By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Not long after the Rochester Americans headed off the ice and into the dressing room following a 3-2 shootout loss to the Toronto Marlies, the around-the-AHL scoreboard checking began. “We have guys in the room telling us scores right away,” said forward Sean Malone, who scored both Amerks goals on Friday night in his return to the lineup. Indeed, … [Read more...] about As playoff chase heats up, ‘what ifs’ haunt Amerks in loss to Toronto
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He wanted to fight; he ended scoring and sparking Amerks to comeback victory
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Mark Jankowski took the post-game curtain call as the game’s first star on Saturday night, a reward for scoring the winning goal with just 15.6 seconds remaining in overtime. But in the mind of Rochester Americans coach Seth Appert, defensemen Nick Boka and Jimmy Schuldt played equally important roles in the 6-5 victory over the Cleveland … [Read more...] about He wanted to fight; he ended scoring and sparking Amerks to comeback victory
Just like old times as Quinn, Mersch power Amerks past Cleveland
By KEVIN OKLOBZIA The Rochester Americans held a welcome back party on Friday night. They said welcome back to Jack Quinn. They said welcome back to Michael Mersch. They said welcome back to Mark Jankowski. And then they said welcome back to winning, Amerks style, by defeating the Cleveland Monsters 5-4 in front of 5,542 fans at Blue Cross Arena at the War … [Read more...] about Just like old times as Quinn, Mersch power Amerks past Cleveland
Amerks hold off Utica to halt skid
Courtesy of Amerks.com UTICA, N.Y. – Rookie forward Linus Weissbach scored the game-winning goal 8:30 into the third period before the Rochester Americans (28-23-3-2) hung on for a 3-2 victory over the first-place Utica Comets (34-12-6-0) Saturday at the Adirondack Bank Center. With the win, Rochester’s fourth of the campaign against the Comets, the Amerks have earned at least … [Read more...] about Amerks hold off Utica to halt skid
Amerks drop fifth straight
Courtesy of Amerks.com ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Rochester Americans (27-23-3-2) pulled within one goal of the Syracuse Crunch (24-21-6-1) but were unable to even the score as the Amerks dropped their fifth straight on home ice Friday at The Blue Cross Arena. Tonight’s meeting was the eighth between the North Division rivals since Jan. 5 and the 10th of 12 overall this season … [Read more...] about Amerks drop fifth straight