Hockey fans are their own breed of people and Rochester hockey fans are some of the best ones. It's…read morerare that I come to an Amerks game with my family and have to worry that my impressionable daughter is going to see or hear things that I'll have to explain later. The atmosphere is a great blend of "loud & rowdy" and "family show". The Blue Cross arena is a decent, comfortable venue in the heart of the city, overlooking the Genesee River. It's not exactly the most modern facility, but it's sufficient for things like AHL hockey games. Fair selection of food, plenty of restrooms (*important*), friendly staff for the most part. It's such a thrill to watch the hometown team and see names on jerseys that you otherwise only hear about on the evening sports report. For a small town girl, it feels like being in a room with celebrities. I'll be here any chance I get.

Adorable fun night out with friends or family! Big excitement and energized crowd. A must go for…read moreanyone looking for a family friendly event.

Great game and the stadium is top notch. Good food although a bunch of food stations weren't open.read more

So my family had an untraditional Easter Sunday, a day at the ballpark. We got a suite. Good thing…read moresince it was chilly. There was an Easter egg hunt on the field before the game. There's always fun actities at the ball park, beside the games. As usual the service was great and employees all so friendly. Great family atmosphere. Too bad the Red Wings lost. 2925-25

The Amerks are a fun team to cheer on! Ticket prices aren't bad either. Now the parking is…read moreexpensive keeps us away from games. Too bad because I love watching the Amerks play. They've always been an exciting team to watch.

Love coming to amerks games. We are season ticket holders and have seats right on the glass. Even…read morewith kids I recommend sitting on the glass. I used to think that our boys wouldn't enjoy it as much and we sat higher up. That was ok but they definitely enjoyed sitting closer to the action. I guess the only downfall to sitting lower would be you don't really make the Jumbotron so that might be good for some people. Also the chances of getting a t shirt are slim too. With this being said we still still in the glass

What do you call dollars that are printed in Buffalo? Buffalo Bills, of course. And what do you…read morecall the beaks of ducks that live in Buffalo? Buffalo Bills! And what do you call it when you get letters from your credit card company or the electric company, based in Buffalo, telling you how much you owe them? A nightmare is what you call it! I've seen the Bills play live in person probably 15 times. A few times on the road, and a whole bunch of times at home. They make an intense amazing noise and are one of the best fan bases of any sport anywhere in the world. I love this team even though they need to remember how to run a team. Hopefully the new owner will figure that out. So far so good. My old review was a bit negative. With the new excellent coach, and the new owners injecting some hope, I am raising my homeawayfromhometown team to a 5. I still like the Chiefs a tiny bit better though... Here's my old review. I have to give the Buffalo Bills a 4/5 just because I would feel guilty if I didn't. However there is far more negative to say than positive. (1) The constant rumours that they are leaving town are hard to take. It hurts to lose 4 Superbowls in a row, but it's worse to constantly think that the team will leave. They should come out and say that as long as we get X support that we need to survive here, then we will not leave. Otherwise it's hard not to be a bit down about them. (2) They are hiring very poor coaches, over and over again. The new one might be different, actually, but previously, some of the worst hires in the NFL. This has always been done to save money. It just makes the team stagnate and costs the team more money in the long run. I mean seriously... Dick Jauron? (3) Not enough is done to pack the stadium. In Buffalo, such a passionate sports town, the stadium should always be packed. There are ways to make sure it is packed. (4) More exciting players should be brought in. I know that costs money, but the team is also making a lot of money and should try and give the fans some excitement in return. The one good thing I can say is, the way the team was run in the early 90s was amazing. To go to 4 Superbowls for such a small provincial town team is incredible. I am still impressed by that, and even though they didn't win anything, they deserve all the credit in the world for that.

Fan shop for the buffalo bills. It is a small store but carries something for every age group. It…read morewas a quick stop while we were in the area, but did find a small token to purchase.

