By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Here’s how you know someone is truly dedicated to becoming the best hockey player they can be. They score the winning goal in overtime, driving a perfectly set-up one-timer past the goalie, and well after the victory celebration, they provide a far-from-glowing critique of their own shot. Yes, Jiri Kulich was the hero. But he says he can be better, … [Read more...] about Kulich’s ‘bad shot’ in OT gives Amerks victory over Laval
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Amerks bounce back with 7-5 win over Cleveland
Courtesy of Amerks.com Cleveland, OH – Isak Rosen recorded a career-high four points (2+2) to help the Rochester Americans (8-4-2-0) earn a 7-5 win over the Cleveland Monsters (8-4-1-0) in a high-scoring, back-and-forth affair at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Saturday. With the win, the Amerks split the two-game set to improve to 40-20-6-4 record against Cleveland over … [Read more...] about Amerks bounce back with 7-5 win over Cleveland
Amerks survive third-period push from Utica
Courtesy of Amerks.com Rochester, N.Y. – The Rochester Americans (7-2-2-0) had four different players score their first goals of the season as they relied on the offensive contributions of several newcomers to defeat the Utica Comets by a 4-3 score in the first of back-to-back meetings between the two teams Friday at The Blue Cross Arena. With the win, the Amerks remain … [Read more...] about Amerks survive third-period push from Utica
Tokarski backstops Amerks to shootout win in Syracuse
Courtesy of Amerks.com Syracuse, N.Y. – The Rochester Americans (6-2-2-0) were outshot 46-23 on Saturday night against the Syracuse Crunch (5-2-1-0) but managed to come away with a 5-4 shootout victory in the weekend finale at Upstate Medical University Arena. With the win, the Amerks remain in first place in the AHL’s North Division standings with 14 points and even the … [Read more...] about Tokarski backstops Amerks to shootout win in Syracuse
Savoie’s time with the Amerks about to end, which is wrong
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Matthew Savoie’s final shift on home ice with the Rochester Americans until at least next spring didn’t end so well. Utica forward Xavier Parent was able to power past the rookie forward deep in the Amerks zone and score the winning goal just 45 seconds into overtime to give the Comets a 4-3 victory on Friday night. The goal wasn’t necessarily … [Read more...] about Savoie’s time with the Amerks about to end, which is wrong