By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Matthew Peca has worn a Rochester Americans uniform for only four weeks, but it’s already quite evident why his No. 63 sweater also includes the captain’s C. A free-agent signee over the summer, the 12th-year veteran center provides the complete package. He can score, he can defend, he can play the body and he can lead. “He’s our captain for a … [Read more...] about Peca continues to pile up points as Amerks roll past Phantoms
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Amerks power play sputters in loss to Hershey
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- For the better part of 35 minutes on Wednesday night, the Hershey Bears were precisely the team Rochester Americans coach Michael Leone expected to see. Big, heavy, talented, smart, quick and skilled. Which is why, when the Amerks made mistakes, the Bears capitalized and skated to a 3-2 victory at Blue Cross Arena at the War … [Read more...] about Amerks power play sputters in loss to Hershey
With offense sputtering, RIT falls to RPI
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA HENRIETTA, N.Y. -- Whether Rochester Institute of Technology will be able to score enough goals to be a top-tier team in Atlantic Hockey is yet to be determined. Through the first six games, the Tigers have scored just 11 goals, and in all four losses, they found the net just once. Definitely not a recipe for success. “We’re one and done in the … [Read more...] about With offense sputtering, RIT falls to RPI
Amerks outlast Syracuse in overtime
Courtesy of Amerks.com Syracuse, NY – TREVOR KUNTAR put the final stamp on Friday’s contest at Upstate Medical University Arena as he scored the game-winning goal 1:59 into overtime to lift the Rochester Americans (4-3-0-1) to a 3-2 victory over the intrastate rival Syracuse Crunch (3-4-1-0). With the win, the Amerks improved to 4-0-0-0 this season on Friday’s, which … [Read more...] about Amerks outlast Syracuse in overtime
Simply a bad night at the office for the Amerks, especially for Komarov
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Come February, the Rochester Americans very likely will have forgotten just about everything from Wednesday night’s 5-3 loss to the Utica Comets. But in the moments following the final horn at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial, frustration ruled. And rightly so. When your compete level is poor, when your mistakes lead to gimme goals, when a player … [Read more...] about Simply a bad night at the office for the Amerks, especially for Komarov