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The AHL granted a group which included Rochesterians (and Amerks Hall of Fame members) Sam Toth and Ed House a conditional franchise for Rochester that June. The terms required that the group raise $150,000 of capital, two thirds of which was to be raised by the sale of stock in less than two weeks. [2]
Irondequoit's Rory Fitzpatrick became the first Rochester-born player inducted into the Amerks Hall of Fame.
He was scoreless for his NHL career, but is a member of the Rochester Americans hall of fame. Hofford became the general manager of The Mall at Greece Ridge in 1998, a position he held for several years.
He was inducted into the Rochester Americans Hall of Fame in 1986. He played for the Americans during 1962–71 and in 1972–73. He retired during training camp prior to the 1973–74 season.
Cunneyworth received his plaque and was inducted by Amerks owner and CEO Curt Styres, VP of hockey operations Ted Nolan, and Amerks Hall of Famer and director of hockey operations Jody Gage. Cunneyworth was inducted into Rochester, New York's Sports Walk of Fame at Frontier Park in 2013.
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Originally named the Rochester Community War Memorial, the arena opened on October 18, 1955. The building included a full stage on the south end and an exhibition hall located on the basement level. One of the members of the construction team was a young Robert Marella, who later achieved fame as professional wrestler Gorilla Monsoon. [7]
The Amerks have lost five of their last six games and need to get it turned around as they open a three-game weekend Friday at home against Syracuse. Rochester Amerks playoff position is slipping ...