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2 Rochester Americans Staff Directory President, CEO, Governor and OwnerSteve Donner Vice Chairman, Alternate Governor and Owner Walter L Turek CFO, Alternate Governor and Owner Randall J Latona Vice President of Sports Operations & General Manager, Alternate Governor Jody Gage Vice President of Sales & Marketing Chris Palin Finance Rick Hurlburt Head Coach Randy Cunneyworth Assistant Coach Moe Mantha Goaltending Coach Bob Janosz Athletic Trainer Kent Weisbeck Equipment Manager Peter Bureaux Team Doctors Dr Robert Bronstein & Dr Kenneth DeHaven Director of Ticket Sales and Operations David Cieslinski Director of Communications Craig Rybczynski Communications Coordinator John Kiriazides Marketing/Operations Coordinator Brenda Shockley Controller Mike Zaroczynski Sponsorship Sales Representative Adam Winslow Corporate Accounts & Suite Manager Jennifer DiGaetano Season Ticket Representative Matt Rockefeller Group Sales Manager Adam Winslow Group Sales Representative Nathan Snyder Account Services Representative Jen Gorczynski Database Manager Suzanne Marr Administrative/Sales Assistant Kim Ranieri Merchandising Recognition Experts Radio & TV Broadcaster Don Stevens Radio & TV Color Analyst Ric Seiling Director of Video Production John Catalano Graphic Designer Pedro Ugalde General Information 228 Executive Offices The Blue Cross Arena at the Rochester War Memorial One War Memorial Square Rochester, NY Telephone/Executive Offices (585) Fax Number (585) Telephone/Hotline (585) Website wwwamerkscom info@amerkscom Home Ice The Blue Cross Arena at the Rochester War Memorial Dimensions of Rink 197 x 85 Seating Capacity 11,200 Location of Press BoxSuite Level NHL Affiliates Buffalo Sabres & Florida Panthers Club Colors Red, White, Blue Home Uniforms Base - White; Trim - Blue, Red Road Uniforms Base - Red; Trim - White, Blue Ticket Prices $1900, $1500 and $1100 Home Game 7:05 pm; 7:35 pm; 6:05 pm TV Stations Time Warner Cable and WRWB TV16 Radio Stations WHTK 1280-AM Webcasts B2 Networks

3 History of the Rochester Americans & Buffalo Sabres Affiliation The Buffalo Sabres and the Rochester Americans enter their 28th year as affiliated partners during the season This relationship is currently the longest working relationship in professional hockey between an NHL club and its affiliate This season, the Amerks are entering their 51st season in the American Hockey League It was during the campaign that the two organizations first formed a professional hockey partnership Billy Inglis was the first head coach of the Amerks while partnered with the Sabres Future coaches would include Mike Keenan, Joe Crozier, Jim Schoenfeld, Don Lever, John Van Boxmeer, John Tortorella, Brian McCutcheon and Randy Cunneyworth Both Keenan (New York Rangers-1994) and Tortorella (Tampa Bay Lightning-2004) went on to coach NHL teams to Stanley Cup victories On April 10, 2006, Sabres Chief Operating Officer Daniel DiPofi and Amerks Owner/Partner and Chief Financial Officer Randll J Latona announced a one-year affiliation agreement In the last 27 seasons, the Amerks have captured three Calder Cup Championships (1983,1987 