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
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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
Quinn sits out Amerks lopsided loss, Malone may miss more time
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA These are tough times for the Rochester Americans, especially when fans thought they would be trending upward. Last weekend, Jack Quinn returned to the lineup. On Wednesday, Sean Malone was cleared to play. Except Quinn was held out of Wednesday’s game – a 7-2 loss on home ice to the Laval Rocket – and Malone apparently aggravated his injury during … [Read more...] about Quinn sits out Amerks lopsided loss, Malone may miss more time
UPL struggles as Amerks fall to Crunch
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Funny game, this hockey. Especially for goaltenders. On Friday, Ukko Pekka-Luukkonen faced 55 shots from the Syracuse Crunch and stopped 54, allowing the visiting Rochester Americans to escape with a 2-1 in overtime. On Sunday, Lukkonen allowed three goals on 36 shots as the Amerks won 5-3 at Toronto. And on Wednesday night on home ice, against … [Read more...] about UPL struggles as Amerks fall to Crunch