Amerks Weekly Schedule
Published on October 9, 2016 under American Hockey League (AHL)
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*New head coach Dan Lambert and the Amerks open their 61st American Hockey League season - and 35th as the primary affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres - at 7:05 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 14 against the Hershey Bears. The Opening Night matchup will mark the 451st all-time meeting between the AHL's two oldest teams. The last time Rochester and Hershey met in a season-opening matchup was in 2010-11 as part of the AHL's 75th-anniversary celebration.
*Forward Matt Lane headlines a promising list of rookies ready to begin their pro careers with the Amerks this season. Lane will become the first Rochester native to skate for the Amerks since Derek Whitmore in 2011-12 and is the fourth Boston University product to sign with the Buffalo Sabres organization in the past two years (Jack Eichel, Evan Rodrigues and Cason Hohmann).
*With the exception of goaltending coach Bob Janosz, the Amerks have a new-look coaching staff behind the bench this season. Named the 31st coach in franchise history, Dan Lambert served as an assistant coach with the Buffalo Sabres last season, helping the Sabres to a 27-point improvement in the standings from the previous year. Chuck Weber returns for his second stint in Rochester after serving as the team's head coach during the 2010-11 campaign and fellow assistant coach Brad Tapper joins the Amerks following two seasons in the same capacity with the AHL's Chicago Wolves.
Monday, Oct. 10 10:30 a.m. - Practice at The Blue Cross Arena
Tuesday, Oct. 11 10:30 a.m. - Practice at Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex 1:00 p.m. - Season Ticket delivery with select players and coaches
Wednesday, Oct. 12 10:30 a.m. - Practice at Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Annual Meet the Players Party at the Mt. Hope Distillery
Thursday, Oct. 13 10:30 a.m. - Practice at Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex
Friday, Oct. 14 10:00 a.m. - Pregame morning skate at The Blue Cross Arena 7:05 p.m. - Home Opener vs. Hershey at The Blue Cross Arena
Saturday, Oct. 15 7:00 p.m. - Road game at Syracuse at the War Memorial Arena
Sunday, Oct. 16 5:05 p.m. - Home game vs. Syracuse at The Blue Cross Arena Postgame - Full team meet and greet in Hall of Fame area E4D3CF39exchangesabresl_
American Hockey League Stories from October 9, 2016
- Crunch Sweep Preseason Series with 2-1 Win over Comets - Syracuse Crunch
- Syracuse Crunch Assign Goaltender Nick Riopel to Kalamazoo Wings - Syracuse Crunch
- Albany Devils 2, Hartford Wolf Pack 0 - Hartford Wolf Pack
- Amerks Weekly Schedule - Rochester Americans
- Appleby, Devils Shut out Wolf Pack in Preseason Finale - Albany Devils
- Roster Moves Continue for Wolves - Chicago Wolves
- Rampage Make Initial Cuts to Training Camp Roster - San Antonio Rampage
- Sound Tigers Reduce Preseason Roster by Four - Bridgeport Islanders
- Eight Players Released from Penguins Training Camp - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Laurikainen Stops 37 as Condors Get Preseason Win, 3-1 - Bakersfield Condors
- Wolves Defeat Milwaukee 4-1 in Exhibition Contest - Chicago Wolves
- Phantoms Offense Sizzles in 5-2 Win over Charlotte - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
- B-Sens Power Play Shines in 5-0 Win over Rochester - Binghamton Senators
- Penguins Bounce Back to Beat Bears, 4-2 - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Detroit Assigns Five to Grand Rapids - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Rampage Roll over Texas in 3-1 Road Victory - San Antonio Rampage
- Sound Tigers Roll to a Perfect Preseason - Bridgeport Islanders
- Amerks Blanked by B-Sens in Preseason Finale - Rochester Americans
- Hartford Shutout by Springfield - Hartford Wolf Pack
- Crunch Top Comets, 3-1, in Preseason Opener - Syracuse Crunch
- Comets Drop Preseason Opener in Syracuse - Utica Comets
- Coyotes Reduce Training Camp Roster by Five Players - Tucson Roadrunners
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