By KEVIN OKLOBZIA The Rochester Americans held a welcome back party on Friday night. They said welcome back to Jack Quinn. They said welcome back to Michael Mersch. They said welcome back to Mark Jankowski. And then they said welcome back to winning, Amerks style, by defeating the Cleveland Monsters 5-4 in front of 5,542 fans at Blue Cross Arena at the War … [Read more...] about Just like old times as Quinn, Mersch power Amerks past Cleveland
Walker, Wilkie power RIT into Atlantic Hockey final four
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Kobe Walker arrived at the Gene Polisseni Center on Sunday afternoon, aware it was a trip he might never make again as an RIT hockey player. The Tigers were about to face off against Sacred Heart in the deciding game of the best-of-three Atlantic Hockey quarterfinals, and they weren’t exactly going into the showdown with a boatload of … [Read more...] about Walker, Wilkie power RIT into Atlantic Hockey final four
Their offense silenced, RIT now faces do-or-die against Sacred Heart
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers have found the absolute worst time of the season to go into a scoring slump. And if they can’t figure out how to find the net on Sunday evening, their season will end far sooner than they ever expected. Sacred Heart sprinted to a 3-0 lead in the first 29 minutes and then held off a late surge by the Tigers … [Read more...] about Their offense silenced, RIT now faces do-or-die against Sacred Heart
RIT wins playoff opener thanks to Willett, Scarfone
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Defenseman Dan Willett is making the most of his final year on the ice at Rochester Institute of Technology – and making sure it lasts a little longer. While freshman goalie Tommy Scarfone continually turned aside great scoring chances by Sacred Heart, Willett took care of the scoring as the Tigers began their playoff push on Friday night. His goal … [Read more...] about RIT wins playoff opener thanks to Willett, Scarfone
Quinn sits out Amerks lopsided loss, Malone may miss more time
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA These are tough times for the Rochester Americans, especially when fans thought they would be trending upward. Last weekend, Jack Quinn returned to the lineup. On Wednesday, Sean Malone was cleared to play. Except Quinn was held out of Wednesday’s game – a 7-2 loss on home ice to the Laval Rocket – and Malone apparently aggravated his injury during … [Read more...] about Quinn sits out Amerks lopsided loss, Malone may miss more time