Author:Keith Wozniak
Kevin Porter Suspended for Two Games
The American Hockey League announced late Saturday afternoon that Rochester Americans forward Kevin Porter has been suspended for two games as a consequence of an illegal check to the head of an opponent in a game vs. Laval on Feb. 28. Porter will miss Rochester’s games tonight (Feb. 29) at Syracuse and Wednesday (Mar. 4) …
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Recap: Two Goals for Eric Cornel and a Perfect PK
It wasn’t the prettiest of wins but it was a team effort and an entertaining hockey game from start to finish. Eric Cornel and a perfect penalty kill carried the Rochester Americans to a 4-2 win over the Laval Rocket. The Amerks finished the season series perfect against Laval with a 4-0 record against them …
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Recap: Frustration has Arrived and Another Overtime Loss for Luukkonen
It was another night for the Rochester Americans where they had more scoring chances than the other team but unfortunately results are based on goals, not chances. The Cleveland Monsters capitalized on what few they did have and departed Rochester with a 3-2 win and giving goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen his second overtime loss in his …
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Recap: Phantoms Forced OT but Bryson Delivered the Win
There’s multiple ways to look back on the Rochester Americans overtime win Friday night against Lehigh Valley and not one of them would be wrong. The final outcome was a win without giving up points to a divisional team in the second half of the season. It was an exciting game with a lot of …
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Recap: Amerks Weekend Saved by Luukkonen
This weekend belonged to rookie goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen with back to back wins for the Rochester Americans. He was perfect Saturday night in the shootout and then made two massive saves in the last 35 seconds of the game Sunday afternoon to complete the winning weekend. It wasn’t a perfect weekend but it was a …
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Recap: Syracuse was Silenced by Mittelstadt
Anyone that has ever been to a hockey game in Syracuse knows that the building can be loud, fans can be obnoxious, and the announcer can sound like he’s headlining a wrestling event. The best way to overcome all of those things is to win a hockey game and that’s what the Rochester Americans did …
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Zack Bogosian Assigned to Rochester
The Rochester Americans gained another veteran defenseman when the Buffalo Sabres assigned Zack Bogosian after he cleared waivers Saturday afternoon. All reports out of Buffalo have stated that he is expected to report to Rochester but no time frame on when that will be. He is not expected to be in the Amerks lineup Saturday …
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Weekend Preview: Amerks Need to End Another Streak
The Rochester Americans had a rare Friday night off after a trip to Charlotte this week and will look to end a four game losing streak on the road against the Syracuse Crunch tonight. The weekend will be capped off with a Sunday afternoon home game against Utica that starts at 3:05pm. It’s been a …
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Recap: Amerks Lose in Charlotte
The game Tuesday night in Charlotte started off on the right path with Rasmus Asplund scoring just 41 seconds into game but they were only able to hold onto the lead for less than half a period. Charlotte was the better team throughout and won 4-2 to extend the Amerks losing streak to three games. …
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Recap: Amerks Shutout in Toronto
The Rochester Americans did everything wrong Friday night and they followed it up Saturday afternoon by doing a lot of things right in Toronto but the one thing they couldn’t do was score a goal. Something that’s important in a hockey game. The Marlies won 4-0 with two of those goals being scored on an …
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Recap: Winning Streak Ended by the Crunch
If you stayed home from the Amerks game Friday night because of the weather in Rochester I can let you know right away that you didn’t miss anything. The six game winning streak vanished as if it never existed during the 5-2 loss to the Syracuse Crunch. Is it the end of the season? Not …
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Preview: Amerks Look to Extend Winning Streak to Seven
The Rochester Americans have gone from one extreme to another and it couldn’t have come at a better time. Just over two weeks ago the team won in overtime to snap a depressing seven game losing streak and tonight the team is playing for another win to extend the winning streak to seven games. The last …
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