Amerks Update | Rochester hits the road before All-Star Classic

The Rochester Americans will be in Belleville this weekend for a back-to-back set against the Senators.
The Amerks are 20-16-1-1 heading into the weekend, 17 points behind Toronto for first-place in the North Division.
Faceoff on Thursday is set for 7:05 p.m. and then the two clubs will meet again Saturday night.
Rochester's next home game is February 10 against Springfield.

Rousek to replace Biro at All-Star Classic

The American Hockey League announced Monday the addition of Rochester Americans forward Lukas Rousek to the North Division All-Star roster for the 2023 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Bell in collaboration with Manulife Bank. The annual event will take place February 5 and 6 at Place Bell in Laval, Quebec, home of the Laval Rocket.
Rousek will replace fellow forward Brandon Biro, who is unavailable to participate in the event due to injury.
Currently in his second season with the Amerks, Rousek ranks second on the team with 18 assists and is tied for second in scoring with 28 points while being one of only two Rochester skaters to appear in all 39 games this season. He also ranks third on the team with 10 goals.

A look back at Hall of Fame Night

Last week, the team inducted Val James and Jason Pominville into its Hall of Fame.
The players were unanimously selected for induction by the Amerks Hall of Fame Committee.
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James, the first American-born Black player in Amerks and NHL history, appeared in 253 games with the Amerks from 1980-81 to 1984-85 and was a fan favorite over his five seasons with the club.
He scored the game-winning goal in the deciding game of the 1983 Calder Cup Finals, earning Rochester its first of two Calder Cups in a four-year span.
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Pominville spent his entire American Hockey League career with the Amerks from 2002-06 after being selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the second round (55th overall) of the 2001 NHL Draft.
In 235 career games, he amassed 192 points on 96 goals and 96 assists while also adding 21 points (10+11) in 19 playoff appearances with Rochester.

Scoring leaders

| Player | GP | G | A | PTS | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1. Brandon Biro | 31 | 9 | 20 | 29 | | T-2. Linus Weissbach | 39 | 13 | 15 | 28 | | T-2. Lukas Rousek | 39 | 10 | 18 | 28 | | 4. Brett Murray | 38 | 14 | 11 | 25 | | 5. Michael Mersch | 28 | 7 | 15 | 22 |

Goaltending leaders

| Player | GP | W | L | OTL | GAA | SV% | SO | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Malcolm Subban | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2.99 | .906 | 1 | | Michael Houser | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3.17 | .896 | 0 |