Kevin Oklobzija

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Take a team with a solid amount of talent, and then infuse said team with a colossal dose of confidence and what happens? If that team is the Rochester Americans, they win three weekend games by a combined score of 16-4. "Any time you can go six points of six points in a three-in-three, that's great for our team," center Taylor Leier said after … [Read more...] about Confident Amerks complete weekend sweep

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Being in the right place at the right time landed Kent Weisbeck his first full-time job as an athletic trainer in professional sports. That was 34 years ago, and it remains the only job he's had in pro sports. While working in a Buffalo gym, Weisbeck overheard a conversation then-Rochester Americans coach John Van Boxmeer was having. The Amerks, Van … [Read more...] about Amerks honor Weisbeck for working 2,500th game as athletic trainer

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The Rochester Americans billed Friday as Irish night, with a rendition of the Irish National Anthem, bagpipes and green uniforms providing a little Celtic flair. Rasmus Asplund and Alex Nylander apparently didn't get the memo. They turned it into Swedish Night. Asplund scored twice and Nylander once as the Amerks steamrolled the Bridgeport Sound … [Read more...] about Luck o’ the Swedes? For the Amerks on Irish Night, yes

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA It was bad enough that the Rochester Americans gave the Syracuse Crunch five power plays in the first period, creating a 1-0 deficit. But then, just 2:03 after Alex Nylander's 10th goal tied the score for the Amerks early in the second period, defenseman Will Borgen cross-checked and roughed up Crunch super-pest and super scorer Cory Conacher. Boom, … [Read more...] about Too many penalties cost the Amerks dearly in loss to Crunch