By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Kids day at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial on Sunday afternoon included youngsters taking over the public address and official scoring roles while 5,000 drawstring bags were handed out to fans. There seemingly were just as many giveaways on the ice by the Rochester Americans. Taking advantage of poor decisions and poor passes, the Utica Comets … [Read more...] about Amerks far too charitable in blowout loss to Utica
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Mersch, Levi shine as Amerks win, but Kulich leaves due to injury
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA For a significant portion of Friday’s night’s game, the Rochester Americans relied on Devon Levi’s big-save goaltending to keep them in it. “Honestly, he was unreal, he made so many big-time saves,” center Tyson Kozak said. But after the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins crept within a goal and were applying extra-attacker pressure in the final two … [Read more...] about Mersch, Levi shine as Amerks win, but Kulich leaves due to injury
Three-goal first period propels Amerks to 6-2 win at Utica
Courtesy of Amerks.com Utica, N.Y. – The Rochester Americans (22-16-5-1) erupted for three first-period goals and five different players recorded multi-point efforts as the Amerks secured a 6-2 win over the Utica Comets (19-19-4-3) in a North Division showdown Wednesday at Adirondack Bank Center. The Amerks, who have points in eight of their last 11 games dating back to … [Read more...] about Three-goal first period propels Amerks to 6-2 win at Utica
Syracuse gets by Amerks again in overtime
Courtesy of Amerks.com Syracuse, NY – For the second time in as many nights, the Rochester Americans (21-16-5-1) couldn’t hold off the Syracuse Crunch (26-14-3-2), who scored three straight unanswered goals, including the game-winner 18 seconds into overtime, to come away with a 3-2 win Saturday at Upstate Medical University Arena. Despite their second straight overtime … [Read more...] about Syracuse gets by Amerks again in overtime
Amerks squander early lead, fall to Crunch in OT
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA When it comes to style of play and strategy, there are no secrets any time the Rochester Americans and Syracuse Crunch play. There’s not much free space on the ice, either. With a dozen regular season games against each other – nearly 17 percent of the entire season – and, in the case of last season, a five-game playoff series, the teams know each … [Read more...] about Amerks squander early lead, fall to Crunch in OT