and 1996) and have advanced to six Calder Cup Finals Rochester has qualified for the playoffs in 23 of the last 27 seasons During the affiliation, the Amerks have compiled a record of in 2,160 regular season games Over that period, the team has captured nine regular season titles The campaign was a banner year for the organization With a record of (112 points), the Amerks captured the McGregor Kilpatrick Trophy (Overall Regular Season Points champion) and the Sam Pollock Trophy (North Division Champion) The team also captured many individual accolades as well Head Coach Randy Cunneyworth was named the AHL Coach of the Year (Louis Pieri Memorial Award); Chris Taylor was given the Fred T Hunt Award for sportsmanship and dedication to hockey; and Ryan Miller was given the Aldege Baz Bastin Award as the AHL s top goaltender Miller was also named an AHL First Team All-Star Forward Thomas Vanek was named to the AHL All-Rookie Team Miller and Vanek were joined by several other current Sabres on the Amerks roster that season, including Derek Roy, Jason Pominville, and Paul Gaustad Besides the Sabres, the Amerks have been affiliated with the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks and Florida Panthers over the past 50 seasons Rochester captured three Calder Cups during the 1960s (1965, 1966 and 1968) Jody Gage Vice President of Sports Operations & General Manager Jody Gage captured the hearts of the Rochester Americans fans many times throughout his 11-season hockey career with the Amerks and wore the crest with great pride during that time Gage now handles a different role with the Amerks, Knighthawks and Rattlers, one of Vice President of Sports Operations & General Manager, and has experienced much of the same success in the front office that many witnessed on the ice He became a Sabres employee in May 2003 to help facilitate player personnel moves between Buffalo and Rochester In just 11 years, Gage has seen seven teams reach the finals (three hockey, four lacrosse) The Amerks advanced to the Calder Cup Finals in 1999 and 2000 while the K-Hawks reached the National Lacrosse League Finals in 1999, 2000 and 2003, and won the 1997 title In , Gage was also the Amerks Assistant General Manager when they won the 1996 Calder Cup In , the AHL recognized Gage for his efforts as he was awarded the James C Hendy Award as the league s outstanding executive Gage assembled a team that won both the AHL Empire Division Championship and the Western Conference Championship and earned a berth in the 1999 Calder Cup Finals In , the Amerks set a franchise record for points in one season with 112 In 2001, Gage became the first general manager of the Rochester Rattlers of Major League Lacrosse The field lacrosse team has advanced to the MLL Semifinals in 2001, 2004 and 2005 Because his name is synonymous with AHL stardom, Gage was able to acquaint himself quickly with his peers off the ice and away from the field, but it didn t take long for him to earn a reputation as a well-respected, savvy hockey general manager In his first season, the Amerks won their first division title since , making Gage the first general manager in team history to