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Courtesy of Amerks.com TORONTO, ON –The line trio of Brett Murray (1+3), Arttu Ruotsalainen (2+1) and Linus Weissbach (0+3) combined for 10 points (3+7) to power the Rochester Americans (26-19-3-2) to a 5-3 bounce-back win over the Toronto Marlies (24-15-3-1) in the second meeting as many days between the two teams Sunday evening at Coca-Cola Coliseum. The contest was … [Read more...] about Amerks get bounce-back win in Toronto

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Four days after the most memorable day of his hockey career – making his NHL debut – Brandon Biro’s afternoon on the ice with the Rochester Americans came to a premature end. Biro was upended by a hip check, hobbled to the bench and then down the tunnel to the medical room during Saturday’s 4-0 loss to the Toronto Marlies at Blue Cross Arena at the War … [Read more...] about Another injury, this time to Biro, another loss for the Amerks

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA There are stretches during the American Hockey League season when a whole lot must go right for a team to win. For the first 2 ½ months, the Rochester Americans played teams experiencing real-life AHL problems but never went through it themselves. They could overcome defensive-zone miscues, goaltending mistakes or foolish penalties simply because of … [Read more...] about Amerks find winning very difficult with talent-stripped lineup

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The schedule says it’s only February, but Rochester Americans coach Seth Appert would like to believe Wednesday’s 3-1 victory over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins was really a look into the future. One, because veteran defenseman Brandon Davidson was back in the lineup, and two, because the Amerks, who previously were winning only by means of their … [Read more...] about For Davidson and the Amerks, winning ugly never felt so good