Rochester Amerks
Sabres re-sign goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen to two-year contract
The Buffalo Sabres re-signed goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen to a two-year contract with an average annual value of $837,500, the team announced Wednesday. According to Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News, the contract includes a one-way ... more
Sabres sign Riley Sheahan to one-year, two-way contract
The Buffalo Sabres brought back a familiar face on Wednesday. The team signed forward Riley Sheahan to a one-year, two-way contract worth $950,000. This will be Sheahan's second stint with the Sabres. In 2020-21, the ... more
Amerks 2022-23 schedule announced
The 2022-23 American Hockey League schedule has been released. The Rochester Americans will open their 67th season at home against Toronto. They will play 72 games, with 36 of them at the Blue Cross Arena ... more
Amerks home opener slated for Oct. 14
The Rochester Americans announced Wednesday that their home opener for the 2022-23 season is slated for Friday, October 14 at 7 p.m. against the Toronto Marlies. The full American League Hockey schedule will be announced ... more
Sabres re-sign Brett Murray to one-year contract
The Buffalo Sabres brought back forward Brett Murray on a one-year contract worth $750,000, the team announced Monday. Murray split time between Buffalo and the Rochester Americans last season. The 23-year-old scored two goals and ... more
Amerks bring back defenseman Ethan Prow on two-year contract
The Rochester Americans have signed veteran defenseman Ethan Prow to a two-year contract extension, the team announced Wednesday. The 29-year-old served as the team's assistant captain last season. He skated in 70 games and led ... more
Sabres sign forward Brandon Biro to two-year contract
The Buffalo Sabres have signed forward Brandon Biro to a two-year contract with an average annual value of $762,500, the team announced Friday. Biro spent most of the 2021-22 season with the Rochester Americans, where ... more
Amerks’ season ends with loss to Laval in triple OT
The Rochester Americans had their season come to an end on Wednesday night at the Blue Cross Arena with a 6-5 loss to the Laval Rocket in triple overtime in Game 3 of the best-of-five North ... more
Amerks forward Ben Holmstrom suspended two games
The American Hockey League announced Tuesday that Rochester Americans forward Ben Holmstrom has been suspended for two games for an illegal check to the head of an opponent in a playoff game at Laval on ... more
Amerks fall to Rocket in Game 2 of North Division Finals
The Rochester Americans fell to the Laval Rocket, 3-1, in Game 2 of the best-of-five North Division Finals on Monday night at Place Bell Arena. Laval is now one victory away from the Eastern Conference Finals as ... more
Amerks fall to Rocket in Game 1 of North Division Finals
The Rochester Americans fell to the Laval Rocket, 6-1, in Game 1 of the North Division Finals on Sunday night at Place Bell Arena. JJ Peterka netted Rochester's only goal, his fifth of the playoffs ... more
Amerks rally to top Comets, advance to North Division Finals
Three third-period goals lifted the Rochester Americans to a 4-2 victory over the top-seeded Utica Comets in the winner-take-all Game 5 of their division semifinal series in Utica on Thursday night. Casey Fitzerald, Arttu Ruotsalainen, ... more
Amerks fall to Comets in Game 4
The Rochester Americans had a chance to close out the best-of-five North Division semifinal series on Tuesday night at the Blue Cross Arena with a win over the Utica Comets. However, they couldn't get it done ... more
Amerks top Comets in OT to take 2-1 series lead
The Rochester Americans defeated the Utica Comets, 4-3, in overtime in Game 3 of the best-of-five North Division semifinal series on Sunday evening at the Blue Cross Arena. Rochester now leads the series 2-1 and ... more
JJ Peterka nets hat trick as Amerks take Game 2 from Comets in OT
JJ Peterka netted a hat trick as the Rochester Americans defeated the Utica Comets, 4-3, in overtime in Game 2 of the best-of-five North Division semifinal series on Saturday night at the Adirondack Bank Center. Peterka scored the ... more
Amerks blow two-goal lead, fall to Comets in Game 1
The Rochester Americans fell to the Utica Comets, 6-3, on Tuesday night at the Adirondack Bank Center in Game 1 of the best-of-five North Division semifinal series. Rochester led 2-0 after the first period, but after that, ... more
Brett Murray nets OT winner, Amerks advance to semifinals
It took overtime once again, but the Rochester Americans defeated the Belleville Senators, 4-3, on Friday night at CAA Arena to advance to the North Division Semifinals. The victory marked Rochester’s first Calder Cup Playoff series ... more
Sabres assign Peyton Krebs, Mattias Samuelsson to Amerks
The Rochester Americans will be getting some help for the Calder Cup Playoffs. The Buffalo Sabres announced Sunday afternoon that they have assigned forward Peyton Krebs and defenseman Mattias Samuelsson to the Amerks. Krebs, 21, tallied ... more
Amerks clinch playoff berth with Toronto’s regulation loss
The Rochester Americans needed help from the Belleville Senators on Saturday afternoon in order to make the playoffs and they got it. Belleville defeated the Toronto Marlies in regulation, 5-2, and Rochester clinched a playoff ... more
