By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA On Saturday, the Rochester Americans blitzed the riding-high Utica Comets 6-0 on the road, their signature win for the first 30 days of the season. On Friday on home ice, that same Amerks team opened a 2-0 lead against the finding-their-way Binghamton Devils and managed to lose. Brett Seney scored an extra-attacker goal with 45.6 seconds left, then Ben … [Read more...] about Power (play)-less Amerks squander lead, lose
RIT falls to Holy Cross in a shootout
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The RIT Tigers and Holy Cross made Atlantic Hockey history on Saturday night. Not by scoring an absurd number of goals or by piling up a record number of shots on goal. They participated in the first shootout in the league's history, with Holy Cross leaving the Gene Polisseni Center with a 4-3 victory. Crusaders winger Jake Pappalardo, a transfer from the … [Read more...] about RIT falls to Holy Cross in a shootout
All-Minnesota defense pairing leads Amerks
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA After an uninspiring performance on Wednesday night against a team they simply can't beat, the Rochester Americans rebounded to defeat the not-so-good Binghamton Devils. The 4-3 loss to the Providence Bruins — the ninth time in the past 10 meetings that Providence has defeated the Amerks — provided some of the motivation in Friday's 4-2 victory at Blue Cross … [Read more...] about All-Minnesota defense pairing leads Amerks
RIT’s backup goalie responds in a big way for women’s hockey team
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA She had essentially been a designated practice goalie for RIT's women's hockey team, going through all the drills but never getting to play in a game. Practice, practice, practice, practice, watch, watch. That's a simplistic overview of how Jessi O'Leary's week at the rink looked. Such is life when one of the other goalies on the team, Terra Lanteigne, was … [Read more...] about RIT’s backup goalie responds in a big way for women’s hockey team
Smith gets back to scoring as Amerks defeat Hershey
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA He has had plenty of opportunities to score goals in the first three weeks of the American Hockey League season. Breakaways. Uncontested shots from the slot. Point-blank rebounds. Yet going into Wednesday night's matchup against the Hershey Bears, just one of the 26 shots C.J. Smith had fired on goal in the first six games actually went in. "He's probably … [Read more...] about Smith gets back to scoring as Amerks defeat Hershey