Thank You, Thank You, Thank You - A Season to Forget

 

It seemed like it took forever for this season to come to an end once it was clear Allen was going to finish in last place in the ECHL. Now that the season is over the players will disperse quickly and this team will be gone. While some will return next season, some will retire, some will go to Europe and some will not be invited back, the team I wrote about almost every morning, talked to at practice and watched every game will no longer exist. 

 

- This morning the team will start the year end process of exit interviews, exit physicals, locker stall/equipment clean out and travel home logistics. By midweek players will already be heading for home.

 

- The day has arrived for the blog to say goodbye to the 2024-25 season and go into the summer hiatus. Today I am taking my proofreader (aka, wife Nancy) on a small ship (50 passenger) adventure starting in Malta and cruising up the eastern coast of Italy. One year ago when I wrote my thank you blog the title was "Thank You, Thank You, Thank You - A Work in Progress." Little did I know what would transpire from the end of last season to the end of this season. I think the best title the year is, "A Season to Forget."    

 

- There are so many people to thank for helping with the blog. It is quite an undertaking to write about the team almost everyday during the season and it does indeed take a village to make it all possible. It seems like as the years go by more and more blog readers help me out with information, ideas for stories, ask questions and let me know they appreciate the work I do. It is hard to put into words my appreciation whether you read the blog every day or are a casual fan that stumbles across my daily musings. It has been my pleasure to meet many of you and your words of encouragement in person, comments at the end of each blog, on Twitter, on Facebook, message boards, in email and texts have been very satisfying and inspiring. Thanks to you, the readers!

 

- Thanks to Brett Ferguson and his staff (Jordan Dutton, Jeff Fink, Matt Miletich) for always taking the time to talk to me, share information, educate me and answer my text messages at all hours of the day. A special thanks to coach Ferguson for allowing me to stop by his office after every game and every practice to ask questions and talk about the team. It is his openness and trust that has allowed the blog to have information you can't find anywhere else. Thanks also to the players who have never said no to a single request I have made of them for a chat, an interview or a question. 

 

- A special thanks to team president Jonny Mydra for his support this season. He reaches out all of the time to share information and helps publicize the blog. Jonny both seeks and listens to feedback. He is available early in the morning when I am writing the blog and late at night when I am planning the blog. It is nice to know the president of the team supports and reads the blog and lets me know it is appreciated. 

 

- .As most everyone knows the blog is a labor of love for me, not a business. The only reason for its existence is to share stats and information about the Allen Americans with an insider's perspective. Providing information that is hard to get elsewhere. From a meager start in 2012, the blog has reached 2,976,778 unique page views as of this morning. Looking forward to the 3,000,000 milestone which will happen during the off season. The blog reaches people all over the US and Canada as well as the hockey hotbeds in Europe. It proves fans of the Allen Americans are all over the world.

 

- Tommy Daniels deserves the credit or blame for the blog as I had never given it a thought until he encouraged me to write about the team because I attended so many practices. Tommy has been a great help over the years. I spent the first period on Saturday chatting with Tommy and Maurice Fitzgerald on their broadcast about the season and the past. We reminisced about the championship years and how lucky we have been to be involved in this team.

 

- When I started the blog the intended audience was Allen fans where I live, a resort style active adult retirement community called Heritage Ranch. It was an inauspicious beginning and it is obvious when looking back I had no idea what I was doing. I thought you might get a laugh from blog #1 and #2. FYI, yes I was that close to a pride of lions on a safari in Zimbabwe!

Blog #1 - Welcome to the Heritage Ranch Allen Americans Fan Club blog. This is a work in progress and hopefully both the content and design will improve over time. I wanted to get the site going as training camp gets underway. It was great to see all of the returning and new players at camp today along with Stars players Ericksson, Fistric, Daley, Robidas, & Bachman. Nice to see Jarret Lukin finally wearing his favorite number #32, so long #40 & #7.

Blog #2 - The Lions  are Ready for Hockey After a Lazy Summer

 

 

 - During the off season I will still publish a blog on an as needed basis as new information becomes available. I also have a bucket list of stories to choose from when I get the itch to write over the summer. Everything from the obstacles Allen faced this season, the story of affiliations, it's time to put Riley Gill and Chad Costello in the ECHL Hall of Fame, meet the CUTX Event Center staff and many more.

