Friday night, the Amerks got goals from Michal Repik (3) and Stefan Meyer (4), and took the defending AHL champion Chicago Wolves into a shootout. Rochester went 0-for-5 in the shootout, while Chicago went 1-for-5, and skated off with a 3-2 win. Janis Sprukts had two assists and Jason Garrison and Rory Fitzpatrick each had one. Chris Beckford-Tseu stopped 32 of 34.
On Saturday, Rochester was in Ontario to play the Hamilton Bulldogs, and jumped out to an early 2-0 lead on a shorthanded goal from Sprukts (2) and a power play goal by Mike Duco (5). Hamilton pulled to within one, and then Meyer scored his third of the season early in the second. But only two minutes later, Hamilton again drew to within one, and fifteen seconds later, they had tied the game. It would stay tied until the 18:37 mark of the third, when, with a two-man advantage, Hamilton took a 4-3 lead. Beckford-Tseu stopped 27 of 31, and Kenndal McArdle, David Brine, Meyer and Sprukts each tallied assists.
Against Hamilton again on Sunday, the outcome was no better. David Shantz got his first start, and Rochester again claimed the lead in the first period off the stick of Jordan Henry (1). Hamilton tied the game -- shorthanded, and thirty-one seconds later, still on a power play, Repik scored his fourth to make it 2-1. Hamilton scored early in the third, and then scored two straight shorthanded goals 25 seconds apart, before cushioning their lead with an empty-net goal. 5-2 final. Fitzpatrick and Garrison assisted on the Repik goal.
ECHL
Tyler Plante didn't play for Dayton on Friday as he was still on standby for the Panthers, but he returned and played his first ECHL game of the year on Saturday night. The Bombers came in to the game winners of four straight with a 7-2-1 record, but Plante wasn't able to carry the team in his first start. Two power play goals against and one at even strength found Plante pulled for the extra attacker, but Johnstown iced it with an empty-net goal and went on to beat the Bombers, 4-1. Plante didn't play Sunday.
Juniors
James DeLory, now a right wing, played for the first time since being returned to the Oshawa Generals and appeared in all three games this week. After going unnoticed on the scoresheet Wednesday, DeLory assisted on what proved to be the game winner, and on Sunday, he picked up his first goal of the year on the power play. John Tavares centered DeLory a bit this weekend. . . Adam Comrie was even in plus/minus and without points through two games, Saginaw falling in both. . . A.J. Jenks was blanked this week as Plymouth* finished with a win (5-1, vs. Saginaw) and a loss (6-2, vs. London). . . Corey Syvret was a -1 with 2 PIM as Guelph went 1-1 for the weekend. . . Colby Robak (pictured) had an assist and 2 PIM in a 6-2 win on Tuesday, but left Friday's game (2-1 loss to Calgary) in the first period with a shoulder injury. He didn't play Saturday, and is day-to-day. The Wheat Kings lost Saturday's game to Seattle, 5-4. . .* Plymouth Whalers head coach Greg Stefan resigned last Monday, and took a position with the Carolina Hurricanes. Mike Vellucci, Plymouth's President and General Manger -- and winningest coach in franchise history -- has reclaimed the coaching duties. If you're interested, Carolina Hurricanes' owner Pete Karmanos also owns the Plymouth Whalers. And yes, he owns the Florida Everblades of the ECHL, too.
CCHA
After going without points this weekend for Michigan, Matt Rust now has only one in his last six games. The Wolverines dropped from #8 to #9 in the USA Today/USA Hockey poll. . . Matt Bartkowski had one of Ohio State's 17 shots on goal and was on the starting defense pairing in the Buckeyes' lone game this week: a 4-0 win against Robert Morris University (near Pittsburgh). Bartkowski also took two minor penalties, one for interference and the other for roughing. . . Ryan Watson (Western Michigan) did not play in either game this week. . .
WCHA
Denver's John Lee was a +2 without points as the Pioneers were beaten in both games by St. Cloud State, with Marc Cheverie on the hook for both losses. Chevy stopped 29 of 33 in a 4-2 loss Friday, and 24 of 26 in a 2-1 loss on Saturday. The Pioneers fell from #4 to #10. . . North Dakota made it to #15 in the USA Today/USA Hockey poll and Derrick LaPoint was on the ice to start both games, although he was unable to add any offense. North Dakota won the latter of the two games. . .
Hockey East
New Hampshire fell from #5 to #10 without Brian Foster, who suffered an ankle injury earlier in the week. The Wildcats gave up eight goals in each of their two games, and allowed a total of 72 shots on goal. . . Maine swept Providence in their two-game weekend series, while defenseman Matt Duffy played on the top pairing for a night and the bottom pairing for the other. . .
Sweden
Jacob Markström was back in the net for Brynäs on Thursday. In a road loss against Linköping, Markström let in three goals on only twenty shots, but he recovered nicely against Frölunda on Saturday, turning aside 25 of 26 as Brynäs won the game, 2-1.
Russia/Czech
Evgeny Dadonov has three goals and three assists for Chelyabinsk. In the Czech league, 26-year old Vaclav Nedorost has eight goals and eighteen points in twenty-three games. Martin Lojek, who returned to the Czech Republic, apparently was not impressive with Oceláři Třinec, and is currently playing for Havířovská hokejová společnost (HC Havirov Panthers) in the Czech first division.
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