The Rochester Americans played to the final buzzer in Syracuse on Saturday night in an attempt to still have a shot at the North Division title but it wasn’t enough. Syracuse clinched the division with a 4-3 win on home ice. It was a better game than Friday night but a turnover late in the …
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The opponent is set and the dates are locked in. The Rochester Americans will take on the defending Calder Cup Champion Toronto Marlies in the first round of the 2019 Calder Cup Playoffs. The first round is a best of five series. All rounds after are best of seven. In six games during the 2018/2019 …
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Today is the last game of the regular season for the Rochester Americans and it’ll be a meaningless game for them. The team traveled to Belleville following the 4-3 loss in Syracuse and while half of the team boarded the bus there were nine other players that went back to Rochester. Syracuse clinched the North …
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The Rochester Americans signed goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (also to be referenced as UPL) to an Amateur Tryout (ATO) after his OHL season came to an end with the Sudbury Wolves. The Wolves were eliminated in the first round of their playoff series. Luukkonen was drafted 54th overall in the second round of the 2017 NHL …
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The Rochester Americans have talked about winning the North Division title all season and Friday night that opportunity likely slipped away from them on home ice. Again. A path to winning the division title was simple – win three straight and it’s theirs. But yet again they played a bad game on home ice in …
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Before the start of the last regular season home game the Rochester Americans handed out team awards and Zach Redmond lead the way (no surprise) by winning three of them. 2018/2019 Team Award Winners: Most game winning goals: Zach Redmond and Victor Olofsson (both tied at 9) Rookie of the year and most improved player …
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The American Hockey League announced that Amerks defenseman Zach Redmond has been named to the 2018-2019 AHL First All-Star Team. This is the second year in a row that Redmond has earned the end of season honor. He was named to the AHL Second All-Star Team for the 2017-2018 season. “It’s an honor,” Zach Redmond …
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That’s it. Thursday was the last regular season practice for the Rochester Americans of the 2018/2019 season. They’ll have one more morning skate, two road games, and then the playoffs begin. Feels like yesterday we were asking if it was October yet as we waited for the regular season to start. Nathan Paetsch was asked …
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Victor Olofsson returned to Rochester this week after getting a taste of the National Hockey League, the place he’ll likely play for the rest of his career when this season is completed. In six games with the Buffalo Sabres he scored two goals, had two assists, and fit right in with the level of play. …
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Randy Sexton has already been working at signing depth players for the 2019/2020 season and today it was announced that Justin Baudry signed a one year American Hockey League contract for the 2019-20 season. Kurt Gosselin was recently signed to an AHL deal as well for next season. The Sabres also recently signed Casey Fitzgerald …
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The Rochester Americans defeated the Cleveland Monsters on Monday night to guarantee at least second place in the North Division and continue their push for the first North Division title since the 2004/2005 season. Tage Thompson scored twice and Scott Wedgewood made 36 saves in the 2-1 win for the teams league leading 24th road …
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The Rochester Americans defeated the Cleveland Monsters by a 2-1 score on Monday night and with the win they also clinched home ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs. The first round is a best of five series. The Amerks are one point behind the Syracuse Crunch for first place in the North …
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