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'Miller was sidelined for six weeks early in the season with a thumb injury. USA Hockey left him off the roster when it was announced in late December. Big mistake.' … [Read more...] about USA Hockey shoots wide of net

Slide reaches 4 games for Amerks (Rochester D&C) Metcalfe humbled to be Amerks Hall of Famer (Rochester D&C) Barons break winless skid (Cleveland Plain Dealer) Cleveland 4, Rochester 2 (AP) Amerks Lose Weekend (RNews.com) Amerks fall to Cleveland; Barons end 13-game skid (Amerks.com) Fans name starting lineup for Amerks' All-Time Team (Amerks.com) Barons Stomp On … [Read more...] about Monday’s Rochester Coverage (Updated 6:00 a.m.)

Amerks' rally falls short in Toronto (Rochester D&C) Toronto 4, Rochester 3 (AP) Bell's power-play goal earns Marlies 4-3 victory over Americans (CP) Toronto Edges Rochester (RNews.com) Amerks drop second straight in Toronto (Amerks.com) Marlies Topple Americans At Ricoh (TorontoMarlies.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage

'"Who's one teammate that you would not want to trade spaces with?" Noronen: "I think Petey (Andrew Peters). Twenty four hours with him is too much."' … [Read more...] about Meet the Sabres: Mikka Noronen

'Kotalik, who is a rookie to the international stage, leads the Sabres in goals, power play goals, points and shots.' … [Read more...] about Kotalik heads to Torino

'"Teppo leads our team with 30 assists and takes a terrible beatings from his teammates for not yet scoring a goal."' … [Read more...] about Numminen ends drought

'The Czech Republic currently stands with a 1-1 record after defeating Germany and falling to the Swiss team Thursday 3-2. Still a favorite for a medal, the Czech team now looks to the meeting against the undefeated Finland squad on Saturday. Finland has outscored its opponents 11-0 in two games.' … [Read more...] about Kotalik named to Czech Republic Olympic team

Amerks stumble in a shootout (Rochester D&C) B-Sens bounce back by winning shootout (Binghamton Press and Sun Bulletin) Binghamton 5, Rochester 4, SO (AP) Amerks Lose in Shootout (RNews.com) Amerks lose to Senators in Friday night shootout (Amerks.com) Kotalik named to Czech Republic Olympic team (Amerks.com) Sens rally for 5-4 shootout win in Rochester … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage

'"I don't know how he does it," says smiling Sabres goaltender Marty Biron. "All I know is that there isn't another guy I would want in my end of the rink to clear the puck for me with that backhand. He does it so calmly too. He's done it during games. The amazing part is how accurate he is with it. Toni can be on either side of the rink and … [Read more...] about No backhanded compliments for Lydman

'Kotalik's lifelong dream was to play for his country in the Olympics and it could have easily been said that he was heart broken that he wasn't selected in December despite putting up numbers far greater than those players selected for the Czech team. However, Kotalik's dream will come true because of an injury. New Jersey Devils forward Patrik Elias has … [Read more...] about Kotalik Is Going To Torino

'The Czechs got more bad news: forward Patrik Elias also is out for the rest of the games with bruised ribs sustained in a 3-2 upset loss Thursday to Switzerland. Elias was a late replacement for New York Rangers rookie Petr Prucha, who pulled out because of a knee injury. Elias is expected to be replaced by Ales Kotalik, who has 21 goals and 23 assists for a team-high 44 … [Read more...] about The Dominator out of Olympics

'While a lot of his Buffalo Sabres teammates opted to stay home or head to a warmer climate during the Olympic break, Andrew Peters came to Maine. While some of the Sabres went off to spend a week sunning themselves in Florida or Hawaii, the big left wing came to Maine to visit his older brother, Geoff, a center for the Portland Pirates.' … [Read more...] about A family relationship that's on solid ice

'Where does Afinogenov get all of that blazing speed that just seems to bring Sabres fans out of their seats when he skates down the ice with the puck? "I really don't know," he said. "I've always had it. It's something I've never practiced. I work on developing my leg muscles."' … [Read more...] about Russia's secret weapon in Torino

Home stand offers golden prospects (Rochester D&C) Amerks Alumni Game features stars of the past (Amerks.com) Rex the Rhino and The Moose to make stops around town this weekend (Amerks.com) Former Amerks competing for Olympic Gold (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Rochester Coverage

'As the NHL is on hiatus, five members of the Buffalo Sabres were scheduled to compete in Italy this week in the men’s hockey tournament. But a freak knee sprain suffered by Jochen Hecht in last Thursday’s game against Montreal means he is sidelined and will be staying here. We caught up with the other Sabres players to get their Olympic thoughts...'. … [Read more...] about Hail to the Sabres Olympians!