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Rochester Americans Directory > > > > Rochester Americans | Executives | | Ticket Sales & Operations | Owner .................................................................... Terrence M. Pegula Manager of Ticket Sales ....................................................... Cailin O’Hara President ................................................................. Theodore N. Black Ticket Sales Associate .............................................................Chris LaFlair General Manager .............................................................Darcy Regier Ticket Sales Associate ...............................................................Lee Maslyn Vice President of Business Operations .............................Rob Kopacz Ticket Sales Associate ........................................................... Greg Metzen Director of Strategic Planning ............................................ Jody Gage Receptionist ............................................................................Cindy Barber | Coaching & Support Staff | | Merchandise | Head Coach...........................................................................Chadd Cassidy Merchandising .............................................................Amerks Team Store Assistant Coach .......................................................................... Chris Taylor Assistant Coach ................................................................John Wroblewski | General Information | Goaltending Coach ................................................................... Bob Janosz Executive Offices ......... The Blue Cross Arena at the Rochester War Memorial Strength & Conditioning Coach .......................................Jason Kilijanski One War Memorial Square, Rochester, NY 14614 Athletic Trainer ................................................................................Rob Frost Ticket Hotline ...................................................... 1-855-GO-AMERKS Assistant Athletic Trainer .................................................... Kent Weisbeck Telephone/Executive Offices .......................................... (585) 454-5335 Equipment Manager .................................................................... Ben Laing Fax Number. ........................................................................ (585) 454-3954 Assistant Equipment Manager ...................................Thomas Anderson Website ............................................................................www.amerks.com Video/Administrative Coach ..................................................... Kyle Smith Home Ice ......... The Blue Cross Arena at the Rochester War Memorial Hockey Technologies Assistant............................................Steve Pignata Dimensions of Rink .......................................................................197’ x 85’ Team Doctor ........................................................Dr. Robert Bronstein, MD Seating Capacity ................................................................................10,662 Team Chiropractor ................................................Dr. Donald Dudley, MD Location of Press Box .................................................................Suite Level Team Dentist ............................................................. Dr. Ned Nicosia, DDS NHL Affiliate .......................................................................... Buffalo Sabres Internal Medicine ......................................................Dr. Marc Berliant, MD Club Colors ........................................................................ Red, White, Blue Massage Therapist ....................................................................Steve Squire Home Uniforms ........................................ Base – White; Trim – Blue, Red Road Uniforms .......................................... Base – Blue; Trim – White, Red | Communications/Public Relations | Alternate Uniforms .................................. Base – Red; Trim – White, Blue Director of Public Relations .......................................................Rob Crean Individual Ticket Prices: Manager of Communications & Alumni Relations ..........Warren Kosel Weekday Pricing ................................. $16.00, $14.00, $11.00 Community Relations & Marketing Manager ..............Jessica Baldwin Weekend and Holiday Pricing ......... $18.00, $16.00, $12.00 Play-By-Play Announcer ......................................................... Don Stevens Home Game Times ........Monday-Saturday @ 3:05 p.m and 7:05 p.m. Sunday @ 3:05 p.m. and 5:05 p.m. | Communications/Public Relations | TV Station .........................Time Warner Cable SportsChannel 26/1026 Radio Station ......................................................................1280 WHTK-AM Director of Corporate Fulfillment .................................. Brooke Whowell Webcasts .............................................................. AHL Live and whtk.com Corporate Partnerships Account Executive .......................... Chad Buck | Game Presentation | | Practice Facility | Arena ................................................................Bill Gray’s Regional IcePlex Director of Game Presentation ...........................................Caitlin Salemi 2700 Brighton-Henrietta Townline Rd., Rochester, NY 14623 Editor/Videographer ............................................................ Bryan Darrow Telephone Number ........................................................... (585) 454-4625 Website .............................................................www.billgraysiceplex.com 324 History of the Americans > > > > Rochester Americans | Established 1956 | After three seasons with the Portland Pirates, the Buffalo Sabres renewed their affiliation with the Rochester Americans before the 2011-12 season. The 2013-14 season will mark the 32nd season of affiliation between the Sabres and Amerks, one of the longest relationships between and NHL team and its AHL affiliate. The Amerks are entering their 57th season in the American Hockey League and the team will once again be an essential pipeline for future Sabres stars. The current Sabres roster is filled with 14 former Amerks, including Ryan Miller, Thomas Vanek, Henrik Tallinder and Drew Stafford. It was during the 1979-80 campaign that the two organizations first formed a professional hockey partnership. Billy Inglis was the first head coach of the Amerks during the affiliation. 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. In 31 years of affiliation, the Amerks have compiled a record of 1,216-987-251-18 in 2,472 regular season games and captured nine regular season titles. During that period, the Amerks have captured three Calder Cup Championships (1983, 1987 and 1996) and have advanced to the Calder Cup Finals six times. The Sabres and Pirates enjoyed a successful three-year affiliation (2008-09—2010-11), with the Pirates compiling a 131-79-16-13 overall record and a first-place finish in the Atlantic Division in 2010-11. During the three-year span, three Pirates players were named Dudley “Red” Garrett Memorial Award winners, an award given to the AHL’s most outstanding rookie: Nathan Gerbe (2008-09), Tyler Ennis (2009-10) and Luke Adam (2010-11). Besides the Sabres, the Amerks have been affiliated with the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, Vancou- ver Canucks and Florida Panthers. 325 Americans Coaching Staff > > > > Rochester Americans | Chadd Cassidy | Head Coach Chadd Cassidy was named the 30th head coach in Rochester Americans history on July 12, 2013 after previ- ously serving as interim head coach and assistant coach for the Amerks. After originally joining the Amerks as an assistant coach prior to the 2011-12 season, Cassidy was promoted to interim head coach on Feb. 20, 2013 when then head coach Ron Rolston moved up to the parent Buffalo Sabres. Upon being named the interim head coach last season, Cassidy guided the Amerks to a record of 16-11-1-0 over the final 28 games of the regular season to earn a berth in the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup Playoffs. Rochester finished the 2012-13 campaign with a 43-29-3-1 record (90 points), good for second place in the North Division and seventh in the Western Conference. The Amerks also finished the regular season ranked second in the AHL in penalty killing (87.0%) and fourth in power play efficiency (20.3%), making them the only team in the league to rank in the top four in both categories. Cassidy first joined the Amerks when he was named as one of Rolston’s assistants on Aug. 31, 2011. The 2011-12 season marked Cas- sidy’s first in professional hockey after he spent the previous five seasons (2006-2011) working alongside Rolston in the same capacity with the U.S. National Under-18 Team. In his first season in professional hockey, Cassidy helped guide the Amerks to a 36-26-10-4 record and a berth in the Calder Cup Playoffs. In addition to helping lead the Amerks to a second place finish in the North Division and a seventh seed in the Western Con- ference, Cassidy also played an integral role in the development of numerous young players. Eleven different Amerks were called up from Rochester to the Sabres over the course of the season, with those players