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By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA There’s a bit of an unknown element when a veteran player who has spent considerable time in the NHL is reassigned to an American Hockey League team. Will they be bitter? Will there be a woe-is-me attitude? Will they buy into all that is their new team, when deep down they believe they should still be in the NHL? In the case of Nicolas Aube-Kubel, … [Read more...] about Aube-Kubel finding his stride as Amerks stay hot

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA They had already scored four goals, all on the power play, and there was no doubt the Rochester Americans were well on their way to victory. Yet when Ryan Johnson zipped home a wrist shot from the left circle off the rush to give the Amerks a 5-1 lead just 49 seconds into the third period on Friday night, you’d have thought he’d just scored a … [Read more...] about Johnson’s 1st pro goal helps Amerks power past Belleville

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA If a player’s value was measured solely by goals and assists, then Noah Ostlund wouldn’t have been making much of an impression with the Rochester Americans. Through his first 15 games this season, the rookie center had produced just one goal and three assists. That doesn’t exactly scream first-round draft pick, even when factoring in the two months he … [Read more...] about Ostlund continues to score as Levi, Amerks blank Cleveland

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA It would be pretty easy to say goalie Devon Levi is the biggest reason the Rochester Americans have already hit the 30-win plateau. Going into the weekend, the second-year goaltender ranked second in the American Hockey League in goals-against average and seventh in save percentage. Chants of LEE-VI, LEE-VI have become a staple of Amerk games at Blue … [Read more...] about An AHL first for Levi: goalie pulled as Amerks lose to Laval