By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Jack Quinn’s season of learning the pro game with the Rochester Americans has come to end. The rookie right winger (and sometimes center) will undergo season-ending surgery in the upcoming days on what Amerks coach Seth Appert described as a nagging lower-body injury. Quinn, who left the Amerks on Tuesday, produced 2 goals, 7 assists and 9 points in … [Read more...] about Sabres top pick Quinn to have season-ending surgery
Quinn focused on getting better, helping Amerks, but Sabres clearly in his (near) future
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA There’s really no doubt that Jack Quinn will play in the National Hockey League. Selected in the first round of the 2020 NHL draft, eighth overall, by the Buffalo Sabres, the slick-skating forward has puck skills, smarts and speed. But there’s a whole lot more to his game than just flash and dash, as the 19-year-old forward showed Wednesday night in … [Read more...] about Quinn focused on getting better, helping Amerks, but Sabres clearly in his (near) future
Amerks captain after 9-2 embarrassment: ‘you have to have pride’
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Philosophers have been known to ponder the age-old question, if a tree falls in the forest, does it make a sound if there’s no one nearby to hear it? Hockey fans can ask a similar question: If a team gets schooled 9-2 on home ice but there were no fans in the building to suffer through it, did it really happen? For the Rochester Americans, the … [Read more...] about Amerks captain after 9-2 embarrassment: ‘you have to have pride’
Franco continues to show progress but Amerks fall in OT
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA At West Point, Dominic Franco was a standout scorer, leading the Black Knights in scoring three consecutive seasons. But life is little different for Franco in the American Hockey League. The Rochester Americans aren’t asking him to think offense first. They want him using his 6-foot-5, 218-pound frame to jar bodies and slow the opposition, to be solid … [Read more...] about Franco continues to show progress but Amerks fall in OT
Slide continues for Luukkonen, Amerks
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The natural reaction would be for a little concern to be creeping into the discussion about goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. After all, the second-year goaltender has allowed nine goals on 54 shots in the past three days. The Cleveland Monsters scored four times on 28 shots in a 5-1 victory on Wednesday. On Friday, Luukkonen surrendered five goals on … [Read more...] about Slide continues for Luukkonen, Amerks