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Issue No. 14
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Spencerport’s Paetsch helping Amerks down the stretch by Warren Kozireski It’s been 16 years since now-Spencerport resident Nathan Paetsch was a rookie patrolling the blueline of the Rochester Americans as a seventh-round draft pick of the Buffalo Sabres and helping them all the way to the American Hockey League conference finals. And the team hasn’t advanced that deep into the playoffs since, part of the reason he was brought in to lend a veteran presence on defense and a know-whatit-takes-to-get-there both on and off the ice.
Until recently, that has been mostly off the ice. After of big situations in my career, so now I’m ready for that not dressing for the first 20 games this season due to a type of opportunity.” After spending his first three seasons in Rochester backlog of players, he averaged about one game out of ten. from 2003 to 2006, Paetsch But with recent call-ups to Buffalo played 167 games over three-plus he had dressed in a season-high seasons in Buffalo and Columfour consecutive contests as the bus. After splitting the 2010-11 team clinched their second straight campaign between Syracuse and playoff berth in late-March. AddRochester, he headed to Wolfsing his first goal of the season – in burg, Germany for one season befact his first goal in an Amerks fore five seasons in Grand Rapids uniform since 2011 – has made it back in the AHL, which included even sweeter. a Calder Cup championship in “That’s huge, especially with our 2013. This is his second season defense the way it is right now,” and his third separate stint in Rochester head coach and former an Amerks uniform. teammate Chris Taylor said. “Just The Saskatchewan native met him talking on the bench a lot his wife, Jaclyn, while playing for and helping the young guys out; the Amerks and have settled in he’s pretty calm back there and Spencerport as their home. the locker room before games and “My wife is born and raised between periods it’s great to have and it’s the best place to raise a him.” family. I’ve got two kids (Kellen-8 “I feel really good; the coaches and Mira-6) and that’s obviously and trainers kept me ready in the most important part and they case something happens,” Paetsch go to the best school (Bernabi) said. “It’s been a little different and that’s definitely a key. season because we’ve been pretty “I come from a small town and fortunate with injuries and callit’s kind of a country feel, so it’s ups. That’s my job to stay ready. Nathan Paetsch. Provided photos nice that the kids go out in the You never know what can happen. Look at this week – three guys gone in one week, you yard, play with the neighbors and have a lot of places to run around and stuff.” just don’t know. And a place to run around with the Calder Cup should “I don’t know if you noticed, but I’ve been around for a while so prepared and ready for those situations. Obvi- the Amerks get there for the first time since 1996. ously, the years have helped and there have been a couple
On Saturday, March 23, the best of small-town living, family and Lions Clubs working together was in full force. Chris Bolton, a Hamlin resident, needed a wheelchair ramp in order to return home after an extended illness. A neighbor down the road, Carl Jacobs, had a wheelchair ramp installed by the Kendall and Hamlin Lions Clubs last fall. After Jacobs’ death, the family let the Lions know that they would like to pay it forward by passing on the ramp to another person in need. Little did they know that the next family would live only four doors down. After contacting the Kendall and Hamlin Lions clubs and Bolton’s brother-in-law, Don Willmott, a ramp builder for the Penn Yan Lions Club, it was determined that Carl’s ramp would be a perfect fit. A crew of 17 Lions, family and neighbors gathered on a very cold day and set to work breaking down the ramp at one house and carrying it to the new house. In four hours, the ramp was reassembled and ready for the day Chris comes home. Provided information and photos.