win a division title in his inaugural season Gage knows a thing or two about success and championships, having been involved with three Calder Cup champions during his pro career He was a member of the Adirondack Red Wings Calder Cup team in , the Amerks squad in and was Rochester s Assistant GM when the Amerks secured their sixth Calder Cup in , having retired during the season due to lingering knee ailments Originally a third-round draft selection (45th overall) of the Detroit Red Wings in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft, the Toronto native spent six seasons in the Detroit organization before signing a free agent contract with the Buffalo Sabres on July 31, 1985 Gage would spend the rest of his career in the Sabres and Amerks organization, signing his final contract with the Amerks on August 23, 1995, just a few months after Steve Donner purchased the Rochester club from Buffalo Dubbed Mr Amerk, Gage finished as the Amerks all-time leader in goals, assists, points and games played He holds the Amerks record for game-winning goals in one season (9, ) and goals/points by a right wing in one season (60/104, ) Gage is one of just three players to record 500 career AHL goals and 1,000 career AHL assists, and his 17 AHL seasons tie him for third in league history Some of his other AHL accolades include the AHL MVP award and a berth on the First Team All-Star squad that season, AHL First Team All-Star honors following the and

4 TM Jody Gage (Continued) seasons, a place on the AHL s All-Time Team in as chosen by the media - and selection as the US Team Captain for the 1995 AHL All-Star Game Gage also holds AHL records for the two fastest short-handed goals in one game (8 seconds, 3/25/89), the most 40+ goal seasons (7) and the most playoff goals (51) Gage (born 11/29/59) resides in Chili with his wife Charlotte and his two children, daughter Stefanie and son Ryan When he can find the time, Gage is an avid and accomplished golfer He also enjoys spending time with his family Randy Cunneyworth Rochester Americans Head Coach Randy Cunneyworth enters his seventh season as the head coach of the Rochester Americans, where he has guided the team to berths in the American Hockey League Playoffs in five of his first six seasons behind the bench Last season, Cunnyworth led the Amerks to a record and became just the third coach in franchise history to reach the 200-win plateau In five seasons with Rochester, Cunneyworth has a record of (6 shootout losses) His 234 career victories are the third most in Amerks history, behind only John Van Boxmeer and Joe Crozier He had a stellar rookie campaign behind the Amerks bench in , registering a record With 104 points, Rochester won its third-straight division and Western Conference regular-season titles The 26th head coach in the history of the storied hockey franchise, Cunneyworth joined the coaching ranks Sept 8, 2000 Prior to his coaching career, the 43-year-old Cunneyworth played 20 seasons of professional hockey and spent his last two years with the Amerks as a left winger/assistant coach During that stint with Rochester ( to ), the Amerks were the Empire Division and Western