By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Don’t poke the bear, they always say. The Rochester Americans did some poking on Tuesday night by winning Game 1 of the Calder Cup Eastern Conference finals in rather embarrassing fashion. They chased starting goalie Hunter Shepard to the bench before the game was 27 minutes old and romped to a 5-1 victory. But Shepard and the Bears responded … [Read more...] about Shepard, Bears rebound to blank Amerks, even series
Amerks playoff fever has hit; a history-making sellout for Saturday
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA While the Amerks continue their quest to bring the Calder Cup back to Rochester for the first time in nearly 30 years, their fans have already made history. For the first time since renovation of Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial – and perhaps for the first time in the 66-year history of the franchise – a playoff game has sold out four days in … [Read more...] about Amerks playoff fever has hit; a history-making sellout for Saturday
D-men lead the scoring parade as Amerks jump ahead on Hershey
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA It’s bad enough for opponents of the Rochester Americans when they must try to contain what has become an offensively potent group of forwards. But when members of the D-corps activate and start scoring goals, the Amerks become nearly impossible to stop. So goalie Hunter Shepard and the rest of the Hershey Bears learned on Tuesday … [Read more...] about D-men lead the scoring parade as Amerks jump ahead on Hershey
Amerks at Hershey will be on TV, MSG may do home games
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The Rochester Americans open the Calder Cup Eastern Conference finals on Tuesday night at Hershey and Games 1 and 2 of the series will be televised on MSG. MSG is picking up the feed from WPMT Fox 43 of York, Pa. Both games start at 7 p.m. MSG, the television rightsholder for the parent Buffalo Sabres, is hoping to televise the home games as well. … [Read more...] about Amerks at Hershey will be on TV, MSG may do home games
How sweep it is; Amerks rout Toronto, head to conference finals
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA They had finished third in the American Hockey League’s North Division, needing a victory on the final day of the regular season just to avoid the mini-round, play-in series. And yet here the Rochester Americans are, heading to the Calder Cup conference finals for the first time in 19 years. The Toronto Marlies, meanwhile, romped to the North … [Read more...] about How sweep it is; Amerks rout Toronto, head to conference finals