By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Zach Wigle spent the previous four seasons playing major junior in the Ontario Hockey League, where scores of Hall of Famers honed their skills and some of the game’s greatest rivalries are renewed week after week and year after year. But the first-year Rochester Institute of Technology centerman says nothing in the OHL compares to the Corner Crew, the … [Read more...] about RIT defeats Niagara, strengthens hold on 2nd place in AHA
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Red Wings get new stadium name: ESL Ballpark
BY DAN GLICKMAN The home of the Rochester Red Wings has a new name: ESL Ballpark. The team joined Monroe County leaders and ESL President & CEO Faheem Masood on Tuesday to make the announcement that ESL Federal Credit Union had acquired the naming rights for the field. The deal, which will begin at $550,000 this season before increasing by 2% each season, is initially … [Read more...] about Red Wings get new stadium name: ESL Ballpark
Rosen’s hat trick, Ratzlaff’s shutout lead Amerks past Springfield
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The Rochester Americans held a welcome-back party Friday night at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. They welcomed back Isak Rosen, their All-Star right winger who had been back up with the parent Buffalo Sabres since Sunday. They welcomed back Konsta Helenius, their All-Star left winger who had been with the Sabres since Jan. 15. And they … [Read more...] about Rosen’s hat trick, Ratzlaff’s shutout lead Amerks past Springfield
Costly mistakes doom Amerks in loss to Belleville
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA When the lineup has little firepower, when it takes a monumental effort just to create a scoring chance, the last thing you want to do is give the opposition chances off of unforced errors. The Rochester Americans learned that the hard way on Wednesday night. Two poor plays with the puck – including a needless icing by defenseman Ryan Johnson late in … [Read more...] about Costly mistakes doom Amerks in loss to Belleville
PREVIEW: Rochester-Area Athletes at the Milano Cortina Olympics
BY DAN GLICKMAN In 1956, Rochester resident Art Tyler made local history when he became the first Rochester-area resident to win a medal at the Winter Olympic Games. Although born in Utica, he moved to Rochester to work as an engineer at Eastman Kodak between bobsled competitions -- including the four-man bobsled event he won a bronze medal at in the 1956 Winter Olympics in … [Read more...] about PREVIEW: Rochester-Area Athletes at the Milano Cortina Olympics