By TODD ETSHMAN ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Nick Baptiste scored two goals in just over a minute to end the third period and rookie Kyle Criscuolo finished off a shorthanded two on one break with defenseman Barry Goers in overtime to give the Amerks an emotional 4-3 win over the Laval Rocket at Blue Cross Arena on Friday night. The Amerks are a long way from winning the Calder Cup … [Read more...] about Big comeback propels Amerks to 4-3 OT win
Amerks outworked by Comets in shutout
By TODD ETSHMAN ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The Rochester Americans are not going to go undefeated in the 2017-'18 season. The Utica Comets made sure of that as they picked up their first win of a season opening seven game 23 day road trip. The Comets applied offensive zone pressure right after the opening faceoff and were quickly rewarded with a goal by Nikolay Goldobin off a … [Read more...] about Amerks outworked by Comets in shutout
Bailey, Amerks start new season right
By TODD ETSHMAN Justin Bailey scored two big goals, new head coach Chris Taylor got his first win as a head coach in the AHL, and the Rochester Amerks started the 2017-'18 season with a 3-1 win over last season's Calder Cup runner-up, the Syracuse Crunch. An opening night crowd of 5,009 had plenty to cheer about. It started with pre-game introduction cheers for returning … [Read more...] about Bailey, Amerks start new season right