Rochester Americans

Rochester Americans
CityRochester, New York
LeagueAmerican Hockey League
ConferenceEastern
DivisionNorth
Founded1956
Home arenaBlue Cross Arena at the War Memorial (Capacity: 10,662)
KeyBank Center (Capacity: 19,070) (select games)
ColorsRed, white, blue[1]
     
Owner(s)Terry Pegula
General managerJason Karmanos
Head coachMichael Leone
CaptainMason Jobst
Media95.7 The Fan
MSG Western New York
Democrat and Chronicle
AHL.TV (Internet)
AffiliatesBuffalo Sabres (NHL)
Jacksonville Icemen (ECHL)
Franchise history
1956–presentRochester Americans
Championships
Regular season titles6: (1964–65, 1967–68, 1973–74, 1982–83, 1990–91, 2004–05)
Division titles15: (1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1973–74, 1977–78, 1982–83, 1986–87, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2022–23)
Conference titles3: (1995–96, 1998–99, 1999–00)
Calder Cups6: (1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1982–83, 1986–87, 1995–96)
Current season

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.

Rochester was awarded a new franchise in June 1956, when the Pittsburgh Hornets were forced to suspend operations after their arena, the Duquesne Gardens was razed in an urban renewal project. With the Hornets franchise in limbo until a new arena could be built, there was room in the league for a team in Rochester.

The Americans' team colors are red, white and blue. The logo is a patriotic badge with "Americans" written in cursive script. They have won the Calder Cup six times, and lost in the Cup finals ten times.

  1. ^ "Staff Directory" (PDF). 2021-22 Rochester Americans Media Guide. Retrieved May 22, 2022.