By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA As RIT's Brick City Homecoming game has grown into an annual can't-miss event in downtown Rochester, some of the biggest names in college hockey have come to town. In successive years, between 2013 and 2015, Penn State, Michigan and Boston College played the Tigers at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. Next year, one of the biggest names in collegiate … [Read more...] about Luck of the Tigers: Notre Dame will be 2020 Brick City Homecoming foe
Friday Amerks 6-pack: Pilut returns; Dea-Wilson chemistry; Asplund hurt
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA His teammates had a two-week head start on him, not to mention the preseason, so Lawrence Pilut was playing catch-up on Friday night. Off-season shoulder surgery kept the second-year defenseman from participating in games of any sort through training camp and half of October. Thus, when he was finally given the go-ahead to return to the lineup against the … [Read more...] about Friday Amerks 6-pack: Pilut returns; Dea-Wilson chemistry; Asplund hurt
Wings’ Skinner, Cliburn sent packing by parent Twins
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA When you've been in professional baseball for 42 years, catch phrases become your thing. For Rochester Red Wings pitching coach Stu Cliburn, it was "Now we go." If the team was in a rut, Cliburn always had the inspirational three-word message: Now we go. When it was game time, he was quick to say, Now we go. On Friday, the parent Minnesota Twins had a … [Read more...] about Wings’ Skinner, Cliburn sent packing by parent Twins
Given a message by Sabres, Thompson responds with one of his own
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA This was not where Tage Thompson intended to be, in a Rochester Americans uniform again. Oh, playing a big role in Friday's 3-2 overtime victory over the Syracuse Crunch was nice. But between his finish with the Amerks last spring and the start of training camp with the Buffalo Sabres last month, Thompson had dedicated himself to doing whatever was … [Read more...] about Given a message by Sabres, Thompson responds with one of his own
Minor rule changes for AHL (and NHL)
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA A new hockey season means ... rule changes Here's a quick look at what's new in the AHL (and NHL): If your helmet is knocked off ... A player must either return to the player's bench, or retrieve his helmet and put it back on "in a reasonable amount of time." The interpretation by referees is that they very likely will allow a player to complete a play. … [Read more...] about Minor rule changes for AHL (and NHL)