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Courtesy of Amerks.com Utica, N.Y. – Isak Rosen’s team-leading 25th goal of the season tied Saturday’s game late in the third period to force overtime before rookie Noah Östlund completed the 4-3 come-from-behind win 1:49 into the extra frame as the Rochester Americans (30-13-3-1) edged out the Utica Comets (17-22-3-2) at Adirondack Bank Center to find their way back into … [Read more...] about Amerks take down Utica in overtime to retake first place

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA On this Valentine’s Day of hockey, the Rochester Americans were definitely lovers, not fighters. Riding a six-game winning streak during which they used their high-powered offense to overwhelm opponents, the Amerks were given a stiff dose of reality by the Syracuse Crunch on Friday night. The Crunch were intent on discouraging the Amerks with their … [Read more...] about ‘Terrible’ effort by Amerks results in loss to Crunch

Courtesy of Amerks.com Cleveland, OH –The Rochester Americans (29-12-3-1) scored five straight unanswered goals, including a pair from forward Nicolas Aubé-Kubel, to earn their sixth straight win with a dominant 5-1 victory over the Cleveland Monsters (24-14-4-4) Tuesday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The win, Rochester’s league-leading 19th road victory of the … [Read more...] about Amerks overpower Cleveland for sixth straight win

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The surprise on Friday night was not that Ty Tullio finally scored a goal for the Rochester Americans. It was that he didn’t faint when his shot zipped past goalie Brandon Halverson and hit the back of the net. Snake-bitten when he was on the ice and trying to do whatever he could in practice to prove he deserved an every-night spot in the lineup, … [Read more...] about Tullio finally scores, Rosen keeps scoring as Amerks win again

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Since joining the Rochester Americans two years ago to begin his chase of an NHL roster spot, Isak Rosen has always played with a pass-first mentality. Of course, when you play on a line with Jiri Kulich, passing probably isn’t a bad idea. “He’s got one of the best shots,” Rosen said. “He’s showing that in the NHL now.” But with Kulich’s AHL … [Read more...] about Armed with a shoot-first mentality, Rosen hits 20-goal mark as Amerks roll