Episode 196: Griffin Della Penna joins the show!

The Rochester Americans kick off their season tonight, so we decided to sit down and talk with new team broadcaster & multimedia journalist, Griffin Della Penna, to preview their season.

Griffin joins Jonah & JP to discuss his journey as a broadcaster, Rochester's roster/organizational changes during the offseason, young players to watch this year, and his expectations for the season, along with other Amerks related topics!

Tune in for an insightful preview of the Rochester Americans' 2026-27 season!

(0:00) Intro

(0:32) Welcome to the show, Griffin Della Penna!

(5:42) Griffin’s journey as a broadcaster

(11:38) Mentors in the industry

(14:22) Preparation for the Rochester Americans season

(16:49) Recapping the 2025-26 season

(19:45) New Rochester GM Stacy Roest

(23:46) Rochester’s new assistant coaching staff

(27:17) Michael Leone

(30:43) Free Agent Additions

(35:46) Who will be in the Leadership Group?

(37:37) Jake Richard’s Rookie Season

(40:50) Radim Mrtka, Maxim Strbak, Gavin McCarthy

(44:57) Vsevolod Komarov

(47:01) Goaltending trio [Ratzlaff, Leinonen, Vilalta]

(49:32) The most “under-the-radar” Amerk

(52:22) Which departure will hurt Rochester the most?

(53:27) What are you looking forward to the most?

(57:19) Season Predictions/Expectations

(1:00:17) Closing Thoughts

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Insta: https://www.instagram.com/griffindellapenna

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