‘The love of being Amerks’ is a big reason why the playoff run continues. By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA / Pickinsplinters.com SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The list of heroes ran deep for the Rochester Americans on Saturday night. Then again, how could it not? No winner-take-all playoff showdown has ever been won by just one player. Which is […]

Lawrence Pilut nets game-winner to advance Rochester to the North Division Finals. SYRACUSE, N.Y. — For the second straight year, the Rochester Americans are moving onto the third round of the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup Playoffs, where they will meet the Toronto Marlies in the North Division Finals. The Amerks stormed back from a […]

Iiri Kulich and Malcolm Subban shine as Rochester blanks Syracuse, 4-0. By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA / Pickinsplinters.com ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Compared to the regular season, playoff hockey is a very different animal, with intensity and physicality ramping up ten-fold while the spotlight intensifies on even the smallest components of every game. Success is never accidental, which […]