By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA As the Rochester Americans limp toward the Christmas holiday break, they’ve managed to achieve an undesirable form of consistency. They’re consistently inconsistent. In the 10 games since Nov. 21, it’s been win one, lose one; win one, lose one. Until Wednesday, that is, when the Amerks followed up Saturday’s 2-1 shootout loss to Syracuse by somehow … [Read more...] about Amerks skid continues with loss to undermanned Utica
Trusting the process, Levi earns the Amerks a point
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA To paraphrase Mark Twain, had the great American author written about hockey: Reports of any regression in development by Devon Levi have been greatly exaggerated. With the top three skilled forwards missing from the Rochester Americans lineup, they still had a chance to defeat the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Saturday evening thanks to Levi’s … [Read more...] about Trusting the process, Levi earns the Amerks a point
RIT ends scoring drought, losing streak in grand style
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA They had traveled 6,600 miles by air and another 500 by bus last week to get to and from Henrietta to Belfast, Ireland, in order to play in the annual Friendship Four college hockey tournament. Only to not score a goal. Two full games for the Rochester Institute of Technology men’s hockey team, first against Miami-Ohio (a 4-0 loss) and then Sacred … [Read more...] about RIT ends scoring drought, losing streak in grand style
Amerks rally to pull even but lose in OT to Utica
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA There was a time when three-on-three overtime in the NHL and AHL was nothing but unbridled chaos on skates, an end-to-end demonstration of speed and skill that often produced a half-dozen or more prime scoring chances in the five-minute extra period. Today it often is a strategic chess match where possession of the puck is paramount and action is … [Read more...] about Amerks rally to pull even but lose in OT to Utica
Tenacious Amerks show plenty of snarl in last-minute victory
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA In recent years, if the Rochester Americans were going to defeat the Syracuse Crunch, they were more than likely going to rely on skill to do so. Speed, precise passing and bullseye shooting from a stable of gifted offensive forwards often was the recipe for winning. That was then, this is now. A little offseason retooling added grit, snarl and power … [Read more...] about Tenacious Amerks show plenty of snarl in last-minute victory