"We are very pleased to have retained both Jason and Bob," said Martin. "They are both very familiar with the Rochester organization and have established relationships with several of our players. We look forward to their continued contributions to the Rochester organization."

"We're very excited to have Jason back with us," said Gage. "He did a tremendous job with us last year and he has definitely established himself as a coach in the American Hockey League. He's been in the red, white and blue before and he knows what Amerks hockey is all about. I'm confident he will be a great complement to Benoit (Groulx)."

"I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to be back behind the bench with the Amerks," said Cipolla. "I enjoyed my first year as a coach last season and I look forward to working with Benoit and the players to continue the tradition of Amerks hockey."

Cipolla, who made his coaching debut last season, joins newly appointed Amerks head coach Benoit Groulx behind the bench this season after spending the 2007-08 campaign alongside former bench boss Randy Cunneyworth prior to his promotion to the National Hockey League's Atlanta Thrashers. The ex-Amerks forward earned a 24-52-4 record in his first stint as professional coach.

The 34 year old brings 12 seasons of playing experience to the job, having appeared in 701 career games between North America and Europe. He won one championship in his career, capturing the 1997 Kelly Cup Championship with the South Carolina Stingrays.

The former Yale University standout spent the majority of his career in the American Hockey League with the St. John's Maple Leafs, Rochester Americans and Manitoba Moose. Cipolla played in 299 AHL games and registered 62 goals and 102 assists.

Cipolla was a member of the Amerks during the 1999-00 and 2000-01 seasons. The Toronto native played with Cunneyworth in 1999-00 and for him the following season. In 1999-00, Cipolla helped Rochester reach its last Calder Cup Finals. In 145 games with the Amerks, he recorded 35 goals and 59 assists for 94 points

Despite leaving Rochester in 2001-02, the former McCulloch Community Service Trophy winner has continued to serve the Rochester community with the founding of youth camps for the Rochester Americans, Knighthawks and Rattlers.

Cipolla spent the last four seasons of his career in Europe (2002-05), which included a stint with Team Canada in the 2003 Swiss Challenge Cup. In 2002-03, Cipolla split his first season with Lukko Rauma of the Finnish Elite League and Iserlohn of the German Elite League (DEL). He spent the entire 2003-04 season with the Iserlohn Roosters before signing with Hannover in 2004-05. Cipolla ended his playing days with the Hannover Scorpions (2004-05 and 2005-06) and recorded 24 goals and 19 assists in 98 games.

Janosz, 32, enters his third season with the Amerks. Before entering the coaching ranks, Janosz had an illustrious four-year collegiate career (1995-1999) manning the pipes for the Canisius College Griffins where he posted a 27-28-9 record and earned 2,013 saves in 70 career games.

The Elma, NY, native made his professional debut with the Muskegon Fury during the 1999-00 season, registering a 13-7-2 record while making 579 saves and earning a career best 3.02 goals-against average and one shutout. He completed his career the following season with the Alaska RiverBlades of the ECHL, going 10-11-6 in 28 games with a team-best .911 save percentage.