Luukkonen’s last-minute heroics save Amerks
A 3-0 second-period lead had already been whittled to 3-2, and now the Utica Comets had the greatest of great chances to tie it with 33 seconds remaining…
Bogosian is an Amerk, sort of but not really
Zach Bogosian, 29, no longer fits into the plans of the Sabres coaching staff and went unclaimed Friday into Saturday during the 24-hour waiver period. He hasn’t played since Feb. 4 and was a healthy scratch in 17 of Buffalo’s previous 26 games heading into the weekend…
Sabres recall Hammond, Gilmour from Amerks
The Buffalo Sabres announced today that the team has recalled goaltender Andrew Hammond and defenseman John Gilmour from the Rochester Americans (AHL). In a corresponding move, theAmerks have recalled goaltender Michael Houser from the Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)…
Amerks get by Syracuse in shootout
After tying the Syracuse Crunch (24-21-3-5) twice during Saturday’s contest at Upstate Medical University Arena to force overtime, the Rochester Americans (28-17-2-4) scored a pair of goals in the shootout to end a four-game losing skid and come out on top with a 4-3 shootout win…
Amerks blanked by Marlies
Despite nearly 40 shots, including 17 in the first period alone, the Rochester Americans (27-15-2-4) were unable to solve Toronto Marlies (23-20-3-2) goaltender Joseph Woll as the Amerks concluded the weekend with a 4-0 loss north of the border Saturday afternoon at Coca-Cola Coliseum…
Amerks winning streak comes to an abrupt end
Despite playing a team that has been a solid rival all season, and for most of a quarter century, the Rochester Americans displayed little passion and lost 5-2 to the Syracuse Crunch on Friday night at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial…
Amerks extend win streak to six games
The Rochester Americans (27-13-2-4) continued their winning ways Wednesday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, where the Amerks doubled up the Cleveland Monsters (21-22-2-2) in goals and nearly did the same in shots to extend their win streak to a season-long six straight games. The 4-2 victory was also Rochester’s fourth straight on the road and moves the Amerks to within four points of the first place in the AHL’s North Division standings…
Amerks win fifth straight in Binghamton
The Rochester Americans (26-13-2-4) won their fifth straight contest to pull within two points of first place in the North Division with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over the Binghamton Devils (21-20-4-0) Saturday at Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena…
Wilson finding the scoring touch again as Amerks win 4th straight
Scott Wilson scored a pair of goals, both off passes from rookie defenseman Jacob Bryson, and set up a breakaway goal by Casey Mittelstadt as the Amerks defeated the Syracuse Crunch 4-2 at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial…
Newest Amerks Hall of Famer Pittis knew all about scoring and winning
With his slick passing and desire to be the best he could be on every shift, Domenic Pittis led the Amerks to the Calder Cup finals in 1998-99 and 1999-2000. He was the teams leading scorer both seasons, and again in 2003-04 when he returned for an encore before taking his career to Europe…