UTICA, N.Y. – Beer cans were cracked open when the celebration commenced on the ice at Adirondack Bank Center.
Observations: 'Pure joy, excitement, relief,' as Amerks advance in playoffs
Rochester Americans player Arttu Ruotsalainen celebrates the first goal of the game.
Equipped with lessons from his first year of coaching professional hockey and aided by a staff that includes retired NHLers Michael Peca and M…
“The series is well within our reach,” coach Seth Appert said. “It’s not a lost cause. We just need to go home on Wednesday and win one game. …
Rasmus Asplund is proving in Finland this month that he’s capable of more on offense after enduring a 46-game goal drought with the Buffalo Sa…
Key names like JJ Peterka, Jack Quinn, Peyton Krebs, Arttu Ruotsalainen, Brett Murray and Casey Fitzgerald will never forget this game, no mat…
"My game went through some struggles over the last month, so that was frustrating," the AHL's Rookie of the Year said Thursday on a video call…
After getting help on the last day of the season to qualify for the playoffs, the Amerks had their most successful run since 2004.
The Sabres obviously like Luukkonen's game, to the point where it's generally assumed the 23-year-old is going to start next season as half of…
West Seneca native Sean Malone, who battled through injuries to post career-high offensive totals in Rochester, has re-signed with the Buffalo…
It's back to Utica for Game 5 on Thursday night in Adirondack Bank Center, where the Amerks built a 2-0 lead in each of the first two games be…
Jack Quinn finally found the time and space to unleash his award-winning shot, causing an audible gasp from the 8,791 fans who filled Blue Cro…
Competing against each other to be the Amerks’ best player in practices and games, Peterka and Quinn authored remarkable rookie seasons in a l…
JJ Peterka didn’t need to have his eyes on Rochester Americans teammate Lukas Rousek to make a play Sunday that drew a roar from the sellout c…
Even if the outlook was bleak for the Rochester Amerks to make the playoffs, they said the players were getting that type of experience becaus…
The kid from Williamsville East who starred in junior and college hockey is making his mark in the pros, too. He's a captain again, just like …
Brian Flynn's job these days is to help confound the Buffalo Sabres' prospects. But ask the 33-year-old to reflect on his final hours wearing…
Krebs feels at home in Buffalo. Even the sight of trees and snow brought joy to the 21-year-old forward this winter. Life in WNY resembles tha…
