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Rochester Americans to Play Toronto Marlies in AHL Playoffs After Season-Ending Win
April 21st, 2013 at 7:28 PM
The Rochester Americans ended their regular season with a 4-1 win over the Hamilton Bulldogs. The win, combined with an Oklahoma City Barons win Sunday, gives the Amerks the seventh seed in the Western Conference and a playoff rematch from last season. ***PHOTO1*** Maxime Legault, Matt Ellis, Phil Varone and Frederick Roy...

Rochester Americans to Make Back-to-Back Playoff Trips
April 21st, 2013 at 9:00 AM
The Rochester Americans clinched their second straight playoff berth Saturday night with a 5-1 win over the Hamilton Bulldogs.   The Amerks' record stands at 42-29-3-1. Those 88 points have Rochester in sixth place in the Western Conference. If the playoffs started today, the Amerks would play the Grand Rapids Griffins in...

Buffalo Sabres Organization Signs Jason Beattie to Tryout
April 6th, 2013 at 7:15 PM
Niagara University captain Jason Beattie won't have to go very far to begin his pursuit of a professional career, as he's been signed by the Rochester Americans to be a part of the Buffalo Sabres organization. The Amerks signed Beattie to an amateur tryout contract Friday. The senior defenseman has seven...

Rochester Americans to Play Outdoor Game During 10-day Festival
March 22nd, 2013 at 9:00 AM
For the second time in a decade, a portion of Western New York will be host to an outdoor hockey paradise next winter. Rochester's Frontier Field will host a 10-day outdoor hockey festival Dec. 13-22. The centerpiece of the festival will be a regular season AHL game featuring the Rochester Americans,...

Buffalo Sabres Call up Cody Hodgson, Marcus Foligno for Shortened Training Camp
January 10th, 2013 at 2:00 PM
The Buffalo Sabres are finally ready to deal with player transactions after the four-month lockout threatened the entire season, and there are several transactions to deal with. GM Darcy Regier said two players projected to start this season with the Sabres prelockout - center Cody Hodgson and winger Marcus Foligno -...

U.S. Junior Hockey Team Wins Gold with 3-1 Win Over Sweden
January 5th, 2013 at 7:30 PM
The U.S. men's junior national hockey team won its third gold medal in four seasons Saturday by besting Sweden 3-1 in the 2013 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship in Ufa, Russia. Sweden opened the scoring early in the second before Rocco Grimaldi evened the game about seven minutes into...

Buffalo Sabres to Do Without Mikhail Grigorenko This Season
December 30th, 2012 at 9:00 AM
Top draft pick Mikhail Grigorenko apparently won't play for the Buffalo Sabres this season even if there actually is a season. ***PHOTO1*** A newspaper in Quebec reported the Sabres have decided to keep Grigorenko with his junior team, the Quebec Remparts, for the duration of 2012-13. He'd been considered a contender for...

Buffalo Sabres Prospect Jake McCabe to Captain USA in World Juniors
December 26th, 2012 at 2:00 PM
Buffalo Sabres prospect Jake McCabe will wear the captain's C when Team USA opens the World Junior Championships Thursday in Russia. McCabe was a second-round pick out of Wisconsin in June. The sophomore defenseman has two goals and seven assists in 16 games for the Badgers this season. He will be...

Rochester Americans Claim Five of Six Points
December 17th, 2012 at 2:00 PM
The Rochester Americans have claimed at least a point in each of their last three games as they try to turn their season around. The mini-run for the Buffalo Sabres' AHL affiliate started with a 3-2 shootout win Dec. 11 against the North Division-leading Abbortsford Heat. The game was scoreless halfway...

Rochester Americans Struggle with Four Losses in Five Games
December 11th, 2012 at 9:00 AM
The Rochester Americans are in the midst of their worst stretch of the 2012-13 season, having lost four of their last five games - including three defeats at the hand of their division foes, the Toronto Marlies. Since Nov. 28, the Amerks have lost to the San Antonio Rampage (4-2, Nov. 28)...

