By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The hatred between the Rochester Americans and Laval Rocket is quite real. That’ll happen when you’re playing in-your-face hockey shift after shift, game after game, year after year. And when the team that ended your season the year before – as the Rocket did to the Amerks last spring – acts like they own you. “They’re pricks,” Amerks winger Jagger … [Read more...] about Laval, with plenty of swagger, frustrates Amerks again
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For heroes from Amerks 1996 Calder Cup team, the memories live on
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Until Friday night, Dixon Ward’s last appearance in Rochester was on June 15, 1996, the day he packed up his hockey-season belongings and headed home for the summer. Just 24 hours earlier, Ward, his Rochester Americans teammates and a few thousand of their suddenly closest friends celebrated on the streets of downtown with the Calder Cup. “I haven’t … [Read more...] about For heroes from Amerks 1996 Calder Cup team, the memories live on
Costantini’s goal gets Amerks a point but they again flop in the shootout
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Not everything in the game of hockey is predictable with the Rochester Americans. Take lineup construction and who plays where. It’s not often a player who has spent most of the season in the ECHL ends up playing on a line with a team’s two All-Star forwards. But such was the case on Wednesday night. Matteo Costantini was slotted on a line with Isak … [Read more...] about Costantini’s goal gets Amerks a point but they again flop in the shootout
Amerks Leone after 7-4 loss: Pulling Ratzlaff was not an option
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA When last we saw Scott Ratzlaff on the ice for the Rochester Americans, he was taking the second-star curtain call following his first professional shutout, a 5-0 victory over the Springfield Thunderbirds on Feb. 6. Sunday there was no curtain call, just calls by some boisterous fans for a replacement after the rookie goaltender allowed seven goals in a … [Read more...] about Amerks Leone after 7-4 loss: Pulling Ratzlaff was not an option
Amerks all-stars shine in 4-1 win over Utica
Courtesy of Amerks.com Utica, N.Y. – The Rochester Americans (24-16-4-2) scored a pair of power-play goals in a span of 1:18 during the third period to seize control in what became a 4-1 win over the Utica Comets (13-23-5-3) Saturday at the Adirondack Bank Center. Rochester, which has points in 20 of its last 28 games dating back to Nov. 22, 2025, has won each of its last … [Read more...] about Amerks all-stars shine in 4-1 win over Utica