Allen's Season-Ending Roster, No CBA Yet, Players Heading to Europe, ECHL Summer Meeting, Affiliation Update and More

 

It is a busy time of year if you are an ECHL and Allen Americans fan, with a lot happening. Future considerations trades (last Friday), season-ending rosters yesterday, the first day to sign players (today), and players leaving for Europe. The PHPA had its annual meeting in Orlando last week, and the ECHL is meeting in Orlando this week. There is no CBA, and the Utah Grizzlies ownership announced the team is for sale. Here is my take on these items, plus more:

 

- Future Considerations - 20 ECHL teams traded 41 players to satisfy future considerations trades. Several players got traded more than once in this process. Allen lost two players, Liam Gorman to Maine and Tyler Burnie to Orlando. Gorman was to complete the trade for Ayden MacDonald (3/18/25), and Burnie was to complete the trade for Ryan Mashie (11/17/24). Allen was owed a player from Norfolk, but coach Martinson opted not to take any of the players offered. 

 

- Season-ending rosters had to be submitted yesterday. A maximum of 20 players can be included, and it is a way for teams to retain the rights to players from now until qualifying offers (8 maximum) are due on July 7. Here are the rosters for every ECHL team: https://echl.com/news/2025/06/echl-announces-season-ending-rosters

 

- Here is Allen's list:

• Goalie (1)
• Luke Richardson

 

• Defensemen (8)
• JC Brassard
• Cole Fraser
• Kenny Johnson
• Artem Kulakov
• Trevor LeDonne 
• Mike Van Unen
• Quinn Warmuth
• Hudson Wilson

 

• Forwards (11)
• Spencer Asuchak
• Harrison Blaisdell 
• Mark Duarte 
• Michael Gildon
• Nick Isaacson 
• Noah Kane
• Ayden MacDonald 
• Brad Morrison
• Reid Perepeluk 
• Brayden Watts 
• Jared Westcott

 It should be clear Martinson is not trying to sign all of these players on this list. It does buy him some time to figure out who he wants back, to go with the new players he is recruiting. Any players not signed by July 7 or given one of the eight qualifying offers will become free agents

 

 - Players omitted from the season-ending roster who are now free agents:

• Brian Chambers
• Colin Jacobs 
• Dylan Myskiw
• Kamerin Nault
• Jay Powell 

 

 - If you look at all of the season-ending rosters, there are some familiar names to Allen Americans fans that are now free agents. Here are just a few of them. Franklin is signed in Europe, but the rest are true free agents:

• Colton Hargrove
• Marco Costantini
• Gavin Gould
• Zane Franklin
• Dalton Skelly 

 

- Signing players/CBA - Today is the first day players can sign contracts for the 2025-26 season. However, nobody knows what the salary cap will be since there is no collective bargaining agreement (CBA) in place. The last CBA started in 2018 and was extended two years because of COVID-19, so a new CBA is being negotiated after seven seasons. It is hard for general managers/coaches to recruit without knowing how much the salary cap will be and what other provisions may be changed, such as the veteran rules. While contracts could be signed with language to provide for salary cap increases once the salary cap is known, coaches may delay a few days, hoping the salary cap figures will be known soon. 

 

- Players to Europe - The Americans have only lost one player to Europe, Nick Isaackson has signed in Scotland with the Dundee Stars (EIHL). Since the ECHL regular season ended, 41 players have signed in Europe. Kansas City lost its top two goal scorers, Borchardt and Giroux. Borchardt led the ECHL in goals (40) and only played in 58 games. Tulsa lost its #1 scorer (Farren), as did Fort Wayne (Jack Dugan). Fort Wayne also lost its all-star defenseman Kyle Mathew. These are just a few examples of the ECHL losing top talent to Europe. The unanswered question is whether the new CBA, the first in seven years, will close the gap with Europe or continue to widen it. The ECHL salary cap over the last seven years didn't come close to keeping up with inflation. In 2018, the salary cap was $13,000; this past season, it was $14,600. That is less than a two percent (1.75%) increase per year over the last seven seasons. If the new CBA doesn't have a decent salary cap increase, you will see even more top players head to Europe, and the quality of play in the ECHL will continue to decline.  

 

- The ECHL summer meetings take place in Orlando this week and always produce new information. The Board of Governors (BOG) meets before the general meeting and could be discussing existing and new franchises, rule changes, and, of course, the status of the CBA. The winners of the 21 different team awards will be announced on Wednesday. Allen is nominated for four of the 21 awards, so should come home with some hardware.

