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  • 2/17 Recap: Byron Flows

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    Paul Byron potted his 30th goal of the season to go along with an assist as Gatineau pounded last-place Drummondville, 9-2. Les Olympiques got most of their mileage out of a Matthew Pistilli hat trick and a four-assist effort from Claude Giroux (PHI) to win their fifth game in a row. Byron, on the other…

  • 2/14 Recap: Shooting Efficiency

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    Today, Jhonas Enroth made 37 saves in SSK’s 4-3 OT loss to Farjestad. SSK currently owns a tiebreaker with Skelleftea for the eighth and final SEL playoff spot, and can ill afford any late season losses. Enroth has kept a 2.11 GAA this season, stopping 572 of 615 shots along the way for a league-best…

  • 2/10: Dennis blanks Griffins

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    Adam Dennis made 33 saves to post his 2nd shutout in a week and third of the season as Rochester eeked out a 1-0 win over Grand Rapids. Scoreless after two periods, Marc-Andre Gragnani stole a puck at the Amerks blueline and sprinted down the ice to bury his own rebound against Adam Berkhoel for…

  • Byron nets winner; Amerks take shootout

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    A quick update on a pair of afternoon contests… 2007 sixth-round pick Paul Byron scored the game winning goal on the power play and assisted on another in Gatineau’s 3-0 shutout of Quebec. The goal was Byron’s 26th on the year, and only his fifth with the man advantage. The Ottawa native also won 80%…

  • Dennis cracks Marlies code

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    In a late afternoon game, the Rochester Americans rode a 28-save shutout performance by Adam Dennis to defeat the Toronto Marlies, 3-0. Mark Mancari had a hand in all three goals, scoring the game winner in the final minute of the second period, and setting up two others in the third to cement the win.…

  • Amerks pick up where they left off

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    Rochester returned from the All-Star break Friday at the BCA, losing in overtime to Toronto, 3-2. The loss was the Amerks’ ninth in a row, and 25th in their last 27 games. Down 1-0 at the end of two, Marek Zagrapan knotted the score 2:48 into the third. The Slovakian pivot took the return feed…

  • 1/25 Recap: Gerbe Disturbs; Amerks Continue Slide

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    #6 Michigan State opened the weekend’s marquee match-up by escaping a hostile Yost Arena with a 1-0 win over #1 Michigan. The line of Justin Abdelkader (DET) centering Sabres prospects Tim Kennedy and Corey Tropp generated ten shots on goal, but could not connect. The Munn will rocking tomorrow as the clubs head back to…

  • Amerks Lose Basement Battle

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    The frustrating season for the Rochester Americans continued in Des Moines with a battle of last place teams. The result, another 4-2 loss to the Stars, is no longer shocking. The Amerks closed out a four-game road swing, securing one of a possible eight points while away from the BCA. They’re now 1-8-1-1 in their…