AHL Rochester Americans

Amerks near sellout for Friday

March 30, 2005 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Rochester Americans News Release


(Rochester, NY)... The Rochester Americans announced today that only 900 tickets remain for their American Hockey League game on Friday, April 1st against the Cleveland Barons. If the team sells out the contest by noon on Friday, the game will be televised live on Time Warner Cable Channel 98.

Rochester hosts the Barons at 7:35 p.m. at The Blue Cross Arena at the Rochester War Memorial. The contest is the seventh of eight meetings between the two North Division foes. That night, the Amerks will wear their Stars and Stripes jerseys and auction them off in a silent auction to benefit FOODLINK.

The last sellout at The Blue Cross Arena was on March 30, 2001 against the Springfield Falcons. The Amerks have only hit that mark twice. The other occasion was on April 7, 2000 against the Hartford Wolf*Pack.

The Amerks (48-12-4-6) currently lead the American Hockey League with 106 points and can clinch the North Division regular-season title this week. The formula is a combination of five points earned by Rochester and not earned by Manitoba. Rochester will then secure its first division championship since 2000-01. The Moose (39-20-3-7) trail the Amerks by 18 points, but can still get 110.

On Saturday, the Amerks then hit the road to battle the Albany River Rats at the Pepsi Arena on Saturday, April 2nd. The 7:30 p.m. contest is the sixth and final meeting of the season between the two teams. Rochester is 5-0-0-0 against the Rats this season.

The next "home" game moves to downtown Buffalo, as the Amerks host the St. John's Maple Leafs on Sunday, April 3rd at 5:05 p.m. on the blue ice at HSBC Arena. The contest is the fourth and final regular season game in Buffalo for the Amerks.

All three games will be broadcast on WHTK 1280-AM and amerks.com. Friday's game will be televised tape delayed on Time Warner Cable Channel 98 if the goal of 11,200 fans is not reached.

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