 

- You have probably seen by now that the Utah Grizzlies announced yesterday that the organization has begun a formal process to explore the potential sale of the team, a path that could ultimately lead to the relocation of the franchise. With the NHL Utah Mammoth relocating to the area last season, there was some thought that the Mammoth would eventually buy the Grizzlies. It appears that is not going to happen. There are questions about the Mammoth bringing in an AHL franchise to Salt Lake City. Lots of moving parts between ECHL and AHL teams to see how this all plays out. Here is the press release from the Grizzlies on the sale of the team: https://utahgrizzlies.com/news/2025/06/utah-grizzlies-ownership-begins-exploration-of-sale-and-potential-relocation  

 

- Team president. Jonny Mydra, sent an email to all Patriots Club Members (season ticket holders) last week providing updates on what next season will look like and the activities that are planned. If you are a season ticket holder and did not get this email, Jonny would like you to email him directly and let him know you are not on his mailing list. His email address is JM@AllenAmericans.com.

 

- Nothing new to report regarding Allen finding an affiliation for next season. I have heard the same rumor as many of you that the Utah Grizzlies will have a primary affiliation with the Colorado Avalanche/Eagles and a secondary affiliation with Utah/Tucson. While the ECHL limits teams to one formal affiliation, teams can work informally with other NHL teams. Now that the ECHL is getting closer to the same number of teams as the NHL and AHL, the ECHL BOG should rethink the secondary affiliation option, or at least limit the number of players the secondary affiliate can send to the ECHL. Bottom line is,  Allen still doesn't have an affiliate for next season. 

 

- I posted this on my ECHL Stats page the other day, and wanted it to tie into the Allen Americans:

 

The ECHL had 15 players score more than 30 goals in 2022-23, 14 in 2023-24, but just four in 2024-25. Here is the 2024-25 list:

 

40 - Cade Borchardt, Kansas City

37 - Brandon Hawkins, Toledo

33 - Simon Pinard, Tahoe

32 - Devon Paliani, Savannah 

 

• Allen's leading goal scorer in 2024-25 was Mark Duarte with 23 goals.
• In 2023-24, Allen's leading goal scorer was Colby McAyley with 25 goals.
• In 2022-23, the ECHL had 15 players with more than 30 goals, four of whom played for the Allen Americans.
• 49 goals - Hank Crone 
• 39 goals - Colton Hargrove
• 36 goals - Jack Combs
• 33 goals - Liam Finlay

 

 

- If you have been tracking the new ECHL franchise in Rio Rancho, NM, that will begin play in 2026-27, you might have seen the three finalists for the team name, the Cutthroats, the Goatheads, and the Tarantula Hawks. Here is the press release with the details. https://echl.com/news/2025/06/new-mexico-pro-hockey-announces-finalists-for-name-the-team-contest 

 

 

 

DID YOU KNOW: Spencer Asuchak plans on returning to Allen for his 13th season with the Americans in 2025-26 after the season he had in 2024-25. After all, he was the only player on the stage when Steve Martinson was introduced as the new coach.  Last season, Asuchak was #3 on the team in goals (18) and led the team in power play goals with seven. He also led the league in faceoff percentage, the last stats I saw. Spencer is Allen's all-time leader in games played (568) and goals (173). 

 

Here are Allen's #1 and #2 all-time. It has a familiar ring:

 

• Points  
• #1 Chad Costello - 422
• #2 Spencer Asuchak - 421

 

• Goals
• #1 Spencer Ashchak - 173
• #2 Chad Costello - 124

 

• Assists
• #1 Chad Costello - 298
• #2 Spencer Asuchak - 248

 

• Games Played
• #1 Spencer Asuchak - 568
• #2 Chad Costello - 284

    

A Trip Down Memory Lane - 10 Years Ago Today

 

Not much new is happening with the Allen Americans, so I thought today would be a perfect day to take a trip down memory lane, and it is quite the memory. It was 10 years ago today, June 14, 2015, Allen won its first Kelly Cup, in the Americans' first season in the ECHL. Here is what I wrote after that win 10 years ago. Enjoy!

