By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Remember how, early in the season, the Rochester Americans were able to play some on-ice razzle-dazzle all night long? How they would go from defending to the attack in the blink of an eye and produce goal after goal on the rush? How in the first 17 games they scored four or more goals nine times and reached their high-water mark of five games over … [Read more...] about Amerks slide continues as goals get tougher to come by
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Amerks head into All-Star break with overtime win in Belleville
Courtesy of Amerks.com BELLEVILLE, ON) – Jeremy Davies capped a back-and-forth high-scoring affair less than a minute into overtime to propel the Rochester Americans (21-17-2-1) to a 5-4 victory over the Belleville Senators (17-22-4-1) in the second of back-to-back meetings between the two teams Saturday at CAA Arena. With the win, the Amerks and Senators split the … [Read more...] about Amerks head into All-Star break with overtime win in Belleville
Amerks unable to erase early deficit in loss at Belleville
Courtesy of Amerks.com BELLEVILLE, ON – The Rochester Americans (20-17-2-1) fell behind 3-0 and were never able to fully recover as they dropped the first of back-to-back meetings, 5-3, to the Belleville Senators (17-22-3-1) Thursday at CAA Arena. The teams will meet again on Saturday, Feb. 4 in the final game prior to the 2023 AHL All-Star break. Amerks … [Read more...] about Amerks unable to erase early deficit in loss at Belleville
Slumping Amerks lose for 8th time in 11 games
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The All-Star break can’t get here soon enough for the Rochester Americans. Within shouting distance of the first-place Toronto Marlies coming out of the holiday season, the Amerks endured a January nose-dive and now find themselves 17 points from the top and in fourth place, just one point ahead of fifth-place Laval. The slump was punctuated by … [Read more...] about Slumping Amerks lose for 8th time in 11 games
Current Amerks not good enough on Hall of Fame night
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA On a night when the Rochester Americans honored greats from the past, inducting Val James and Jason Pominville into the team’s Hall of Fame, the Amerks of today were just so-so. A 20-minute stretch of indifferent play allowed Charlotte to build a 3-0 lead, and the Checkers held off the Amerks furious third-period rally to win 4-2 on Friday in front of … [Read more...] about Current Amerks not good enough on Hall of Fame night