By: Mateo Ortiz / Assistant Sports Director ROCHESTER, N.Y.. — The 473rd all-time meeting between the Hershey Bears and the Rochester Americans took place on Wednesday night at the Blue Cross Arena. A poor start defensively in the second period, along with a lack of opportunity on the power play, led to a 3-2 loss for the Amerks. Amerks Forward Riley Fiddler-Schultz skating alongside Bears defenseman Josh Dunne on Oct. 28, 2026. (Photo credit: Micheline Veluvolu / Rochester

By: Nicholas Abeln Dan Mason named the 2026 Minor League Baseball AAA Executive of the Year, Oct. 13, 2026. Photo Credits: Rochester Red Wings ROCHESTER, NY - For the fourth time in his career, Rochester Red Wings General Manager Dan Mason has won the 2026 Triple-A Executive of the Year award. Mason was awarded the honor on Tuesday, October 13, at the 2026 MiLB End of Year Awards Show at the MiLB Business Summit in Louisville. “We are thrilled that Dan (Mason) is being reco

By: Mateo Ortiz ROCHESTER, NY - The Rochester Americans opened the first half of their back-to-back at the Blue Cross Arena on Friday night against the Syracuse Crunch. In the first of 12 meetings between the two teams this season, the Amerks defeated the Crunch, highlighted by a four-goal second period, on their way to a 7-1 victory. Amerks skaters #43 Conor Sheary, #28 Aidan McDonough, #59 Jake Richard, #14 Jason Polin and #63 Matthew Peca celebrating after a goal on Octobe

By: Mateo Ortiz ROCHESTER, NY - The Rochester Americans opened their 2026/2027 campaign on Friday night against the defending Calder Cup champions, the Toronto Marlies, in a rematch of last year's AHL North Division Semifinal. A dominating second period on both sides of the ice, along with an inexperienced defense shutting down the Marlies' attack, led to a 3-1 opening night win for the Amerks. Amerks LW #12 Riley Fiddler-Schultz celebrating with LW #16 Trevor Kuntar on Octob

By: Mateo Ortiz For the first time in franchise history, the Rochester Red Wings faced off against a team outside of the International League as they faced the Oklahoma City Comets of the Pacific Coast League in the Triple-A National Championship Game on Saturday night in Las Vegas. After holding a 2-0 lead heading into the eighth inning, a late-game collapse by the bullpen would prove costly for the Red Wings and their hopes at their first national championship, as they woul

Photo credit: @RocRedWings on X By: Mateo Ortiz MEMPHIS, T.N. — The Rochester Red Wings went into game three of the International League Championship Series, looking to clinch their first International League title since 1997 against the Memphis Redbirds on Thursday night at AutoZone Park. A late-game comeback by the Red Wings and stellar work in the bullpen late would give the Red Wings a 3-2 win, as well as bring a AAA championship to the Flower City for the first time sinc

By: Mateo Ortiz MEMPHIS, T.N. — The Rochester Red Wings were looking to clinch their first International League title since 1997 on Wednesday night, as they faced the Memphis Redbirds at AutoZone Park in game two of the best-of-three series. A poor pitching performance by the Red Wings and a lack of offense early on would be the downfall for Rochester as they dropped game two to the Redbirds by a final score of 15-4. On the mound for the Red Wings was Issac Lyon, who posted a

By: Elias Vega-Diaz/Sports Writer MEMPHIS, T.N. -- Until this year, the last time the Rochester Red Wings set foot on a playoff field, one would have to look back to 2013, in their International League series against the then-Pawtucket Red Sox, where they lost three games to two in the opening round of the MiLB playoffs. On Tuesday, Sept. 22, the International League second-half winner Red Wings took on the first-half winner Memphis Redbirds on the road at AutoZone Park fo

By: Mateo Ortiz The Rochester Knighthawks released their 2026/2027 schedule on Tuesday in anticipation of the team's seventh season in its current iteration. Their regular season will begin at home, as they host the Halifax Thunderbirds on Saturday, Nov. 28, at 7 pm. at the Blue Cross Arena. The Knighthawks last opened their season at home in 2025, when they defeated the Las Vegas Desert Dogs 14-12. The Knighthawks then have the next two weeks off before they take the floor o

By: Mateo Ortiz ROCHESTER, NY - The last time the Rochester Red Wings were in the AAA baseball playoffs, the PlayStation 4 had not been released yet. That officially changed on Sunday afternoon as, for the first time since 2013, the Red Wings punched their ticket into the AAA playoffs. Center fielder Andrew Pickney trots the bases after a record-setting homer. Friday, May 29, 2026. (Photo: Ethan Bissinger/Rochester Red Wings) By defeating the Buffalo Bisons 15-8 on Sunday, Ro

