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Amerks lose big at home to Rocket

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

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Feb 284 min read

Amerks allow season-high seven goals in loss to Comets

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

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Feb 153 min read

Amerks shutout Thunderbirds

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

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Feb 73 min read

Amerks defeat Bears

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

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Jan 313 min read

Amerks shutout Comets

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

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Jan 243 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 29, 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 27, 20254 min read

Amerks suffer third period collapse to Islanders

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

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Nov 22, 20253 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 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