 

2015 Kelly Cup Champions

 

It wasn't as dramatic as 2013 when Todd Robinson scored an overtime goal in game seven to win the first CHL championship for Allen but it may have been a more important game seven for the Allen Americans. They won the ECHL Kelly Cup in their inaugural season in the league last night in a winner-takes-all game against the South Carolina Stingrays. In a game that was atypical of the finals, Allen scored early and often and beat the Stingrays 6-1 before an announced crowd of 6125, which must be the number the Americans have to post to please the Fire Marshall, because by all reports, the attendance was much higher than that.

There were certainly some skeptics when the seven Central Hockey League (CHL) teams were absorbed by the ECHL just before the start of the season, and very few people thought the eventual Kelly Cup winner would come out of the Central Division. The Allen victory last night was in a way for all of the teams in the Central Division.

I have so many thoughts about the game and the series, not sure where to start, so I will do what comes easiest, and that is random thinking and writing, so here goes. 

- The South Carolina Stingrays should be congratulated on a historic season. You never want to get blown out in a championship final, but the game last night should not diminish one bit the phenomenal success the Stingrays had this season. They set records that will stand for many years to come. Congrats to the players, coaches, and entire franchise. Spencer Carbery is a young coach (33) who Steve Martinson voted as ECHL coach of the year. Look for him to be coaching at a higher level in the near future.

- Steve Martinson always says in big games, your best players have to be your best players, and that sure happened in game seven. ECHL scoring champion Chad Costello (125 points) and ECHL leading goal scorer Gary Steffes (44 goals) figured in all six Allen goals. Costello got the first and third goals for Allen, along with an assist. Steffes scored the fourth goal for Allen, which was the goal that chased ECHL MVP goalie Jeff Jakaitis from the game after just 26 minutes. Steffes also had two assists for a total of three points. Add in the stellar play of goalie Riley Gill, assists by Jamie Schaafsma on both Costello goals, and the veterans really stepped up in game seven. 

- There was plenty of help from some of the new guys as Vincent Arseneau had two goals and Chris Crane, who played with great energy throughout the series, had a goal and two assists. For the record, the six goal scorers for Allen were in order, Costello (8), Arseneau (6), Costello (9), Steffes (13), Crane (10), Arseneau (7). 

- Congratulations to Greger Hanson, who was selected as the playoff MVP as he led Allen in scoring with 29 points (12 goals 17 assists) and had three game-winning goals. Having to wear a full-face mask seems to be a lucky charm, as both Greger and Brian McMillin in 2013 won the playoff MVP award after having teeth knocked out and wearing a mask/cage during the playoffs.

- One of the best pictures of the night was one where all of the fans who attended the game from the old CHL teams gathered for a picture on the ice. To see Missouri, Wichita, and Tulsa fans in their team jerseys and the friendships between the fans was nice to see. Don't get me wrong, some of the best comments on social media went something like this, "Congrats, Allen, for the great win tonight and bringing home the Kelly Cup. I was cheering for you as you did the Central Division proud. Now I am going back to disliking you and hope you don't win again."

- One of the most enjoyable parts of watching the team win a championship is the reaction of their families and friends. The tears of joy, celebrations, and pictures are very special and are memories that will be cherished forever.

- Many players go through their entire professional career without winning a championship, and winning just one is an amazing accomplishment, but to win three in a row rarely happens, especially with the same team. Just four players have been in Allen for all three championships and a special stick tap to them. Congrats to Trevor Ludwig, Tyler Ludwig, Brian McMillin and Jamie Schaafsma. 

- Here are some quotes from near and far about the game and the championship:

"In this series, I didn't think we played our best game. It didn't surprise me tonight we scored six goals. We don't need a lot of scoring chances to score, so it was just good timing.".....Steve Martinson

"We talked about wanting to play more of our game. We got caught playing a little too safe. It was awesome that we got back into our game with puck control, scoring chances, and offense.".....Chad Costello

"It's pretty special to win my second Kelly Cup, especially in a tight series like this in seven games. It was a mental and physical battle the whole playoff series.".....Riley Gill

"I am in disbelief and shock as there are not many other adjectives to describe that game. We completely failed to execute for some reason in every facet of the game. That is a tough pill to swallow in game seven of the championship. It is not what you want to see."..... South Carolina coach Spencer Carbery

"This was a really special team and I love those guys. We have been through so much and for the first time since I quit playing I wanted to be part of the group. I wanted to be in the room.".....Spencer Carbery

"Every game in this series has been low scoring and close and to have this in game seven. I can't believe it.".....Chad Costello

"We played our puck possession game, our defense held the puck more and were able to pull guys out of position. It is the way we play and I thought it was our best game of the season.".....Steve Martinson

