NA Now: Rochester Jr. Americans
The NA Now video series features an in-depth look into all NAHL teams as they prepare for the 2025-26 season. One team will be highlighted every day, leading up to the start of the regular season on September 12, 2025. Each interview features each team’s head coach, as they dive into detail on the expectations and outlooks for this upcoming season.
Rochester Jr. Americans
Head Coach: Francois Methot (3rd season)
2024-25 Regular Season Record: 39-12-3-5 – 87 points (1st in East Division)
2024-25 Leading Scorer: Calle Karlsson (31-42–73)
2025 Playoffs: Lost Robertson Cup Semifinals 2-1 against the Bismarck Bobcats
2025-26 Division: East Division
Location: Rochester, New York
Formation Year: 2023 (3rd season)
East Division Title: One (2025)
Head Coach of the Jr. Americans, Francois Methot, explains how impressed he is with the new group of athletes.
“I feel like the group is really eager to be part of this [organization]. We take it as a compliment because we graduated 18 players. It's a brand-new team. Our returners have come back and are ready for this season. The [veterans have the] right attitude. They're leading the way on and off the ice. But the new players, the scouting staff here has done a really good job understanding what I'm about as a coach and what we're about as an organization, and what sticks. So we really vetted every single player that came in.”
Francois Methot heads into his third season as the bench boss of the Jr. Americans. After coming off a monumental season, making their way to the Robertson Cup Semifinal Series, the Jr. Americans are hungry to make their way to Blaine, Minnesota, once again. Methot goes into detail on what the summer has looked like for the Rochester organization and how they are preparing to hit the ice this season.
Next up: Shreveport Mudbugs
