Author: Kris Baker

Colton Gillies (first star) and Chad Ruhwedel (second star) each scored a goal and an assist Saturday as Rochester held on for a 3-2 victory over Chicago in Game 2 of the AHL Western Conference quarterfinal series. The best-of-five tilt is now even at one game apiece with the teams heading to Chicago for Thursday’s…

Joel Armia and Chad Ruhwedel each notched a goal and an assist Friday as Rochester squandered a late two-goal lead to drop a 4-3 overtime decision to Chicago in the opening game of their AHL first round playoff series. Nick Deslauriers added the other Amerks marker, while Andrey Makarov finished the night with 35 saves.…

Tim Schaller scored a pair of goals, and Connor Knapp made 30 saves Saturday as Rochester closed the 2013-14 regular season schedule with a 4-3 loss at Toronto. Frederick Roy scored the other Amerks goal, while Chad Ruhwedel added a two helpers as head coach Chadd Cassidy rested some of his key performers. Schaller’s effort…

Five different players provided goals, and Andrey Makarov (No. 2 star) stopped 22 of 23 shots to extend his winning streak to seven straight starts as Rochester downed in-state rival Syracuse 5-1 Friday in the 2013-14 home finale at Blue Cross Arena. Veteran forward Brayden Irwin (No. 1 star) and Phil Varone (No. 3 star)…

Cal Petersen made 23 saves Thursday as the Waterloo Black Hawks completed a three-game sweep of the Sioux Falls Stampede in a USHL Western Conference Clark Cup semifinal series with a 7-2 victory. Waterloo advances to the Western Conference finals where it will face either Omaha or Sioux City. Sioux City leads that series 2-0…

Andrey Makarov made 31 saves Wednesday as the Rochester Americans clinched a spot in the AHL playoffs with a 4-1 win over Utica. Colton Gillies scored twice to pace the Amerks offense, while Kevin Porter and Phil Varone provided single markers. Joel Armia (illness) did not dress in the victory. Rochester holds the seventh position…

William Carrier saw his season come to an end Sunday as Drummondville was bounced from the playoffs with a 3-2 loss to Val-d’Or in Game 6 of their QMJHL quarterfinal series. Carrier played in just two of the series’ six games for the Voltigeurs, notching an assist, four shots on goal, and a plus-one rating.…

Hudson Fasching scored a late goal but it wasn’t enough as Minnesota was knocked off by Union 7-4 in the championship game of the 2014 NCAA Division I Men’s Hockey Tournament. The powerful winger was at the doorstep at 16:20 of the third period when he showed good hand-eye coordination to bat the puck into…

The Rochester Americans continued their fight to get into the playoffs Friday with a 3-1 home-ice victory over the rival Toronto Marlies. Andrey Makarov was excellent in his seventh straight start, stopping 26 of 27 shots for his fourth win in a row and the game’s number one star. The victory puts the Amerks back…

Hudson Fasching (+1, SOG) performed well in all-situations while being a regular fixture in front of the opposing goal as Minnesota advanced to 2014 NCAA Frozen Four Championship game with a dramatic 2-1 victory over North Dakota. The game looked to be heading to overtime until senior defenseman Justin Holl scored his first goal of…