Quinn focused on getting better, helping Amerks, but Sabres clearly in his (near) future
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…
Amerks captain after 9-2 embarrassment: ‘you have to have pride’
From the time Carson Meyer scored that game-breaker at 12:30 of the second period, the rout was on in what became share-the-wealth-night for the Monsters. They had nine different goal-scorers, and it got so boring they didn’t go through the traditional high-five/hand-tap line at the bench after each goal…
Amerks rally to take down Utica
Facing a 2-1 deficit in the closing minutes of the second period, the Rochester Americans (9-5-2-1) reeled off three straight unanswered goals, including the game-winner from rookie forward Dominic Franco, on their way to a 4-2 win over the intrastate rival Utica Comets (6-3-0-1) Friday at the Adirondack Bank Center…
Franco continues to show progress but Amerks fall in OT
At West Point, Dominic Franco was a standout scorer, leading the Black Knights in scoring three consecutive seasons…
Amerks end skid with bounce-back win over Syracuse
In a game highlighted by near-perfect execution on special teams and a combined seven goals in the first period, the Rochester Americans (7-5-1-1) halted the Syracuse Crunch’s (8-6-1-0) five-game winning streak and ended a four-game winless streak of their own on Saturday with a 5-3 victory at Upstate Medical University Arena…
Slide continues for Luukkonen, Amerks
The Cleveland Monsters scored four times on 28 shots in a 5-1 victory on Wednesday. On Friday, Luukkonen surrendered five goals on only 26 shots as the Syracuse Crunch blitzed the Rochester Americans 6-2…
Wrong approach dooms Amerks in loss to Cleveland
With Adams sitting high atop Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial to evaluate prospects, the Rochester Americans didn’t give him much to appreciate in a 5-1 loss to the Cleveland Monsters…
Amerks sign Christopoulos to professional contract
Christopoulos, 27, joins the Amerks after starting the 2020-21 season with the Indy Fuel (ECHL), posting a 6-4-0 record with a 2.13 goals-against average and a .918 save percentage in 11 games…
Biro shows off skills though Amerks fall in overtime
The loss dropped the Amerks record to 6-3-1-1, but considering recalls and injuries left them with only 10 forwards, that they hadn’t played in 16 days due to COVID-19 postponements, and that their goalie had never appeared in an AHL game, the point they earned for the overtime loss was a testament to their work ethic…
Amerks erase two-goal deficit, fall in shootout
Rochester has collected at least one point in 22 of the last 31 games against Utica dating back to the start of the 2017-18 campaign, going 16-9-2-4 over that span…