Rochester opens its 70th anniversary season at home on Friday, Oct. 10 at The Blue Cross Arena
Jul 10, 2025
The Rochester Americans announced today their schedule for the 2025-26 American Hockey League regular season, presented exclusively by Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino. The Amerks will open their historic 70th AHL season – and 44th as the primary affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres – on Friday, Oct. 10 at 7:05 p.m. against the Toronto Marlies at The Blue Cross Arena.
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All 32 AHL teams will again play a 72-game regular-season slate (36 home games and 36 away games) this coming season with the Amerks playing against 14 other teams. Rochester, which is coming off its first 40-win season since the 2018-19 campaign, will play 24 of its 36 home games on weekends, with 17 Friday home games, four Saturday home dates and three Sunday home outings. The team will play the balance of its schedule with a dozen midweek games on Wednesday nights, including the annual pre-Thanksgiving Day matchup on Wednesday, Nov. 26 against the Cleveland Monsters and an intrastate showdown against the Utica Comets on Wednesday, Dec. 17 as part of a four-game homestand leading up to the annual Christmas break.
For the 10th straight year, the Amerks will play all 72 of their games solely against Eastern Conference opponents this season, with 52 coming against their North Division rivals and 20 versus teams from the Atlantic Division. The Amerks will remain in the North Division of the Eastern Conference along with the Belleville Senators, Cleveland Monsters, Laval Rocket, Syracuse Crunch, Toronto Marlies and Utica Comets.
As in years past, Rochester will face Syracuse (six home, six road) and Utica (five home, five road) more than any other opponents during its 70th AHL campaign with a total of 22 meetings against its intrastate rivals. The Amerks will also have eight matchups (four home, four road) each against Belleville, Cleveland and Laval. Rounding out their Divisional schedule are six encounters (three home, three road) with the Toronto Marlies, highlighted by a home-and-home series as part of opening weekend.
The Amerks will again play the entire Atlantic Division this coming season with four matchups (two home, two road) each against the Charlotte Checkers and Hershey Bears. The Amerks meet the defending Eastern Conference…
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