The Allen Americans added two more players to the 2025-26 roster yesterday, announcing the signing of forward Carter Savoie and defenseman Jackson Decker. Here is the updated roster that now includes one goalie, eight defensemen, and nine forwards:
Goalies
- #33 Marco Costantini
Defensemen
- #22 Anthony Costantini
- #?? Jackson Decker
- #28 Troy Murray
- #43 Matt Register
- #6 Braidan Simmons-Fischer
- #44 Kevin Spinozzi
- #2 Quinn Warmuth
- #9 Hudson Wilson
Forwards
- #26 Spencer Asuchak
- #18 Harrison Blaisdell
- #11 Thomas Caron
- #8 Michael Gildon
- #7 Colton Hargrove
- #76 Malik Johnson
- #77 Brad Morrison
- #?? Carter Savoie
- #29 Brayden Watts
PLAYER PROFILE - CARTER SAVOIE
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| Carter Savoie |
- Carter Savoie is a 23-year-old, 5'10', 192-pound, left-shot forward from St, Albert, Alberta. He was the 4th round draft pick (#100 overall) of the Edmonton Oilers in the 2020 NHL draft. He turned professional after his college team, the University of Denver, won the NCAA National Championship in 2022. In the semi-finals, Savoie scored the game-winner, 14:32 into overtime, to defeat a loaded University of Michigan team 3-2 to advance to the finals. Denver beat Minnesota State 5-1 in the finals to capture its ninth national title. Carter was named to the All-Tournament team.
To describe Savoie as a pure scorer would be an understatement. As a 17-year-old, playing junior A hockey in the AJHL (Alberta Junior Hockey League), he scored 53 goals in 54 games along with 46 assists for a total of 99 points.
Here is one scouting report from Savoie's draft year. "Savoie reads defenders like few other players in the draft. He is acutely aware of opposing sticks and actively baits them. Savoie is deceptive: he looks off his targeted play and keeps the same grip on his stick, whether he is passing, dangling, or shooting. Savoie fires with power precision, and with some trickery, using screens to his advantage."
From the time he turned pro in 2022, through the end of 2023-24 season, Carter was with the Bakersfield Condors (AHL). He played in 109 games and scored 33 points (18G, 15A). Last season, after a short stint in Finland, he signed an AHL deal with the Ontario Reign, but was assigned to Greenville all season and was never called up. He had 47 points (24G, 23A) in 54 games with the Swamp Rabbits.
How did Savoie end up in Allen, knowing a lot of ECHL teams were recruiting him? He was looking for an opportunity that would get him back to the AHL. Coach Martinson and the Allen affiliate worked together to show him how that would be possible. He is going to score a ton of points in Martinson's offensive system, and the affiliate will call him up at some point. There is no doubt Savoie would not be in Allen if it were not for the recruiting effort from the affiliate. In the perfect world, guys like Savoie will go up to the AHL, and get signed. Allen will get another player back, and it will result in more quality players available for the playoffs. This concept works best if the player goes to Allen's affiliate. But remember, these players, like Savoie, are free agents in the AHL, so any AHL team could ask for them.
Savoie will be one of the Allen players attending the affiliates prospect tournament.
What did Steve Martinson have to say about Savoie?
"With the guys I will have playing with Savoie, I think he will lead the league in average goals per game. I expect he will get an opportunity with our affiliate, but we will get a good player back when he goes up."
"Savoie scored 10 goals one year in the AHL and wasn't playing top-six, minutes. That is very hard to do in that league. He is a goal scorer, and with all of the good puck carriers we will have, he will be a top scorer in our league."
"The one thing I ask of these players that I expect we will lose to the AHL is that they come back and help us in the playoffs if our affiliate doesn't make the playoffs or loses early in the playoffs. This is an important conversation for players like Savoie, who I know can play in the AHL."
- Here is a Carter Savoie highlight reel when he was a freshman at the University of Denver:
- Here is a video from a couple of years ago when Carter was in the Edmonton organization. He was being interviewed before the start of rookie camp:
- Here is the press release on Savoie issued by the Allen Americans: https://allenamericans.com/news/2025/08/americans-sign-top-line-forward
JACKSON DECKER
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| Jackson Decker |
- Jackson Decker is a 26-year-old. 5'10', 180-pound left-shot defenseman from Algonquin, IL, who just finished his five-year collegiate career at Canisius College. He is the all-time Canisius leader in games played (159). In his collegiate career, Decker tallied 70 points (15G, 55A).