"This is awesome. A three peat for Allen is incredible. A sold out barn tonight, it was so loud with the best crowd of the year. It was just great.".....Riley Gill

"Win one in the CHL, solid. Win two in a row in the CHL, impressive. Join ECHL and win third in a row in the first season, priceless. Congrats Allen! #proudCHLer." .....long time CHL goalie Tim Boron

"Congrats on the win boys! #partytimenow #3peat #enjoy".....Jonathan Lessard

"Still don't like them that much but huge congrats to the Allen Americans for winning the Kelly Cup. What an accomplishment!".....Sebastien Thinel, long time Odessa and Missouri player

"Congrats to the Allen Americans on the Kelly Cup #3peat #RockYourRed".....Alex Lavoie

"This has turned into the Riley Gill show, Allen goalie is really stellar.".....Scott Eisberg, Sports Director for WCIV-TV channel 4, the ABC affiliate in Charleston who was at the AEC to cover game seven.

"Congrats to the Americans on the ECHL championship! #3peat #champions #welldeserved #Americans".....Mike Berube

"South Carolina won 23 games in a row, beat teams in the playoffs that earned 96, 105 and 107 points  and didn't win the championship. It is really hard to win, folks.".....Jason Guarente who covers the Reading Royals for the Reading Eagle

"I've always said I've had the same team for 19 years now. Just different names on the front and back. But it has been the same team.".....Steve Martinson

"Coaching and talent go a long way, regardless of your league - as the Allen Americans prove on an annual basis.".....Rick Gosselin, Dallas Morning News

"It took just one season for Allen to conquer a new league.".....Ryan Gerbosi, Dallas Morning News

- Steve Martinson has said numerous times that the affiliation this year with San Jose and Worcester was the best he has ever had. It was nice to see all of the messages coming from the teams and the fans in San Jose and Worcester. The late-season additions from Worcester (Crane, Rumpel, Schwartz, Arseneau, Abeltshauser) shows the strength of the affiliation. Saw where someone had pointed out 14 of the 22 goals Allen scored in the final series with South Carolina were scored by players that spent time in Worcester during the season.

- What can you say about the record of Steve Martinson. He has now won nine championships in 19 years as a head coach and in three years as the Allen coach has never lost a playoff series (10-0) or a game when his team could be eliminated (8-0). He is out of fingers for championship rings as he has two as a player in addition to the nine as a coach. He is the best recruiter in the business and has a way to get players to play to their potential which is a deadly combination. It isn't easy playing for him as he is old school for sure but if you want a coach that has developed a winning formula, play for Steve Martinson. It is impossible for me to understand why the team ownership has not extended his contract and given him a long-term deal. He obviously deserves it, but it is also in the best interest of the team and team ownership. C'MON MAN! GIT-R-DONE!

- If I know Steve Martinson and I do, he has already taken calls and made calls to agents and players to start the recruitment process for next season. There are so many reasons to play in Allen, as the recruiting tool kit is overflowing with tools, but you can add ECHL champion as another recruiting tool. It will be a good summer of recruiting for coach Martinson. 

- With the official attendance last night of 6125 for the 95th playoff game and 1103 games overall, the season comes to an end with a new ECHL attendance record of almost five million. To be exact, the attendance was 4,979,066. 

 

 

 - Here is the highlight video from that game 10 years ago today.

DID YOU KNOW: It has been quite a path for Steve Martinson, Chad Costello, and Spencer Carbery since 2015. All are outstanding coaches.

Steve Martinson - After winning a fourth straight championship in 2016, followed by finishing #2 in the league in 2016-17, #14 in 2017-18, #26 in 2018-19, #3 in 2019-20, #2 in 2020-21, and #10 in 2021-22 his contract was not renewed. Martinson has returned to the helm in Allen for 2025-26.

 

Chad Costello - After a stellar pro career, Costello moved directly from the Allen locker room to the coach's office in 2022-23. He finished #13 in the league in his first season and #18 in his second season. Costello made the playoffs both of his seasons in Allen, but was let go after 2023-24. He was hired as the associate coach in Rapid City last December and was named head coach and general manager for the Greenville Swamp Rabbits 10 days ago.

