71 Marcus Foligno - 22 Phil Varone - 15 Evan Rankin
28 Zemgus Girgensons - 12 Kevin Porter (C) - 10 Brian Flynn
92 Kevin Sundher - 72 Luke Adam - 25 Mark Mancari (A)
74 Nick Tarnasky - 32 Rick Schofield - 91 Frederick Roy
7 Brayden McNabb - 13 Mark Pysyk
2 Joe Finley - 34 Jerome Gauthier-Leduc
3 TJ Brennan (A) - 4 Alex Biega
33 David Leggio
49 Connor Knapp
Roster Notes
Cody Hodgson (hand; two weeks) and Corey Tropp (right knee; season-ending) remain sidelined with injuries.
Nick Crawford, Maxime Legault, Matt MacKenzie, Jonathan Parker and Drew Schiestel are scratched this morning
for Rochester.
Blake Geoffrion (head; indefinitely) and Louis Leblanc (ankle; 4-6 weeks) remain sidelined with injuries.
Alexander Avtsin, Kyle Hagel and Greg Pateryn (elbow) were scratched last Friday for Hamilton.
Varone will be back. Adam still staying at center. I think when Hodgson returns, they should still keep Adam at center. He just can't play wing, he's a liability. Try Varone at wing.
Varone will be back. Adam still staying at center. I think when Hodgson returns, they should still keep Adam at center. He just can't play wing, he's a liability. Try Varone at wing.
I think they should keep Flynn at center. He will be this year's Varone.
9:24 - Kevin Oklobzija@kevinoDandC - The #Amerks and #Bulldogs have skated onto the ice at Copps Coliseum for warmups. The goalies are David Leggio and Robert Mayer.
9:42 - Kevin Oklobzija@kevinoDandC - Rookie D-man Jerome Gauthier-Leduc will make his pro debut today for the #Amerks. Matt MacKenzie won't play.
Is this already the 4th game against Hamilton? Getting sick of them already.
Yes - 4th game. It happens when ya play a team what 10-12 times every season - gotta get the games in somehow and your going to play a team 3-4 times in a 2 week span once a season. At least the next game vs Hamilton isn't until New Years Eve. In the meantime however - the Amerks will play Toronto at least 4 times.
Not the only 10:00 am ET game today in the AHL - Adirondack at Manchester are also playing.
Amerks jump on board first! 1-0! (Figures I turn on the audio late and miss the goal)
10:12 - Kevin Oklobzija@kevinoDandC - Nick Tarnasky, at the left edge, jams in a rebound at 2:27 after a Rick Schofield deflection at the right side of the net. #Amerks up 1-0.
F.Roy manhandled Beaulieu in the corner and won the battle, the puck went to the defenseman who made a slap shot. The puck wasn't controlled by Hamilton's goalie while Roy and Tanarsky were in front of the net. Tarnasky was finally able to touch the puck and he scored the goal.
Lower bowl basically filled - kids banging their thundersticks and yelling so loud - Stevens can barely be heard.
10:33 - Kevin Oklobzija@kevinoDandC - Oh, and Evan Rankin was right when he said the shrill screams of school kids would hit decibels that before were unknown to humans. Yikes.
