Ryan Oleksyn / Sports Writer ROCHESTER, N.Y. --The Rochester Americans were defeated by the Laval Rocket by a final score of 9-3 on Friday night. The Amerks were tied at one point with the Rocket but, Rochester proceeded to give up six unanswered goals to end the game. Amerks players together after a goal on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026 (Photo: Nicole Bowland/89.1 the Point) "You can't give up what we gave up tonight," said Amerks head coach Michael Leone. "it's just one of those ga

Ryan Oleksyn / Sports writer ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The Rochester Americans were defeated by the Laval Rocket Friday night by a final score of 3-2. Amerks Goalie Devon Levi faced 37 shots on net and made some impressive saves down the stretch, but a costly breakaway chance given to Laval in overtime cost Rochester the game. "He was great," said Amerks head coach Michael Leone when talking about Devon Levi. "He has been playing really good hockey for us." Group of Amerks players a

By: Alexander Moore ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Facing off for the third consecutive time, the Rochester Americans fell to the Utica Comets by a score of 7-4 on Sunday. It was the first time all season that the Amerks allowed seven or more goals.  Both teams played a physical game that started in Rochester’s favor as the Amerks took a 3-2 lead at the start of the second period. However, that lead quickly left their grip as Utica went on to score back-to-back-to-back goals in the second

Ryan Oleksyn / Sports writer ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The Rochester Americans defeated the Springfield Thunderbirds Friday evening by a final score of 4-0. Amerks winger Isak Rosén had a night, scoring three goals to help lead the Amerks offensive attack. Also, Amerks goaltender Scott Ratzlaff earned his first shutout as a Amerk and Ratzlaff became the first Amerks rookie goalie to notch a shutout since 2015. "I'm just going to go out there and have some fun," said Ratzlaff. "That

Ryan Oleksyn / Sports writer ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The Rochester Americans defeated the Hershey Bears by a final score of 3-1 on Friday. The Amerks were able to bounce back after just losing to the same Hershey team back on Wednesday. "I'm really proud of the group," said Amerks head coach Michael Leone. "They're working really hard on face-offs, they're really selfless guys." Amerks bench reaction to goal on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026 (Photo: Juniper Lasky) Through the first few min

Devon Levi against the Cleveland Monsters on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Rochester Americans/Micheline Veluvolu) By: Juniper Lasky Rochester, N.Y. -- The Rochester Americans had a tough divisional game on Saturday night, as they lost 2-1 against the Cleveland Monsters. This game meant a lot more than the rest, as they are currently locked in a tight divisional dash for one of the five North Division playoff spots. The stakes for this game were laid out as clear as possible. The

Ryan Oleksyn / Sports writer ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The Rochester Americans defeated the Utica Comets 3-0 on Friday as Amerks goalie Devon Levi earned another shutout this season. Rochester controlled the game and limited Utica's scoring opportunities as they took the first game of this homestand. "It's good to see us play that way for 60 minutes," said Amerks head coach Michael Leone. "Anytime you win in this league, you have to enjoy it and be proud." Faceoff between Utica and

Devon Levi and Zac Jones celebrating a win against the Syracuse Crunch on Jan. 14, 2026 (Mateo Ortiz / 89.1 The Point) By: Juniper Lasky ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- In the thick of playoff contention, the Amerks were looking to get two consecutive wins for the first time in nearly two months. The Amerks had fallen to 4th in the North Division, behind the Crunch, the Marlies and the Rocket. A win in this game propelled them to second, two games behind the Rocket with a game in hand. Go

Ryan Oleksyn / Sports writer ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The Rochester Americans lost to the Laval Rocket by a final score of 3-2 on Friday night. Rochester was able to muster 49 shots on goal but were not able to capitalize on multiple breakaway and man advantage opportunities. "It's one of those games, that's hockey sometimes," said Amerks head coach Michael Leone. "But I was really proud of the guys." Devon Levi in net on Friday, January. 9th, 2026. (@AmerksHockey on X) The game wo

By: Juniper Lasky The Rochester Americans celebrating Isak Rosén's game winning goal against the Belleville Senators (Mateo Ortiz/89.1 The Point) ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The Rochester Americans came up with a 3-2 overtime win against the North Division rival Belleville Senators on Friday night, with Rosén being the focal piece for the squad, with two goals, one of them being the deciding goal in the end. "It was a great night for him," Rochester Americans head coach Michael Leone

By: Mateo Ortiz ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The Rochester Americans returned to action on Wednesday night as they hosted the Utica Comets for the fourth of ten scheduled meetings between the two teams this season. Struggles in the defensive zone as well as strong defensive play by the Comets led to a 3-2 loss for the Amerks. Rochester had an early five-on-three advantage just six minutes into the contest to which they were able to capitalize on. Amerks right winger, Isak Rosen led off

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The Rochester Americans were back in action on Friday night against their thruway rival Syracuse Crunch at the Blue Cross Arena. Despite being down late in the third period, the Amerks we're able to pull out victory from the jaws of defeat in a 4-3 win over the Crunch. The night got off to a feisty start as Amerks defenseman Mason Geertsen and Crunch defenseman Matteo Pietroniro took off the gloves and threw a couple jabs at each other only three minutes in

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The Rochester Americans returned to home ice on Wednesday night for a Thanksgiving eve showdown with the Cleveland Monsters. The Amerks struggled to create a strong offensive presence on the Monsters throughout the night which led to a 3-1 loss. The Amerks spent the majority of the first period defending their own net as the Monsters outshot Rochester 8-3 through the first fourteen minutes of play. Rochester went almost thirteen minutes without a shot attem

Ryan Oleksyn / Sports Writer ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The Rochester Americans Lost 5-4 to the Bridgeport Islanders Friday evening. The Amerks held leads of 2-0 and 4-2 but were not able to seal the deal. Rochester Americans vs Bridgeport Islanders on Friday, November. 21st, 2025. (@AmerksHockey on X) "We had the lead, maybe sat on it a little." Said Rochester's assistant coach Nathan Paetsch. "Gave them too much ozone time and it kind of bit us." With only four minutes and 29 second

By: Mateo Ortiz #74 Nikita Novikov and #43 Arthur Kaliyev battling for the puck on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. Photo credit: Rochester Americans ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The Rochester Americans were looking to get back to winning ways on Wednesday night against the Belleville Senators, after a disappointing loss Sunday night against the Hershey Bears. Between the pipes for each team was Hunter Shepard for the Senators and Devon Levi for the Amerks. Shepard was looking for his third

Ryan Oleksyn / Sports Writer ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The Rochester Americans defeated the Wilkes-Berre/Scranton Penguins 6-4 in a physical contest as the Amerks and Penguins combined for 22 penalties. Amerks left winger Trevor Kuntar scored two goals to help the Amerks pick up a big win against a very good opponent. "I think our team really competes" Said Kuntar "In practice we compete every single day, and were hungry on pucks" Trevor Kuntar who was drafted in the 2020 NHL draft i

By: Aiden Locke ROCHESTER, NY — The Rochester Americans had a tough challenge in front of them on Wednesday night. Bitter North Divison rivals clashed as the Syracuse Crunch came to town. The short handed Amerks struggled in the second period in route to a 5-3 loss to Syracuse. Rochester found themselves short handed in this matchup due to numerous lineup regulars in forwards Isak Rosén, Josh Dunne and Noah Ostlund being recalled by the Sabres due to injuries up and down the

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