Amerksin alustavaa rosteria
Rochesterin paikallislehti Democrat&Chronicle julkaisi
artikkelissaan potentiaalisen Americansin ensi kauden rosterin. Viime kauden tapaan Amerks on sekä Sabresin että Florida Panthersin farmina.
Goalie — Craig Anderson, Jean-Marc Pelletier, David Shantz (all Florida).
Defense — Brandon Smith (Amerks); Nathan Paetsch, Andrej Sekera, Mike Card, Michael Funk (from Buffalo); Ari Vallin, Alexei Semenov, Martin Tuma, Martin Lojek (from Florida).
Forward — Clarke MacArthur, Mark Mancari, Drew Stafford, Patrick Kaleta, Marek Zagrapan, Daniel Paille, Dylan Hunter, Michael Ryan (from Buffalo); Anthony Stewart, Janis Sprukts, Kamil Kreps, Stefan Meyer, David Booth, Greg Jacina, Rob Globke, Denis Shvidki (from Florida).
Silmiin pistää rosterista ensimmäiseksi
Ari Vallin sekä ex-lukko/HPK/Sport
Janis Sprukts.
Muutama mielenkiintoinen pointti artikkelista niille, jotka ei sitä jaksa kokonaisuudessaan lukea:
- Besides defenseman Brandon Smith, an 11-year veteran who is 33, the oldest player on the projected roster will be Finnish defenseman Ari Vallin, who is 28.
- "(Vallin) wants to take a shot at the NHL," Birch said. "He represents an immediate callup for us."
- "(Sprukts) played in the Finnish league and they play as close to an American Hockey League game as any of those elite leagues over there."