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Levi pitches 20-save shutout in win against Crunch

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

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Jan 155 min read

Amerks fall short against Rocket

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

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Jan 103 min read

Rosén Shines in OT Win against Sens

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

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Dec 19, 20254 min read

Amerks fall short against Comets

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

Mateo Ortiz

Dec 17, 20253 min read

Amerks late game heroics lead to win over Crunch

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

Mateo Ortiz

Nov 28, 20254 min read

Amerks fall flat in loss to Monsters

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

Mateo Ortiz

Nov 26, 20254 min read

Amerks fall short despite late comeback

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

Mateo Ortiz

Nov 13, 20254 min read

Amerks defeat Penguins in thriller

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

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Nov 8, 20254 min read

Amerks comeback bid falls short

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

Aiden Locke

Nov 6, 20254 min read