By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Just moments after Ethan Prow gave the Rochester Americans victory with a final minute goal in overtime on Wednesday night, and before the team skated to center ice en masse to salute the crowd, the game puck was quickly scooped up. Not because the goal with 40.6 seconds remaining was some sort of career milestone for Prow, the sixth-year veteran … [Read more...] about Prow’s OT goal enables Amerks to add another puck to the wall
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Amerks close out road trip in dominating fashion
Courtesy of Amerks.com BELLEVILLE, ON) – The Rochester Americans (33-26-6-3) scored four power-play goals while JJ Peterka (2+2) produced a season-high four points (2+2) to help the Amerks cruise to a 6-2 victory over the Belleville Senators (33-26-4-0) Saturday at CAA Arena in the final game of a five-game road swing. With the win, Rochester has earned points in 10 of its … [Read more...] about Amerks close out road trip in dominating fashion
Amerks’ Holmstrom suspended 8 games for using homophobic slur
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Rochester Americans forward Ben Holmstrom has been suspended for eight games for using a homophobic slur during a game last week. Holmstrom was assessed a game misconduct as the first period ended in the March 30 home game against the Utica Comets. He had brushed with a Comets player and appeared to exchange words, but there was no physical interaction … [Read more...] about Amerks’ Holmstrom suspended 8 games for using homophobic slur
Amerks bounce back with dominating win over Cleveland
Courtesy of Amerks.com CLEVELAND, OH – The Rochester Americans (32-25-5-3) flipped the script in Saturday’s rematch against the Cleveland Monsters (24-28-8-4), exploding for six straight unanswered goals and cruising to a dominating 6-2 win in the weekend finale between the two teams at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. With the win, the Amerks split the two-game series with the … [Read more...] about Amerks bounce back with dominating win over Cleveland
Peterka’s hat trick not enough in loss to Cleveland
Courtesy of Amerks.com CLEVELAND, OH – The Rochester Americans (31-25-5-3) erased a 4-0 first-period deficit and received a hat trick from rookie forward JJ Peterka, but Cole Fonstad’s late second-period tie-breaking goal ultimately proved to be the difference as the Amerks came up short in a 5-4 loss to the Cleveland Monsters (24-27-8-4) in the first of consecutive meetings … [Read more...] about Peterka’s hat trick not enough in loss to Cleveland