What to know about the Amerks’ first home playoff game on Friday

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Rochester Amerks will begin their post-season journey on Friday when they take on the Syracuse Crunch at the Blue Cross Arena.

It’s the first game in a best-of-five series in the division semifinals in the American Hockey League. Because the Amerks are the higher seed, they’ll host games one, two, and five if necessary.

The puck drops at 7:05 p.m. on Friday. Tickets start around $27 and you can get them here. The first 5,000 fans will get a free rally towel.

The two teams have met in the playoffs for the last two years. The Amerks beat the Crunch in the 2022-23 season but lost last year. Amerks head coach Mike Leone spoke about the tough competition this year.

“Anyone who gets out of the North Division or the other division with Hershey, you got a real good chance to to go really far,” Leone said. “I mean, whether you’re playing Toronto, Cleveland, whoever you’re playing, that’s going to be a tough matchup. And I think it’s good to go through that. Syracuse gets a lot of respect for their team, how they play. They’re really good defensively. They’re physical. So it’s going to be a big test for our group.”

Game two will begin at 3:05 p.m. on Sunday. After that, the Amerks will travel to the Upstate Medical University Arena in Syracuse.

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