Feb 28, 2023
By Suzie Cool
February went by in the blink of an eye, especially since it was full of action for the Rochester Americans as their 2022-23 campaign slowly starts to dwindle down.
However, just because February is the shortest month of the calendar year, doesn’t mean it wasn’t jam packed for the Amerks. Rochester closed out the month with 20 goals over its final three games, rookie forward Jiri Kulich had himself a weekend, goaltender Michael Houser was signed to another NHL contract for the remainder of the season, and more.
Let’s take a further look at the Amerks five fast facts from the month of February.
The Amerks had arguably their best weekend of the season to close out the month of February, winning three straight games in as many days while outscoring the opposition 20-6 to begin a stretch of six games over a nine-day span.
After opening the weekend with an 8-4 win over Laval on Friday, Rochester scored seven straight unanswered goals, including three on the power-play, on their way to a dominating 7-1 win over Springfield on Saturday. The Amerks then put the finishing touches on the 20-goal weekend by scoring four first-period goals and never looking back on their way to a decisive 5-1 win at Providence on Sunday.
Ever since returning from the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship, Jiri Kulich has emerged as one of the team’s most consistent point-getters. After scoring a goal in his second game back in the lineup on Jan. 14 against Toronto, Kulich went on to total 16 points over a 13-game stretch, including eight goals in 10 games during the month of February.
That same stretch also featured five multi-point outings highlighted by a season-high three-point effort against Laval on Feb. 24, which included his first multi-goal game and the first game-winning goal of his AHL career, becoming the first Amerks rookie this season to reach the 30-point mark.
Kulich led all Amerks skaters in scoring during the month of February with 12 points (8+4), recording at least one point in eight of 10 games while also never going more than one game without a point over that span.
During the Amerks three-in-three action this past weekend, Kulich produced three goals and three assists. For his weekend efforts, Kulich was named the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending February 26, 2023.
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