Conference regular season and playoff champions The Amerks reached the Calder Cup Finals both seasons He started his professional playing career in Rochester in Cunneyworth played parts of seven seasons with the Amerks, earning 239 points ( ) He currently ranks 14th in games played (366) and 19th in goals on the Amerks list of all-time leaders The native of Etobicoke, Ontario, was a member of the Amerks Calder Cup winning team, before moving to the NHL in Cunneyworth played 16 seasons in the NHL with the Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, Winnipeg Jets, Hartford Whalers, Chicago Blackhawks and the Ottawa Senators In 866 NHL games, he collected 189 goals and 225 assists for 414 points In 35 career games with Buffalo, Cunneyworth registered four goals and six assists During the season, he appeared in his first Stanley Cup Final with the Sabres against the Dallas Stars, playing three games He also played for the Amerks against the Providence Bruins in the 1999 Calder Cup He scored a goal on Feb 11, 1999, his first goal as a Sabre since Nov 15, 1981 the longest span in NHL history between goals scored by a player for one team The following season, he registered eight goals and 16 assists for 24 points in 52 games for the Amerks before suffering a season-ending knee injury He was named the captain for Team Canada in the 2000 Kodak AHL All-Star Game held in Rochester Cunneyworth passed the 100-goal plateau as an Amerk during the season, scoring his 100th and 101st goals in a 5-0 win over the Saint John Flames Feb 16, 2000 Cunneyworth was the recipient of the Fred T Hunt Memorial Award, which is voted upon by the AHL Broadcasters and Writers Association and honors the player who best exemplifies the qualities of sportsmanship, determination and dedication to hockey He was also awarded the Amerks Booster Club Most Popular Player Award for In , Cunneyworth was named AHL Coach of the Year as he received the Louis Pieri Memorial Award In 20 years of pro hockey, he played in 1,234 games and registered 290 goals, 363 assists and 1,851 penalty minutes He resides in Pittsford, NY, with his wife, Jenny, and two sons, Gregory and Cameron Moe Mantha Assistant Coach Moe Mantha brings 12 years of coaching and 12 years of National Hockey League playing experience to Amerks bench this season Mantha began his coaching career with the Hershey Bears in as an assistant He got his first head coaching position in with the Columbus Chill of the ECHL, leading the Chill to a record and a berth in the ECHL Playoffs The following year, he coached Columbus to a mark and a second consecutive appearance in the postseason During the next four seasons he was the head coach of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks AHL team, working with the Baltimore Bandits ( ) and the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks ( ) Following the season, Mantha joined USA Hockey's National Team Development Program He left the national team in 2005 to become the general manager/head coach of the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League Mantha was selected by the Winnipeg Jets in the second round (23rd overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft During his career, he played in 656 games and made stops in Winnipeg, Pittsburgh, Edmonton, Minnesota and Philadelphia He ended his NHL playing career following the season after totaling 370 points (81+289) During four of his seasons in the NHL, Mantha and Cunneyworth were teammates The duo played together with the Pittsburgh Penguins ( ) and the Winnipeg Jets ( ) 230

