Welcome to most unusual opening night for the Rochester Americans as they start the 65th season. We’re all burned out reading about how things are unusual and that nothing is normal but it has to be said. To write like a 32 game schedule only playing against three other teams without any fans at home …
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[Amerks Press Release] (Rochester, NY) – The Rochester Americans announced today their schedule for the 2020-21 American Hockey League regular season, presented exclusively by Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino. The Amerks will open their 65th AHL season – and 39th as the primary affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres – on Friday, Feb. 5 at 7:05 p.m. against the Utica …
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The New York Post published an article Saturday evening that paints a picture of a dire financial situation in the American Hockey League that has players “begging” for help. February 5 is the expected start date for league play but there’s still work to do. According to the article there is no current agreement in …
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Former Rochester Americans forward and former Boston Bruins draft pick Tyler Randell has announced his retirement from hockey, this time after nine professional seasons. Tyler Randell played two full seasons, his final two seasons, with the Rochester Americans and was a great piece of the puzzle towards team success. Last season he played in 22 …
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Goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has completed his loan playing for TPS of the Liiga league in Finland and will be traveling back to North America to join the Rochester Americans for the 2020-2021 season. He’ll be the top goalie for the Amerks with Dustin Tokarski playing primary role of backup and Michael Houser will be available …
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Defenseman Casey Nelson signed a one-year two-way contract with the Buffalo Sabres in the off-season before choosing to opt-out of the 2020-2021 season and has now announced that he’s hanging up his skates. Over the span of four seasons with the Amerks he played in 151 regular season games as one of the teams top …
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The Rochester Americans will open training camp Friday morning with an intimate 16 man roster of two goalies, four defensemen, and ten forwards. Where’s the rest of the roster? That remains to be seen but the organization will have to add more players by the time the season starts on February 5. There’s a lot …
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Subscriptions are on sale now through AHLTV to watch games ahead for the 2020-2021 season. The prices are affordable and if you had a subscription last season you likely have a credit coming your way. If you are a season ticket member through a team that has offered a subscription you may have some options …
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It’s been a long time but there’s finally some professional hockey news in Rochester. The Rochester Americans have announced that training camp will start Friday January 15, 2021 at Blue Cross Arena. The American Hockey League regular season (shortened) is expected to start on February 5, 2021. Home practices and games will be closed to …
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As the NHL returned to play this week we have some news regarding the American Hockey League. The Board of Governors met during its annual meeting and per the press release below announced a revised start date of December 4, 2020. The news was first shared by Tony Androckitis of Inside AHL Hockey and per …
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Sean Malone is now a former Rochester Americans player with the news today that he signed a one-year two-way contract with the Nashville Predators. Malone rebounded to have his best pro year during the shortened 2019/2020 season following a knee injury and then a string of other injury issues during the prior season. The off-season …
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It’s been just over two years since the idea of a restaurant at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial was first mentioned and on Friday the City of Rochester took the next step by issuing a request for expression of interest (REOI) for a restaurant operator. This could be an excellent addition to the …
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