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Amerks and Knighthawks Trim TV Schedule for Rest of Season

February 9, 2011 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Rochester Americans News Release


(Rochester, February 9)... The Rochester Americans and Knighthawks announced today that they will reduce the number of TV games for the remainder of the 2010-11 season. The move will allow the team to evaluate its TV plan for the upcoming season.

"We have been hearing from our fans, and other concerned people, that airing all of our games on TV has affected our attendance. To get a gauge of whether or not our decision to air all our games on TV has contributed to our paid attendance figures we are scaling down our TV schedule for the rest of the season. We will continue to show a limited number of Amerks and Knighthawks games for the remainder of this season and do a thorough review of our local TV policy at the end of the year. The number of Amerks and Knighthawks games aired next year we will be determined during the offseason," said Amerks and Knighthawks President Lewis Staats.

The Amerks have altered their schedule to include four of their remaining home games LIVE on Time Warner Cable. The next TV game is scheduled for Friday, February 18th as Rochester hosts the Hershey Bears. Check schedule below for broadcast dates. The Amerks will also televise two road games from Syracuse: Saturday, March 12th and Saturday, March 26th.

The Knighthawks will televise three of their final five home games, which includes games on Saturday, February 19th against Toronto and Saturday, March 26th against Philadelphia, and Saturday, April 9th against Buffalo. The K-Hawks will also televise both road games from Buffalo: Saturday, March 5th and Saturday, April 23rd.

The next Amerks game is Wednesday, February 9th as the Abbotsford Heat make their second and final appearance this season at The Blue Cross Arena. For tickets to the 7:05 p.m. game, fans can order tickets by calling an Amerks account executive at (585) 454-5335 or by going online to amerks.com. On Saturday, February 12th, the Knighthawks will host the Minnesota Swarm at 7:35 p.m. at The Blue Cross Arena. The first 3,000 fans will receive a Cody Jamieson bobblehead. For tickets, call a Knighthawks account executive at (585) 454-5335 or go online to Knighthawks.net.

Amerks Games

Friday, 2/18 - Hershey (7:35pm)

Sunday, 2/27 - Syracuse (3:05pm)

Saturday, 3/12 - at Syracuse (7:30pm)

Saturday, 3/26 - at Syracuse (7:30pm)

Friday, 3/25 - Lake Erie (7:35pm)

Friday, 4/8 - Binghamton (7:35pm)

Knighthawks Games

Saturday, 2/19 - Toronto (7:35pm)

Saturday, 3/26 - Philadelphia (7:35pm)

Saturday, 3/5 - at Buffalo (7:35pm)

Saturday, 4/9 - Buffalo (7:30pm)

Saturday, 4/23 - at Buffalo (7:30pm)

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