How 'bout those Amerks?

[Michael82]

Hat trick puts Amerks in position to sweep

When voting for American Hockey League All-Stars was conducted, Jason Pominville was given little consideration and even less respect.
The Rochester Americans right winger apparently is using the Calder Cup playoffs to prove the voters wrong.

Pominville scored three goals, the first playoff hat trick by an Amerk in five years, and Chris Taylor found the net twice as Rochester pushed the Hamilton Bulldogs to the brink of playoff elimination with a 5-1 victory Saturday night.

The Amerks, themselves on the verge of summer vacation just last week, can send the Bulldogs home by winning tonight when Game 4 of the best-of-seven Calder Cup North Division finals is played at 6:05 at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial.

”The biggest thing is don’t think about it, just play,” said center Domenic Pittis, who assisted on two goals and shares the AHL lead in playoff scoring with Pominville at 14 points. “Don’t overanalyze, just play. Whether we’ve had guys who have stepped it up or they have guys who want to go home, the key is playing hard and guys believing in one another.”

The Amerks certainly believe. They have outscored the Bulldogs 11-2 in winning the first three games and are riding a six-game winning streak.

”A lot of it has to do with confidence,” defenseman Steve Lingren said. “As the (first-round) series against Syracuse went along, our whole team as a defensive unit, all 20 guys, got stronger and stronger.”

On Saturday, as the Amerks grew stronger and the crowd of 8,486 became louder and louder, the Bulldogs grew more frustrated and, at times, seemingly disinterested.

http://www.rochesterdandc.com/sports/amerks/0509L246HBE_sports.shtml

[imbondz]

cool. The Amerks are in the finals?

[SkateZilla]

they up 2-1 at the 2nd Intermission

Goals By the Amerks Crew:
Rochester - Jason Pominville (powerplay) (Domenic Pittis, Chris Taylor) 6:57
Rochester - Jason Botterill (powerplay) (Chris Taylor, Domenic Pittis) 17:52

[SkateZilla]

update...

3-1 Final Score and the Amerks Sweep the Bulldogs..... Nice to See A Team winning for a change...

Though my local team (Norfolk) Got Their As-ses handed to them by philly....

[imbondz]

so the Amerks are in the Calder Cup Finals now?? or the Conference Finals?

[SkateZilla]

THE AHL Playoffs Are Confusing now.. Specially Since the new League Format..

2 Conferences, 2 Divisions Each, so Its 4 Divisions Total..

You Get...

1. Division Qualifying Rounds (4th and 5th Seeds In Division Standings) BEST OF 3 Series

2. Divsion Semi Finals (1st Seed Faces Winner Of the Qualifying Round, and 2nd Seed Faces 3rd Seed) BEST OF 7 Series

3. Division Finals (Winners From the 2 Division Semi Finals) BEST OF 7 Series

4. Conference Finals (Winners From 2 Division Finals) BEST OF 7 Series

5. Calder Cup Finals ( Winners From 2 Conference Finals) BEST OF 7 Series.


Rochester Finished 3rd,

Rochester Beat The 2nd Seed Syracuse in Division Semi-Finals, 4 Games to 3
Rochester Swept 1st Seed Hamiltion In Division Finals..

So Yeah the Amerks Are Going to the Conference Finals...

[SkateZilla]

ANother Article On Rechester Win:
http://www.canoe.ca/AHL/News/2004/05/09/453309.html

[Michael82]

Let's go Amerks! Bring the Calder Cup BACK to Rochester! :up:

:pray:

[Ebenezer]

Originally posted by Mikey82
Let's go Amerks! Bring the Calder Cup BACK to Rochester! :up:

:pray:

although they may now have to play in Buffalo...:snicker:

btw, Mikey, how many games did you go to this year?? how many rochesterians on the team??

[Ð]

Ironically, 18/26 Rochester Americans are Canadian

[Ebenezer]

Originally posted by Ð
Ironically, 18/26 Rochester Americans are Canadian

and how many Americans? 7...

