Amerks Announce Six Dates For 2008-09 Season
July 17, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Rochester Americans News Release
(Rochester, NY)... The Rochester Americans announced today six home dates for the upcoming 2008-09 season. All games are scheduled for Friday nights at 7:35 p.m. and opponents will be announced at a later date.
The Amerks will open their 53rd American Hockey League season on Friday, October 10th at 7:35 p.m. at The Blue Cross Arena at the Rochester War Memorial. Rochester was also granted Friday, October 24th.
The Amerks were guaranteed three dates in November, starting on Friday November 7th. Rochester will be home on Friday, November 21st and then again on Friday, November 28th.
The only December contest currently on Rochester's schedule is Friday, December 19th at The Blue Cross Arena.
In 2008-09, the Amerks will remain in the seven-team Western Conference's North Division. The division includes Rochester, Hamilton, Manitoba, Grand Rapids, Toronto, Lake Erie, and thruway rival, Syracuse. Fans will also have a chance to watch 18 of the league's 29 teams at The Blue Cross Arena.
This season, Rochester's unbalanced 80-game schedule features 62 games against Western Conference opponents. The Amerks' divisional schedule includes six games against Lake Erie and Grand Rapids, while Rochester will battle Hamilton, Manitoba and Toronto in eight different occasions. Rochester still plays Syracuse 12 times.
In addition, Rochester will play 14 games against the Western Conference's West Division, which has produced four of the last seven Calder Cup winners. The West Division slate includes two games against Chicago, Houston, Iowa, Peoria, San Antonio, Quad City and Rockford.
In the Eastern Conference, the Amerks play a total of 18 games. The contests are sprinkled among five teams. The Amerks play geographical rival Binghamton eight times and have two games each against Hershey, Providence and Manchester. Rochester will play Albany four times this season.
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