5 AHL Regular Season Standings Atlantic Division Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA Portland Hartford Manchester Providence Lowell Springfield Albany East Division Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Hershey Norfolk Bridgeport Binghamton Philadelphia North Division Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA Grand Rapids Syracuse Manitoba Toronto Rochester Hamilton Cleveland West Division Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA Milwaukee Houston Peoria Iowa Chicago Omaha San Antonio AHL All-Stars First Team Position Second Team Dany Sabourin, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Goaltender Wade Flaherty, Manitoba Andy Delmore, Syracuse Defense Bryan Helmer, Grand Rapids Curtis Murphy, Houston Defense Thomas Pock, Hartford Erik Westrum, Houston Center Keith Aucoin, Lowell Donald MacLean, Grand Rapids Left Wing Jiri Hudler, Grand Rapids Kirby Law, Houston Right Wing Dustin Penner, Portland AHL All-Rookie Team First Team Position Jimmy Howard, Grand Rapids Goaltender Daniel Girardi, Hartford Defense Mike Green, Hershey Defense Patrick O Sullivan, Houston Forward Martin St Pierre, Norfolk Forward Ryan Shannon, Portland Forward AHL Award Winners JACK A BUTTERFIELD TROPHY (CALDER CUP PLAYOFF MVP): Frederic Cassivi, Hershey Bears LES CUNNINGHAM AWARD (REGULAR SEASON - MVP): Donald MacLean, Grand Rapids Griffins ALDEGE BAZ BASTIEN MEMORIAL AWARD (OUTSTANDING GOALTENDER): Dany Sabourin, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins DUDLEY RED GARRETT MEMORIAL AWARD (ROOKIE OF THE YEAR): Patrick O Sullivan, Houston Aeros HARRY HAP HOLMES MEMORIAL AWARD (OUTSTANDING TEAM GOALTENDERS): Dany Sabourin, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins EDDIE SHORE AWARD (OUTSTANDING DEFENSEMAN): Andy Delmore, Syracuse Crunch YANICK DUPRE MEMORIAL AWARD (AHL MAN OF THE YEAR): Mitch Fritz, Springfield Falcons JOHN B SOLLENBERGER TROPHY (LEADING SCORER REGULAR SEASON): Kirby Law, Houston Aeros WILLIE MARSHALL AWARD (LEADING GOAL SCORER - REGULAR SEASON): Denis Hamel, Binghamton Senators and Donald MacLean, Houston Aeros FRED T HUNT MEMORIAL AWARD (SPORTSMANSHIP & DEDICATION): Mark Cullen, Norfolk Admirals LOUIS AR PIERI MEMORIAL AWARD (COACH OF THE YEAR): Kevin Dineen, Portland Pirates 231

