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  • Foligno fuels Amerks with season on line

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    With their playoff hopes hinging on a positive outcome, Marcus Foligno (#1 star) bagged two goals and an assist Friday to lead Rochester to an important 5-1 victory over Syracuse. The win bumps the Amerks into 7th place in the AHL’s Western Conference standings with just one game left to play. A Saturday win over…

  • 3/10 Recap: Knapp, Amerks extend streaks

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    Connor Knapp made 21 saves Saturday as Miami advanced to the CCHA semifinals with a 4-1 win over Michigan State. Knapp, who has now won seven straight starts, is 12-2 with five shutouts since January 1st while allowing one or none in all 12 of the wins. The RedHawks will now wait for the outcome…

  • Amerks streak ends at three

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    In Friday AHL play, goals by Brayden McNabb and Luke Adam got Rochester out to a 2-0 lead, but Grand Rapids struck three times in the third to overcome the Amerks, 4-3. The loss snaps a three-game winning streak for the Sabres farmhands. McNabb gave Rochester a 1-0 lead when he jumped into the slot…

  • Leggio shines as Amerks win 2nd straight

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    In Friday AHL play, Derek Whitmore and Dennis Persson scored while David Leggio sparkled with 27 saves as Rochester posted a 2-0 shutout victory over Adirondack. The Amerks (25-21-6-3) have won two straight, and now sit in 9th place in the Western Conference standings with 59 points. Whitmore’s game winner at 11:00 of the first…

  • 2/17 Recap: Knapp red hot for RedHawks, MacKenzie strikes

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    Connor Knapp made 31 saves for the third shutout in his last eight starts and 11th of his career as #19 Miami blanked #13 Notre Dame, 3-0. The senior netminder moves to 10-6 on the year with a 1.69 goals against average (2nd in nation) and .931 save percentage. It’s fair to expect Knapp to…

  • More points than vowels: Szczechura guides Amerks win

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    In Saturday AHL action, Paul Szczechura’s overtime winner capped his four-point night to lead the Amerks to 5-4 win over Syracuse. Brayden McNabb and Marcus Foligno each chipped in with pairs of assists in the win to extend their point streaks to four games. Trailing 4-2 entering the third period, the Amerks started the comeback…

  • Leggio stands tall as Amerks cool Heat

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    In Thursday AHL action, Nick Crawford, Phil Varone, and Travis Turnbull each had a goal, and David Leggio made 33 saves for his first shutout of the year as Rochester downed Abbotsford, 3-0. Crawford wasted little time getting the Amerks on the board with his third of the season just 1:35 into the opening frame.…

  • Foligno, Leggio stifle Dogs

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    In Saturday AHL action, Marcus Foligno recorded his first two-goal game as a pro to help the Rochester Americans to a 3-1 win over the Hamilton Bulldogs. Williamsville native David Leggio was excellent for a second straight night, finishing with 35 saves to earn the game’s #1 star. The Amerks had previously lost six of…

  • 12/28 Recap: Leduc gets 20th; Lagace leads Amerks

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    Jerome Gauthier-Leduc scored his 20th goal of the year Wednesday as Rimouski lost to Chicoutimi, 6-4. Leduc’s 20 goals tie his previous career best set in 2009-10, while his 51 points in 35 games continues to lead all QMJHL rearguards. Rimouski will welcome Quebec to town on Friday. Gregg Sutch cashed a power play one-timer…

  • Leduc lopped; Pysyk's prospects improve

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    Mark Pysyk and Jerome Gauthier-Leduc arrived in Calgary Saturday along with 39 others for the start of Hockey Canada’s 2012 World Junior Selection Camp and the final leg in achieving a dream of every kid who ever laces them up in the Great White North. After two scrimmages and a round of cuts, one Sabres…