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AGAINST THE BOARDS: Amerks weekend recap and Knighthawks GM Dan Carey (podcast)
The Rochester Americans went into the All-Star Break on a high note taking a couple wins against the Syracuse Crunch. Chamberlain Bauder discusses the All Stars making an impact and looks ahead to the next ... more
AGAINST THE BOARDS: Amerks heading into the All Star Break, introducing the Knighthawks (podcast)
Welcome to the premiere episode of the Against the Boards Podcast! Your host Chamberlain Bauder will talk in-depth about the Rochester Americans of the AHL and the Rochester Knighthawks in each episode. He catches up ... more
Sabres bring back defenseman Kale Clague on two-way contract
The Buffalo Sabres announced Friday that they have brought back defenseman Kale Clague on a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000. Clague, 26, spent most of his time with the Rochester Americans last season, where he ... more
Seth Appert leaves Rochester to join Sabres coaching staff
The Buffalo Sabres finalized their 2024-25 coaching staff on Monday under new head coach Lindy Ruff. The most notable move is Rochester Americans head coach Seth Appert was promoted to the Sabres as one of ... more
Crunch advance to second round of playoffs with road win over Amerks
The Syracuse Crunch advanced to the second round of the Calder Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2018 with a 5-2 victory over the Rochester Americans in Game 5 of the North Division semifinals ... more
Amerks erase three-goal deficit, top Crunch in OT to force Game 5
The Rochester Americans trailed the Syracuse Crunch 3-0 after 40 minutes in Game 4 of the North Division semifinals but scored three in the third period to force overtime and won 4-3 on Brett Murray's ... more
Crunch beat Amerks in double OT to take 2-1 series lead
The Syracuse Crunch defeated the Rochester Americans, 2-1, in double overtime on Thursday night at the Upstate Medical University Arena to take a 2-1 series lead in the best-of-five North Division semifinals. Walterri Merela netted ... more
Gabriel Fortier scores in OT for Crunch to even playoff series with Amerks
Gabriel Fortier deflected a shot with 10:56 into overtime that found the back of the net to give the Syracuse Crunch a 4-3 victory over the Rochester Americans in Game 2 of their North Division semifinal ... more
Amerks edge Crunch in Game 1 of North Division semifinals
The Rochester Americans and Syracuse Crunch began their best-of-five playoff series on Friday night at the Blue Cross Arena, and the Amerks came out on top in Game 1 of the North Division semifinals, edging ... more
Sabres place Jeff Skinner on Injured Reserve, recall Brett Murray from Rochester
Another day, another injury for the Buffalo Sabres. Forward Jeff Skinner was placed on Injured Reserve Thursday after taking a massive hit from Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon in Wednesday's 5-1 loss to the Avalanche. Another look ... more
Sabres send goalie Devon Levi to Rochester
The Buffalo Sabres assigned goaltender Devon Levi to the AHL's Rochester Americans, the team announced on Tuesday. Levi, 21, has struggled to start the season, going 3-4-1 with a .876 save percentage and 3.73 goals-against ... more
Rochester Americans announce 2023-24 schedule
The start of the hockey season is a few months away so the Rochester Americans announced their 2023-24 regular season schedule on Wednesday. The Amerks will open their 68th AHL season and 42nd as the primary ... more
Amerks playoff run ends with shutout loss
The Rochester Americans' amazing playoff run ended Friday night at the Blue Cross Arena with a 1-0 loss to the Hershey Bears in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference final. Rochester, who was trying to ... more
Amerks avoid elimination, force Game 6 in Rochester
The Rochester Americans kept their season alive with a 4-1 victory over the Hershey Bears in the Eastern Conference final on Wednesday night at the Giant Center. BRINGING IT BACK TO ROCHESTER FOR GAME 6‼️ ... more
Amerks blanked by Bears in Game 2 of Eastern Conference final
The Rochester Americans offense was silenced in a 2-0 loss to the Hershey Bears in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference final on Thursday night at the Giant Center. Rochester outshot Hershey 24-21 and had ... more
Amerks roll past Bears in Game 1 of Eastern Conference final
The Rochester Americans rolled to a 5-1 victory over the Hershey Bears in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final on Tuesday night at the Giant Center. The Amerks, who entered the game on a ... more
Sabres assign top prospect Matthew Savoie to Rochester ahead of Eastern Conference final
The Buffalo Sabres have assigned top prospect Matthew Savoie to the Rochester Americans, the team announced Sunday. Savoie, 19, was selected ninth overall by Buffalo in the 2022 NHL Draft. His junior season with the ... more
Amerks sweep Marlies, advance to conference finals for first time since 2004
The Rochester Americans are heading to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2004 after completing a sweep of the Toronto Marlies with an 8-4 victory on Wednesday night in front of a ... more
Amerks complete series comeback with OT win over Crunch in Game 5
The Rochester Americans completed a series comeback and advanced to the North Division finals with a thrilling 5-4 overtime victory over the Syracuse Crunch at the Upstate Medical University Arena on Saturday night. Rochester became ... more