6 TM Rochester Americans Statistics # NAME POS GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG SHG GW SOG SPCT 25 Jiri Novotny C Clarke MacArthur* LW Chris Thorburn RW Nathan Paetsch D Mark Mancari* RW Michael Ryan LW Chris Taylor C David Cullen D Kamil Kreps C Jeff Jillson D Stefan Meyer* C/LW Daniel Paille LW Matt Hendricks* C Jason Pominville RW Doug Janik D Derek Roy C Drew Larman* C Rob Globke RW Brandon Smith D Scott Sheppard RW Greg Jacina RW Sylvain Dufresne D Dan Focht D Gregory Campbell LW Anthony Stewart* RW Sam Paolini RW Martin Lojek* D Dustin Johner C Rochester Omaha Sean McMorrow RW Martin Tuma* D Dominic Noel* C Ken Magowan LW Philadelphia Rochester Michael Leighton G Chris Mann* D Phil Osaer G Grant McNeill D Ryan Miller G Mika Noronen G Alexei Semenov D Victor Uchevatov D Jeremy Swanson D Jean-Marc Pelletier G BENCH Totals , Opponents Totals , # NAME GP MIN GA EN SO GAA W L SOL SV SV% 30 Ryan Miller Mika Noronen Phil Osaer Michael Leighton 40 2, Jean-Marc Pelletier 39 2, , Totals 80 4, , Opponents Totals 80 4, , * indicates Rookie 232

7 Single Season Team Records MOST POINTS: ( ) 112 MOST WINS: MOST LOSSES: , , MOST TIES (no overtime): MOST TIES: , MOST HOME POINTS: (30-6-4) 64 MOST HOME WINS: MOST HOME LOSSES: MOST HOME TIES: , MOST ROAD POINTS: ( ) 55 MOST ROAD WINS: MOST ROAD LOSSES: MOST ROAD TIES: FEWEST POINTS: ( ) 52 FEWEST WINS: FEWEST LOSSES: , , FEWEST TIES (no overtime): FEWEST TIES: , FEWEST HOME POINTS: ( ) 37 FEWEST HOME WINS: FEWEST HOME LOSSES: FEWEST HOME TIES: , FEWEST ROAD POINTS: (4-30-2) 10 FEWEST ROAD WINS: , FEWEST ROAD LOSSES: FEWEST ROAD TIES: , , * MOST SCORING POINTS: ,043 MOST GOALS SCORED: MOST ASSISTS: MOST POWER-PLAY GOALS: MOST SHORTHANDED GOALS: , , MOST HOME GOALS: FEWEST GOALS SCORED: MOST PENALTY MINUTES: ,588 FEWEST PENALTY MINUTES: MOST GOALS SCORED AGAINST: FEWEST GOALS SCORED AGAINST: * FEWEST ROAD GOALS AGAINST: * MOST FORTY GOAL SCORERS: , , MOST THIRTY GOAL SCORERS: , , MOST TWENTY GOAL SCORERS: , , MOST SHUTOUTS: (Ryan Miller - 8, Tom Askey - 1) LONGEST WINNING STREAK: Oct 11-Nov 2, April 14-May 19, 1996 LONGEST HOME WIN STREAK: December 12, 2004-March 4, LONGEST UNBEATEN STREAK: (13-0-1) 14 Oct 24-Dec 4, (12-0-2) Feb 6-Mar 10, 2000 LONGEST LOSING STREAK: Feb 6-Feb 21, Oct 2-Oct 29, 1988 LONGEST WINLESS STREAK: Mar 20-Apr 5, 1970 (0-10-4) 14 *AHL Record Team Game Records MOST GOALS: vs Cleveland 14 Nov 24, 1966 MOST GOALS ON ROAD: vs Springfield 10 April 1, 1972 vs Fredericton Nov 24, 1981 vs Maine Dec 29, 1982 MOST ASSISTS: vs St Catharines 25 April 7, 1985 MOST POINTS: vs St Catharines 38 April 7, 1985 MOST TOTAL GOALS: Rochester 14 - Cleveland 6 20 Nov 24, 1966 GREATEST WINNING MARGIN: Rochester 13 - New Haven1 12 Jan 17, 1975 GREATEST LOSING MARGIN: Rochester 3 - Providence Feb 13, 1972 Rochester 1 - Nova Scotia 13 Feb 15, 1980 Rochester 0 Baltimore 12 Nov 23, 1984 SCORELESS TIES: vs Buffalo, Nov 7, 1964 vs Pittsburgh, Mar 31, 1967 vs Baltimore, Feb 26, 1971 vs Richmond, Feb 11, 1972 vs Virginia, Jan 27, 1974 at Halifax, Nov 20, 1991 vs Adirondack, Nov 10, 1997 Season Team Records DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS: , , , , , , , , , REGULAR SEASON POINT CHAMPIONSHIP: , , , , CALDER CUP CHAMPIONSHIPS: , , , , Single-Season Individual Records MOST GOALS: Paul Gardner 61 ( ) MOST ASSISTS: Geordie Robertson 73 ( ) MOST POINTS: Geordie Robertson 119 ( ) MOST PENALTY MINUTES: Rob Ray 446 ( ) MOST GOALS BY CENTER: Paul Gardner 61 ( ) MOST ASSISTS BY CENTER: Geordie Robertson 73 ( ) MOST POINTS BY CENTER: Geordie Robertson 119 ( ) MOST GOALS BY RIGHT WING: Jody Gage 60 ( ) 233

