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AGAINST THE BOARDS: Interviews with the Amerks, Knighthawks head to Vancouver (podcast)

It is officially playoff time in Rochester. Chamberlain Bauder caught up with Amerks Head Coach Mike Leone, captain Mason Jobst, and forward Isak Rosen ahead of their series against the Syracuse Crunch. He previews the ... more
AGAINST THE BOARDS: Amerks, Knighthawks set sights on the postseason (podcast)

It doesn't get much better for a team when you don't need to worry about getting into the postseason during the final moments of the regular season. Chamberlain Bauder previews the final weekend of the ... more
AGAINST THE BOARDS: Hobart Hockey Head Coach Mark Taylor (podcast)

The Hobart Statesmen have achieved a three-peat in men's ice hockey, winning the 2025 NCAA Division III championship. Chamberlain Bauder is joined on Against the Boards by the head coach of the Statesmen, Mark Taylor ... more
AGAINST THE BOARDS: Amerks clinch, Hobart three-peat, Knighthawks stay hot (podcast)

Things are going great in the Against the Boards territory. Chamberlain Bauder recaps the Rochester Americans clinching a playoff spot after beating Springfield on Wednesday night. Next, Chamberlain recaps the Hobart Statesmen three-peat as NCAA ... more
AGAINST THE BOARDS: Hobart returns to Frozen Four, Amerks three in threes (podcast)

It is a major week of hockey in Upstate New York. Chamberlain Bauder begins Against the Boards this week with the NCAA DIII Frozen Four in Utica as the Hobart Statesmen return to championship weekend ... more
AGAINST THE BOARDS: Red hot Knighthawks, Amerks down Bruins (podcast)

It has been a light slate of games in Rochester this past week for the Americans and Knighthawks. Chamberlain Bauder begins this edition with the Knighthawks riding a wave of momentum. Chamberlain begins with a ... more
AGAINST THE BOARDS: Goaltender Devon Levi, Knighthawks hit milestones (podcast)

The Rochester Americans didn't have the week they hoped for the past seven days. Chamberlain Bauder recaps the week but doesn't dwell on the negatives, as the Amerks are still a top team in the ... more
AGAINST THE BOARDS: Amerks on the road, Knighthawks win and Dan Coates interview (podcast)

The month of February was very successful for the Rochester Americans. Chamberlain Bauder recaps the month and previews an important upcoming road trip involving Laval on back-to-back days. The Rochester Knighthawks picked up a huge ... more
AGAINST THE BOARDS: Amerks extend league lead, Knighthawks win on the road (podcast)

The good times continue to roll for the Amerks. Chamberlain Bauder recaps the homestands for Rochester which they saw their lead in the AHL grow. Devon Levi was named Player of the Week and spoke ... more
AGAINST THE BOARDS: Knighthawks HC Mike Hasen, Amerks first in AHL (podcast)

The Rochester Americans find themselves sitting in first place in the AHL. Chamberlain Bauder discusses an interesting weekend of games for the Amerks, including a tough loss to Laval but a nice bounce-back victory over ... more
AGAINST THE BOARDS: Amerks stay hot, Knighthawks off the bye (podcast)

The Rochester Americans continue a hot start to 2025. Chamberlain Bauder recaps the Amerks win in Cleveland by a score of 5-1. He discusses the returns of Tyson Kozak and Isak Rosen from Buffalo and ... more
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