AMERKS TO FACE CRUNCH IN NORTH DIVISION SEMIFINALS OF 2025 CALDER CUP PLAYOFFS
Best-of-five series gets underway with Game 1 on Friday, April 25 at Blue Cross Arena
Apr 18, 2025
The Rochester Americans will face the Syracuse Crunch in the North Division Semifinals of the 2025 Calder Cup Playoffs.
The Amerks clinched second place in the American Hockey League’s North Division standings by virtue of a 4-2 loss to the Laval Rocket on April 11, thus earning a first-round bye for the third straight year.
The second-round series will mark the seventh meeting in the postseason between the intrastate rivals and the third year in a row after the Amerks and Crunch exchanged series wins in each of the last two springs.
The Amerks secured their sixth straight playoff berth by way of a 4-2 win over Springfield on April 2, marking the team’s 50th appearance in the 69-year history of the franchise.
Rochester will host Games 1 and 2 of the best-of-five series on Friday, April 25 and Sunday, April 27 at The Blue Cross Arena. If necessary, the series will return to Rochester for a decisive Game 5 on Friday, May 9 at The Blue Cross Arena.
Below is the full second-round schedule for the best-of-five North Division Semifinals between the second-place Amerks and third-place Crunch.
Game 1 | Friday, April 25 – Syracuse at Rochester | 7:05 p.m. at Blue Cross Arena
Game 2 | Sunday, April 27 – Syracuse at Rochester | 3:05 p.m. at Blue Cross Arena
Game 3 | Thursday, May 1 – Rochester at Syracuse | 7:00 p.m. at Upstate Medical University Arena
*Game 4 | Saturday, May 3 – Rochester at Syracuse | 7:00 p.m. at Upstate Medical University Arena
*Game 5 | Friday, May 9 – Syracuse at Rochester | 7:05 p.m. at Blue Cross Arena
*if necessary
Festivities for Game 1 of the series on Friday, April 25 begin with a Genesee Pregame Happy Hour for fans 21 and older from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Genesee Brew House Upper Atrium Bar, featuring live music and $3 12-ounce cans of Genesee and Genesee Light. The first 5,000 fans in attendance for Game 1 will receive an Amerks rally towel, courtesy of Genesee Brewing Company.
Tickets for Rochester’s guaranteed second-round home games start at $20 and range up to $42 depending on seating location. Amerks single game tickets for the 2025 Calder Cup Playoffs go on sale on Saturday, April 19 at noon and are available for purchase either in person at The Blue Cross Arena Box Office, online at www.amerks.com/playoffs or by calling 585-454-5335.
The 2024-25 American Hockey League season is presented exclusively by Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino.