ECHL Record Book and the Allen Americans - Team, Players and Coach Plus Allen Records that Will Never be Broken

 

The Allen Americans return to practice today after a few days off for the All-Star break as they prepare for two road games this week, in Wichita on Friday and Kansas City on Sunday. The Americans have won three straight games, five of their last seven and have a better road winning/points percentage (.450) than home percentage (.393). Allen is tied with Tulsa and Utah for the fewest points (29) in the Mountain Division and tied with Utah for the lowest points percentage (.426) in the division. The Americans can't afford to stumble on the road this weekend. 

- The team has been hinting about the addition of a forward for a while. If all goes as planned that announcement should happen today. 

 

- I was looking at the ECHL record book yesterday while researching the fastest skaters all time at the ECHL All-Star game skills competition. The list includes former Allen defenseman Alex Breton who has the fifth fastest time ever. Looking through the record book reminded me of something I have intended to do for a long time. With a slow news day today it is a perfect time to list many of the categories in the record book that include the Allen team, players or coach. You look at this list and it is easy to see a big part of  the Allen Americans success can be attributed to what should be a Hall of Fame forward in Chad Costello, a Hall of Fame goalie in Riley Gill and a Hall of Fame coach in Steve Martinson.  All of these stats are rankings all time from the ECHL record book.

 

PLAYERS

• Chad Costello
• #6 - career assists (389)
• #3 - highest average assists per game, career (1.11)
  
• #4 - single season assists (89)
• #2 - longest consecutive assist scoring streak (19 games)
• #4 - most playoff assists, career (63) 
• #1 - most playoff assist, one playoff year (29)
• #1 - most playoff assists, final series (10)
• #3 - most playoff assists final series, career (13)
  
• #9, #10, #46 - most points in single season (125, 122, 103)
• #2 - most 100+ point seasons (3)
• #1 - most consecutive 100+ points seasons (3)
  
• #5 - highest average points per game, career (1.58)
  
• #1 - most shorthanded goals in a game (3)
• #5 - most playoff points, career (87)
• #2 - most playoff points, one playoff year (36)
• #3 - most playoff points final series one playoff year  (13)
• #4 - most playoff points final series, career (18)

• Riley Gill
• #8 - regular season career wins (147)
• #2 - most 30+ win seasons (2)
  
• #3 - regular season career shutouts (21)
• #4 - most shutouts, season (7) 
• #1 - most playoff games, career (90)
• #1 - most playoff shutouts, career (8)
  
• #1 - most playoff minutes, career (5095)
• #2 - most playoff shutouts, one year (4)
• #1 - most playoff shutouts, final series (2)
  
• #1 - most playoff wins, career (53)
• #1 - most playoff wins final series, career (11)
  
• #2 - most championship, career (3)

• Gary Steffes
• #4 - most goals final series, single playoff (6)
• #2 - most goals final series, career (10)
   

• Matt Register
• #1 - most playoff games, career (131)
• #1 - most playoff assists, career (74)
• #2 - most championships, career (3)
• #2 - most playoff assists final series, career (14)
• #3 - most playoff points final series, career (19)

 

• Greger Hanson
• #6 - most goal one playoff year (15)
  

•  Les Lancaster
• #3 - most goals defenseman single season (26)

 

TEAM

• #4 - highest playoff winning percentage (.582, 46-33)
• #3 - highest road playoff winning percentage (.595, 22-15) 
• #3 - most power play goals, single playoffs (28)
• #4 - most championships (2)
  

 

COACH

• Steve Martinson
• #4 - most regular season games coached (926)
• #3 - coaching wins, career (518)
• #3 - most playoff games coached (104)
• #3 - playoff wins, career (54)
• #3 - playoff appearances, career (10)
• #2 - most ECHL championships (2)

 

DID YOU KNOW:  As I was putting together the data above I started thinking about Allen Americans records that will never be broken. Here are a few that came to mind. I am sure I am missing many others. Allen Americans records that I think will never be broken.

- Six players have won three consecutive championships in Allen (Spencer Asuchak, Greger Hanson, Trevor Ludwig, Tyler Ludwig, Brian McMillin, Jamie Schaafsma). It will never happen again.

 

4: Most Consecutive Championships by a Coach - Steve Martinson (2013-16). Four of Martinson's 10 career championships came in consecutive years in Allen. Will never happen again. 

 

3: Most Consecutive 100 Point Seasons - Chad Costello (2014-17). This is also an ECHL record that will never be broken.

 

125: Most Single Season Points - Chad Costello (2014-15). No other Allen player has ever scored more than 88 points.

 

89: Most Single Season Assists - Chad Costello (2016-17). No other Allen player has ever had more than 55 assists.

29: Most Single Season Fights - Derek Mathers (2016-17). When you consider last season there were 10 ECHL teams that had fewer than 30 fights and the new rules suspending players after 10 fights, this record is safe forever. 

175: Most games played regular season and playoffs, goalie - Riley Gill (2014-18). Riley has 63 more games played then any other goalie. Includes two Kelly cups.

 

577: Most games played regular season and playoffs. Spencer Asuchak's current games played. When Spencer hangs up his skates he will have an unbeatable number of games played. No other Allen player has played more than 230 games. 

276: For three season (2014-17) Chad Costello did not miss a single game during the regular season or playoffs. A total of 276 straight games played over three seasons An average of 92 games per season including two Kelly Cups. Allen will never see that record duplicated.