By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA When you’ve spent more than 60 years in a professional hockey as a player, coach, general manager, liaison, goodwill ambassador and front office employee, everyone you’ve come in contact with has a story. Joe Crozier was a legend with the Rochester Americans, guiding the team to the first three Calder Cup championships in franchise history before moving … [Read more...] about Memories of ‘The Crow;’ tales of tricks, tactics and triumphs
Amerks mourn passing of franchise legend Joe Crozier
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Joe Crozier, the coach and architect of the Rochester Americans first three championship teams and an iconic member of one of the American Hockey League’s cornerstone franchises, died on Tuesday. He was 93. He devoted his life to hockey and his family, and while he hadn’t coached in more than three decades, he loved the game and continued to fill … [Read more...] about Amerks mourn passing of franchise legend Joe Crozier
Amerks Mersch settles score for ‘predatory’ check in playoffs
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- When your season ends before it should, when you are deprived a chance to play when the games matter most, when you have opportunity unjustly taken away, you don’t forget why. On Sunday evening, Rochester Americans captain Michael Mersch proved that. Five months after Utica Comets defenseman Robbie Russo brought a premature end to … [Read more...] about Amerks Mersch settles score for ‘predatory’ check in playoffs
Lowry runs for 4 TDs, line dominant as Hilton thumps Spencerport
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA It was homecoming Saturday at Ranger Stadium, and current students as well as alumni of Spencerport High School filled the stands. Which didn’t sit all that well with the visiting Hilton Cadets. Homecoming is supposed to be a celebratory gathering, a chance for the home team to do a little strutting. Hilton was not amused at its assignment as … [Read more...] about Lowry runs for 4 TDs, line dominant as Hilton thumps Spencerport
Schroeder overwhelms Brighton with passing, defense
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA When the season began, Webster Schroeder coach Mike Stumpf admits he and his staff members weren’t totally sure how Drew Pagano was going to perform as the starting quarterback. And if they didn’t know, the rest of Section V certainly didn’t. “No one knew about Drew,” Stumpf said, “because he had never played.” Four games into the season, Pagano … [Read more...] about Schroeder overwhelms Brighton with passing, defense