Tag:Linus Ullmark
Recapping Another Excellent Weekend for the Amerks
It’s another Monday morning in Rochester, NY and the Rochester Americans are coming off of another weekend that should be talked about with a win and a loss. A week ago the team finished the weekend with a three day road trip with three games in less than 48 hours and finished with 5 out …
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CJ Smith has Skill, Vision and a Development Mindset
Last March when the college hockey season came to an end the Buffalo Sabres went out and signed CJ Smith, the leading scorer for UMass-Lowell. A player that was on the radar of a number of teams. Earlier this week he played in his 26th game as a Rochester American and moved into the lead …
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Notes and Quotes for Tonights Amerks vs Marlies Game
There’s some excitement and anticipation for tonights hockey game at the War Memorial between the Toronto Marlies and Rochester Americans. The Marlies are the number one team in The AHL but the Amerks aren’t too far behind overall in the league. In the division there’s a four point spread between the two teams. “We understand …
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Recap: CJ Smith and Ullmark Lead Amerks to Win over Comets
Rookie forward CJ Smith is on a hot streak and on Wednesday night lead the Amerks to a 3-1 win over the Utica Comets. He tallied one goal, one assist and a team leading seven shots on net. He’s one of four players that has played in all 26 games so far this season and …
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Amerks vs Utica Game Day Notes and Quotes
The Amerks are coming off of an “unbelievable weekend” [ Read more here ] and are facing off against the Utica Comets tonight for the sixth time this season. In the five games so far the Amerks are 1-2-1-1. The only win was a shootout win on the road. The two regulation losses have both been …
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Wolf Pack Defeat the Amerks in a Shootout
The Amerks did something familiar on Saturday night, played beyond regulation time in a game this season. Out of 24 games played this season they’ve played 11 of them in overtime, five have gone into a shootout. The good is that the team has extended their point streak to eight straight games. Also, in those …
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Amerks Defeat Springfield to Continue Success on the Road
The Amerks continued their road success on Friday night defeating the Springfield Thunderbirds 2-1. Linus Ullmark got the win in net with 18 saves to extend the teams road record to 7-1-3-1. Rochester dominated play through the first period and didn’t allow a shot against Ullmark until six minutes into the first period. Seth Griffith …
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Amerks Notes, Botterill Talks Nylander and Ullmark and Johansson Returns
The Amerks are heading to Binghamton today after defeating them on Friday night in a massive 10-3 win. The last time the Amerks had scored 10 goals in a game was December 16, 2016. [ Read our Friday Night Recap ] **** Goaltender Jonas Johansson played in his first game of the season on Friday …
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Amerks Win and Score 10 Goals for the First Time Since 2006
It’s all about how you come back from previous games. The Rochester Americans rebounded in a big way winning 10-3 against the Binghamton Devils after being shutout 5-0 by the same team last Saturday. On Wednesday night the Amerks lost in overtime in a back and forth game losing 6-5. The team played 60 minutes …
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Amerks Lose Second in a Row on the Road
The Syracuse Crunch are near the bottom of the league in the standings, they’re a young team but they looked like a league leading team on Wednesday night against the Rochester Americans. Dennis Yan went coast to coast in overtime to lead the Crunch to a 6-5 win. It was a high scoring back and …
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Amerks Notes: Addressing a Loss, Team Chemistry and Early Season Leaders
You win some games , you lose some and then you really lose some games during a season. The Amerks really lost on Saturday night against the Binghamton Devils but they are still on a great run with points in nine of their last 11 games. The Devils snapped a six game losing streak with …
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Recap: Ullmark and Percy Lead the Amerks to a Shutout Win
The Amerks are only 14 games into the season but for those who were here last season they’re already aware that this season is different. With the 3-0 win over the Binghamton Devils the Amerks have collected 14 of 18 points going back to October 25 and are 4-0-1-1 to start November. The games haven’t all …
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