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Amerks on Home Ice Three times this Week

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


(Rochester, NY)... After completing their grueling season-long five-game western division road swing with six out of a possible 10 points, the Rochester Americans return home for yet another busy week of action as the team prepares for four more games in five nights.

The Amerks kickoff their busy week on Wednesday, February 18th to host the Grand Rapids Griffins at The Blue Cross Arena. The 7:05 p.m. contest will be the fifth of six scheduled meetings between the divisional rivals and will be broadcast live on SportsRadio 1280 WHTK, whtk.com and AHL Live. The Amerks and Griffins split a two-game set over the weekend of January 30th and 31st at Van Andel Arena the last two times the teams battled each other. The Griffins have outscored the Amerks 19-8 in the season series. Rochester is 1-3-0-0 this season and 17-19-2 all-time against Detroit Red Wings' affiliate.

It's the Moose's Birthday! Come out and celebrate with all his Mascot friends! Perry's will provide ice cream for the occasion and the first 3,000 fans will receive goalie key chains, courtesy of Time Warner! The game 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 Military Discount 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.

Lastly, the game kicks off the Amerks' first Winning Wednesdays promotion. If the Amerks WIN, you WIN a FREE ticket voucher to the next Wednesday night Amerks home game (March 18th). If the Amerks win that game, you get another FREE ticket voucher for the following Wednesday (March 25th) night home game as well. This means you have a chance to attend three Amerks games for the price of one!

The oldest rivalry in the American Hockey League will be renewed on Friday, February 20th as the Hershey Bears make their annual trip to The Blue Cross Arena. The battle of the league's two oldest franchises is slated for a 7:35 p.m. start and can be heard live on SportsRadio 1280 WKTK, whtk.com and AHL Live. The Amerks were the victims of an 8-3 rout to the Bears in the only previous meeting of the season between the two teams back on October 26th at Giant Center. Rochester is 180-200-53 lifetime against its archrival.

The game falls on Scouts Night. All Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, along with their families and friends can purchase discounted tickets between $10 and $12, depending on seating arrangements. Please call John Cochol at (585) 454-5335 x.3011 for more information. The matchup also features the next installment of the Amerks' $7 Fridays, where fans can purchase 200 Upper End and 200 Balcony tickets for just $7. The game also falls on AAA Discount Night. All AAA members can bring their cards to The Blue Cross Arena Box Office to receive 100-End Seating for $12 each (Reg. Price $18.25) or 200-End Seating for $9 each (Reg. Price $14.25). Further, it's Wendy's Night. Fans can pick up a Wendy's Buy One Get One ticket voucher at area participating Wendy's locations. Redeem your vouchers directly at The Blue Cross Arena Box Office. Lastly, all Rochester Business Alliance members can purchase discounted 100 Level End tickets (regular price $16) for just $10 by calling Adam Winslow at (585)-454-5335 x3019.

On Saturday, February 21st, Rochester travels north of the border for the first leg of a home-and-home series with the Toronto Marlies in a 4:00 p.m. matinee at Ricoh Coliseum. The Amerks return home Sunday, February 22nd to complete the two-game set at 6:05 p.m. at The Blue Cross Arena. The contests will be the fifth and sixth of eight meetings between the two teams and will be carried live on SportsRadio 1280 WHTK, whtk.com and AHL Live. The Marlies own a perfect 4-0-0-0 record and have outscored the Amerks 17-8 throughout the season series thus far. The Amerks are 10-19-1 all-time against the Toronto Maple Leafs' affiliate.

That night, fans can enjoy the Buy One, Get One Half-off special. 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 only, through Ticketmaster.com. It's also the next Tickets for Troops night. Active military and veterans can present a Military ID, VA Card or an American Legion or VFW membership card and receive premium seating for just $10 or 200 End seats for $5, at least a savings of $12.25 per ticket. All tickets can be purchased directly at the Box Office window at the Blue Cross Arena. Lastly, fans can head down to The Distillery located at 1142 Mt. Hope Ave. for the Amerks' official postgame party.

Rochester (20-31-0-4, 44 points) enters the week after posting a 3-2-0-0 record last week in its western road trip which saw the Amerks play five games in a six-night stretch. The Amerks started the week off on the right foot clinching a 4-1 win over the Iowa Chops Tuesday night and followed that up with 4-3 victory over the defending Calder Cup champion Chicago Wolves Wednesday evening. The Amerks would drop back-to-back losses to the Quad City Flames and Rockford IceHogs before closing out their trek with a 4-2 washout over the Peoria Rivermen yesterday afternoon. First-year forward Michal Repik collected at least one point in four out of the five games to go along with a +5 rating and 10 shots to finish the week with eight points (2+6).

Repik, who shows 14 points (6+8) in his last 10 games, currently paces Rochester's offense with a team-high 33 points (13+20) through 50 games. His 33 points ranks him 13th among AHL rookies in scoring. Veteran forward Janis Sprukts, who skated in his 100th game in an Amerk uniform last night at Peoria, remains the Amerks' top goal scorer with a team best 15 goals. Rookie defenseman Jason Garrison has a team best 21 assists and remains Rochester's top scoring defenseman with 25 points overall, good enough for third on the team.

Michael Duco is first on the team with 114 penalty minutes (PIM), with Tanner Glass a close second at 100 PIM. Goaltender Mike Brodeur boasts a 14-6-2 record in 24 games for the Amerks. His 2.27 goals-against average and .928 save percentage currently rank him third among AHL netminders in both goaltending categories, respectively. Further, his two shutouts tie him for fifth in the league. Tyler Plante is 3-3-0 since his return to the Amerks and his 3-8-0 on the season with 3.24 goals-against average and a .899 save percentage.

AMERKS WEEKLY SCHEDULE

DAY TIME LOCATION

Monday, February 16th Travel Day ----

6:30 p.m. radio show Winton Rd. Distillery

Tuesday, February 17th Day Off ----

6:30 p.m. Kids Night TC Hooligans in Webster

Wednesday, February 18th 10:00 a.m. gameday skate Blue Cross Arena

12:30 p.m. Amerks clinic ESL Sports Centre

7:05 p.m. game vs. Grand Rapids Blue Cross Arena

Thursday, February 19th 10:00 a.m. practice Blue Cross Arena

10:30 a.m. Wendy's Skate Blue Cross Arena

12:30 p.m. Amerks clinic ESL Sports Centre

Friday, February 20th 10:00 a.m. gameday skate Blue Cross Arena

7:35 p.m. game vs. Hershey Blue Cross Arena

Saturday, February 21st 4:00 p.m. game @ Toronto Ricoh Coliseum

Sunday, February 22nd 6:05 p.m. game vs. Toronto Blue Cross Arena

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