 

Spencer Carbery - Since losing the Kelly Cup to Allen in 2015, Carbery's coaching career has skyrocketed. Here are some of his stops. FYI. he became the head coach in South Carolina in 2011-12 and won the ECHL Coach of the Year (John Brophy Award) in 2013-14:

• 2016-17: Head coach, OHL (Saginaw)
• 2017-18: Assistant coach, AHL (Providence) 
• 2018-19: Head coach, AHL (Hershey)
• 2021-22: Assistant coach, NHL (Toronto)
• 2023-24: Head coach, NHL (Washington)

Carbery won the 2024-25 Jack Adams award as the NHL Coach of the Year. Despite all of his success, Carbery has never won a championship as a head coach.  

 

Allen Update, Trois Riviéres Wins, Coaching Selections, Zawyer vs Spire, Allen Players on Kelly Cup, Critical Dates, Martinson's 1st Year Stats, Office Renovations

 

The ECHL season ended last night as Trois Riviéres beat Toledo 4-1 to win the Kelly Cup. The game was much closer than the final score. Toledo outshot the Lions 49-25, including 38-15 in the first two periods, but were stymied by the best defense and goalie in the playoffs. The score was 2-1 until the Lions scored two late empty net goals. Here is the recap from this morning's ECHL Stats post:

Stick taps to the Trois Rivières Lions. who last night became the 19th different team and the second from Canada to win the ECHL championship (Kelly/Riley Cup). 

 

• Toledo has lost three of the last six Kelly Cup finals.

• Trois Rivières allowed just 34 goals in 21 playoff games, an average of 1.62 goals per game. Yes, defense wins championships.

• Trois Rivières scored first in 19 of 21 playoff games (91%).

• Trois Rivières outscored opponents in the third period 27-10 for a goal differential of +17. No other playoff team had a third-period goal differential greater than +5.

 

- In addition to stopping 48 of 49 shots in the clinching game last night, playoff MVP, goalie Luke Cavallin, led the playoffs in the following categories:

 

#1 in GAA - 1.53

#1 in save percentage - .948

#1 in wins - 15

#1 in minutes played - 1218 (294 more than any other goalie)

#1 in saves - 562 (147 more than any other goalie)

 

 

- Trois Rivières defeated Toledo in five games to keep the one-sided Kelly/Riley Cup Finals series intact. The 4-1 series win was the 17th time the finals were won 4-1. Here is a breakdown of all of the championship finals.

4-0: 5 times

4-1: 17 times

4-2: 8 times

4-3: 5 times (1999 game 7 went 2OT)

3-1: Once (2021, when only 14 teams played and eight made the playoffs)

 

 

 

- The other big news last week was the naming of coaches for three ECHL teams. Here is my ECHL Stats post with the details. 

If you are a long-time fan of AA hockey in the west (ECHL & CHL), congrats to three all-timers who were selected as ECHL head coaches in the last two days. All were great leaders as players and have their numbers retired.

 

Chad Costello: Greenville Swamp Rabbits

492 games (375 ECHL, 117 CHL)

3-time ECHL MVP (1 Colorado, 2 Allen)

3-timetime ECHL scoring leader (Allen)

2-time Kelly Cup Champion (Allen)

#13 retired by the Allen Americans 

 

Scott Burt: Greensboro Gargoyles

586 ECHL games

3-time Kelly Cup Champion (2 Idaho, 1 Alaska)

#12 retired by the Idaho Steelheads

 

Riley Weselowski: Cincinnati Cyclones

720 games (446 ECHL, 274 CHL)

1 CHL championship (Rapid City)

#6 retired by the Rapid City Rush

- For Chad Costello, it was a fitting end to a hectic year that saw him let go by the Allen Americans on May 30, 2024, hired as an associate coach in Rapid City on December 12, 2024, and selected as the head coach and general manager coach in Greenville on June 4, 2025. That is a lot to handle in a year for Chad, Ashley, and their four young children. Chad has landed with one of the best franchises in the ECHL, working for a first-class organization. Spire Sports and Entertainment, which owns ECHL franchises in Trois-Riviéres, Rapid City Greenville, an FPHL franchise (Athens Rock Lobsters), plus has a huge presence in NASCAR.

 

Greenville has a very strong relationship with its NHL/AHL affiliate (Los Angeles Kings, Ontario Reign), which means Costello will get a lot of support and many NHL/AHL contracted players assigned. As a comparison, last season, Allen had 151 games played by players assigned by Utah/Tucson. Greenville had 432 games played by players assigned by Los Angeles/Ontario. 

