AHL Rochester Americans

Amerks Release 2007-08 Schedule

Published on August 7, 2007 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Rochester Americans News Release


(Rochester, NY)... The Rochester Americans open their 52nd season in the American Hockey League against the Syracuse Crunch on Friday, October 5th at The Blue Cross Arena at the Rochester War Memorial.

Rochester (48-30-1-1, 98 points) enters the season after a second-place finish in the North Division in 2006-07. The Amerks also advanced to the Calder Cup Playoffs, but were eliminated by the eventual champion Hamilton Bulldogs in six games. Rochester's trip to the North Division Semifinals was its 17th playoff appearance in the last 18 years.

In 2007-08, the Amerks will remain in the Western Conference's North Division. The division, however, has expanded to seven teams and now includes Rochester, Syracuse, Hamilton, Manitoba, Grand Rapids, Toronto and the Lake Erie Monsters in Cleveland.

This season, fans will have a chance to watch 18 of the league's 29 teams at The Blue Cross Arena. Three of those clubs will make their first trips to Rochester. The Rockford IceHogs make their inaugural trip to The Blue Cross Arena on Friday, November 16th. The Lake Erie Monsters then slither onto the banks of the Genesee River on Friday, November 23rd. Fans, however, will have to wait until Wednesday, January 23rd to see the Quad City Flames, the newest affiliate of the Calgary Flames.

The Amerks will also host the 2007 Calder Cup champion Hamilton Bulldogs during the first weekend of the season. Rochester welcomes one of its fiercest rivals on Sunday, October 7th. Another game of interest is a road contest on Thanksgiving (November 22nd) against the Binghamton Senators.

Rochester's busiest months this season are December, January and March as the Amerks play 13 games each month, which makes up nearly half of their entire 80-game slate. The craziest home schedule is in February with Rochester spending eight of its 10 games at home. The month features homestands of three and four games.

The longest road trip of the season takes Rochester to San Antonio, Houston, Syracuse, Binghamton and Cleveland from March 7th to March 20th. That month the Amerks play eight games away from home. The most road games are in January with Rochester playing nine of its 13 games on the road. That stretch also includes two-game sets in Grand Rapids and Manitoba.

Amerks Schedule by day and month

Day Home Games Road Games Total

Sunday 13 2 15

Monday 0 1 1

Tuesday 0 1 1

Wednesday 6 4 10

Thursday 0 4 4

Friday 17 9 26

Saturday 4 19 23

Total 40 40 80

Month Home Games Road Games Total

October 6 6 12

November 7 5 12

December 6 7 13

January 4 9 13

February 8 2 10

March 5 8 13

April 4 3 7

Total 40 40 80

2007-08 Rochester Americans Schedule

Day Date Time Opponent

Fri. 10/5/07 7:35 PM vs. Syracuse

Sat 10/6/07 4:00 PM at Toronto

Sun 10/7/07 6:05 PM vs. Hamilton

Fri 10/12/07 7:30 PM at Hamilton

Sat 10/13/07 7:35 PM vs. Providence

Tue 10/16/07 8:30 PM at Manitoba

Wed 10/17/07 8:30 PM at Manitoba

Fri 10/19/07 7:35 PM vs. Manitoba

Sat 10/20/07 7:00 PM at Hershey

Fri 10/26/07 7:35 PM vs. Syracuse

Sat 10/27/07 7:30 PM at Syracuse

Sun 10/28/07 6:05 PM vs. Binghamton

Thu 11/1/07 7:00 PM at Grand Rapids

Fri 11/2/07 7:35 PM vs. Grand Rapids

Sat 11/3/07 7:35 PM vs. Hamilton

Fri 11/9/07 7:30 PM at Hamilton

Sat 11/10/07 7:30 PM at Syracuse

Sun 11/11/07 6:05 PM vs. Chicago

Fri 11/16/07 7:35 PM vs. Rockford

Sun 11/18/07 6:05 PM vs. Grand Rapids

Wed 11/21/07 7:05 PM vs. Manitoba

Thu 11/22/07 6:05 PM at Binghamton

Fri 11/23/07 7:35 PM vs. Lake Erie

Fri 11/30/07 7:05 PM at Manchester

Sat 12/1/07 7:05 PM at Providence

Fri 12/7/07 7:35 PM vs. Toronto

Sat 12/8/07 7:00 PM at Albany

Sun 12/9/07 6:05 PM vs. Binghamton

Thu 12/13/07 8:00 PM at Chicago

Fri 12/14/07 8:30 PM at Rockford

Sat 12/15/07 8:00 PM at Peoria

Fri 12/21/07 7:35 PM vs. Toronto

Sat 12/22/07 7:05 PM at Binghamton

Wed 12/26/07 7:05 PM vs. Toronto

Fri 12/28/07 7:35 PM vs. Hamilton

Sat 12/29/07 7:30 PM at Lake Erie

Sun 12/30/07 6:05 PM vs. Syracuse

Wed 1/2/08 7:30 PM at Toronto

Fri 1/4/08 8:30 PM at Manitoba

Sat 1/5/08 8:30 PM at Manitoba

Day Date Time Opponent

Fri 1/11/08 7:35 PM vs. Manchester

Sat 1/12/08 7:00 PM at Hamilton

Sun 1/13/08 6:05 PM vs. Peoria

Wed 1/16/08 7:00 PM at Grand Rapids

Fri 1/18/08 7:00 PM at Grand Rapids

Sun 1/20/08 6:05 PM at Quad City

Mon 1/21//08 6:05 PM at Iowa

Wed 1/23/08 7:05 PM vs. Quad City

Fri 1/25/08 7:35 PM vs. Lake Erie

Sat 1/26/08 7:30 PM at Lake Erie

Fri 2/1/08 7:35 PM vs. Toronto

Sat 2/2/08 4:00 PM at Toronto

Wed 2/6/08 7:05 PM vs. Syracuse

Sat 2/9/08 7:35 PM vs. San Antonio

Fri 2/15/08 7:35 PM vs. Hershey

Sat 2/16/08 7:30 PM at Syracuse

Sun 2/17/08 6:05 PM vs. Hamilton

Wed 2/20/08 7:05 PM vs. Albany

Fri 2/22/08 7:35 PM vs. Binghamton

Sun 2/24/08 6:05 PM vs. Houston

Sat 3/1/08 7:30 PM at Syracuse

Sun 3/2/08 6:05 PM vs. Iowa

Fri 3/7/08 8:00 PM at San Antonio

Sun 3/9/08 5:05 PM at Houston

Fri 3/14/08 7:30 PM at Syracuse

Sat 3/15/08 7:05 PM at Binghamton

Thu 3/20/08 7:00 PM at Lake Erie

Fri 3/21/08 7:35 PM vs. Grand Rapids

Sat 3/22/08 7:05 PM at Binghamton

Wed 3/26/08 7:05 PM vs. Manitoba

Fri 3/28/08 7:35 PM vs. Manitoba

Sat 3/29/08 7:00 PM at Grand Rapids

Sun 3/30/08 6:05 PM vs. Binghamton

Fri 4/4/08 7:30 PM at Syracuse

Sat 4/5/08 7:35 PM vs. Grand Rapids

Sun 4/6/08 6:05 PM vs. Syracuse

Wed 4/9/08 7:30 PM at Hamilton

Fri 4/11/08 7:35 PM vs. Syracuse

Sat 4/12/08 4:00 PM at Toronto

Sun 4/13/08 6:05 PM vs. Lake Erie

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