Preview: Rochester Hosts Toronto, Two Best 5v5 Teams in the League
The storyline is continuing for another season – the Rochester Americans and Toronto Marlies battle for the top of the North Division. Tonight is the first of six regular season games between the two...
View ArticleRecap: Overtime Loss to Toronto but the Point Streak Continues
The good news is that the Rochester Americans have points in nine straight games and haven’t lost a game in regulation since October 30th. The bad news is that they gave up points in the overtime loss...
View ArticleRecap: Andrew Oglevie Hat Trick Leads Amerks to a 3-2 Win
Andrew Oglevie took control of the scoring Saturday night in Cleveland scoring his first career pro hat trick and leading the Rochester Americans to a 3-2 road win. The Amerks finished the month of...
View ArticleRecapping the Amerks Winning Month of November
The Rochester Americans finished the month of November with a record of 8-0-1-1 which also included seven wins against North Division teams. It was a month that went better than anyone could have...
View ArticleRecap: Another Shutout Win Extends the Point Streak to 11 Games
When the injury and call up bug struck the Rochester Americans in early November there was no way anyone could have predicted, other pure sports optimism, that this team would go on an 11 game point...
View ArticleRecap: Shutout for Johansson and Four Different Goal Scorers
The Rochester Americans tallied another win Friday night with a shutout win against the Charlotte Checkers and have now gone 154 minutea and three seconds without being scored on. This is a nice little...
View ArticlePoint Streak Comes to An End; Players Returning from Injury
The Rochester Americans point streak of 12 games (10-0-1-1) came to an end Saturday night in a 3-1 loss to the Charlotte Checkers. It was the first regulation loss for the Amerks in 38 days and only...
View ArticleRecap: Another Win and Some Returning Players
Another one bites the dust. That’s the song that has played after every Rochester Americans home win and it was played again Wednesday night after the team held off the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins...
View ArticleRecap: Amerks Hold off Laval in the Third to Win Again
Score more goals than the other team and you’ll win a game and that’s what the Rochester Americans did Friday night on the road in Laval. The Amerks record improved to 17-4-2-2 this season with the 3-2...
View ArticleRecap: Fifth Shutout Win of the Season in Laval
I’m running out of different ways to say the Rochester Americans won a game but that’s what they did again Saturday night in Laval with a 5-0 win. The team had five different goal scorers and Andrew...
View ArticleCasey Mittelstadt Assigned to Rochester
The Buffalo Sabres made a somewhat surprising move Sunday evening when they announced that Casey Mittelstadt was assigned to the Rochester Americans. He had been a healthy scratch for the Buffalo...
View ArticleRecap: A Boring Loss in Binghamton
There’s some hockey games that are boring to watch and Wednesday night in Binghamton that was one of those games. It wasn’t even an exciting defensive battle. Binghamton was finished the game with a...
View ArticleRecap: A Perfect PK and a Shutout for Johansson
Sometimes the stats make a win sound a lot better than the game went but at the end of the night the stats are what counts and the Rochester Americans won their sixth game of the season by a shuout and...
View ArticleRecap: Late Goal Leads Utica to Victory
The Amerks head into the Christmas break sitting at 19 wins after a 4-3 loss Saturday night on home ice to the Utica Comets. The game winning goal was scored with 87 seconds left in the third courtesy...
View ArticleRecap: Pilut and Leier Created a Thrilling Comeback Win
The roar of the building when the game winning goal was scored with two seconds remaining on the clock is the type of moment that will be remembered. Lawrence Pilut showed extreme patience at a crucial...
View ArticleChris Taylor to Coach at the 2020 AHL All-Star Classic
Chris Taylor has secured the North Division coaching berth for the 2020 AHL All-Star Classic. Taylor will be Rochester’s first All-Star coach since John Tortorella in 1997. AHL All-Star coaches are...
View ArticleRecap: Amerks Shutout by Louise Domingue in Binghamton
After a thrilling home ice win the Amerks travelled to Binghamton where they were shutout 2-0 by Louise Domingue and the Binghamton Devils. It’s the second loss to Binghamton in a week and a half for...
View ArticleSabres Sign Dalton Smith to a NHL Contract
The Buffalo Sabres surprised everyone Monday morning when they announced that they signed forward Dalton Smith to a one year, two way contract. The deal is worth $700,000 for the remainder of the...
View ArticlePreview: Amerks New Years Eve Game in Utica
The Rochester Americans (20-7-2-2) are on the road this afternoon in Utica (19-10-2-2) for an early evening game to finish off the 2019 calendar year. It’s a rare Tuesday game and an unusual 5pm start...
View ArticleRecap: Justin Bailey Game Winner Defeats the Amerks
The Rochester Americans were sent home with a regulation loss off a power play goal by a familiar name, Justin Bailey. The Comets won 3-2 with two power play goals. Taylor Leier scored both goals for...
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