 

- If you are on Facebook or Twitter, you can see whenever there is a new post on the blog by liking my page on Facebook at "Allen Americans Blog" or following me on X/Twitter at @allenamericans1.  If you are not on social media, make sure you bookmark Allen Americans Blog and check in periodically. You can also check the Allen Americans website where all of the blogs are posted under the "Team News and Information tab.

 

DID YOU KNOW: I always end the last blog of the season with this list. Lots of memories good and bad when you look at the games on this list. When you consider only one team has the pleasure of winning the last game of the season, Allen fans are fortunate to have had that experience four times and they all happened at home. Here is the date of the last game played in each season of the Allen Americans  franchise along with the results.

• May 4, 2010: 4-3 loss at Rapid City in the CHL Presidents' Cup finals
• May 8, 2011: 5-3 loss at Bossier-Shreveport in the CHL Berry Conference finals
• April 10, 2012: 4-2 loss at Texas Brahmas in the CHL Berry Conference semi-finals 
• *May 11, 2013: 4-3 OT home win over Wichita in the CHL Presidents' Cup finals*
• *May 10, 2014: 5-2 home win over Denver in the CHL Presidents' Cup finals*
• *June 14, 2015: 6-1 home win over South Carolina in the Kelly Cup finals*
• *June 9, 2016: 4-2  home win over Wheeling Nailers in the Kelly Cup finals*
  
• May 9, 2017: 4-3  home loss to Colorado, Mountain Division finals
• April 25, 2018: 4-1 loss at Idaho, Mountain Division semi-finals
• April 6, 2019: 4-1 loss at Wichita, out of playoffs
• March 7, 2020: 4-2 home loss to Tulsa, no playoffs, season canceled
• June 22, 2021: 3-2 OT loss at Fort Wayne, Western Conference finals
• April 30, 2022: 6-3 home loss to Rapid City, Mountain Division semi-finals
• May 14, 2023: 6-0 loss at Idaho, Mountain Division finals
• April 28, 2024: 5-3 home loss to Idaho, Mountain Division semi-finals
• April 12, 2025: 7-2 home loss to Tulsa, out of playoffs 

*Championship seasons

 

Myles Jack and Brett Ferguson Post Game Comments, Season in Review, Records Set, ECHL Playoffs and More

 

Team owner Myles Jack and coach Brett Ferguson met with the season tickets holders (aka STMs, aka Patriot Club Members) after the game last night. Here is what they shared with the group. 

BRETT FERGUSON

"On behalf of the players and myself, thank you for the support all season. Losing sucks and this will be the last of it. We will retool this summer, add some new players to the ones that we want to return and get a formula for success that I know you are accustomed to in Allen."

"On Monday I will meet with all of the players, one-on-one, to talk about this season, their summer plans, their summer jobs, who they workout with, who are their skating coaches and skill coaches if they have them, will they play in a summer league, when will they start skating. Every player is different and my goal is to be supportive."

"After I talk to the players they will see Jeff Fink and he will help them with the travel home which we pay for. Some are flying, some are driving. Jeff helps with flights and other logistic pays the player for travel home."

"The players then see our trainer, Jordan Dutton, for the medical issues. The will get physicals from our team doctor to get checked out. These guys have just finished a grueling season and everyone of them is dealing with some medical issue. Some guys will require post season surgery and will stay in Allen for a while."

"From Jordan the players will meet with equipment manager, Matt Melitich. He will get them in order with their sticks and equipment." (FYI, players will be given one of their jerseys, their sticks that have been taped and are on the stick rack as well as their pants and gloves and of course their skates).

"Then we will have to clear out of the locker room because the IIHF Under18 World Championships are coming to Frisco and Allen. They will take over. It is a great tournament I encourage you to take in some games either in Allen or Frisco. You will see many future NHL players. Every NHL general manager will be in the building (or in Frisco) as well as Directors of Player Personnel and Directors of Scouting. They are all here to watch these kids who are all going to be drafted this year."

"The players will be gone within a week with the exception of those staying for medical reasons."

MYLES JACK

"This year was definitely a learning experience for me. Being an athlete. I wanted to jump into new things like ownership and running businesses. Obviously I come from a football background and am not the smartest in hockey. I trusted people to point me in the right direction and my ignorance was preyed on a little bit to say the least. I don't blame anyone but myself  for what happened."

"Unfortunately, Brett had to deal with all of the consequences. I handed him a hurricane and told him to make a sunny day out of it. He has done a phenomenal job, he kept the ship afloat and I cannot thank him enough. What he was given was a complete disaster and that is on me. I take full blame for that."

