Posts About "Rochester Americans"
Sabres Name Lambert Head Coach of Rochester Americans
May 17th, 2016 Buffalo Sabres general manager Tim Murray announced today that assistant coach Dan Lambert has been named head coach of the Rochester Americans. Lambert will replace Randy Cunneyworth who will be reassigned to a position in the franchise's Player Development department. “We had a plan in place going into last season to eventually...
Is Varone's Two-goal Night Enough for Sabres to Give Him Another Shot?
January 9th, 2015 Not only have the Buffalo Sabres hovered around the bottom of the National Hockey League’s standings for the second season in a row, but the injury bug has forced the team to look into the future with constant call-ups from their American Hockey League affiliate, the Rochester Americans. The most recent skater to take the...
Rochester Americans Repeating History At Spengler Cup
January 7th, 2014 This year marked a bit of history for the Buffalo Sabres’ affiliate team from the American Hockey League: the Rochester Americans. The Americans had the opportunity to represent North American hockey, the AHL and the Sabres organization when they were invited to participate in the Spengler Cup. However, this was not a first as it was...
Rochester : The Americans Minor League Sports Capitol
November 19th, 2013 Growing up through my formative years in the "Flower City", I was exposed to professional sports by some of the best 2nd tier leagues in the country. Rochester, N.Y., was one of the first "boom towns" in America. It was once on the cutting edge of technology in photography and photographic imaging. Three of the cities leading...Young Sabres Set To Don Rochester Red
While there's no question that the NHL lockout is a serious disappointment for many who love and are involved with the game of hockey in North America, sometimes it's good practice to reframe how we look at a situation in an attempt to glean something more positive from it. For example, as it relates to Sabres fans, consider this an...
Sabres Development Camp: Who Stood Out?
July 20th, 2012 The Buffalo Sabres annual development camp is over. The prospects no longer wake up early to train with navy seals. Many prospects are heading back to college or their junior teams but there were a few that stood out and may have earned themselves an invitation to training camp. Head coach Lindy Ruff is excited about the talent he had at...
Buffalo Sabres Sign Porter, Mancari and Leggio
July 6th, 2012 The start of July is a busy time for Darcy Regier, who has been signing players. Today he announced the signing of three more roster hopefuls. The Sabres now have forwards Kevin Porter and Mark Mancari in addition to the two forwards they resigned Rochester Americans goaltender David Leggio. All three players have been signed to one year...
Toronto Maple Leafs: Not All The Leafs Have Fallen
May 15th, 2012 Since the NHL lockout, The Toronto Maple Leafs have been more recognized for their play on the the links than they are for their time around the rinks in the month of May. In fact for the past 7 years, the Leafs have failed to qualify for the post season. Brian Burke is trying to change that, but as we approach the middle of...
Amerks Go Down Without a Fight
April 25th, 2012 Hockey is officially over for Buffalo's teams as the Rochester Americans lost 3-0 to the Toronto Marlies on Monday. The Marlies went on to win the playoff series 3 games to none! Despite the early first round exit, fans of the Sabres have to be happy with the great season the Amerks had. When the best of 5 playoff series started fans...
Amerks: Alex Biega interview
April 23rd, 2012 Alex Biega is a 6 feet 3 inch 209 pound defenseman currently playing for the Rochester Americans in the AHL. The Buffalo Sabres selected Biega in the 5th round (147th) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Due to NCAA regulations the Sabres were not able to sign him until he graduated from Harvard University in 2010. Biega is a big...
Rochester Americans Gearing up for the Playoffs
April 19th, 2012 It was a season that ended in disappointment for fans of the Buffalo Sabres, their team tormented them by falling just short of the playoffs after an amazing 15-5-5 run that saw the Sabre climb from 15th all the way back to 9th! But hockey isn't quite finished in Western New York, yes the Sabres are done but the Rochester Americans are...
Toronto Maple Leafs & Buffalo Sabres - Head to Head All Time
March 31st, 2012 Tonight hockey fans once again get a chance to witness a battle of the QEW. The Queen city travels to Toronto and faces off against Luke Schenn and the Leafs in Hogtown in what is sure to be a stellar hockey game. Well it’s sure to be a hockey game at least. If the Toronto Maple Leafs thought they were in tough...
