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  • Tropp produces as Amerks drop pair

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    Corey Tropp and Jacob Lagace each scored a goal Saturday as Rochester lost to Toronto 5-4 in overtime. Derek Whitmore lit the lamp twice to pace the Amerks offense, while Zack Kassian garnered an assist to give him points in six of his first seven professional games. David Leggio made 26 saves in defeat to…

  • 10/18 Recap: Amerks win game, pair "feel shame"

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    In Tuesday AHL action, Nick Crawford notched his first goal of the year late in regulation before Jonathan Parker ended things in the shootout to lead Rochester to a 3-2 win over Syracuse. Jacob Lagace scored his second goal in as many games for the Amerks. Riley Boychuk (his first career AHL point) and T.J.…

  • 10/16 Recap: Kassian, Parker power Amerks onslaught

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    Zack Kassian scored two goals and Jonathan Parker added a single and two assists Sunday to power the Rochester Americans to a 7-2 shellacking of Grand Rapids. Marcus Foligno and Jacob Lagace also had goals for the winners, while ookie rearguard Brayden McNabb earned his first professional points with a pair of assists. Parker continued…

  • Amerks get in win column

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    T.J. Brennan scored his first goal of the season and Corey Tropp notched two assists Friday to help lead Rochester to a 3-1 win over Lake Erie. The victory was the first of the year for the Amerks after two straight losses that saw them outscored by a 10-3 margin. David Leggio made 34 saves…

  • 10/13 Recap: Shipley dishes pair; Amerks again sloppy

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    Steven Shipley collected a pair of power play assists Thursday as Niagara rode the momentum of Ryan Strome’s return to a 5-0 shutout of Belleville. The 6’3 Shipley now has two goals and nine points in eight games this season. The Dogs return to action Friday at Plymouth. Dan Catenacci saw a two-game point streak…

  • Amerks fall in opener

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    Newly signed Jonathan Parker scarfed up a rebound for his first professional goal, but the highlights were few as Rochester opened the 2011-12 campaign with a 5-2 loss at Hamilton. T.J. Brennan and Zack Kassian, his first AHL point, earned assists, while Corey Tropp also added a helper while logging his first fighting major of…

  • 4/12 Recap: MacKenzie gets assist; Amerks lose again

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    In the USHL playoffs, Waterloo blueliner Drew MacKenzie picked up an assist as the Black Hawks defeated Cedar Rapids, 3-0. In the early third, the Vermont recruit pumped a shot on net that was tipped by Nick Larson (WAS) to give Waterloo a 2-0 cushion. The win gives the ‘Hawks a 2-0 edge in their…

  • Funk suspended after brawl

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    Rochester D Mike Funk has been suspended for one game after accumulating his third general misconduct ejection after a brawl in Friday’s 4-0 loss to Syracuse. From Kevin O’s Rochester D&C article: A scrap between Amerks winger Tanner Glass and Crunch defenseman Duvie Westcott sparked an 11-player brawl that led to the ejection of nine…

  • 4/6 Recap: Late touchdown sinks Amerks

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    The forgettable season for the Rochester Americans endured another head-shaking blemish yesterday with a 10-3 loss to Syracuse. Dylan Hunter notched his 20th goal in defeat. The Rundown: Hunter – goal, -1 Mancari – assist, -1 Funk – assist, -3 Kaleta – fight with Derek Dorsett MacArthur – 5 SOG, -1 Gragnani – 1 SOG,…

  • 4/5 Recap: Byron, Schiestel, MacKenzie pot big goals

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    Paul Byron scored a pair of goals, including his second straight game winner, as Gatineau defeated Quebec, 5-2. The Remparts were up 2-0 before Byron finished a Claude Giroux (PHI) feed to get les Olympiques on the board in the second period. He put Gatineau up for good with his sixth of the playoffs midway…