 

 

- If you haven't read the press release issued by Greenville when Costello was announced, make sure to read it, and if you have read it, read it again. It says a lot about the Spire Organization, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits, and Chad Costello's coaching philosophy. https://swamprabbits.com/news/2025/06/chad-costello-named-head-coachgm-of-the-swamp-rabbits 

- This is a little inside baseball, or should I say inside hockey, but it is pretty well known that there is no love lost between Spire Sports and Zawyer Sports. Two organizations that have a big presence in the ECHL and other sports. Allen certainly had a short and strained relationship with Zawyer. When Zawyer (Joe Ernst) fired Chad Costello, Spire hired him in Rapid City as an associate coach, and then last week in Greenville as the head coach and general manager. When Spire recently let Rapid City coach Scott Burt go (did not renew his contract), Zawyer (Joe Ernst) immediately hired him for their new franchise in Greensboro. It will be interesting to follow these two organizations' success on the ice. Spires' Trois Rivréres, Greenville, and Rapid City versus Zawyer's Jacksonville, Savannah, and Greensboro. I do know one thing: Chad Costello will be successful in Greenville. 

 

 

 - With the Kelly Cup playoffs in the books, here are some facts on Allen Americans players with their names engraved on the Kelly Cup.

• One former player (Jakov Novak - 2022-23) was on the Trois-Rivières championship team. 
• Kyle Neuber (2015-17) is the only player to have his name engraved on the Kelly Cup four times. He won his first championship in Allen (2016) before winning three straight in Florida (2022, 2023, 2024). The odd stat is Kyle played a total of 17 games in the four championships.
• Of the nine individuals who have their name engraved on the Kelly Cup three times, two played for the Allen Americans. Riley Gill won championships in Reading (2013) and Allen (2015, 2016). Matt Register won Championships in Allen (2016) and Colorado (2017, 2018).

- Nine players, plus coach Steve Martinson, have their names engraved on the Kelly Cup as part of Allen's bask-to-back championships in 2015 and 2016. Talk about a who's who of Allen Americans hockey!

• Steve Martinson
• Vincent Arseneau
• Spencer Asuchak
  
• Chad Costello
• Aaron Gens
  
• Riley Gill
• Greger Hanson
• Joel Rumpel
• Gary Steffes
• Dyson Stevenson
• Casey Pierro-Zabotel 

 

 

- Now let the 2025-26 ECHL season get underway with the first critical date this afternoon at 3:00 pm EDT. Teams must submit their protected lists today. I would assume the complete list will be published by the ECHL tomorrow. In talking to Coach Martinson, his plan is to protect every eligible player. By my count, that should be 27 players (2 goalies, 9 defensemen, 16 forwards). There is no downside to protecting everyone at this point. It gives Martinson more time to figure out the players he wants back, and it helps out when settling future consideration trades where Allen owes other ECHL teams a player.

 

 

- The next critical date is June 20th, which is the date Martinson has to satisfy future consideration trades. How future trades are structured tells me that nothing of significance will come from this process, either losing or gaining players.

 

 

- On June 22, the season-ending roster is due. This list is limited to no more than 20 players and will give everyone the first inkling of who Martinson wants back for 2025-26. Any players not on the list become free agents. Typically, veterans are not on the season-ending roster because they can become free agents in August even if they are included on the list. 

 

 

- Martinson is working overtime trying to line up an affiliate for next season. With so many NHL teams sticking with their ECHL affiliates from last season, there are not a lot of opportunities. Martinson is well aware of the importance of having an affiliate identified as recruitment picks up this month. The first day to sign players for 2025-26 is only 15 days away (June 23).

 

 

- The Allen Americans' front office is currently undergoing its first complete renovation since the franchise was established in 2009, thanks to team owner Myles Jack, who is behind the upgrades. I can vouch that 16-year-old carpeting is badly in need of replacement. There are also plans for some changes in the locker room.      

 

 

DID YOU KNOW: Steve Martinson has a history of putting together good teams very quickly. That is the expectation in Allen for 2025-26. Here is Martinson's record for the first year he coached each of these teams:

 

*San Diego, 1995-96: 49-7-2 (.862)

Rockford, 2004-05: 46-29-5 (.631)

Elmira, 2007-08: 41-24-7 (.618)

*Allen, 2012-13: 39-18-9 (.659)

Athens, 2024-25: 43-13-3 (.720)   

 

You add all these together, and the total is 218-91-26 (.690). 

*won the championship.