Questions Remain in the Third Season for Nylander
After missing the last eight games with an upper body injury the Rochester Americans will have Alex Nylander back in the lineup tonight on the road against the Utica Comets. The Buffalo Sabres first...
View ArticleAmerks Erase Three Goal Deficit and Win in Overtime
Just over seven minutes into the second period the Utica Comets scored their third goal of the game and took a 3-0 lead over the Rochester Americans. It didn’t feel good. It didn’t look good either....
View ArticleLawrence Pilut is Excited to Play with Rochester Again
The Amerks had a light skate this morning for the players not expected to play tonight against Belleville and one player who is playing. Lawrence Pilut was assigned back to Rochester on Friday...
View ArticleBad Game Results in Loss to the Streaking Senators
“The first two periods we didn’t have anything tonight,” Chris Taylor said after the game. “We played terrible.” Those are some of the most candid public comments that Taylor has made this season....
View ArticleGuhle Traded to Anaheim; Baptiste Traded to Toronto
The NHL trade deadline is Monday afternoon but the first move that impacts the Rochester Americans occurred on Sunday when the Buffalo Sabres traded Brendan Guhle and a first round pick to the Anaheim...
View ArticleRight Now There’s no Bigger Week than this Week
There’s 21 games remaining in the regular season for the Rochester Americans and the North Division race is closer than it has been all season. The team plays road games tonight in Utica, Saturday in...
View ArticleRecap of the Last 5 Games (Games 51-55)
Welcome to the 11th part of a 15 part season series highlighting the last five games (the last segment will be six games) showing off the stats, standings, highlights, transactions and whatever else...
View ArticleWedgewood Earns a Big Road Win in Utica
The team practiced hard as intended on Monday, talked the talk leading up to the game on Wednesday night, and followed it up with a 60 minute effort on the road to beat Utica by a score of 3-1. It was...
View ArticleAmerks Score Five in a Road Win at Syracuse
The puck dropped on Saturday night in Syracuse with Rochester and Syracuse tied for first place with each team at 73 points in the standings. It’s not the first time they’ve been tied for first but...
View ArticleCrunch Power Play Dominates the Amerks
The game plan appeared simple for the Syracuse Crunch, get the Rochester Americans to take penalties, and then go to work on the power play. It worked. The Crunch scored three power play goals on...
View ArticleWill Borgen is a Thrilling and Confident Defenseman
Will Borgen decided last March to pack his bags, leave school, start his professional career, and after 57 games this season with the Rochester Americans it’s clear that he made the correct decision....
View ArticleRemi Elie Suspended for One Game
The weekend games between the Rochester Americans and Syracuse Crunch appeared to be in the past but jumped back into memory Tuesday evening when the American League announced suspensions. *** From the...
View ArticleEvery Player Goes Through It – Managing the Bumps and Bruises
The bumps and bruises of a hockey season are something that every hockey player on every team goes through whether they’ll admit it or not. With only 18 games remaining in the regular season managing...
View ArticleA Big Stretch of Six in Nine Before a Break
In recent weeks it’s been said that the upcoming games are the biggest games of the season and that continues to hold true heading into this weekend as the Rochester Americans have slipped to second...
View ArticleBeyond The Blade: Amerks Weekly | Episode 16
Welcome to the 16th episode of our Amerks weekly podcast on Beyond The Blade between myself, Keith Wozniak, and Chad DeDominicis from Die By the Blade. It’s a short podcast where we discuss what’s...
View ArticleWedgewood, Amerks Shutout Sound Tigers to Sweep Season Series
The weekend started with great five goal shutout win over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on home ice. Scott Wedgewood earned his fourth shutout of the season with the five goals scored by Kevin Porter,...
View ArticleOlofsson, Leier Power Amerks to Fifth Straight Road Win
The road win in Binghamton wasn’t the easiest and the team wasn’t too happy with their performance but the end result is what matters most. After gaining an early two goal lead the Devils tied the game...
View ArticleRecap of the Last 5 Games (Games 56-60)
Welcome to the 12th part of a 15 part season series highlighting the last five games (the last segment will be six games) showing off the stats, standings, highlights, transactions and whatever else...
View ArticleAmerks Complete Perfect Weekend with 6-1 Win Over Devils
Finishing a set of three games with three regulation wins in less than 48 hours along with losing an hour of sleep is something the team is satisfied with. The Amerks took a few too many penalties on...
View ArticleAmerks Sign Kurt Gosselin Through 2019-2020 Season
The Rochester Americans announced that they’ve signed their first new player through next season. Defenseman Kurt Gosselin signed an ATO (Amateur Tryout Contract) to finish the remainder of this season...
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