Club Directory ROCHESTER AMERICANS Executive Game Presentation Owner ............................................................. Terrence M. Pegula Director of Game Presentation ....................................Caitlin Salemi President ..................................................................... Kim Pegula General Manager .....................................................Randy Sexton Video Production & Creative Services Vice President of Business Operations ..............................Rob Minter Director of Strategic Planning .........................................Jody Gage Video and Creative Services Manager ....................... Bryan Darrow Hockey Department Ticket Sales & Operations General Manager .....................................................Randy Sexton Director of Ticket Sales ....................................... Nicole Richardson Head Coach................................................................Chris Taylor Ticket Sales Associate ...................................................Tim Darrow Assistant Coach .........................................................Gord Dineen Ticket Sales Associate .............................................Aaron Pennings Assistant Coach ........................................................ Toby Petersen Ticket Sales Associate ................................................ Dan Capriotti Video Coordinator and Team Services ............................. Kyle Smith Ticket Sales Associate ......................................... Nicholas Mongelli Video Coordinator .................................................... Steve Pignata Ticket Operations Coordinator .................................... Chris Roeder Head Equipment Manager ...................................Andrew Stegehuis Receptionist ............................................................. Cindy Barber Assistant Equipment Manager ......................................Marcus Allen Equipment Assistant ................................................... Jack Heyman Arena Operations Performance Department Director of Arena Operations ................................ Robert Neumann Head Athletic Trainer ....................................................Bob Mowry General Information Assistant Athletic Trainer .......................................... Kent Weisbeck Executive Offices The Blue Cross Arena at the Rochester War Memorial Assistant Athletic Trainer ............................................ Jaime Garcia ......................... One War Memorial Square, Rochester, NY 14614 Head Strength and Conditioning Coach ....................... Nick Craven Ticket Hotline ................................................... 1-855-GO-AMERKS Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach ................Bryan Gardner Telephone/Executive Offices ...................................(585) 454-5335 Sports Psychologist ....................................................... Katy Turner Fax Number .........................................................(585) 454-3954 Sports Dietician ................................................. Christine Dziedzic Website ............................................................. www.amerks.com Medical Home Ice .........The Blue Cross Arena at the Rochester War Memorial Dimensions of Rink ........................................................197’ x 85’ Medical Director ................................................Dr. Les Bisson, MD Seating Capacity .............................................................. 10,662 Head Team Physician ..........................................Dr. Bill Wind, MD Location of Press Box ......................................................Suite Level Team Physician, Orthopaedics .................... Dr. Robert Bronstein, MD NHL Affiliate............................................................Buffalo Sabres Team Physician, Orthopaedics ........................ Dr. Geoff Bernas, MD ECHL Affiliate .................................................. Cincinnati Cyclones Team Physician, Internal Medicine ....................... Dr. Kevin Lesh, MD Club Colors ......................................................... Red, White, Blue Team Physician, Internal Medicine .........................Dr. Rajiv Jain, MD Home Uniforms .................................. Base - White; Trim - Blue, Red Team Chiropractor .......................................Dr. Donald Dudley, DC Road Uniforms ................................... Base - Blue; Trim - White, Red Team Dentist .................................................Dr. Ned Nicosia, DDS Individual Ticket Prices: Advanced Pricing ............... $28.00, $26.00, $26.00, Media & Community Relations ............................................................. $20.00, $20.00, $14.00 Day of Game Pricing ........... $30.00, $28.00, $28.00, Director of Public and Media Relations ........................Warren Kosel ............................................................. $22.00, $22.00, $16.00 Public and Community Relations Coordinator ....................Ryan Harr Home Game Times ........ Friday-Saturday @ 5:05 p.m. and 7:05 p.m. Team Reporter ............................................................Erica Whyte .....................................................................Sunday @ 3:05 p.m. Play-by-Play Broadcaster ..............................................Don Stevens TV Station ............................................................................MSG Color Analyst ............................................................... Ric Seiling Radio Station ............................. 95.7 FM/950 AM ESPN Rochester Team Photographer ............................................Micheline Veluvolu Webcasts ............................................... AHL TV & ESPN Rochester Corporate Sponsorship Practice Facility Sr. Director of Business Development ..............................Chad Buck Arena .................................................. Bill Gray’s Regional Iceplex Partnership Services Manager .................................Danielle Barone ........... 2700 Brighton-Henrietta Townline Rd., Rochester, NY 14623 Partnership Services Coordinator .................................. Chad Tubbs Telephone Number ................................................(585) 454-4625 Website ................................................. www.billgraysiceplex.com Marketing Marketing and Digital Media Coordinator ....................Natalie Buch 343 Club Affiliation History ROCHESTER AMERICANS History of Affiliation | est. 1956 After three seasons with the Portland Pirates, the Buffalo Sabres renewed their affiliation with the Rochester Americans before the 2011-12 season. The 2018-19 season will mark the 37th season of affiliation between the Sabres and Amerks, one of the longest relationships between an NHL team and its AHL affiliate. The Amerks are entering their 63rd season in the American Hockey League and the team will once again be an essential pipeline for future Sabres stars. Last season, more than a dozen Amerks saw time with the Sabres. 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 36 years of affiliation, the Amerks have compiled a record of 1,353-1,116-276-31 in 2,776 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. Besides the Sabres, the Amerks have been affiliated with the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks and Florida Panthers. 344 Coaching Staff ROCHESTER AMERICANS Chris Taylor | Head Coach Rochester Americans General Manager Randy Sexton named Chris Taylor Head Coach of the Amerks on June 30, 2017. Taylor, who is the 12th former Amerk to be named head coach and 32nd overall in the 63-year history of the franchise, enters his second season at the helm of the Amerks after leading Rochester to a 37-22-11-6 (91 points) regular-season record and a return trip back to the postseason for the first time in four years. The Amerks finished with the third-best record in the AHL’s North Division standings in 2017-18 under Taylor, who also became the first head coach to lead the Amerks to the Calder Cup Playoffs in his first season as bench boss since former colleague Chadd Cassidy. In addition to helping the Amerks snap a four-year playoff drought last season, Taylor assembled one of the top special teams units that ranked among the top five in both power-play efficiency (18.3% - 5th) and penalty killing (84.1% T-4th) in the Eastern Conference. Taylor, who previously spent a total of 14 seasons in Rochester as a player and coach, returned to the organization after serving as an assistant coach with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins during the 2016-17 campaign. He helped guide the Penguins to an AHL-best 51-20-3-2 (107 points) overall record, winning the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy as regular-season champions while also leading Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to its 14th straight Calder Cup Playoff appearance. The Penguins also finished with the