Amerks sign two players to AHL contracts for the 2020-21 season Kyle Evans covers local high school, college, and professional sports on FingerLakes1.com. Click here to contribute to our Sports Page or connect with Kyle using kyle@fingerlakes1.com. The Rochester Americans announced today that the team has signed forward Remi Elie and defenseman Nicholas Welsh to one-year American Hockey League contracts for the 2020-21 season. Elie, 25, returns to the Amerks for his third season after posting 27 points on 16 goals and 11 assists in 59 games over the last two years. The 6-foot-1, 216-pound forward also appeared in 16 games with the Buffalo Sabres after being claimed off waivers from the Dallas Stars during the 2018-19 campaign, adding an assist.