By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA When you’ve spent more than 60 years in a professional hockey as a player, coach, general manager, liaison, goodwill ambassador and front office employee, everyone you’ve come in contact with has a story. Joe Crozier was a legend with the Rochester Americans, guiding the team to the first three Calder Cup championships in franchise history before moving … [Read more...] about Memories of ‘The Crow;’ tales of tricks, tactics and triumphs
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Amerks season comes to a bitter end with triple-OT loss to Laval
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Six days earlier, the Rochester Americans were basking in the spoils of accomplishment, having just eliminated the Utica Comets from the Calder Cup playoffs. There was jubilation. There was satisfaction. There were dowsings with beer. And now, here they were on Wednesday night, trying to process how a triple-overtime thriller ended their … [Read more...] about Amerks season comes to a bitter end with triple-OT loss to Laval
After another loss at Laval, Amerks now facing elimination
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA My, how the fortunes and feelings can change in the blink of an eye. As last week was ending, the Rochester Americans were riding high atop a wave of euphoria. They had upended the regular-season North Division champion Utica Comets on the road in a winner-take-all fifth game last Thursday. And now, four days later, the Amerks are the ones facing … [Read more...] about After another loss at Laval, Amerks now facing elimination
Amerks have no answer for Martel, Rocket in series opener
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The opening game of the Calder Cup North Division finals became the Danick Martel show – in large part because the Rochester Americans were no-shows. Martel, a seventh-year veteran winger, scored four goals in a span of 28:23 as the Laval Rocket routed the Amerks 6-1 on Sunday night in Laval, Quebec. Amerks goalie Aaron Dell allowed three of those … [Read more...] about Amerks have no answer for Martel, Rocket in series opener
Amerks step up big-time to eliminate Utica, move on in the playoffs
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA UTICA – With their season on the brink of ending on Thursday night, the Rochester Americans not only stared down elimination and didn’t blink, they ran it full force into the end boards, refusing to lose on the road to the regular season division champions. Trailing by a goal heading into the third period, the Amerks scored twice early in a span of 3 … [Read more...] about Amerks step up big-time to eliminate Utica, move on in the playoffs