8 234 Rochester Americans Single Season Individual Records (Continued) MOST ASSISTS BY RIGHT WING: Ed Litzenberger 61 ( ) Single-Season Individual Goaltenders Records MOST POINTS BY CENTER: Jody Gage 104 MOST GAMES PLAYED BY A GOALTENDER: ( ) Gerry Cheevers 72 ( ) MOST GOALS BY LEFT WING: Murray Kuntz 51 MOST MINUTES PLAYED BY A GOALTENDER: ( ) Gerry Cheevers 4,359 ( ) MOST ASSISTS BY LEFT WING: Stan Smrke 59 MOST WINS BY A GOALTENDER: ( ) Gerry Cheevers 48 ( )* MOST POINTS BY LEFT WING: Dick Gamble 98 MOST TIES: ( ) Mika Noronen 12 ( ) Mike Donnelly 98 MOST LOSSES: ( ) Ed Walsh 27 ( ) MOST GOALS BY DEFENSEMAN: Jacques Cloutier 27 ( ) Rick Pagnutti 18 MOST SHUTOUTS BY A GOALTENDER: ( ) Ryan Miller 8 ( ) MOST ASSISTS BY DEFENSEMAN: Bob Perreault 6 ( ) Bob Hess 58 Martin Biron 6 ( ) ( ) Mika Noronen 6 ( ) MOST POINTS BY DEFENSEMAN: LOWEST GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE: Bob Hess 75 Martin Biron 207 ( ) ( ) HIGHEST SAVE PERCENTAGE: MOST GOALS BY GOALTENDER: Martin Biron 930 ( )# Darcy Wakaluk 1 ( )* *AHL Record Robb Stauber 1 #Tied for AHL Record ( ) MOST ASSISTS BY GOALTENDER: Darcy Wakaluk 7 Individual Game Records ( )* LARGEST CROWD: HSBC Arena 17,898 David Littman 7 (12/28/04, Buffalo, NY) ( ) (Amerks 2, Edmonton 0) MOST POINTS BY GOALTENDER: MOST GOALS: Donald Audette 5 Darcy Wakaluk 7 (10/29/89) ( )* Jason Pominville 5 David Littman 7 (10/21/05) ( ) Dave Hynes 4 MOST PIMs BY CENTER: Brad Rubachuk 246 (1/17/75) ( ) Mal Davis (3) 4 MOST PIMs BY RIGHT WING: Kevin Kerr 352 (2/14/82, ( ) 1/2/83,10/5/83) MOST PIMs BY LEFT WING: Rob Ray 446 Geordie Robertson (2) 4 ( ) (3/7/82, 4/3/83) MOST PIMs BY DEFENSEMAN: Jim Hofford 322 Dick Gamble (2) 4 ( ) (10/16/66, 10/29/66) MOST PIMs BY GOALTENDER: Jim Pettie 55 Bill Bennet 4 ( ) (11/3/78) MOST GOALS BY A ROOKIE: Thomas Vanek 42 Gates Orlando 4 ( ) (3/23/84) Donald Audette 42 Ken Priestlay 4 ( ) (3/10/89) MOST ASSISTS BY A ROOKIE: Todd Simon 66 Scott McCrory 4 ( ) (11/3/90) MOST POINTS BY A ROOKIE: Peter Ciavaglia 98 Bronco Horvath 4 ( ) Dave Hrechovsky 4 MOST PIMs BY A ROOKIE: Rob Ray 446 ( ) TWO FASTEST SHG S: Jody Gage 8 seconds MOST POWER-PLAY GOALS: Thomas Vanek 25 (3/25/89)* ( ) Paul Gardner 25 MOST ASSISTS: Rudy Migay 6 ( ) (2/6/59) MOST SHORT-HANDED GOALS: Gary McAdam 11 Ed Litzenberger 6 ( )* (1/24/65) Geordie Robertson 6 MOST GAME-WINNING GOALS: Dean Sylvester 10 (12/26/83) ( ) Chris Taylor 6 MOST UNASSISTED GOALS: Paul O Neil 9 (10/21/05) ( ) MOST ASSISTS BY A GOALTENDER: LONGEST POINT STREAK: Peter Ciavaglia 25 games Lynn Zimmerman 3 ( ) ( )* (22+26=48) MOST POINTS: Ed Joyal 7 HIGHEST SHOOTING PERCENTAGE: Dane Jackson 270 (2/24/67) ( )* Geordie Robertson 7 (12/26/83) *AHL Record Darrin Shannon 7 (1/31/91) MOST PIMs: Wally Weir 54 (1/16/81) (4 misconducts, 2 majors, 2 minors) *AHL Record