Rochester Americans Lose Two in Three-game, Four-night Stretch
November 19th, 2012 at 9:00 AM
The Rochester Americans dropped two of three games in a busy recent stretch that saw them lace up their skates three times in four nights. The Amerks began the stretch Wednesday morning with a 4-1 road win at Hamilton. The Amerks never trailed, with Nick Rarnasky opening the scoring just 2:27...

Buffalo Sabres Coach Lindy Ruff Tries to Keep Busy During Lockout
October 30th, 2012 at 9:00 AM
Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff made a cameo at a Buffalo Junior Sabres practice last week and said dealing with the lack of work during the lockout has been tough. ***PHOTO1*** Ruff guest-coached the team for a day in part because his son, Brian, plays on it. He said he's underatandably had...

Rochester Americans Claim Three of Four Weekend Points
October 28th, 2012 at 1:00 PM
The Rochester Americans won once and lost once in overtime to claim three of four possible points in the standings over the weekend. The Amerks overcame a two-goal deficit in the final 70 seconds Friday night, but Wilkes-Barre/Scranton scored just 14 seconds into overtime to give the Penguins a 5-4 win....

Rochester Americans Win Back-to-Back Weekend Games
October 21st, 2012 at 7:30 PM
The Rochester Americans won consecutive games this past weekend in their final lead-up to the "home" game at Buffalo's First Niagara Center on Tuesday. The Amerks first beat the Grand Rapids Griffins 4-3 at home Friday night. The Griffs built an early 2-0 lead before Rochester rattled off four straight goals...

Buffalo Sabres Prospect Corey Tropp Out for Season with Leg Injury
October 15th, 2012 at 7:20 PM
If the Buffalo Sabres ever take the ice in 2012-13, they will do so without Corey Tropp. ***PHOTO1*** The highly touted prospect injured his right leg in the Rochester Americans' season-opening win Friday and will be out for the season. He'd scored twice in that game and was considered a contender for...

Rochester Americans Split First Two Games of AHL Season
October 15th, 2012 at 9:00 AM
The Rochester Americans split the first two games of the 2012-13 season over the weekend. The Buffalo Sabres' AHL affiliate won its home opener Friday before falling on the road Saturday. Friday The Amerks blew a 4-1 lead and actually trailed late in regulation before tying the game and winning in a...

Rochester Americans Name Kevin Porter Captain; Mark Mancari, T.J. Brennan are Alternates
October 11th, 2012 at 2:00 PM
The Rochester Americans, AHL farm team of the Buffalo Sabres, named Kevin Porter this year's team captain. ***PHOTO1*** Porter was signed in the offseason from the Colorado Avalanche. The 26-year-old has spent parts of five seasons in the NHL. The former Hobey Baker winner has 25 goals and 20 assists in 163...

Buffalo Sabres Still Locked Out; Rochester Americans Ready to Play
October 11th, 2012 at 9:05 AM
While the NHL is still locked out, awaiting an agreement, the AHL is ready to get started. Buffalo Sabres' AHL affiliate Rochester Americans are ready to go, with their season starting Friday. Typically, the Americans would be playing second fiddle to the Sabres, but without the NHL, the AHL is the...

Rochester Americans Split with Scranton Penguins in Preseason Schedule
October 8th, 2012 at 9:00 AM
The Rochester Americans, the AHL farm team of the Buffalo Sabres, split two games with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins last week to begin and end their preseason schedule. Playing first Oct. 3 at Monroe Community College, the Amerks fell, 4-3. Mark Mancari had three assists, while defenseman Mark Pysyk had two helpers. ***PHOTO1*** The...

Buffalo Sabres’ Luke Adam Sees Bright Future for Himself, Teammates
October 5th, 2012 at 9:00 AM
After several successful seasons of being led by imports, the Buffalo Sabres seem to have put more of a focus on generating talent from scratch. A near-unparalled level of success was led by Chris Drury and Daniel Briere, co-captains who were both acquired via trades. Fellow import Craig Rivet assumed the...