| NHL Affiliate: | Buffalo Sabres | Founded: | 1956 |
| Home Rink: | Blue Cross Arena | Coach: | Seth Appert |
| GM: | Jason Karmanos | Captain: | Michael Mersch |
The Rochester Americans (colloquially known as the Amerks) are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League; the team is an owned and operated affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres. The team plays its home games in Rochester, New York, at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. The Americans are the fourth oldest franchise in the AHL, and have the second longest continuous tenure among AHL teams in their current locations after the Hershey Bears.
The Americans’ team colors are red, white and blue. The logo is a patriotic badge with “Americans” written in cursive script. The Americans have played for the Calder Cup 16 times.
Deeper Dive
- Sabres Prospects: 5 Amerks Players to Watch When the AHL Resumes
- Amerks’ Performance Brings Sabres’ Organizational Depth Into Question
- Sabres’ Krebs & Samuelsson Give AHL Affiliate Amerks a Boost in Playoffs
The Players
- Sabres’ Krebs & Samuelsson Give AHL Affiliate Amerks a Boost in Playoffs
- Val James: The Forgotten Trailblazer
- Sabres’ Jack Quinn Impressed in Rookie Season With Rochester
Franchise History
- Rochester Americans Open 65th Season
- Sabres Farm Team Finding Success
- Sabres Expected to Hire Seth Appert as Amerks Head Coach