AHL Rochester Americans

Amerks Re-Launch Website

Published on October 2, 2009 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Rochester Americans News Release


(Rochester, NY)... The windows at The Blue Cross Arena aren't the only things undergoing a facelift this offseason. The Rochester Americans announced today the team has re-launched their website, amerks.com. The site was redesigned by national website company Infinity Pro Sports.

"We realize that we live in a digital world these days and the pro sports business is no different," said Amerks President Lewis Staats. "We revamped the websites for both the Amerks and Knighthawks to keep up with the ever-changing digital world and provide better service to our customers and fans. We know that Amerks and Knighthawks fans want information at their fingers tips and our new websites provide them that service. It also gives them an ability to interact with each other and take advantage of our sponsor and ticket specials all online."

The Amerks enter their 54th season in the American Hockey League on Saturday, October 3rd with a new website and a new-look team. On opening night, fans will have the opportunity to see the return of veteran forward Chris Taylor, in addition to several new faces in forwards Mike York, Jamie Johnson, Graham Mink and defenseman Clay Wilson, to name a few. Faceoff is set for 7:05 p.m. against the Lake Erie Monsters. The first 5,000 fans that night will take home a 2009-10 Amerks magnet schedule, courtesy of M&T Bank.

Amerks.com also features the most up-to-date information, video highlights, player pages, a Hall of Fame section, a Kids' Club page, player features and interviews, a photo gallery and an easier to navigate ticket information center.

Additionally, Amerks.com also features a new social media station, which allows fans the opportunity to get news and notes, highlights and stories and follow their favorite players on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.




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