By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA So this is what it feels like to be an also-ran in Atlantic Hockey America. The established gold standard within Atlantic Hockey for more than a decade, the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers are now the team others fatten up on. Like on Friday night, when Niagara University roared into the Gene Polisseni Center and thumped the Tigers … [Read more...] about Oh, how the mighty RIT has fallen
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Amerks blanked by Providence
Courtesy of Amerks.com Providence, RI – The Rochester Americans (23-11-3-1) could not find a way to solve the Providence Bruins (21-13-3-1), falling on the wrong side of a 3-0 score Friday night at Amica Mutual Pavilion. Despite suffering just their sixth regulation loss on the road this season, the Amerks have won 15 of their last 21 contests while earning at least one … [Read more...] about Amerks blanked by Providence
Few in hockey could make us laugh like Tommy McVie
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Tom McVie never played in the National Hockey League but he had one talent(?) perhaps no one in the game could match. Not that they’d want to. McVie could fit two pucks into his mouth at the same. Why he ever wanted to do so, who knows. But truth be told, it was quite fitting, because what usually came out of his mouth was pure hockey … [Read more...] about Few in hockey could make us laugh like Tommy McVie
Brockport earns first home victory
The Brockport Golden Eagles hockey team got a bit of payback after falling to the Chatham Cougars 5-0 Friday night. One day later, Brockport came out on top 6-3 for its first win at home this season on Alumni Night. "Sometimes you got to be brutally honest with your guys and the message before the game was 'energy in your rink," Brockport head coach Brian Dickinson said. … [Read more...] about Brockport earns first home victory
After further review, or not, Amerks fall in shootout to Phantoms
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Michael Leone, the Rochester Americans first-year coach, admits he’s a little confused about some aspects of the American Hockey League. Namely, the video review system. “How can you review a shootout goal, but a breakaway in overtime can’t be reviewed?” Leone said. There were 7,322 fans at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial on Friday night … [Read more...] about After further review, or not, Amerks fall in shootout to Phantoms