"Moving forward I definitely want to see Brett in this building. We will talk about in what role and figure things out in the next couple of days."

"Allowing the fans to understand the direction this organization is going is my first priority. It has been hectic this year with all of the consultants, but at the end of the day the blame falls on me, not on the team, and not on the front office or anyone else."

"Me as an owner, learning and progressing through this experience, my job is to put the correct people in position and allow them to do their jobs to the fullest capacity. That is what I am looking forward to doing this off season."

"The people that have endured this season deserve to see the good side as well. I am a fan and enjoy coming to the games and watching the entire arena turn red. Holding up trophies and having fun is what this is all about."

"This time next year we are talking playoffs, that is the pressure I am putting on myself. If we achieve that the credit will all go to the team. I am just putting the right pieces together to make sure we get to where we need to get."

"In am little 29 years of life I understand money is a byproduct of doing good things. It you give people what they want, give them a reason to come out, you earn it. I played football where you go out there and do what you are supposed to do and you get paid. All that is to say you can't get to the "yellow brick road" until you do the work, put all of the pieces together and allow people to do what they need to do."

 "I feel around here there have been too many hands in the pot. I am cutting that out and allowing everybody to do their job. My job is to literally give people resources to be great and let them be great."  

        

THE GAME AND THE SEASON

- It was probably an appropriate ending to the Allen Americans season last night as the game was a reflection of so many home games in 2024-25. Allen gave up an early goal (52 seconds after puck drop), trailed 3-0 four minutes into the game and lost 7-2 while giving up 40+ shots. 

 

- The final three games of the season against Tulsa produced three losses. In those three losses Allen was outscored 22-9 and gave up 127 shots. It was quite a bookend to Allen's first three games of the season. Three losses, the Americans were outscored 22-2 and gave up 126 shots. 

 

- Most everyone who follows the Allen Americans, the Mountain Division and the ECHL predicted it would be a difficult season for Allen with the coaching change and player turnover. However, the Americans were a .500 club at the end of November. I don't think anyone, including myself, saw the wheels coming off to such historic proportions as the season progressed. 

 

- The franchise records set this season for ineptness will hopefully stand forever. Prior to this season the 2018-19 season was the worst in franchise history. Allen missed the playoffs and tied for the worst record in the ECHL. Here is a comparison of this season to the 2018-19, the worst season ever until this season. It gives you the proof  just how bad this season has been. The first number in each category is 2024-25, the second is 2018-19:

• Wins - 16 vs 25
• Home wins - 7 vs 15
• Points - 46 vs 56
• Points percentage - .299 vs .389
• Goals scored - 175 vs 208
• Goals allowed - 311 vs 269 

- There are many stats that I will remember forever to help describe how bad the 2024-25 season was, but this one covers Allen's futility at both ends of the ice. Allen lost the same number of games this season by six or more goals (8) than in the entire history of the franchise. Let me say it again. In the first 15 years of the Allen franchise the team lost by six or more goals eight times. This season (2024-25) Allen lost by six or more goals eight times.

 

- In addition to all the franchise records Allen has also made the ECHL official record book in several categories. The ECHL has been around for a long time (37 years) with many bad teams. To make the all-time list in any category is not easy. Here are records that will live in infamy for the Americans:   

 

• Fewest wins - Allen's 16 wins is tied for #6 all-time
• Fewest home wins - Allen's 7 home wins is #2 all-time
  
• Most home losses - Allen's 24 home losses is tied for #5 all-time
• Fewest shots on goal one game - Allen's 7 shots vs Indy (12/13/24) is #1 all-time
• Most games shutout - Allen's 9 is #10 all-time. 

- This is the last list, I promise. We looked at Allen's franchise records and ECHL all-time records. Here are most (but not all) of the stats in the ECHL daily report that Allen is ranked last. Let's call it the #29 list.

 

• #29 - Wins (16)
• #29 - Losses (45)
• #29 - Points (43)
• #29 - Point percentage (.299)
• #29 - Goals scored (175)
• #29 - Goals allowed (311)
• #29 - Home wins (7)
• #29 - Home point percentage (.264)
• #29 - Overtime point percentage (.214)
• #29 - Scoring 1st point percentage (.483)
• #29 - Fewest shorthanded goals scored (4) 
• #29 - Most goals allowed 1st period (99)
• #29 - Most goals allowed 2nd period (110)
• #29 - Average goals scored (2.43)
• #29 - Average goals allowed (4.32)
• #29 - Average shot allowed (38.43)
• #29 - Worst record when trailing after 2nd period (2-41-2-2)
• #29 - Worst record when outshooting opponent (3-9-0-2)
• #29 - Winless home streak (10 games)
• #29 - Winless road streak (12 games)
  

 

 

OTHER COMMENTS

 

- So much for home ice advantage. The last week of the Mountain Division season, with all the marbles on the table for some teams, the road teams clean up. There were 12 total games and the road teams record was 11-1-0-0.

