Amerks Update | Biro named to AHL All-Star Game

The American Hockey League announced today that Rochester Americans forward Brandon Biro has been named to the North Division All-Star roster for the 2023 AHL All-Star Classic.
The annual event will take place February 5 and 6 at Place Bell in Laval, Quebec, home of the Laval Rocket.
Despite missing six games due to injury, Biro has blazed his way atop the team's scoring lead following a productive December in which he led the team with 16 points (6+10) in 10 games. He recorded multi-point efforts in seven of his 10 appearances, including six straight between December 9 and December 30 before closing out the month with an assist in the 3-2 win in Toronto.

He currently paces the Amerks in assists (20) and points (29) through 25 games and his recent seven-game point streak to close out the 2022 calendar year was the longest of his career. He ranks fourth on the team with nine goals and needs only three to match his career-high of 12 from last season.
The 5-foot-11, 170-pound forward has amassed 75 points (23+52) in 88 career games with Rochester since joining the Amerks prior to the 2020-21 campaign after originally signing a two-year deal with Buffalo Sabres as an undrafted free agent on March 18, 2020. He also appeared in one game with the Buffalo Sabres, making his NHL debut against Montreal on February 23, 2022.

Amerks host Rocket tonight

The Amerks (18-11-1-1) play their second of four straight games against North Division opponents tonight when they host Laval (13-16-4-1) at 7:05 p.m. at Blue Cross Arena. All the action will be carried on The Fan Rochester as well as AHLTV.
Tonight's matchup is the third between the two teams this season and the first in Rochester since Laval eliminated the Amerks in Game 3 of the North Division Finals this past Spring. Following tonight's contest, the two teams will meet four more times over the second half of the season with another get-together slated for next Wednesday at The Blue Cross Arena.
Despite being winless in its last two games, Laval has earned points in eight of its last 11 dating back to a 2-1 shootout lost on December 3. Overall, the Rocket, who reached the Eastern Conference Finals during the 2022 Calder Cup Playoffs, are tied for fifth in the AHL's North Division standings.

Scoring leaders

| Player | GP | G | A | PTS | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1. Brandon Biro | 25 | 9 | 20 | 29 | | 2. Lukas Rousek | 31 | 10 | 15 | 25 | | T-3. Brett Murray | 30 | 13 | 11 | 24 | | T-3. Linus Weissbach | 31 | 12 | 12 | 24 | | 5. Ethan Prow | 31 | 4 | 14 | 18 |

Goaltending leaders

| Player | GP | W | L | OTL | GAA | SV% | SO | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Malcolm Subban | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2.97 | .909 | 1 | | Michael Houser | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3.17 | .895 | 0 |