Jackson played as a graduate student (Business) last season and has been on his conference (AHA) all-academic team.
In 2023, Canisius won its conference championship to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I tournament. They had to beat Army, Niagara, and Holy Cross on the way to the championship. Decker was one of six players selected to the all-tournament team.
What did Martinson have to say about Decker?
"Decker prides himself on getting the puck up to the forwards, then jumping into the play."
"I think he should fit it very well to the style we like to play."
"When I was talking Decker, he told me he took a lot of pride in being one of the top hitters on his team. At first glance, I would not have known that. When a player brings something like that up, you know it is legit."
- Unfortunately, I could not find any Decker videos. Here is the press release on Decker issued by the Allen Americans: https://allenamericans.com/news/2025/08/americans-sign-talented-young-blueliner
OTHER COMMENTS
- No more hedges from me on when the affiliation announcement will happen. I will unequivocally say it takes place sometime next week. The good news is that the delay has not stopped Coach Martinson from going full speed ahead, knowing it will happen.
- Martinson has already had to trade or release three players from last season. These are players who had been signed, but not yet announced. Going forward, if Martinson signs a player, he will have to release a player.
- Sometimes players get signed by an AHL team, but they don't get an opportunity. They get held onto because they are a really good player for the ECHL affiliate. The player would like to be traded to another AHL team that will give them an opportunity. Sometimes you end up with an unhappy player because they were not given an opportunity, and they will move on rather than re-sign.
- The ECHL announced on Wednesday that a new franchise has been awarded that will play in Augusta, Georgia, starting in the 2027-28 season. The same primary owners of the Tahoe Knight Monsters (Tim Tebow & David Hodges) will own the Augusta franchise. Zawyer Sports will be consulting with Tebow and Hodges, just as they do in Tahoe. Here is the press release if you haven't seen it: https://echl.com/news/2025/08/echl-approves-expansion-membership-for-augusta
- The Allen Americans locker room is undergoing a complete renovation for the first time since 2009. One of the most iconic pieces of Allen Americans memorabilia ever is up for auction. That is the logo in the carpet in the middle of the locker room. Four championship celebrations, champagne, beer, and every player in Allen history have graced that logo. And if you are a long-time reader of the blog, there might have been some crow chili spilled on that logo (no stain). The dimensions are 12'9" x 12'9", and it is in surprisingly good shape for its age, plus it has a lot of character. Here is the link to the auction, which will close on Labor Day: https://fans.winwithdash.com/event/68a49648cef70a0008267083
- There are some jerseys up for auction as well, and the minimum bid is only $100. Chance to pick up a jersey at a good price. https://fans.winwithdash.com/team/allenamericans/event/689b5b3de3773e00083c6a4c
DID YOU KNOW: I posted this on my ECHL Stats page the other day, of fun facts, which is a list of the oldest, youngest, tallest, shortest, heaviest, and lightest players in the ECHL. In addition to the top spot on the list, Matt Register is shown as #2 on the oldest list (35), and Spencer Asuchak is shown as #5 on the tallest list (6'6") and #2 on the heaviest (231). Keep in mind, this list is from Elite Prospects, where height and weight can be suspect. I remember when Zach Pochiro played for the Americans, he was shown as one of the lightest players in the league at something like 145 pounds, which was taken from his junior days, when in fact he weighed 190 pounds.
Thanks for all the info today. Will be looking for our affiliate announcement this week.
ReplyDeleteBarry, Are you able to share who was signed and released?
ReplyDeleteIs the team Now doing THREE school day games?
ReplyDeleteYes. Beyond disappointed at the devaluation.
DeleteI don't need 4 more tickets.
I have my season tickets and expect to go to all games with my family.
You're not giving me 36 games for my ticket purchase.
Well, you are, but I can't attend 3 at 10am, so I get 33.
Did they give our seats away if we want to go to the games?
DeleteTrade the day games for more seats and bring friends… lord help them trying to get youth into the game so they would want them to co,e back….
DeleteAre my seats my seats or are they the kids seats?
DeleteGood question. Yesterdays email wasn't overly clear if you want to go to the games.
DeleteNo issues here with expanding our reach and showing kids the game in an attempt to fill the Red Kingdom for every game. However some clarity is needed and some valid questions above.
DeleteOttawa is our affiliate
ReplyDeleteYep. Very small market out there for teams for us to align to.
DeleteJared Westcott has signed with Rapid City.
ReplyDeleteTy Farmer has signed in Denmark with Aalborg Pirates
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