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07-05-2025
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Amerks to face Laval in the North Division Finals
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Amerks now know who their opponent will be in the North Division Finals. Rochester swept the Syracuse Crunch in the North Division Semifinals last week, and will be facing the Laval Rocket, who closed out their series with a win over Cleveland Tuesday night. The Amerks will look for payback after the Rocket knocked them out of the playoffs in the 2022 North Division Finals. The third-round schedule for the Amerks vs. Rocket will be announced Wednesday at noon. Tickets for the upcoming games will go on sale Thursday at 10 a.m. You can sign up for presale access here. Amerks tickets can be found on the team's website. This story will be updated after the schedule is released. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to RochesterFirst.
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28-04-2025
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Nailers' Quest For Kelly Cup Ends Following Game 5 Loss
The Wheeling Nailers fought off getting swept in their North Division Semifinals matchup with the Norfolk Admirals with a thrilling win on Friday night. However, a sloppy third period in Saturday's Game 5 resulted in three goals against, and the Admirals went on to win 5-2, ending the Nailers' 2024-25 campaign. Advertisement It was a difficult start for Wheeling, which fell behind 2-0 before the game was four minutes old. Norfolk opened the scoring at 3:07 with a Denis Smirov goal, followed by a Brandon Osmundson tally at 4:00. Your Guide To Ex-Penguins In The 2025 NHL Playoffs Your Guide To Ex-Penguins In The 2025 NHL Playoffs The Pittsburgh Penguins may not be participating in the Stanley Cup playoffs this season. The hometown team finally got on the board at 9:03 when David Jankowski lit the lamp thanks to assists from Chase Pietila and Kyle Jackson. Neither team found the back of the net in the second period, while Norfolk's Colton Young tallied the game winner just 2:41 into the third. Advertisement Yet, the Nailers, down 3-1 at the midway point of their final period, kept pushing back, cutting the deficit back to one with a Jack Beck goal at 10:42. Gabe Klassen and Kyle Jackson set up the final goal of Wheeling's season. Despite the pressure, Young scored his second of the period at 12:43, all but sealing the win with a little over seven minutes to go. The Admirals then put the game out of reach at 17:20 with a Darick Louis-Jean goal. In his return to the Nailers crease, Taylor Gauthier made 21 saves on 26 shots (.807 SV%), suffering his first loss of the playoffs. Penguins' Crosby Continues To Pace NHL In Top 10 Scoring Finishes During Salary Cap Era Penguins' Crosby Continues To Pace NHL In Top 10 Scoring Finishes During Salary Cap Era Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby just finished his ninth 90-point campaign in the NHL, finishing as the league's 10th highest scorer, the 13th time he's accomplished that feat in 20 seasons. Advertisement Meanwhile, Norfolk switched things up, sitting Thomas Milic for the first time in the series, giving the start to Domenic DiVincentiis, who made 29 stops on 31 shots (.935 SV%). Despite outshooting the Admirals 31-29, Wheeling gave up two power-play goals on four chances, while going 0-for-2 on the man advantage. After compiling the first 40-win season since 2005-06, the Nailers' quest for their first Kelly Cup will need to wait for another season.
