Laval earned a split of the first two games of the North Division Finals in Rochester, but both games were very much a battle and we’re in for more of the same when the series resumes at Place Bell.
Brendan Warren had nothing going on in his hockey career. Two NHL teams that had held his rights passed on signing him. He was cut by an ECHL team. At just 22, having never played a pro game, he felt like he might be finished.
Jiří Kulich scored the go-ahead goal with 7:53 left in regulation and Isak Rosén registered three points as Rochester squared the North Division Finals at a game apiece with a 5-3 win over Laval.
Oliver Kapanen scored his first North American pro goal with 4:38 left in regulation to send Laval to a 5-4 road win over Rochester in a back-and-forth Game 1 of the teams’ North Division Finals on Wednesday night.
Immediately following the Buffalo Sabres’ regular season finale, head coach Lindy Ruff informed Jiri Kulich that he’d be rejoining the Rochester Americans for the Calder Cup Playoffs, where he is playing top-line minutes and experiencing the heat of the AHL postseason.
Devon Levi has established that he can carry a team through the regular season. Now the 23-year-old Rochester Americans goaltender is starting to find that same success in the Calder Cup Playoffs as well.
The Rochester Americans punched their ticket the North Division finals on Thursday night with a 4-0 victory over the Syracuse Crunch, completing a three-game sweep of their rivals.
Devon Levi made 35 saves for his first career postseason shutout, backstopping Rochester to a 4-0 win over Syracuse on Sunday afternoon.
Kale Clague scored the tiebreaking goal 3:55 into the third period as Rochester rallied for a 3-2 victory over Syracuse in the opener of their best-of-five North Division semifinal series on Friday night.
The career accolades are seemingly endless for Ryan Miller. But 23 years after first walking into the Blue Cross Arena, he hasn’t forgotten his pro roots with the Rochester Americans.
