By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA An overload of cuteness is perfectly fine if you’re talking about puppies. Or babies. But not power plays. Definitely not power plays. Which is why, according to coach Seth Appert, the Rochester Americans power play has been so powerless in recent weeks. While they did score with the man advantage on Wednesday night, they also allowed yet another … [Read more...] about When it comes to the Amerks power play, too cute really means too ugly
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Amerks far too charitable in blowout loss to Utica
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Kids day at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial on Sunday afternoon included youngsters taking over the public address and official scoring roles while 5,000 drawstring bags were handed out to fans. There seemingly were just as many giveaways on the ice by the Rochester Americans. Taking advantage of poor decisions and poor passes, the Utica Comets … [Read more...] about Amerks far too charitable in blowout loss to Utica
As regular season winds down, RIT gears up for playoff redemption
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The bitter memories of last season don’t surface quite as frequently for the Rochester Institute of Technology’s men’s hockey team as they once did, but they surely haven’t been forgotten. Atlantic Hockey regular season champions and playoff favorites in March of 2023, the Tigers had big goals and bigger dreams. All of which were unceremoniously … [Read more...] about As regular season winds down, RIT gears up for playoff redemption
Mersch, Levi shine as Amerks win, but Kulich leaves due to injury
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA For a significant portion of Friday’s night’s game, the Rochester Americans relied on Devon Levi’s big-save goaltending to keep them in it. “Honestly, he was unreal, he made so many big-time saves,” center Tyson Kozak said. But after the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins crept within a goal and were applying extra-attacker pressure in the final two … [Read more...] about Mersch, Levi shine as Amerks win, but Kulich leaves due to injury
Amerks squander early lead, fall to Crunch in OT
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA When it comes to style of play and strategy, there are no secrets any time the Rochester Americans and Syracuse Crunch play. There’s not much free space on the ice, either. With a dozen regular season games against each other – nearly 17 percent of the entire season – and, in the case of last season, a five-game playoff series, the teams know each … [Read more...] about Amerks squander early lead, fall to Crunch in OT