 

• Wichita swept Tahoe on the road and rose to the #2 seed and home ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Tahoe fell from the #2 seed to the #4 seed.
  
• Kansas City swept Idaho on the road to eliminate the Steelheads from the playoffs.
  
• Tulsa swept Allen on the road to secure the #3 seed in the playoffs.
• Utah won two of three games on the road in Rapid City in a series that had no playoff implications.

 

 

- It was quite a weekend for two time Kelly Cup champion with the Allen Americans, Riley Gill. Friday night Riley was inducted into the Reading Royals "Wall of Fame" for his contributions to the Reading organization, which included leading the team to the 2013 Kelly Cup. Last night, Riley's collegiate team, Western Michigan, won its first NCAA championship in its first trip to the Frozen Four. Riley played for Western Michigan from 2006-10. Here is an article about the Western Michigan win last night: https://www.nhl.com/news/western-michigan-wins-ncaa-mens-hockey-national-championship  

- There are six ECHL teams with over 1000 penalty minutes this season. The Mountain Division has completed regular season play but the other divisions have games remaining today. Here are the ECHL teams with over 1000 penalty minutes plus those with more than 950 penalty minutes and a game to play today. It is striking that the Mountain Division has no teams on this list. The days of the tough Mountain Division and Western Conference seem to be long gone.

 

North Division

• 1198 - Worcester
• 1113 - Adirondack*
• 1034 - Norfolk
• 990 - Trois Riviéres*

South Division

• 1319 - South Carolina*
• 1129 - Florida
• 983 - Orlando*
• 980 - Jacksonville*

Central Division

• 1155 - Iowa*
• 959 - Indy*

Mountain Division

• None

*Teams with one game remaining

 

 

 

DID YOU KNOW: How do the 16 ECHL Kelly Cup playoff teams rank in their respective divisions in penalty minutes. It varies a lot. The top four teams in penalty minutes in the South Division made the playoffs. In the Mountain Division the two least penalized teams made the playoffs. Will higher PIMS teams prevail? Teams with over 1000 PIMS are marked with an asterisk:

 

North

3rd - Norfolk*

4th - Trois Rivières

5th - Wheeling

7th - Reading

 

South

1st - South Carolina*

2nd - Florida*

3rd - Orlando

4th - Jacksonville 

 

Central

1st - Iowa*

2nd - Indy

3rd - Fort Wayne

6th - Toledo

 

Mountain

1st - Kansas City

4th - Tulsa

7th - Wichita

8th - Tahoe

All Offense, No Defense, Game Recap, Video Highlights, Coach's Comments, Today's Preview, Team Leaders and More

 

The Allen Americans found their offense last night, but lost their defense. The Americans scored six goals and still managed to lose to the Tulsa Oilers 7-6. Allen has scored as many as six goals only three times all season and lost two of those games 7-6. 

- If you like seeing a lot of goals the game was very entertaining. There have only been four ECHL games all season with more combined goals than the 13 goals Allen and Tulsa scored last night. The teams went back and forth scoring throughout the game. Tulsa scored first so Allen did most of the catching up, but the Americans led 4-3 in the second period and 6-5 in the third period. Here is the scoring sequence in the game. Don't ever remember a game with so much back and forth:

• 1-0 Tulsa
• 1-1
• 2-1 Tulsa
• 2-2
• 3-2 Tulsa
• 3-3
• 4-3 Allen
• 4-4
• 5-4 Tulsa
• 5-5
• 6-5 Allen
• 6-6
• 7-6 Tulsa 

 

- Goal scorers for Allen were Trevor LeDonne with his first pro goal, Tyler Burnie (7), Jared Westcott (9), Brayden Watts (19) and Mark Duarte (22,23). Here are the video highlights: https://echl.com/videos/tulsa-oilers-vs-allen-americans-apr-11-2025

 

- Here are the game recaps from both teams:

• Allen Americans: https://allenamericans.com/news/2025/04/game-recap-americans-lose-wild-7-6-affair-to-the-oilers
• Tulsa Oilers: https://tulsaoilers.com/news/2025/04/oilers-clinch-playoff-berth-with-win-in-highest-scoring-game-of-the-season 

Here are some stats from the game last night, the series and the season:

• Tulsa is 9-2-0-0 against Allen, but needs a win tonight to possibly avoid ending up as the #4 seed and having to play Kansas City in the first.
• Tulsa has scored first in seven of the 11 games and won them all.
• Allen is 2-2 in the four games it has scored first.
• Allen will finish the season with the second fewest home wins in league history. If the Americans win tonight they will be tied for the record, if they lose they will hold the record alone.
• If Allen loses tonight it will finish with a point percentage below .300 (.299).
• Tulsa has had 95 shots and 15 goals in the first two games of this series.
• Allen penalty kill percentage in the first two games of the series is 50% (6-12).
• With one game remaining in the season Allen has a total of 16 wins. The next lowest total is 24 wins (Utah).
• Allen gave up seven goals last night and became the first ECHL team to pass the 300 goals allowed mark (304). 
• Allen's six goals scored last night allowed the Americans to catch Indy for the fewest goals scorerd (143). Ironically, Indy is tied for last in goals scored, but has qualified for the playoffs because the Fuel is top six in goals allowed (185).  

 

- You could come up with a lot of reasons why the game tonight is important for the Americans, however, in reality it is meaningless as the die has already been cast. I hope the guys stay healthy, just play hockey and enjoy what will be another big crowd there to support them.

 

- If you didn't like how the game was officiated last night, you probably won't like it tonight. The same referee has worked all three games against Tulsa. He worked with a partner on Wednesday and they called 10 penalties. He called 14 penalties last night. Last night he called five tripping penalties, four slashing penalties and a hooking penalty. He didn't let much go, so would expect the same tonight.

 

COACH'S COMMENTS

"It was a funny game tonight. Tulsa put three of the seven goals in the back of the the net. The other four  were tipped and one went off our defenseman's butt, right to their guy who put it in the open net."

"It was a ping pong type of game where you felt the last team to score would win. There were 13 goals scored and neither team had more than a one goal lead." 

"Mark Duarte played unbelievable tonight. The team, the fans and the building feeds off is energy as he is out there working his pants off." 

"I was proud of how our group never gave up and just kept fighting. The message on the bench was just keep going, forget about the last shift and just look forward. That happened a lot giving up seven goals." 

"In our last 25 games, everyone except the three in Utah have been against teams in the playoffs or fighting for playoffs. Even though we are out of the playoffs it has been a good experience for our young guys to play in these "for men only" games down the stretch where every inch of ice is contested."

"Luke Richardson will get the start in goal tomorrow."

 

OTHER COMMENTS

 - Haven't listed the top Allen players by category for a while. Some of the top three are no longer with the team."

 

Games Played

• 67 - Brayden Watts
• 66 - Mark Duarte
• 64 - Hudson Wilson

Points

• 52 - Brayden Watts
• 44 - Kyle Crnkovic
• 39 - Mark Duarte

Goals

• 23 - Mark Duarte
• 19 - Brayden Watts
• 18 - Spencer Asuchak

Assists

• 33 - Brayden watts
• 33 - Kyle Crnkovic
• 20 - Spencer Asuchak

Plus/Minus

• +4 Trevor LaDonne
• +2 Ayden MacDonald

PIMS

• 88 - Cole Fraser
• 82 - Nick Isaacson
• 79 - Colin Jacobs

Power Play Goals

• 7 - Spencer Asuchak
• 6 - Brayden Watts
• 5 - Mark Duarte

Power Play Assists

• 15 - Brayden Watts
• 14 - Kyle Crnkovic
• 8 - J.C. Brassard
  

Points Per Game

• .78 - Brayden Watts
• .76 - Kyle Crnkovic
• .72 - Easton Brodzinski

Shots

• 171 - Mark Duarte
• 152 - Brayden Watts
• 130 - J.C. Brassard  

Game Winning Goals

• 4 - Kyle Crnkovic
• 3 - Mark Duarte
• 3 - Brayden Watts

Shooting Percentage (minimum 50 shots)

