Courtesy of Amerks.com Utica, NY – Michael Mersch’s game-tying goal in the closing minutes of regulation helped the Rochester Americans (14-12-2-1) overcome their second one-goal deficit of the third period before ultimately getting the better of the Utica Comets (10-13-3-1) in the eighth round of the shootout to cap the 2023 calendar year with a 3-2 win Saturday at … [Read more...] about Amerks close out 2023 with shootout win over Utica
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Jost provides a scoring boost but Amerks fall to Hershey
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA For Tyson Jost, there was a feeling of exuberance when, shift after shift, period after period, Rochester Americans coach Seth Appert kept putting him back on the ice to log key minutes in Friday night’s game against the Hershey Bears. Relegated to spare-part status for most of the season with the Buffalo Sabres, Jost was once again a go-to player. He … [Read more...] about Jost provides a scoring boost but Amerks fall to Hershey
Scoring slump continues as Amerks lose to Syracuse
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Once a team that could create offense in an instant, the Rochester Americans are struggling mightily to score a goal, let alone the four or five that seemingly came so easily in October and November. On Wednesday, only Lukas Rousek found the net, and that was on a third-period penalty shot, as the Amerks lost 3-1 to the Syracuse Crunch at Blue Cross … [Read more...] about Scoring slump continues as Amerks lose to Syracuse
Amerks head into Christmas Break with win over Syracuse
Courtesy of Amerks.com Syracuse, NY – The Rochester Americans (13-10-2-1) held the Syracuse Crunch (15-9-2-2) to just five shots in the final period before Brandon Biro capped the 3-2 win in overtime on Saturday at Upstate Medical University Arena. With the overtime victory, the Amerks have won two of the first three games against the Crunch this season, … [Read more...] about Amerks head into Christmas Break with win over Syracuse
Amerks doubled up by Providence for third straight loss
Courtesy of Amerks.com Rochester, NY – The Rochester Americans (12-10-2-1) scored once in each period but were unable to keep up with the Providence Bruins (14-11-2-2), who relied on a three-goal third period on their way to a 6-3 win Friday at The Blue Cross Arena. Despite the defeat in what was just the 18th meeting between the Amerks and the Bruins over the last … [Read more...] about Amerks doubled up by Providence for third straight loss