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Amerks Look To Snap Skid; Home Twice This Week

March 16, 2009 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Rochester Americans News Release


(Rochester, NY)... After dropping three straight matchups to North Division opponents and claiming just one out of a possible six points this past weekend, the Rochester Americans enter St. Patrick's Day week looking to snap a six-game winless streak with three more divisional games on their schedule.

Rochester kicks off its busy week on Wednesday, March 18th as the Manitoba Moose make their final visit this season to The Blue Cross Arena. The 7:05 p.m. contest will be the eighth and final meeting of the season between the divisional rivals and will be broadcast live on SportsRadio 1280 WHTK, whtk.com and AHL Live. The Amerks look for their first home win of the season against the Moose after falling short in a 3-2 shootout loss in the previous encounter with the Moose on January 23rd at The Blue Cross Arena. Manitoba has the advantage in the season series with a 5-2-0-0 record, outscoring Rochester 23-11. The Amerks are 17-24-2 all-time against the Vancouver Canucks' affiliate.

The game falls on the next installment of the Amerks' Winning Wednesdays promotion. If the Amerks WIN, you WIN a FREE ticket voucher to the next Wednesday night Amerks home game on March 25th against the Albany River Rats.

The game also falls on a clevermethod Business Persons' Special, where fans can turn in their business cards at The Blue Cross Arena Box Office and receive any 100-premium seat for just $10. Offer is valid for all Amerks home games Monday through Thursday. Contact the Amerks Office at (585) 454-5335 for more information.

It's also Buy One, Get One Half-off night, where fans can purchase a ticket and get another for half the price in any seating section for any Sunday through Thursday game. Tickets can be purchased online through Ticketmaster.com. Further, it's a RARES Discount Night. The RARES discount is valid for all RARES members by logging onto www.rares.org to review their discounts.

It also marks the next Tickets for Troops Night, in which active military and veterans can present a Military ID or an American Legion or VFW membership card and receive premium seating for just $10 or 200 End seats for $5, a savings of $12.25 per ticket. All tickets can be purchased directly at the Box Office window at The Blue Cross Arena.

The Amerks hit the road on Friday, March 20th as they return down the I-90 thruway to the War Memorial at Oncenter for the second time in a week for the first of two back-to-back tilts with the Syracuse Crunch. Faceoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. Rochester returns home to The Blue Cross Arena on Sunday, March 22nd to complete the home-and-home series with its longtime rival. Gametime is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. The games will be the eighth and ninth scheduled meetings between Rochester and Syracuse this season and both will be carried live on SportsRadio 1280 WHTK, whtk.com and AHL Live. The Amerks were the victims of a 4-1 loss in the most recent encounter with the Crunch this past Saturday to fall to 2-5-0-0 in the season series. Rochester, however, still owns an 80-72-15 lifetime record against its fiercest American Hockey League rival.

Sunday's game features the next installment of the Amerks' Red Hot Sundays. All fans who wear red to the game can receive tickets for as low as $5 for 200-end seating and best available seating for $10. As part of the festivities, the Amerks will be wearing their red jerseys.

Fans can take advantage of the Zweigle's Family Four Pack, which consists of four tickets, four hot dogs and four sodas for $55. The package can be purchased through Ticketmaster.com or at The Blue Cross Arena Box Office. Call the Amerks at (585) 454-5335 for more details.

Fans can also enjoy the Buy One, Get One Half-off special. Purchase a ticket and get another for half the price in any seating section for any Sunday through Thursday game. Tickets can be purchased online only through Ticketmaster.com.

Rochester (24-38-0-6, 54 points), enters the week currently on the heels of a six-game skid after losing three straight this past weekend. The Amerks first dropped a 4-2 decision to the Toronto Marlies Friday night and followed that up with a 4-1 loss to Syracuse Saturday evening before picking up its only point of the weekend in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Hamilton Bulldogs last night. Three different goal scorers in Kenndal McArdle, Drew Larman and David Brine each tallied shorthanded goals in regulation as Tyler Plante kicked away 34 saves in the losing effort.

First-year forward Michal Repik, who has 23 points (11+12) in his last 23 games, currently paces Rochester's offense with a team-high 18 goals and 42 points. His 42 points presently rank him 13th among AHL rookies in scoring. Rookie defenseman Jason Garrison has a team-best 26 assists and remains Rochester's top scoring defenseman with 30 points overall, good enough for fourth on the team.

First-year forward Michael Duco is first on the team with 137 penalty minutes (PIM). Goaltender Mike Brodeur boasts a 16-11-3 record in 33 games for the Amerks. His 2.39 goals-against average and .922 save percentage currently rank him sixth and third among AHL netminders, respectively. Further, his two shutouts tie him for fifth in the league. Tyler Plante is 5-5-1 since his return to the Amerks and is 5-10-1 on the season with a 3.17 goals-against average and a .904 save percentage.

Further, McArdle has two goals in two of his last three games since returning to the Amerks lineup after missing 21 games with an injury. Brine enters the week currently riding a three-game point streak (1+2).

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