By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The refrain in every sport as the regular season winds down is the same: be playing your best heading into the playoffs. The opposite was true for the Rochester Americans, however. They lost their last five and eight of the final 11, needing a near-Herculean effort to get to overtime to earn a point in Sunday’s regular-season finale at Hershey just to … [Read more...] about Lettieri, Marlies overwhelm listless Amerks in playoff opener
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Amerks clinch spot in playoffs
Courtesy of Amerks.com Hershey, PA – A wild back-and-forth affair between the American Hockey League’s two oldest teams ultimately ended with the Rochester Americans (31-31-6-4) rallying in the third period to earn the single point they needed to extend their season at least for another week before falling 5-4 in overtime to the Hershey Bears (32-31-6-3) in Sunday’s … [Read more...] about Amerks clinch spot in playoffs
After 40 years as Voice of the Amerks, Stevens is saying goodbye
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA He once broadcast high school football games from a platform affixed to a light pole, suspended a dozen or so feet above the ground. There were no stairs, just rungs sticking out of the pole. That was how Don Stevens was welcomed into the glamorous world of small-market radio in Nebraska in 1969. Not long after, he called a playoff football game … [Read more...] about After 40 years as Voice of the Amerks, Stevens is saying goodbye
Playoff berth still in jeopardy as Amerks lose to Cleveland
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Somehow it just seems fitting that, on the final weekend of the regular season, that after 70 games have already been played, this 70th edition of the Rochester Americans still hasn’t clinched what so far has been an elusive playoff berth. This team has never really done things the easy way, so why wouldn’t their hopes of tearing open the invitation to … [Read more...] about Playoff berth still in jeopardy as Amerks lose to Cleveland
Amerks fall at Springfield
Springfield, MA – Trevor Kuntar scored his 20th goal of the season late in regulation, but the Rochester Americans (31-28-5-4) fell by a 3-1 score to the Springfield Thunderbirds (30-29-6-2) Friday at MassMutual Center. The Amerks, who remain close to clinching their fifth straight trip to the Calder Cup Playoffs, have earned at least a point in seven of their last 11 games … [Read more...] about Amerks fall at Springfield