As he looks ahead to starting a family and a life after hockey, Steven Fogarty is very much at peace with his decision to retire after eight seasons in the AHL and NHL.

In 2020, the Buffalo Sabres hired Seth Appert with a direct mandate: develop young talent with the Rochester Americans as the NHL club rebuilds. And after Appert was elevated to Buffalo this offseason, Michael Leone was brought in to continue the work in Rochester.

The Edmonton Oilers have acquired forward Matt Savoie from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for forwards Ryan McLeod and Ty Tullio.

The American Hockey League has announced the 2023-24 AHL Top Prospects Team, determined by the league’s hockey operations department in conjunction with AHL general managers as the three forwards, two defensemen and one goaltender projected to be the best future NHL players.

The Buffalo Sabres have appointed Michael Leone as head coach of the Rochester Americans, the Sabres’ American Hockey League affiliate.

The Buffalo Sabres have promoted Rochester Americans head coach Seth Appert to assistant coach of the National Hockey League club, joining the staff of new Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff.

Cole Koepke scored twice as the Syracuse Crunch knocked off the Rochester Americans, 5-2, in a winner-take-all Game 5 of their North Division semifinal series at a sold-out Blue Cross Arena on Friday night.

Brett Murray cleaned up a rebound with 11:46 gone in overtime to give Rochester a 4-3 win over Syracuse on Saturday night, completing a season-saving rally and sending the teams’ North Division semifinal series to a winner-take-all Game 5.

Waltteri Merelä scored on a breakaway 10:18 into the second overtime period as the Syracuse Crunch took a 2-1 decision over Rochester in the pivotal Game 3 of their North Division semifinal series on Thursday night.

Gabriel Fortier deflected home a shot with 10:56 gone in overtime to give the Syracuse Crunch a 4-3 win over Rochester in Game 2 of their North Division semifinal series on Sunday afternoon.