A Deep Dive On the Allen Americans 2026-27 Schedule

 

The ECHL just released the schedule for the 2026-27 season. I thought it would be a good time to do the annual "deep dive" on the Americans' schedule. It is probably more information than you would ever want to know about the schedule, especially in the middle of the playoffs. Still, it will give you many different views of what coach Martinson and the team will be dealing with next season. Here is the ECHL press release with the 2026-27 schedule: https://echl.com/news/2026/05/echl-releases-2026-27-schedule

 

- Let me start by talking about the start of the 2026-27 season. I mentioned the other day that the CUTX Event Center will host three major stages of the 2026 League of Legends World Championships. League of Legends is the largest esport in the World (multi-player video game). The actual tournament, according to the CUTX Event Center calendar, is in three different stages through the semifinals, running from October 23 to November 8. 

Basically, the Allen Americans have been kicked out of the CUTX Event Center for six weeks for this esports event. The building took away Allen's practice ice and any chance for home games. Having no home games until the latter part of November was untenable, so the team exercised a clause in its lease with the City of Allen that allows the team to schedule two games at alternate venues. It is not ideal, but it does get Allen two "home " games early in the season.

The Americans will play two games at the Comerica Center in Frisco. It is a 6000 seat arena that is home to the Texas Legends (NBA G League) and is the Dallas Stars' practice facility. The two games at Comerica Center will be on Thursday, October 29th (School Day Game) and  Friday, October 30. Comerica will also host the second half of Allen's training camp.

In talking to Allen Leadership, they noted they were not happy about how they were kicked out of their home arena and practice facility for such an extended period of time. They also told me these games at Comerica Center might open the door for more games there in the future.

 

- Here is a breakdown of Allen's 72 games by opponent:

• 13 games - Rapid City (6 home, 7 away)
• 11 games - Wichita (5 home, 6 away)
• 9 games - Idaho (5 home, 4 away)
• 9 games - Tulsa (3 home, 6 away)
• 7 games - Tahoe (4 home, 3 away)
• 6 games - Kansas City (4 home, 2 away)
• 6 games - New Mexico (3 home, 3 away)
• 3 games - Fort Wayne (3 home, 0 away)
• 3 games - Savannah (3 home, 0 away)
• 3 games - Worcester (0 home, 3 away)
• 2 games - Indy (0 home, 2 away)    

 

- Here is a breakdown by month:

• October - 6 games (2 home at Comerica, 4 away)
• November - 13 games (2 home, 11 away)
• December - 12 games (9 home, 3 away) 
• January - 13 games (10 home, 3 away) 
• February - 12 games (7 home, 5 away)
• March - 11 games (5 home, 6 away)
• April - 5 games (3 home, 2 away) 

 

- Here is a breakdown of the 36-game home schedule by day of the week with the change from 2025-26 in parentheses: 

• 11 games - Saturday (-1)
• 12 games - Friday (+2)
• 5 games - Thursday (4 school games plus NYE) 
• 3 games - Wednesday (-4)
• 4 games - Sunday (-1) 
• 1 game - Tuesday  
• 0 games - Monday

- Friday, Saturday, School Days, and NYE are all high attendance dates. These days represent 78% of the home dates.  

 

 

 

- Allen will have 36 games against teams that didn't make the playoffs in 2025-26 (Rapid City, Wichita, Tulsa, and Worcester) and 30 games against teams that made the playoffs (Idaho, Tahoe, Kansas City, Fort Wayne, Savannah, and Indy). The other six games are against the new franchise, New Mexico.

 

 

 

 

-  Four games in five days is really brutal, especially if travel is involved. In 2026-27, the Americans will play four games in five days three times. The good news is these are spread out over the season, two of them are at home, and only one on the road is four games in Rapid City:

• November 25, 27, 28 29 - All four games are in Rapid City. The day off (26th) is Thanksgiving.
• February 16, 18, 19, 20 - Tulsa (H), New Mexico (H), New Mexico (H), New Mexico (H) 
• March 17, 19, 20, 21 - Kansas City (H), Wichita (H), Wichita (H), Wichita (H)

 

- One of the many things the team looks at when the schedule comes out is how many times they have to play three games back to back to back. Three games in three days is stressful, especially if there is travel involved. Players are more prone to injuries in these situations. All of the four games in five days listed above include three games in three days. Here are the other three games in three days. A break for Allen, as there are only four of them, and three of them are at home. The one that requires travel is the last three games of the season against Wichita, and both teams will travel. 

 

• November 13, 14, 15 - Kansas City (H), Tulsa (H), Tulsa (H)
• December 3, 4, 5 -  Kansas City (H), Tahoe (H), Tahoe (H)
• January 8, 9, 10 - Idaho (H), Idaho (H), Idaho (H)
• April 9, 10, 11 - Wichita (H), Wichita (A), Wichita (A) 

 

 

- The easiest part of the schedule from a travel perspective will be from December 12 to January 21. The Americans will be at home for six straight weeks, with one exception. A one-day trip to Tulsa the day after Christmas. 

 

 

 

- The toughest road schedule is at the start of the season, from October 17 to November 29. Here is the schedule. Travel to Tulsa, then to Idaho, and then back to Tulsa. Then back to Allen for two games at Comerica Center. Then back on the road to New Mexico, Kansas City, Tulsa, and Wichita. Two games at home against Kansas City and then back on the road for four games against Rapid City. When December 1st arrives, the Americans will have played 14 road games and four home games, with just two of the home games at CUTX Event Center. 

 

 

- Here is the Allen Americans press release with more details on the 2026-27 schedule:  https://allenamericans.com/news/2026/05/americans-announce-2026-2027-schedule

  

DID YOU KNOW: During the 2015-16 season, the Allen Americans were scheduled to travel 30,000 miles to their 36 road games, with 22,000 miles being on the bus. They flew on the 8,000-mile round trip to Alaska.