[Earthquake Enyart]

Ironically, only 12 of 23 Montreal Canadiens are Canadian. :snicker:

[Ebenezer]

Originally posted by Earthquake Enyart
Ironically, only 12 of 23 Montreal Canadiens are Canadian. :snicker:

even the owner is American...

[Ð]

Yeah, what a dummy for sinking money into that black hole...

[pyrrhonist]

I've been keeping my eye on the Amerks in the playoffs. Great job by the guys thus far.


Originally posted by SkateZilla
Rochester - Jason Botterill (powerplay) (Chris Taylor, Domenic Pittis) 17:52

I had to double check what you typed on this one, Skate. Is that the Jason Botterill?? :D

[SkateZilla]

Here Complete Stats For The Post Season,

Div. Semis' vs. Syracuse

Game 1 : http://www.pointstreak.com/framed/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=107747
Game 2 : http://www.pointstreak.com/framed/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=107748
Game 3 : http://www.pointstreak.com/framed/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=107749
Game 4 : http://www.pointstreak.com/framed/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=107750
Game 5 : http://www.pointstreak.com/framed/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=107751
Game 6 : http://www.pointstreak.com/framed/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=107752
Game 7 : http://www.pointstreak.com/framed/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=107753

Division Finals Vs Hamilton

Game 1 : http://www.pointstreak.com/framed/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=112761
Game 2 : http://www.pointstreak.com/framed/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=112762
Game 3 : http://www.pointstreak.com/framed/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=112763
Game 4 : http://www.pointstreak.com/framed/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=112764

[Michael82]

Originally posted by pyrrhonist
I've been keeping my eye on the Amerks in the playoffs. Great job by the guys thus far.



I had to double check what you typed on this one, Skate. Is that the Jason Botterill?? :D

Yeah, he has been kicking ASS in the playoffs so far! Ryan Miller has also looked VERY solid in the last playoff series. :up:

[SkateZilla]

being benched had a Factor..

The Amerks Rode Miller the last 34 games before teh playoffs..

he was tired... they benched him let him rest.. got some wins... and when he came back it was all over but the crying for teh syracuse crunch.

[pyrrhonist]

Ryan Miller is teh win. :up:

The only issue I have with him is he was a Spartan, rather than a Wolverine.

[SkateZilla]

Games 3 And 4 and 5 (If nessacary) Of the Conference Finals Will Be held hat HSBS Arena..

[SkateZilla]

Rochester Faces Millawaukee Admirals..

[alyson]

Who the hell are the Milwaukee Admirals? I feel so out of it, living in Maryland. I can barely follow the Sabres. But at least I'll get the NHL package next year to see all their games!
Anyway, GO AMERKS! At least some of our guys are making it somewhere in the playoffs.

[Dozerdog]

Originally posted by alyson
Who the hell are the Milwaukee Admirals? I feel so out of it, living in Maryland. I can barely follow the Sabres. But at least I'll get the NHL package next year to see all their games!
Anyway, GO AMERKS! At least some of our guys are making it somewhere in the playoffs.

When the IHL folded a few years back, the AHL absorbed some of their teams ....Milwaukee Admirals being one of them...not to be confused with thte Norfolk Admirals- an AHL original.

Unfortunately- my Springfield Falcons continue to suck. They used to be an AHL powerhouse a Dozen years ago. (When they were the Indians) Originally owned by HoF defenseman Eddie Shore the team is an original member of the league going back to the 1920's.

Springfiled players in the NHL now-

Manny Legace, Nick Khabibulin, Robert Esche

Daniel Briere, Michael Grosek, Brad Isbister, Sami Kapanen , Chad Kilger, Marc Bergavin , Patrick Derochers, Dan Focht, Damon Lankgow, Marek Malik , Jeff ONiel, Ron Petrivicky, Deron Quint , and I'm sure there are more -