I've always wondered just what kind of Rage the Raging Rhinos are suffering from. Is it Road Rage?…read moreIf so, Rochester has a perfectly good public transportation system that the players could use. Is it Roid Rage? If so, the players should really be banned. Is it a Rage Against The Machine? If so, I fully support it. Is it Ronald Rage-an? If so, I fully oppose it. The Raging Rhinos are one of the best and best-supported men's soccer teams in the USA that has never played in MLS. The MLS is where the superstars are, where the money and crowds are, and it's the pinnacle of US domestic soccer. The Rhinos belong in it, and WNY would be a better sporting place if they were, and yet because they haven't made the moves necessary to attain MLS status, I have to lower them from 5 to 4. Plus they're embroiled in a legal battle with the city of Rochester but I blame the city for that. The lawsuit was a horrible idea. On the plus side, they've won 6 of 8 matches this season and are one of the best non-MLS teams in the USA. They were champs of the second tier league (some people say it's the third, but I assure you, it's the second) that they play in (USSF A League) in 98, 2000 and 2001, and they won the coveted Lamar Hunt US Open Cup in 1999, which MLS teams also play in. They play in green and yellow to a crowd of 13k or more at Sahlen's Stadium. If you live in WNY and have never seen the Rhino's play, there is no time like the present. Get down to Rochester for a game, and see what you think. They are probably much better than you realize, and only a few missing pieces away from being at a standard where they could compete in MLS. It could be worse. It could be Raging Reno, as in Janet Reno, or the biggest little city in the world going crazy. Or it could be Raging Rene Russo, beating the crap out of Thomas Crown aka Brosnan. By the way did you know that bullets can harm all James Bond actors except for what. Bullets are unable to Pierce Brosnan. Or it could be the Raging Rhinoplasty. I certainly wouldn't want to have to deal with boatloads of plastic surgery patients who were not happy with their nose job.

While the rhinos are gone the stadium remains - rebranded as Rochester Community Sports Complex…read more Not much has changed - parking is still a pain, a bit run down inside It's nice that it's an option for other groups needing lager field space

If you enjoy shooting sporting clays with your shotgun then this is the place for you, otherwise if…read moreyou're a pistol shooter then forget it. This club could care less about pistol shooters. Now while they do have a few pistol ranges that are outdoors, they are closed during shotgun sporting clay events. And since they have the sporting clay events every Sunday, this means that the pistol ranges are closed during this event. And the event lasts anywhere from 10 o'clock in the morning until 5 o'clock at night. They also have sporting clay events on Saturdays at times. And on the Saturdays when they don't have sporting clay events they sometimes reserve the pistol range for outside training through Rochester personal defense. So if you're looking to shoot on the weekend and you're a pistol shooter it can be very tough to find a time that works. I also feel the pistol ranges are very unsafe. In order to shoot on the pistol range, you simply pick a spot in the middle of the field and shoot at the target that cannot be moved. So if somebody else wants to shoot at a different location you either have to both shoot from the same location or you have to wait. There is no sort of signaling system to let others know people are down range so you really have to be careful. I have been a member for a year and came to this facility for pistol shooting and I do not plan on renewing because it is obviously clear that this club was designed for those who like to shoot sporting clays.

Can never shoot Trap skeet or sporting clays. No one works there. Even though the club has members…read morethere is no one to work there.

I think female athletes should be paid comparably to the men and their matches should be advertised…read moreand televised similarly, as with Tennis. Unfortunately capitalism discriminates only based on "marketability", and the concept can be manipulated by dinosaurs and sexists and often is. Until the whole of sport and culture gets behind women's sport, there will be problems. It's a small tragedy, really. And this first paragraph was not a joke. But on with the jokes. This is not a good team to take kids to go and see, unless your family are nudists, because this WNY team tend to, well... "Flash". A lot. But then they are fantastic athletic specimens (or speciwomens as the case may be) of humanity, so you really shouldn't complain. I jest, there is no skin on offer at these matches except the skin of the enemies after the WNY Flash annihilate them. Sponsored by Sahlen's hot dogs of Buffalo, this team has been absolutely dominent in women's soccer in the USA. They have a lovely red and yellow badge that looks a lot like the Sahlen's hot dog badge, and they practice at Sahlen's Sports Park (where I play amateur level soccer sometimes), which is a fantastic facility in Elma just near Buffalo. Alex Sahlen, the daughter of the owner, is a defender on the team and is also the President. They've had some of the top talent in world football such as Marta of Brazil - the greatest female player ever, no less - and (swoon) Alex Morgan. Gemma Davison of England, Kelly Parker, American tattooed superstar Sydney LeRoux, Christine Sinclair, Carli Harris, and one of the greatest players ever - Abby Wambach. Unlike the men's team (Rhinos), the women's team actually plays in the very top tier of football, wherehey are a true dynasty of women's football. They won the league in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013, although they lost the play off final in 2013 but won the regular season supporters' shield. They are seemingly virtually unstoppable and yet much of Western NY does not have them on their radar. OK, this year they're not doing so well, and whoever decided to continue games during the Women's World Cup... never mind. If they did indeed "Flash" the crowd then they would have to be renamed the "WNY Flesh", and if they dined on Garbage Plates, then they'd have to keep a lot of portapotties next to the field and rename themselves "WNY Flush." And for the English players on the roster, I recommend some "WNY Floss." And when it gets cold in winter, perhaps they can wear a "WNY Fleece." Please go out and watch them play - one of the most dominant sports teams in the country right now and we have them right here in Western NY with very cheap tickets and some superstars of the women's game on the team.