The Rochester Knighthawks announced on Friday that they have re-signed team captain Dan Coates to a one-year deal. The 39-year-old defenseman out of St. Catherines, Ontario, will be entering his 14th season in the National Lacrosse League. He has spent the previous five seasons with the Knighthawks, after spending his first eight seasons with the Colorado Mammoth. In 2026, he recorded 89 loose balls, caused 10 turnovers, and 8 blocked shots. Coates ranks third in franchise hi

By: Mateo Ortiz ROCHESTER, NY - The Rochester Knighthawks announced on Thursday that the teams' home opener will take place on Saturday, November 28, 2026, at the Blue Cross Arena against the Halifax Thunderbirds. The home opener will kick off the Knighthawks seventh season in the National Lacrosse League, and the second under the ownership of the Seneca Nation. In their past six home openers, Rochester is 4-2, with the four wins all coming in the previous four seasons. In th

By: Mateo Ortiz ROCHESTER, NY - The Rochester Knighthawks announced on Wednesday that they have signed goaltender Drew Hutchison to a one-year deal, pending league approval. Hutchison was acquired by the Knighthawks on August 19, in a trade with the Halifax Thunderbirds that sent himself and defenseman Shonwahnonkon Thompson to Rochester, in exchange for defenseman Tyler Biles and goaltender Riley Hutchcraft. The former Thunderbirds netminder will be entering his fifth Nation

By: Elias Vega-Diaz (Photo Credit: Rochester Americans) ROCHESTER, NY - The Rochester Americans' search for a new General Manager came to an end on Tuesday with the announcement of Amerks scout Stacy Roest taking on the position. In addition, Roest will also serve as director of player personnel for the Buffalo Sabres, who are the parent affiliate of the Americans. The promotion Roest comes a year after joining the Sabres as a pro-player scout for the 2025-26 season. Previou

By: Elias Vega-Diaz Starter Jackson Kent deals from the mound. June 10, 2026. (Photo Credits: Grant Bush-Resko/Rochester Red Wings) ROCHESTER, NY - After taking a loss on Tuesday in extra innings, the 38-25 Rochester Red Wings looked to further control their International League East division lead against the 33-28 Worcester Red Sox on Wednesday evening. Rochester would open the game swinging and control the game throughout from the mound to secure the win. "We had a tough n

By: Elias Vega-Diaz ROCHESTER, NY - Coming back home off a series win against Lehigh Valley, the 38-24 Rochester Red Wings returned to ESL Ballpark to start their homestand against the 32-28 Worcester Red Sox. After a lengthy game delay that paused a competitive game, Worcester would take the win in extras, 6-5. On the mound for Rochester would be righty Chandler Champlain, who holds a 3.69 ERA over 53.2 innings with 38 strikeouts. Champlain has been spectacular against the

By: Elias Vega-Diaz ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Coming off the end of a sizzling 10-game winning streak on Thursday, the 32-21 Rochester Red Wings looked to come back with a win against the 28-25 Syracuse Mets. A back-and-forth game saw the Red Wings trade leads with the Mets before walking it off in the 11th in a Friday night thriller. Center fielder Andrew Pickney trots the bases after a record-setting homer. Friday, May 29, 2026. (Photo: Ethan Bissinger/Rochester Red Wings) "...We h

By: Elias Vega-Diaz ROCHESTER, NY - Coming off a red-hot 10-game win streak, the 32-20 Rochester Red Wings faced off against the 27-25 Syracuse Mets on Thursday evening. Sitting atop the International League in first place and with a ten-game win streak, Rochester failed to extend it as they fell 8-4 after a competitive first half against the Mets. "These kids, they battled all year to win ten in a row," Manager Matt LeCroy said postgame after the loss. "Hopefully, we start

By: Mateo Ortiz The Rochester Americans 2025/2026 season came to a close on Sunday evening after a loss to the Toronto Marlies in game three of the best-of-three North Division first round series. The Amerks went through many ups and downs throughout the regular season, from injuries to transactions, the team had to fight till the very last day of the regular season just to get a chance to play in the Calder Cup playoffs. Here's a quick recap of the past six months for the Am

The Rochester Americans hosted the Toronto Marlies for game two of the first round of the North Division playoffs. After a 5-0 loss on in game one on Wednesday night, the Amerks flipped the script on the Marlies as a 29 save shutout by Devon Levi lifted Rochester to a 4-0 win, to force a winner-take-all game three on Sunday. The first 4:47 of play went uninterrupted, although both teams had a couple of great chances early on, none of their shots were able to get past both net