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'I like a bright arena and I feel this made the arena look darker. I would've liked to have one zone white and one zone blue so I could've compared it. I could see the puck very well and the blue was much sharper after being resurfaced. It only took about seven minutes for the snow to start developing. By the end of the period, the snow covered most of the blue. … [Read more...] about Amerks Win On The Blue Ice

'But from afar there was a distinct difference, as the black puck seemed to stand out well on its powder-blue backdrop, especially when it slid along the orange ''blue'' lines. ''I think the orange lines really stood out,'' said Rochester forward Derek Roy, who watched the game from the press box after he was given the night off. … [Read more...] about Sabres get NHL's attention with blue ice

Amerks stay on record pace with team-record ninth shutout victory (Rochester D&C) Blue ice, orange blue lines didn't faze Amerks players (Rochester D&C) Amerks' mastery of Barons continues (Cleveland Plain Dealer) Miller Records 8th Shutout (RNews.com) Amerks Win On The Blue Ice (WGR-AM) Rochester 2, Cleveland 0 (AP) Sabres get NHL's attention with blue ice (AP) Ammerks … [Read more...] about Monday’s Rochester Coverage

'The inventor of Crayola would be proud.' … [Read more...] about Color shift won't save hockey's life

Title would validate Amerks' play (Buffalo News) Taylor turns the tide with 3 goals in Amerks' rally (Rochester D&C) Power surge carries Amerks (Syracuse Post Standard) Amerks Crunch Syracuse In OT (RNews.com) Rochester 4, Syracuse 3 OT (AP) Amerks beat Crunch in OT (Amerks.com) Amerks host Cleveland in Buffalo on Sunday (Amerks.com) Crunch Get Point in Seven Straight … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage

Vanek creates diversion as Amerks drown Rats (Rochester D&C) Gionta returns full force (Rochester D&C) Third period sinks Rats (Albany Times Union) McSween Joins Amerks Hall (RNews.com) Rochester 5, Albany 3 (AP) Amerks win 5-3 on Hall of Fame night (Amerks.com) Amerks announce Clear Day roster (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage

''Sabres coach Lindy Ruff watched Rochester practise on the blue ice the other day and came away with a positive first impression. "From sitting in the stands, it looks real cool cosmetically," Ruff said. "When you're standing at ice level, behind the bench, it looks as if it has a grey tint to it. You don't really get a true feel for the colour unless you're higher up."' … [Read more...] about Blue ice just one way to improve the game

'“You don’t realize how big guys are when you come to the pro levels and you have to their intensity and toughness. I find a lot of guys, especially in the OHL and WHL, are not as big as they can be or strong enough to play in the NHL. I think that is the biggest problem. This is a big year for both of them to work out during the summer and get big because they … [Read more...] about Out With the Old, In With the New

'"We tried all that stuff before," said Mellanby. "The great thing, especially in the brilliance of high-definition, is the white ice. I checked all that out. I checked this out over and over. The engineering guys who are at the top of their game say the great thing about high-definition is the white ice. That was one thing we were certain of was the white ice -- even without … [Read more...] about Blue ice no good for HDTV

McSween enters Amerks' Hall tonight (Rochester D&C) Amerks send Scott Sheppard back to Bossier-Shreveport (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Rochester Coverage

'"It's been a difficult time, a personal crisis," Tallinder recently told The Buffalo News from his temporary residence in Bern. "I'm going through a tough time by myself, and to respect my family I'm not going to talk that much about it. It will be a long time before everything gets back to normal again."' … [Read more...] about Tallinder paying a steep price for 'moral' lapse

Amerks take no part in Rampage clear out (Rochester D&C) Amerks in Mini Slump (RNews.com) Rochester prepares for historic week (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage

'``Any kind of change would help,'' goalie Ryan Miller said. ``If they feel like people aren't able to watch or follow on TV, we should make it more television-friendly.'' Yeah. That's a good idea. The first step, of course, would be having it on television, but now we're just talking crazy.' … [Read more...] about But owners would prefer green

'"Buffalo hasn't had hockey the whole year," said Miller, who has played 18 games with the Sabres since leaving Michigan State after the 2001-02 season. "They have a lot of die-hard fans."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo arena trying light blue ice in experiment for TV

'The Sabres offered to try it and, after some experimentation, settled on painting the sheet in what they call ``electric powder blue.'' To offset the new colored surface, arena officials decided to make the blue lines fluorescent orange, which is also the color used for the faceoff circles. The center line, normally red, is now dark blue.' … [Read more...] about Sabres experiment with blue ice surface