CHL
Americans Get 4-3 Victory Over Brahmas in Shootout
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas – With their sights set on finishing the regular season strong, the playoff-bound Allen Americans defeated the Texas Brahmas 4-3 in a shootout. The win advanced Allen’s record to 39-15-4 (83 points). Goalie David McKee started in tonight’s contest. Midway through the first period, the light above the Americans’ net went... »
Americans Weekly Report (3/10/10): Chasing the Jackalopes
Every Wednesday, Big D Hockey will present a report on the Allen Americans. This will include any relevant news or noteworthy stats from the last week’s games, as well as a look at the upcoming games and then the team itself. Through these reports, we hope to offer you an insider’s look at the Dallas Stars’... »
Allen Americans Win Several CHL “Best of the Best” Awards
The Central Hockey League released their annual “Best of the Best” poll results today. Every year, the CHL sends out ballots to players, coaches and broadcasters, to find the best of the best, on and off the ice. This year, the Allen Americans were recipients of four of the top honors – Best Team Logo,... »
Americans Fall to RiverKings in the Shootout
The Mississippi RiverKings and Allen Americans met at the Allen Event Center for the second game of their weekend back-to-back series on Saturday. The two teams battled each other into the overtime period and on into the shootout, where the RiverKings’ Ryan Held ended the game with his shootout goal. Despite the OT loss, the... »
Allen Americans Rebound Strong Against Mississippi RiverKings
Coming off of a difficult 6-1 road loss in Laredo on Thursday, the road-weary Allen Americans came home to the Allen Event Center on Friday to open a series of back-to-back games against the Mississippi RiverKings. The Americans powered their way to victory thanks to a four-goal outburst in the third period and a... »
Two Allen Americans Among CHL Award Finalists
The CHL came out with their list of finalists for four of their End-of-the-Year Awards, and the Allen Americans had two candidates in threa categories. Forward Bruce Graham is a finalist for Most Valuable Player and goalie Chris Whitley is a finalist for Goaltender of the Year. Whitley is also a candidate for Rookie... »
Texas Stars Forward Tyler Shelast Reassigned to Allen
As I mentioned on Twitter late last night when I saw the wire transaction, the Texas Stars today confirmed that right wing Tyler Shelast has been reassigned to the Allen Americans. While this may be a bit disappointing at first for Shelast, he has struggled with his game at the AHL level this year,... »
Allen Americans Playoff Tickets Go On Sale Today
The Allen Americans announced that tickets for the Opening Round and Conference Semifinals of the 2010 CHL Ray Miron’s President’s Cup will go on sale at 10:00 AM today, March 5th. The Americans secured their place in the playoffs last week, with a 5-4 victory over the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees. The link for... »
Bucks Sign Rookie Defenseman Ryan Lehr
The Laredo Bucks announced another signing this week – on Thursday they signed rookie defenseman Ryan Lehr to their roster. Lehr is expected to suit up for Thursday night’s game against the visiting Allen Americans. I think the Bucks are hoping to have lightning strike twice, and have the same success with a signing... »
Brahmas’ Brett Jaeger Named February CHL Goaltender of the Month
On Thursday, Texas Brahmas goalie Brett Jaeger won the monthly league award for goaltenders in February. Jaeger was pretty sensational for his team, as he went 8-2 in 10 games for Texas, with a 1.91 GAA and a .942 save percentage. He allowed two goals or fewer in seven of his 10 appearances. Please... »