Courtesy of Amerks.com Rochester, N.Y. – Rochester Americans General Manager Jason Karmanos announced today that the team has signed defenseman Zach Metsa to a two-year contract beginning with the 2023-24 season. Metsa will join the Amerks on a Professional Tryout (PTO) for the remainder of the current season. Metsa, 24, comes to Rochester after completing a five-year … [Read more...] about Amerks sign Metsa to two-year deal
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Amerks lose game, key player and drop to 4th place
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA On an evening when winning would have meant staying in contention for home ice advantage in the first round of the Calder Cup playoffs, the Rochester Americans instead find themselves staring at a date in the play-in mini-round. In other words, Saturday couldn’t have gone any worse for the Amerks. They squandered a lead and lost on the ice, 4-3 to … [Read more...] about Amerks lose game, key player and drop to 4th place
Amerks lose their cool and the game
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA It’s been a long time since fans at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial verbally chased referees off the ice after what they perceived as horrendous officiating. And it’s been even longer since misconducts were dished out like candy on Halloween; a good three decades actually, back to the late 1980s and early 1990s and the late Mick McGeough’s … [Read more...] about Amerks lose their cool and the game
Rosen scores twice; Amerks rout Utica
Courtesy of Amerks.com Utica, N.Y. – The Rochester Americans (35-25-5-3) scored five straight unanswered goals, including four in the third period, as they cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Utica Comets (33-26-6-4) in the season series finale between the two teams Saturday night at Adirondack Bank Center. With the victory, the Amerks have earned 20 out of a possible 26 … [Read more...] about Rosen scores twice; Amerks rout Utica
Kulich nets winner in overtime; Amerks clinch spot in playoffs
Courtesy of Amerks.com Syracuse, N.Y. – The Rochester Americans (34-25-5-3) saw the Syracuse Crunch (34-24-6-4) erase a two-goal deficit in the third period before Jiri Kulich delivered the game-winner in the final minute of overtime as the Amerks flipped the script for a 3-2 win Friday at Upstate Medical University Arena. With the win, the Amerks, who fell to Syracuse in … [Read more...] about Kulich nets winner in overtime; Amerks clinch spot in playoffs