Tag:Alexander Nylander
Ullmark Called up; Bailey Suspended; Nylander Stats
The day started off with the news that the Buffalo Sabres have called up Linus Ullmark and it’s likely for him to play some games. Since Ullmark returned from his last call up in the middle of January he’s had a record of 3-6-7 with a .908 save percentage with the Amerks. For the season Ullmark …
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Amerks Have a Tough Weekend Ahead
The Rochester Americans had a rough week and they only practiced. Since Sunday the Buffalo Sabres have called called up Kyle Criscuolo, Brendan Guhle, and Danny O’Regan. Seth Griffith had gone up the week prior. Two of them have been added to the injured list, Criscuolo (4 to 6 weeks) and Griffith (unknown upper body). …
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Amerks Finally Get Back to Back Wins
It took almost two months to happen but the Rochester Americans finally have back to back wins after finishing off Laval Rocket at home on Sunday afternoon. They were team wins as well, not just one player leading the way. Adam Wilcox had 21 saves on Sunday, seven of which came in a barrage within …
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Amerks Lose Again, Something They Mastered in the Third Quarter
The story repeats itself: Team doesn’t show up for a majority of a game and then a mistake results in an overtime loss. Travis St. Denis scored the easiest goal of the night 93 seconds into overtime standing all alone in front of Linus Ullmark and the Sound Tigers departed town with the win. The …
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Justin Bailey Shines but Amerks Skid Continues
The headline had the potential to say Justin Bailey shines in Amerks win but just like nine of the last 10 games the Amerks lose again. It’s the same thing game after game, the team does’t play a full 60 minutes and it results in a loss. In the 56th game of the season they …
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Amerks Shutout by the Last Place Devils
After a record setting Friday night the Rochester Americans reverted back to the way they had been playing, not that well at all. The Amerks went into overtime for the 22nd time this season and lost to the Binghamton Devils in a one goal game. Rochester is now 7-8 in overtime and 2-5 in shootouts. …
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Amerks Steamrolled the Penguins
The story of the game was the mind boggling 12 goals that the Rochester Americans scored on Friday night on the way to a 12-3 win over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. “It was an emotional win,” Criscuolo said. “We had a lot of guys who played with Wilkes-Barre last year and returned a few guys to …
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Interview with Amerks GM Randy Sexton
The Rochester Americans are into the second half of the season and have been a top team in the league since the end of October. A key architect behind the turnaround this season is Amerks GM Randy Sexton. The word culture is repeated often and while it can be thought of as a buzz word …
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Amerks Look to Stop Downward Trend After Losses
The second half of the season isn’t off to a good start for the Rochester Americans. A blowout loss followed by a shootout loss. They’ve only scored one goal in two games including an overtime session. They also had a penalty shot and three shootout attempts they weren’t able to score in. Utica gained another …
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Gameday vs Binghamton Notes and Quotes
It’s gameday in Rochester and tonight starts a stretch of four games over the next six days. They host the Binghamton Devils tonight, a team they had beaten 10-3 back on November 24 on home ice. This is also the same team they had lost 5-0 against just six days prior. Chris Taylor said Binghamton …
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Gameday: Ullmark vs Wilcox, Nylander, Percy and Team Motivation
The Amerks are heading into their 29th game of the season tonight at home against the Belleville Senators. Now that he team is past the first third of the season they’ve gained confidence, put expectations on themselves and are having no problems staying motivated. The Amerks and Senators have played twice this season in early November. …
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Recapping Another Excellent Weekend for the Amerks
It’s another Monday morning in Rochester, NY and the Rochester Americans are coming off of another weekend that should be talked about with a win and a loss. A week ago the team finished the weekend with a three day road trip with three games in less than 48 hours and finished with 5 out …
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