Courtesy of Amerks.com CLEVELAND, OH – The Rochester Americans (36-29-7-3) fell to the Cleveland Monsters (27-34-8-5) for the second straight day, dropping a 2-0 decision in the back half of a home-and-home series Sunday afternoon at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. With the loss, Rochester has earned points in 14 of its last 20 games overall but remain in sixth place in the AHL’s … [Read more...] about Amerks come up empty-handed in Cleveland
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Amerks squandered lead and maybe their playoff chances
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA From the perfect scenario to the worst scenario, all in a matter of one evening. The Rochester Americans opened a 2-0 lead in the first period, then gave up three unanswered goals in a span of just 2 minutes and 51 seconds and ended up 4-2 losers to the Cleveland Monsters on Saturday. So now, with just two games remaining after Saturday’s crushing … [Read more...] about Amerks squandered lead and maybe their playoff chances
Amerks win with a little shootout ‘Quinn-sanity’ from Quinn, Peterka, Routasalainen
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA They had gone through stretches of failure, of being unable to close out games and win close games. But with their playoff hopes in jeopardy in the penultimate week of the American Hockey League regular season, the Rochester Americans are rising to the occasion. Despite giving up two goals four minutes apart in the first eight minutes of the second … [Read more...] about Amerks win with a little shootout ‘Quinn-sanity’ from Quinn, Peterka, Routasalainen
Luukkonen stands tall as Amerks hold off Hartford
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA With the playoff pressure cranked up to high and any margin for error long gone for the Rochester Americans, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is showing he’s quite comfortable being the go-to guy in goal. This is the time of year when you learn a lot about a goaltender, too. Does he look confident in the crease? Is there an air about him when he makes saves? Do … [Read more...] about Luukkonen stands tall as Amerks hold off Hartford
Amerks lose to Belleville in key showdown
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA In their biggest game yet this season, with a chance to solidify playoff positioning and doom the post-season hopes for the Belleville Senators, the Rochester Americans failed the test. The Senators used an early penalty-shot goal by Viktor Lodin and an early third-period power-play goal by Egor Sokolov to build a 2-0 lead and defeat the Amerks 2-1 on … [Read more...] about Amerks lose to Belleville in key showdown