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By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The Rochester Americans billed Sunday’s matinee against the Cleveland Monsters as Bills Day, complete with special football-style jerseys, endless renditions of “Shout” and the team’s Stampede drumline. Truth be told, however, it was really Kids’ Day. Jiri Kulich, still three weeks shy of his 19th birthday, scored the first two goals and Isak Rosen, … [Read more...] about Ever-improving rookies Kulich, Rosen lead Amerks past Cleveland

Courtesy of Amerks.com Syracuse, N.Y. – The Rochester Americans (27-23-4-1) scored twice on the power-play but were doubled up by Syracuse Crunch (28-20-5-3) as they dropped a 4-2 decision Saturday at Upstate Medical University Arena. Despite the defeat, Rochester has earned a point in six of its last 10 games, going 4-4-2-0 over that span. The contest, which served … [Read more...] about Amerks doubled up in Syracuse

LAVAL QUEBEC – The Rochester Americans (26-21-4-1) built a 3-0 lead four minutes into the second period only to see the Laval Rocket (23-22-7-2) responded with four straight unanswered goals, including the game-winner with 2:53 gone in overtime, to escape with a 4-3 win in the second of back-to-back meetings between the two teams Friday at Place Bell. Despite the overtime … [Read more...] about Amerks unable to hold lead in overtime loss to Laval

Courtesy of Amerks.com SPRINGFIELD, MA – After falling behind 1-0, the Rochester Americans (25-20-3-1) countered with seven straight unanswered goals, including three on the power-play, on their way to a dominating 7-1 win over the over the Springfield Thunderbirds (25-20-2-4) Saturday at MassMutual Center. By scoring seven goals tonight, all of which came courtesy of … [Read more...] about Amerks cruise to dominating win over Springfield