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26-04-2025
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Wheeling Nailers Win Game 4, Survive To Fight Another Day
The Wheeling Nailers found themselves on the ropes ahead of their must-win Game 4 on Friday, trailing their North Division Semifinals series to the Norfolk Admirals 3-0. Powered by two goals from Matty De St. Phalle, the Nailers forced a Game 5 on Saturday night thanks to a convincing 4-1 win in front of their faithful fans at WesBanco Arena. Advertisement After only one goal through the first three games, Wheeling erupted for two goals in the first period, led by De St. Phalle's opening tally just 2:05 into the game. Although the Admirals tied things up just 42 seconds later, Cole Tymkin restored the Nailers' lead at 18:38. Wheeling Nailers Looking To Avoid History Ahead Of Game 4 Wheeling Nailers Looking To Avoid History Ahead Of Game 4 The Wheeling Nailers are on a collision course with history on Friday night as they host Game 4 of their North Division Semifinals series with the Norfolk Admirals. Neither team scored in the second period, while remaining tied in shots on goal at 21-21 after 40 minutes. Advertisement De St. Phalle gave Wheeling their first two-goal lead of the series with his second of the night at 8:24 of the third before Eli Lieffers put the game out of reach at 10:07. During his first action of the playoffs, Jaxon Castor was almost perfect in place of Sergei Murashov, making 29 saves on 30 shots for a .966 SV%. It appears that the starting job now belongs to Castor after Murashov was called up to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for a chance to play in the Calder Cup playoffs. Meanwhile, for the first time in four games, Admirals' netminder Thomas Milic looked human, making 25 saves on 29 shots, finishing the game with a .862 SV%. Despite an off night between the pipes, the 22-year-old has stopped 128 shots through four games for a .962 series SV%. Advertisement Overall, it was a tightly contested game outside of the final score, as Norfolk finished with 30 shots compared to Wheeling's 29. As expected, there was no love lost between the two clubs, with the Nailers compiling 29 penalty minutes, followed by the Admirals 21. Your Guide To Ex-Penguins In The 2025 NHL Playoffs Your Guide To Ex-Penguins In The 2025 NHL Playoffs The Pittsburgh Penguins may not be participating in the Stanley Cup playoffs this season. De St. Phalle had the contest's only special-teams goal in the third period, while Norfolk went 0-for-5 on the power play. The North Division Semifinals continue on Saturday at 7:10 p.m. ET, as Wheeling looks to fight off elimination for the second consecutive night.
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26-04-2025
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250 Performances Later: Roc singer performs national anthem at Amerks playoff game
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — It all started with singing in church. 'I didn't go to school for music,' Peter Michael Pirro explained to News 8 Friday. 'I love singing. I got out to the Midwest, and I went to school at Bradley University.' During a choir rehearsal at the school, the teacher asked if anyone knew the lyrics to 'Oh, Canada.' 'I raised my hand,' Pirro said. 'I'm looking around like, 'They're not going to make me sing to these 50 people. Are they?' He's like, 'You're singing at the hockey game tonight.'' Starting with college hockey, Pirro quickly advanced to minor league hockey — and says each performance, was natural. 'I don't know, [am] adrenaline rush, but also I just felt like it was a good way to give back, it was a good way to bring people together,' he explained. A few years of performances here and there would quickly become a regular gig when Pirro moved home to Rochester in 2001. 'In 2003 […] I started sending out my tape. Gosh, back then there were tapes, and the Blue Jays said, 'Yeah, come on,'' Pirro said. 'And the Blue Jays gave my name to Oakland. Oakland gave my name to Baltimore. And this all started to snowball to where today, 250 plus anthems later, and half of the major league stadiums, and a lot here in Rochester… I'm just super blessed to do it.' And the love for Rochester still goes strong. Pirro performed 'The Star-Spangled Banner' at Blue Cross Arena Friday night ahead of the highly anticipated North Division Semifinals. 'I think every time you just realize that you always want to make sure you have the energy in it to keep people engaged,' Pirro said. 'I'll say a mini prayer ahead of time. Or I'll look upward, and I'll think of my grandfather, my mother. They'd like to be proud about this, but every single time you look at that audience, you look at the crowd, even if it's only like 400 friends and relatives to 55,000 and I just think I'm going to do my best to bring these people together, to let them sing with me.' And along the way, Pirro hopes to inspire his kids as well. 'It's also a way to teach folks to get out your comfort zone, to put as much preparation into something as you possibly can, and just, I guess, get out of do something brave, do something that's going to make people happy, even though it might make you a little uncomfortable,' Pirro said. Pirro will sing the national anthem ahead of the Amerks' game on Sunday, and is set to perform ahead of a Pirates game in August, and Yankees game in September. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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26-04-2025
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Amerks rally for game one win over Crunch
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) – The Rochester Americans rallied from a 2-0 second period deficit, defeating Syracuse 3-2 in game one of the North Division Semifinals. After a scoreless first period, Conor Sheary gave the Crunch a 1-0 lead just 21 seconds into the second period. Syracuse would strike again just over three minutes later, on Dylan Duke's first goal of the playoffs. Rochester answered, tying the game with a power-play goal from Riley Fiddler-Schultz. Tied at two early in the third, Kale Clague blasted home a shot from the point for the game-winner. Syracuse suffers its first road loss since March 7th. Game two of the best-of-five North Division Semifinals is scheduled for Sunday at 3:05 p.m. in Rochester. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