9 Amerks All-Time Team Leaders GAMES PLAYED 1 JODY GAGE DICK GAMBLE NORM ARMSTRONG DARRYL SLY STAN SMRKE SCOTT METCALFE BRONCO HORVATH GERRY EHMAN DAN FRAWLEY LES DUFF DON CHERRY NORM MILLEY CHRIS TAYLOR R CUNNEYWORTH JIM JACKSON G ROBERTSON DEAN MELANSON DAVE FENYVES DON McSWEEN ROD GRAHAM 343 GOALS 1 JODY GAGE DICK GAMBLE GERRY EHMAN BRONCO HORVATH STAN SMRKE NORM ARMSTRONG G ROBERTSON MAL DAVIS BOB MONGRAIN SCOTT METCALFE JIM PAPPIN 134 BARRY MERRELL RON GARWASIUK GORDIE CLARK CRAIG CHARRON CHRIS TAYLOR CLAUDE VERRET KEN PRIESTLAY R CUNNEYWORTH 101 ASSISTS 1 JODY GAGE 377a 2 BRONCO HORVATH GERRY EHMAN DICK GAMBLE CHRIS TAYLOR STAN SMRKE G ROBERTSON NORM ARMSTRONG SCOTT METCALFE JIM JACKSON CRAIG CHARRON BARRY MERRELL BOB MONGRAIN TODD SIMON GORDIE CLARK RON GARWASIUK DOMENIC PITTIS DON McSWEEN STEVE KRAFTCHECK RICK PAGNUTTI 149 POINTS 1 JODY GAGE DICK GAMBLE BRONCO HORVATH GERRY EHMAN STAN SMRKE G ROBERTSON NORM ARMSTRONG CHRIS TAYLOR SCOTT METCALFE BOB MONGRAIN BARRY MERRELL CRAIG CHARRON RON GARWASIUK GORDIE CLARK JIM JACKSON MAL DAVIS TODD SIMON CLAUDE VERRET JIM PAPPIN DOMENIC PITTIS 246 PENALTY MINUTES 1 SCOTT METCALFE 1,424 2 JIM HOFFORD 1,212 3 DAN FRAWLEY 1,060 4 SEAN McMORROW 1,021 5 NORM ARMSTRONG DEAN MELANSON SCOTT NICHOL ROB RAY RUMUN NDUR CHRIS LANGEVIN ANDREW PETERS DOUG HOUDA KEVIN KERR BRAD RUBACHUK RON GARWASIUK BRAD MILLER SEAN O DONNELL RAY MALUTA LOU CRAWFORD GREG WALTERS 528 COACHING WINS 1 JOHN VanBOXMEER JOE CROZIER R CUNNEYWORTH BRIAN McCUTCHEON MIKE KEENAN 116 Bold indicates played/coached for the Amerks last season 235

10 TM Rochester Americans Schedule HOME AWAY Day Team Time Day Team Time Oct 6 Albany 7:35 pm Oct 14 Binghamton 7:05 pm Oct 8 Manitoba 6:05 pm Oct 21 Toronto 4:00 pm Oct 13 Binghamton 7:35 pm Oct 25 Grand Rapids 7:00 pm Oct 20 Peoria 7:35 pm Oct 27 Syracuse 7:30 pm Oct 29 Syracuse 6:05 pm Nov 3 Springfield 7:05 pm Nov 10 Binghamton 7:35 pm Nov 4 Manchester 7:35 pm Nov 12 Chicago 6:05 pm Nov 25 Hamilton 7:00 pm Nov 17 Manitoba 7:35 pm Nov 26 Toronto 4:00 pm Nov 18 Springfield 7:35 pm Dec 1 Grand Rapids 6:30 pm Nov 22 Milwaukee 7:05 pm Dec 2 Grand Rapids 7:00 pm Nov 24 Iowa 7:35 pm Dec 5 Manitoba 7:30 pm Dec 8 Syracuse 7:35 pm Dec 6 Manitoba 7:30 pm Dec 9 Hamilton 7:35 pm Dec 23 Binghamton 7:05 pm Dec 15 Hamilton 7:35 pm Dec 30 Chicago 7:00 pm Dec 16 Binghamton 7:35 pm Dec 31 Grand Rapids 7:00 pm Dec 22 Toronto 7:35 pm Jan 4 Manitoba 7:30 pm Dec 26 Hamilton 7:05 pm Jan 5 Manitoba 7:30 pm Dec 29 Binghamton 7:35 pm Jan 6 Hamilton 7:00 pm Jan 12 Syracuse 7:35 pm Jan 13 Syracuse 7:30 pm Jan 24 Grand Rapids 7:05 pm Jan 16 Iowa 7:05 pm Jan 26 Grand Rapids 7:35 pm Jan 17 Peoria 7:00 pm Feb 2 Toronto 7:35 pm Jan 19 Milwaukee 7:00 pm Feb 9 Philadelphia 7:35 pm Jan 20 Omaha 7:00 pm Feb 10 Omaha 8:05 pm Jan 27 Binghamton 7:05 pm Feb 16 Manchester 7:35 pm Feb 3 Syracuse 7:30 pm Feb 18 Manitoba 6:05 pm Feb 7 Binghamton 7:05 pm Feb 21 San Antonio 7:05 pm Feb 11 Hamilton 4:00 pm Feb 23 Manitoba 7:35 pm Feb 17 Syracuse 7:30 pm Feb 28 Grand Rapids 7:05 pm Feb 24 Toronto 4:00 pm Mar 4 Grand Rapids 6:05 pm Mar 10 Albany 5:00 pm Mar 9 Syracuse 7:35 pm Mar 14 Wilkes-Barre 7:05 pm Mar 11 Wiles-Barre 6:05 pm Mar 16 Philadelphia 7:05 pm Mar 18 Houston 6:05 pm Mar 17 Toronto 7:00 pm Mar 25 Syracuse 7:05 pm Mar 21 Hamilton 7:30 pm Mar 28 Toronto 7:05 pm Mar 23 Houston 7:35 pm Mar 30 Toronto 7:35 pm Mar 24 San Antonio 7:00 pm Apr 4 Toronto 7:05 pm Mar 31 Hamilton 7:00 pm Apr 6 Hamilton 7:35 pm Apr 7 Syracuse 7:30 pm Apr 13 Syracuse 7:35 pm Apr 10 Toronto 7:30 pm Apr 15 Hamilton 6:05 pm Apr 14 Syracuse 7:30 pm 236