texas Stars.

Game #4 - Monday, June 16 - Texas Stars at St. Johns IceCaps - 6:00 pm ET - Texas leads series 2-1.
TV - LIVE - LeafsTV - Fox Sports Southwest.
Tape Delay - NHL Network-United States. Tuesday, June 17 - NHL Network-United States - 11:00 am ET-1:00 pm ET.

LaxSabre - Even though there is no Stanley Cup Final game being played tonight, Game #4 of the Calder Cup Finals will not be shown LIVE on the NHL Network-United States. 5:00 pm ET-7:00 pm ET - they will be showing their NHL LIVE show. Ok, why not show it on a one hour tape delay then? Nope, gotta replay NHL Tonight-Stanley Cup Final Edition-Game #5 - a dozen or more times throughout the night/next morning.

 

[LaxSabre]

IceCaps, Stars Accustomed To The Waiting Game - The Telegram-St. Johns Newspaper - Friday, June 13 -
http://www.thetelegram.com/Sports/H...eCaps,-Stars-accustomed-to-the-waiting-game/1

Crunch to Host Comets-Carrier Dome - TheAHL.com - Wednesday, June 11 - http://theahl.com/crunch-to-host-comets-at-carrier-dome-p192511

Crunch/Senators To Hold Camp-Lyon, France - TheAHL.com - Friday, June 13 - http://theahl.com/crunch-senators-to-hold-camp-in-lyon-p192532