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  • Amerks fall in OT

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    ECHL call-up Evan Rankin continued to state his AHL case Saturday, scoring both of the Amerks goals in a 3-2 overtime loss to Adirondack. The 25-year old Rankin has four goals and two assists in seven games since being recalled from Toldeo, where he piled 10 goals in 15 contests for the Walleyes. The 6’1…

  • Foligno scores, MacIntyre stops 40 in Amerks win

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    Marcus Foligno scored his ninth goal of the year at 5:13 of the opening period, while Drew MacIntyre was rock solid in stopping all 40 shots he faced as Rochester earned a 3-0 Friday night win over Albany. The shutout was MacIntyre’s first of the season and 15th of his nine-year career. The 20-year old…

  • Amerks swept; Fienhage, Boychuk hook up

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    Marcus Foligno and T.J. Brennan each scored goals Saturday but Rochester couldn’t close the deal, instead suffering their second straight loss to North Division rival Toronto, 3-2. The Amerks, who entered the weekend riding a four-game winning streak that had kept them in first-place, exit two points behind the division-leading Marlies with an 8-7-2-1 record.…

  • Amerks lose; Boychuk scraps in Coast League debut

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    Big Joe Finley scored his first goal as an Amerk Friday, but Rochester saw their four-game winning streak halted in a 2-1 loss to Toronto. With the game knotted 1-1 in the final frame, the Amerks allowed a shorthanded goal with 2:28 left to slip to 8-6-2-1 on the year. From Kevin O.’s Rochester D&C…

  • Kassian scores again as Amerks win third straight

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    Zack Kassian scored a goal for the third straight game to help Rochester to a 2-1 Saturday night win over Grand Rapids. The 6’3 rookie, who pounced on a rebound for his fourth goal in his last five contests, continues to lead the Amerks with seven goals and 13 points through the club’s first 15…

  • Kassian cashes winner as Amerks move into first

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    Zack Kassian scored the game winning goal Friday while Brayden McNabb added an insurance marker to lead Rochester to a 3-1 victory of defending Calder Cup champion Binghamton. The win moves the Amerks ahead of Toronto into first place in the North Division of the AHL’s Western Conference. Kassian’s blast from the left dot midway…

  • Amerks outworked by neighbors

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    In Saturday AHL action, Jacob Lagace and Marcus Foligno potted goals for the second straight night but Rochester was dominated at Syracuse, 5-2. After former Kelowna Rocket Kyle Cumiskey gave the Crunch a first period lead, Lagace scored his fifth of the season at 8:49 to tie the game 1-1 heading into the first intermission.…

  • Amerks winless skid hits five

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    In Saturday AHL action, Corey Tropp scored his fourth goal of the season as Rochester’s winless skid hit five games with a 3-1 loss to Binghamton. Brayden McNabb and Phil Varone earned assists on Tropp’s even-strength marker, while 2010-11 AHL All-Star Drew Schiestel returned to the lineup after missing eight games with a knee injury.…

  • Amerks slide hits four

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    T.J. Brennan and Marcus Foligno each earned assists Thursday as Rochester dropped a 3-2 overtime decision at Hamilton. Losers of four straight, the Amerks are now 0-3 versus the Bulldogs this season. The Amerks didn’t get on the board until a quarter of the way into the final period. Colin Stuart cut in from the…

  • Amerks drop third straight

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    Marcus Foligno scored his third goal of the year Sunday but Rochester couldn’t capitalize on eight power plays in suffering a 3-1 setback to Adirondack. The Amerks outshot the Phantoms by a 34-16 margin, but were victimized by a shorthanded goal late in the first period for what proved to be the game winner. Brayden…