Rochester, N.Y. For Rochester Americans forward Anton Wahlberg, growth throughout the season has been steady, though not necessarily rapid.Nearing the end of h
by Kevin Oklobzija for Pickin' SplintersAnton Wahlberg scored a beautiful goal in the second period, fired a career-high six shots on goal, made big shot blocks and was strong on the boards Friday, March 27, 2026, against the Toronto Marlies as the Rochester Amerks won consecutive games for the first time since Feb.
6, 7 and 14. Nearing the end of his second full year in the American Hockey League, the 20-year-old Swede continues to learn how to use his 6-foot-4, 205-pound frame to his advantage on the wall and in traffic; how to use his skating to more effectively track the puck and be in position to defend. Some nights, not everything clicks. And on other nights, like in Friday’s 5-2 victory over the visiting Toronto Marlies, it’s easy to see why the Buffalo Sabres drafted him 39th overall in 2023. Wahlberg scored a beautiful goal in the second period, fired a career-high six shots on goal, made big shot blocks and was strong on the boards as the trying-to-right-the-ship Amerks won consecutive games for the first time since Feb. 6-7-14. “He keeps taking steps,” Amerks coach Michael Leone said. “Now, to take the next step, that’s the standard he has to play with all the time.”That might be the frustrating part. So often Wahlberg provides glimpses of what he can be, of how he can control a shift in the offensive zone or end opposing pressure in the defensive zone.The Brighton Central School District is taking action after a surprising find during the construction of its new athletic turf fields behind the high school.Brighton, N.Y. -- A large construction project is about to begin along a critical commuter corridor in Monroe County.A series of bridges along Interstate 590 inA woman is charged with endangering the welfare of a child following an incident Friday at the Geneva Courtyard Apartments.A 32-year-old PhD student at the University of Rochester was arrested in Atlanta Wednesday.
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