Peterka, Quinn off to hot start for Amerks

Through three games this season, the Rochester Americans have gotten a lot of production out of rookie forwards Jack Quinn and JJ Peterka.
Quinn is currently tied for third in the AHL with six points (and is tied for the AHL lead with four goals) while Peterka has five points (and is tied for fifth in the league with four assists).
The two forwards were Buffalo's top picks in the 2020 NHL Draft. Quinn was selected eighth overall and Peterka was taken with the third pick of the second round (34th overall).
Playing on a line with veteran center Sean Malone, they've found some instant chemistry and have Rochester off to a 2-1-0 start.

Amerks.com's Suzie Cool has more:
Three games into the Rochester Americans 2021-22 season and one thing is very clear; the connection between young rookie forwards Jack Quinn and JJ Peterka is real. Never mind the fact they were taken 29 picks apart from one another by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2020 NHL Draft. These two are on a whole new level.
With any team, you never know how line combinations are going to work out and who is really going to mesh with one another once they hit the ice.
Amerks head coach Seth Appert knows this all too well after having to come up with a plethora of line combos last season with players constantly being recalled to the Buffalo Sabres, their taxi squad or signing to a professional tryout a day before a game.
However, Appert isn't surprised that Quinn and Peterka have found so much success already as they're two talented young prospects on the rise in the organization.
"They're two very talented players that both have a high work ethic. You never know what chemistry might exist as a coach, so you're always looking to tweak things."
Appert went on to talk about the pair saying, "Jack, even though he's playing wing, he's a play-driving winger, which if you have the puck a lot, then that allows JJ's speed to potentially become a real threat."
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Scoring leaders

| Player | GP | G | A | PTS | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1. Jack Quinn | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2. JJ Peterka | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 3. Mark Jankowski | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | T-4. Linus Weissbach | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | T-4. Sean Malone | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | T-4. Michael Mersch | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |

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Goaltending leaders

| Player | GP | W | L | OTL | GAA | SV% | SO | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Aaron Dell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .900 | 3.00 | 0 | | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.51 | .813 | 0 |

Upcoming schedule

The Amerks continue the road trip through Canada on Wednesday, October 27 against the Belleville Senators at CAA Arena.
The 7 p.m. matchup will be the first contest between the two clubs since Rochester completed a two-game sweep on March 6 and March 7, 2020.
They'll face Laval on the road Friday night and Saturday afternoon.
All the action will be carried live on The Sports Leader 95.7 FM/950 AM ESPN Rochester as well as AHLTV.