Tag:Calder Cup
Amerks Believe They Have What it Takes to Win a Calder Cup
It’s been a long time since the Rochester Americans won a playoff series. It’s been even longer since the Rochester Americans have won a Calder Cup. There was a time when years were defined by winning playoff rounds, making it to the finals, and winning a Calder Cup. Fans remember those years, the media remembers …
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Amerks First Round Home Ice Playoff Dates
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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Amerks Clinch a Spot in the 2019 Calder Cup Playoffs
It’s official, the Rochester Americans have clinched their spot in the 2019 American League Calder Cup Playoffs! They’re the fifth team to clinch a spot and an opportunity to win the seventh Calder Cup in team history. After sitting in first place of the North Division and third overall in the league for a majority …
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Game 2 Recap: Scoring Five Goals Wasn’t Good Enough
There’s a few different story lines about this Rochester Americans season as a whole but the only one that matters right now is the Syracuse Crunch taking a commanding 2-0 lead in the best of five first round series. Saturday night for game two in Syracuse was better but better isn’t good enough in the …
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Three Harvard Friends are Leading the Amerks at Center
Heading into the 2017/2018 season two Harvard graduates and teammates knew they’d be playing together in Rochester, Sean Malone and Kyle Criscuolo. When the Buffalo Sabres opened prospect camp in September a third Harvard graduate and former teammate made an impression and earned a roster spot – Colin Blackwell. Tonight, the trio will be three …
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Round 1 Preview: Winning Three Games is the Only Option
The 2018 Calder Cup Playoffs start for the Rochester Americans tonight after what felt like the longest week of the season. It was a fast paced week of intense practices that had more urgency than I’ve seen all season. The drills weren’t any different than usual but it was a constant cycle with short water …
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Playoff History – Amerks vs. Crunch
We’ve discussed the Amerks/Crunch first round series a lot this week, and now we’d like to take a look back at the playoff history between these two clubs. If you’re an Amerks fan – you’re going to be a big believer in history repeating itself! 1996: Both teams struggled in the regular season but managed …
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Time for Bailey, Baptiste and UIlmark to Lead in the Playoffs
The Amerks opened the 2017/2018 regular season with a 3-1 win over the Syracuse Crunch and after the game Justin Bailey said, “We wanted to show the city of Rochester it’s going to be a change of pace around here.” Changing the pace meant winning hockey games and making the playoffs again. “It’s exciting for …
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Amerks Improved at the NHL Trade Deadline
The NHL trade deadline is in the past and as the dust has settled the Rochester Americans have improved with three additional players that weren’t on the roster at the start of the day, one of which will immediately available. Danny O’Regan will join the Amerks this week and Nick Baptiste and Casey Nelson were …
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The Tank is over….and in Rochester….shouldn’t have ever been
This wasn’t a fun season. The Buffalo Sabres tanking negatively affected the Amerks roster and as a result we had to suffer through a plethora of meaningless games down the stretch. And…..no playoffs. Again. So, this will be the 10th consecutive season our beloved Amerks don’t get out of the first round and the 5th …
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Amerks, Playoffs and Darcy
After a second frustrating trade deadline in a row, Eric Bourgeois and Jason Bonno discuss the Amerk playoff roster (who’s on it, who is not), playoff chances……..and Darcy Regier. Kevin Porter Eric: He was clearly very important to the team in many ways as its captain and is sorely missed. Good for him in getting …
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Video of Amerks Losing 1990 Calder Cup in Game 6
The Rochester Americans reached the Calder Cup finals against the Springfield Indians in 1990 but lost in six games and the highlights of that game are down below. Â Looking back it’s hard to imagine at that time there was only 14 teams in the American Hockey League compared to the 30 today. The Amerks defeated …
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