Matthews shines in first career start as RIT upends No. 13 UMass-Lowell
The freshman goalie from Coquitlam, British Columbia, played with confidence and poise, making 28 saves as RIT upended No. 13-ranked UMass-Lowell…
Giveaways, and more giveaways doom slumping Amerks
C.J. Smith’s power -play goal 9:05 into the second period revived the Amerks, but two dreadful turnovers late in the period gave Belleville two more goals…
Listless Amerks lose (again) to Binghamton
Over the past nine games, the Amerks are 3-5-0-1, with three of those losses to the Devils. Despite the stumble, they’re still a point ahead of second-place Utica. For the season, Rochester is 21-9-2-3 but just 3-2-0-2 against Binghamton (14-17-4-0)…
Joffe’s shootout goal gives RIT victory
Jake Joffe, however, provided the perfect elixir. After scoring the only goal in regulation time — way back at 4:59 of the first period — the sophomore winger scored the only goal in the three-round shootout as RIT defeated the Golden Griffins 2-1…
Pilut’s poise (and talent) carries Amerks to buzzer-beating victory
Pilut’s late-game heroics enabled the Amerks to overcome a 3-2 deficit and maintain their lead in the North Division and Eastern Conference. A victory Saturday night at Binghamton will send coach Chris Taylor to the AHL All-Star Classic to represent the North Division…
Amerks keep rolling as injured players return
Having gone 39 days without playing a game because of injury, C.J. Smith was eager to finally get back in the Rochester Americans lineup on Wednesday night…
Amerks’ streak finally ends
Five of their top nine forwards are either on recall or injured, yet the Amerks (15-4-2-2) continue to battle for first place in the American Hockey League’s North Division…
With his mom visiting from Sweden, Amerks’ Johansson gives her reason to smile
Well, getting great goaltending might be better. Andrew Hammond made 20 saves in a 4-0 home victory over the Toronto Marlies. On Friday it was Hammond who secured the puck during the post-game celebration so Johansson would have a souvenir…
Even without the A-team, the Amerks keep winning
Andrew Hammond stopped 20 shots and Zach Redmond, Pascal Aquin, Curtis Lazar and Casey Fitzgerald scored goals as the Amerks blitzed the visiting Toronto Marlies 4-0 on Wednesday night…
Your Amerks six pack from Friday’s OT loss
Boy, doesn’t that sound familiar. Play well, pile up scoring chances, but fail to score. That was pretty much the theme of the playoff series against the Marlies last spring, when the Amerks did pretty much everything necessary except score enough goals and were swept out of the first round…