Being a goaltender is hard work and is often unfair. Playing that position is akin to being the quarterback of a football team; if a team isn’t doing well, fans will often look between the pipes to place blame, even if it’s undeserved. But, when a team is winning, it’s often players on offense...
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The Allen Americans added another young, successful hockey player on Thursday, signing a former All Star at the ECHL level, Judd Blackwater. The 23-year old forward comes to Allen after playing in the ECHL for two seasons and amassing 78 points (33G, 45A) in 112 games. Blackwater also played 21 games in the AHL...
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Pre-season news from the Americans: *** ALLEN, Texas – The Allen Americans, in conjunction with the Texas Brahmas, announced today that they will face off in a pair of preseason games Oct. 8 and Oct. 9 in North Richland Hills and Allen, respectively. The Americans will hit the road for a 7:30 p.m. matchup...
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The press release from the league: *** TEMPE, AZ (August 4, 2010) – Central Hockey League (CHL) Commissioner Duane Lewis announced today that the league will recognize two historic figures for both the CHL and the International Hockey League (IHL) as the title names for the league’s two respective conferences for the 2010-11 season....
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The Allen Americans brought back the 7th player from their inaugural season today, signing defenseman Brandon Straub for the 2010-2011 season. Straub is a big, gritty defenseman, and was a staple on the blue line for Allen all season. He played in 58 games for the Americans, totaling 158 penalty minutes and maintaining a +8 plus/minus...
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The Allen Americans made a move they feel will strengthen their blue line for the 2010-2011 season, sending the rights to defenseman Tyler Wooddisse to Mississippi in exchange for the rights to defenseman David Simoes. Here is the press release from Allen, which has some good quotes from Coach Mullins, as well as info...
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The Central Hockey League issued a press release late today, announcing the host city for the 2011 CHL All-Star Game will be Rapid City, SD, home of the Rapid City Rush. Read more below: (Tempe, Arizona) – Central Hockey League (CHL) Commissioner Duane Lewis announced today that the reigning CHL Champion and Ray Miron...
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A quick release from the Americans this morning about some appearances they’ll be making on Saturdays this summer and early fall. No word on whether or not there will be player appearances, but it’s certainly possible: *** ALLEN, Texas – The Allen Americans are partnering with O’Reilly McDonald’s for a summer tour. Every Saturday...
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Yesterday, I attended the open house at the Allen Event Center, hosted by the Allen Americans, to listen in on Chris Whitley’s decision whether or not to return to the Americans for the 2010-2011 season (he said he will, if you haven’t read already). While I was there, I also took some pictures, and...
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Obviously, the big news from “The Decision” today at the Allen Americans’ open house is that goaltender Chris Whitley is returning to the Allen Americans for a second season. There’s more thoughts and reactions from Coach Mullins and a couple of his teammates upcoming, but I wanted to make sure the Americans’ press release...
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