Panthers prospect Anderson earns shut out in Amerks home opener

While the offense soared, the new-to-Rocheser goalie, Craig Anderson, was brilliant at the other end. He stopped 21 shots for his 12th career AHL shutout.

"We had very few and very minor breakdowns," said Anderson, whose first 11 shutouts came with the Norfolk Admirals.

Anderson was being modest because he earned the shutout with at least six super saves.

Amerks off to a flying start

Rochester Americans management may really like their new players: They're thrifty.

There should have been an added expense with extra pucks on Friday, but the Amerks are so young that no one thought to retrieve pucks after the first American Hockey League goals of Drew Stafford and Janis Sprukts.

"That's OK, there'll be more — I hope," Sprukts said with a smile.

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Andrew Martens’ career as a Florida Everblade might go down as the shortest in franchise history.

With even more defensemen expected to be sent down by their NHL and American Hockey League affiliates, the Everblades traded Martens to the ECHL’s Johnstown Chiefs on Friday for financial considerations.

Martens, 25, was signed by Florida on July 20 and was invited to attend the Florida Panthers’ NHL rookie camp in Toronto last month along with fellow rookie defenseman Steve Czech. The two then attended training camp with the AHL’s Rochester Americans on a tryout basis.

But as Rochester’s roster and that of the AHL’s Albany River Rats began to take shape, it became evident to Everblades head coach Gerry Fleming and team president/general manager Craig Brush that there was not going to be much room for the 6-foot-1, 205-pound Martens.

Martens traded away before taking the ice
Everblades trade Martens to Johnstown

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Who: Manitoba Moose at Rochester Americans
When: Sunday, October 8, 2006; 6:05 PM
Where: Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial
TV: B2 Networks
Radio: WHTK 1280-AM
Internet: mms://168.75.182.197/rochester
Web site: www.amerks.com

BTW, I have split out the Panthers' roster based on who is playing where, especially in regards to the Prospects. You can find that HERE.

I have lost Jeremy Swanson however, who may be on the injured reserve, but has not shown up on either the Amerks or the Everblades training camp rosters.