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Rochester Americans fans throw debris onto ice after coach tells them to get ‘properly lubricated’ pregame

The Rochester Americans hosted a sold-out crowd of 10,746 at Blue Cross Arena for Game Three of the Eastern Conference Finals Saturday night.

With their NHL-affiliated club, the Buffalo Sabres, missing the playoffs and many of the organization’s top prospects now playing in the AHL such as Matthew Savoie, support and excitement for the Amerks has swelled as the team won the North Division and has gone on an unlikely run in the Calder Cup playoffs. The Amerks are playing in the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time 19 years.

To get fans amped for Game Three against the Hershey Bears, the team held a block party on Broad Street before puck drop, appropriately named ROC the Block, which featured food and drink specials.

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By Ian Oland 4 hours ago

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Connor McMichael scores game-winning goal to give Hershey 2-1 series lead in Eastern Conference Finals

The Hershey Bears took a 2-1 series lead in the Eastern Conference Finals after their 4-2 win on the road over the Rochester Americans, Saturday. The Bears will play one more in Rochester on Monday before heading back home for a big Game Five at Giant Center.

Goaltender Hunter Shepard was masterful in the Bears net, carrying Hershey through large stretches of the game. The Bears also got goals from Logan Day, Sam Anas, Connor McMichael, and Aliaksei Protas as they yet again leaned on their forward depth to win another playoff game.

Hershey needs just two more wins to earn a spot in the Calder Cup Finals.

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By Chris Cerullo 7 hours ago

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Ethen Frank healthy-scratched, Vincent Iorio misses Game Three of Eastern Conference Finals due to injury

The Hershey Bears’ lineup has virtually gone unchanged throughout the entire 2023 Calder Cup Playoffs as they’ve won seven of nine games. But on Saturday for Game Three of the Eastern Conference Finals, head coach Todd Nelson scratched arguably the team’s best player during the regular season. The Bears were also without one of their top prospects on defense due to injury.

First-line forward Ethen Frank was a healthy scratch while second-pairing defenseman Vincent Iorio could not suit up.

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By Ian Oland 9 hours ago

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Playoffs open thread (May 27, 2023)

First: I’d like to wish a happy 100th birthday to Henry Kissinger, a long-time reader and supporter of the blog. Kissy: here’s to the next hundred.

We had no hockey on Friday night, and yuck I did not like it; do not recommend it. The Eastern Conference champion Florida Panthers are kicking back enjoying the holiday weekend in Florida while the eventual Western Conference champion Dallas Stars (and let’s be real: that’s what they are) struggle to get win number twelve.

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By Peter Hassett 9 hours ago

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Alex Ovechkin plays in Dynamo Moscow alumni tournament wearing Capitals helmet and gloves

Alex Ovechkin jumped back onto the ice on Saturday for his first game action since the Washington Capitals ended their unsuccessful 2022-23 campaign. The Caps missed the playoffs for just the fourth time in Ovechkin’s 18-season career, so The Great Eight was able to return home to Russia earlier than normal.

Ovi went back to his old Dynamo Moscow stomping grounds and played in a casual alumni tournament with other past Dynamo grads. His Caps ties were still obvious even in a Dynamo sweater as he rocked both his red, white, and blue gloves as well as his Capital One branded helmet.

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By Chris Cerullo 11 hours ago

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How precious child Vincent Iorio got in trouble with the AHL due to one of his superstitions

HERSHEY, PA — Hershey Bears defenseman Vincent Iorio is a good guy and a rule follower. On the ice as a rookie, Iorio committed the fewest amount of penalties on the Bears, 6 PIMs, amongst players who suited up in 42 or more games during the regular season (63). Off-the-ice, Iorio has an infectious personality and is seemingly always smiling. He’s the first guy to hold open a door or bring coffee for a friend.

But the defenseman recently got the attention of the AHL, like the league as a whole, after one of his superstitions got a wee bit too stitious.

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By Ian Oland 12 hours ago

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Capitals have until June 1 to sign two draft picks or they will lose their rights

The Washington Capitals have two draft picks that they are set to lose signing rights to if they don’t have them put pen to paper on an entry-level deal by June 1.

Martin Has, a 2019 fifth-round selection, and Dru Krebs, a 2021 sixth-round pick, are at risk of being able to sign wherever they please if the Caps don’t choose to hand them contracts by mid next week.

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By Chris Cerullo 15 hours ago

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Alex Ovechkin puck juggles at Dynamo Moscow’s soccer practice, gives gifts to players

Alex Ovechkin was back out on a soccer field on Friday as a special guest at Dynamo Moscow’s soccer training facility (FC Dynamo Moscow’s VTB Training Ground) in Novogorsk. Dynamo Moscow, the team Ovechkin’s late father Mikhail once played for, is training in preparation for a Moscow derby against FC Lokomotiv Moscow on Sunday.

The Great Eight trekked out onto the turf with a signed hockey stick and a puck, looking more ready to score his 823rd career goal than kick around a soccer ball.

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By Chris Cerullo 2 days ago

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Matthew Savoie, one of the best prospects not playing in the NHL, makes professional debut with Rochester Americans against Hershey Bears

HERSHEY, PA — Matthew Savoie, one of the top prospects not playing in the NHL, made his professional debut for the Buffalo Sabres’ AHL affiliate on Thursday night.

Savoie, the Sabres’ first-round pick, ninth overall, in the 2022 NHL Draft, suited up in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Rochester Americans and Hershey Bears at Giant Center — the 500th all-time meeting between the two teams.

The Americans announced the news earlier in the day after the team’s morning skate.

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By Ian Oland 2 days ago

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Rasmus Sandin still injured as Sweden is eliminated from IIHF World Championship

Latvia defeated Sweden in a 3-1 upset Thursday, knocking the Swedes out of the IIHF World Championship in the quarterfinals. Sweden played the elimination game without one of their top players, with Rasmus Sandin still out of the lineup with a lower-body injury.

The loss marks the fourth straight tournament where Sweden failed make the podium, last doing so with a gold medal win in 2018. Team Latvia, playing at home in Riga, will advance to the semifinals for the first time in the tournament’s history.

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By Katie Adler 2 days ago

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