Forwards to represent Amerks at 2024 AHL All-Star Classic in San Jose in February
Jan 10, 2024
The American Hockey League announced today that Rochester Americans forwards Isak Rosen and Jiri Kulich have been named to the North Division All-Star roster for the 2024 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Tech CU. The annual event will take place Feb. 4-5 at Tech CU Arena in San Jose, California, home of the San Jose Barracuda.
Both in their second seasons with Rochester, Rosen and Kulich make up one of the AHL’s most dynamic scoring duos, ranking first and second on the team in scoring with 24 points (9+15) and 22 points (16+6), respectively.
Rosen and Kulich both made their NHL debuts for the Buffalo Sabres against the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on Nov. 25.
The duo has combined for 128 points (63+66) in 178 regular season games. Dating back to last season, Rochester is 21-3-2-1 when they each record at least one point in the same game and boast a near-perfect 8-1-0-0 mark when they both score in the same game.
Rosen, who recently took over the team’s scoring lead, shows 11 points (4+7) over his last 14 games, which includes a career-best four-point (2+2) effort in Cleveland on Nov. 18. The Swedish forward is third amongst all Amerks with nine goals and ranks second behind only Kulich with three game-winning goals while his 15 assists are tied for most on the team.
He opened the season on an AHL-best six-game point streak, recording nine points (4+5) and scoring in back-to-back games twice over that span.
A first-round pick (14th overall) of the Sabres in 2021, Rosen has totaled 61 points on 23 goals and 38 assists in 93 career AHL appearances with Rochester and has skated in seven NHL contests with Buffalo this season.
Kulich returned to Rochester on Monday after leading Czechia to a bronze medal at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship, which concluded on Friday. Named team captain for the event, Kulich led all Czech skaters and tied for first in overall scoring with 12 points (6+6) in seven games, including his second four-point outing of the tournament in the bronze medal game.
He was named to the tournament’s All-Star Team for the second straight year in what was his final appearance at the national junior level. The 8-5 win, which saw Czechia overcome a 5-2 deficit with four goals in less than a minute, gave the Czechs their second straight medal…
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