By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Philosophers have been known to ponder the age-old question, if a tree falls in the forest, does it make a sound if there’s no one nearby to hear it? Hockey fans can ask a similar question: If a team gets schooled 9-2 on home ice but there were no fans in the building to suffer through it, did it really happen? For the Rochester Americans, the … [Read more...] about Amerks captain after 9-2 embarrassment: ‘you have to have pride’
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Franco continues to show progress but Amerks fall in OT
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA At West Point, Dominic Franco was a standout scorer, leading the Black Knights in scoring three consecutive seasons. But life is little different for Franco in the American Hockey League. The Rochester Americans aren’t asking him to think offense first. They want him using his 6-foot-5, 218-pound frame to jar bodies and slow the opposition, to be solid … [Read more...] about Franco continues to show progress but Amerks fall in OT
Slide continues for Luukkonen, Amerks
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The natural reaction would be for a little concern to be creeping into the discussion about goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. After all, the second-year goaltender has allowed nine goals on 54 shots in the past three days. The Cleveland Monsters scored four times on 28 shots in a 5-1 victory on Wednesday. On Friday, Luukkonen surrendered five goals on … [Read more...] about Slide continues for Luukkonen, Amerks
Wrong approach dooms Amerks in loss to Cleveland
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA If Wednesday night was the audition for the auditions, Buffalo Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams couldn’t have liked too much of what he saw. With Adams sitting high atop Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial to evaluate prospects, the Rochester Americans didn’t give him much to appreciate in a 5-1 loss to the Cleveland Monsters. The Sabres intend to … [Read more...] about Wrong approach dooms Amerks in loss to Cleveland
Biro shows off skills though Amerks fall in overtime
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Brandon Biro has always been the guy producing offense for his team. He was a point-a-game player in Junior A in Western Canada, and again in his junior and senior NCAA seasons at Penn State University. So when the goals and assists eluded him through the first month of his rookie American Hockey League season, Biro found himself in an unusual … [Read more...] about Biro shows off skills though Amerks fall in overtime