• 16.8% - Spencer Asuchak
• 13.9% - Easton Brodzinski
• 13.5% - Mark Duarte

Points by Defensemen

• 23 - J.C. Brassard
• 17 - Quinn Warmuth
• 13 - Artyom Kulakov

Goals by Defensemen

• 7 - Quinn Warmuth
• 5 - J.C. Brassard
• 5 - Artyom Kulakov

Assists by Defensemen

• 18 - J.C. Brassard
• 10 - Quinn Warmuth
• 8 - Artyom Kulakov
• 8 - Hudson Wilson

Goalie GAA (minimum 20 games played)

• 3.80 - Dylan Wells
• 3.99 - Luke Richardson
• 4.35 - Anson Thornton

Goalie Save Percentage

• .896 - Dylan Wells
• .895 - Luke Richardson
• .888 - Anson Thornton

 

- The only thing that remains to be decided in the Mountain Division is the #3 and #4 seeds with the #4 seed taking on Kansas City in the first round of the playoffs. Wichita is currently the #3 seed, one point ahead of Tulsa and has the outcome in its own hand. A Thunder win in Tahoe tonight earns Wichita the #3 seed. Tulsa owns the tie breaker so a Tulsa win and a Wichita loss in overtime/shootout will give both teams 88 points and Tulsa will be the #3 seed. Both teams can be reassured no matter what happens tonight they are in the playoffs.

 

 

- Idaho has to especially disappointed in missing the playoffs. The Steelheads were on the outside of the playoffs looking in most of the season and under performed expectations. Idaho went on a good run starting with a sweep of Allen at home in March. The Steelheads were 8-2-0-0 going into the series this week at home against Kansas and they had fought themselves into a playoff spot. It was all for naught as Idaho lost 4-2 on Wednesday after taking 2-0 lead and lost 4-1 last night and the Steelheads lone goal was scored late in the game. Most people had Idaho making the playoffs, but it was not to be.

 

 

- South Carolina won the Brabham Cup last night as the regular season champion with a 6-3 win over Norfolk. The Stingrays have two games remaining and have won 16 straight. Only four ECHL teams have ever had a win streak longer than 16 games. 

 

 

- There is only one playoff team yet to be decided and you couldn't ask for a better way to decide who will make the playoffs. In the North Division, Worcester and Reading are separated by just one point. Even better they play each other tonight in the last game of the season for both teams. The game is in Reading. They played last night and Reading won in a shootout (4-3) to make the game tonight an all or nothing game. Last night Reading took a 3-0 lead, but Worcester came back to send the game to overtime. Reading has the a record of 6-2-0-0 against Worcester this season and playing at home has to give them the advantage. 

 

 

- Many Allen fans know linesmen Daniel Barnes from his playing days. Barnes played a few games for Allen in the Americans last Central Hockey League season (8 games) and their first ECHL season (4 games). Barnes was working the game last night and twice got crunched between players right in front of the Allen bench. He went down hard both time. He worked through what looked like a knee injury the first time, but had to leave the game after the second collision. The one remaining linesmen and the lone referee worked the rest of the game. 

 

 

    

- There are 13 games on the schedule tonight. Here are the previews: https://echl.com/news/2025/04/echl-today-april-12 

DID YOU KNOW: Here are the ECHL defensemen that lead their team in points, goals and/or assists. Two defensemen lead their team in points, one leads his team in goals and eight lead their team in assists:

 

Points

55 - Derek Dashke, Utah

38 - Gianfranco Cassaro, Reading

 

Goals

25 - Chas Sharpe, Cincinnati

 

Assists

51 - Matt Register, Idaho

49 - Connor Welsh, Worcester

39 - Derek Dashke, Utah

36 - Noah Laaouan, Jacksonville

33 - Derek Topatigh, Atlanta

32 - Parker Berge, Greenville (now with Idaho)

29 - Sam Sedley, Reading

26 - Zach Berzolla, Kalamazoo

Allen vs Tulsa Preview, MacDonald Suspended, My Rant on All-ECHL Teams, Riley Gill Honored in Reading, Playoff Race, Goalies Used and More

 

The Allen Americans are down to the final two games of the season, playing the Tulsa Oilers tonight and tomorrow night, to conclude the worst season in franchise history. These games are huge for Tulsa who is fighting for a playoff spot. 

 

- Other than playing the spoiler role the Americans need one win to avoid finishing the season with just seven wins at home and end up all alone with the second fewest home wins in the 37 year history of the ECHL. When you consider there have been close to 100 different teams in the 37 year history of the league and the storied Allen franchise could be all alone with the second fewest home wins in a season (7) it is a stark reality. As I have written before, even if Allen ends up with eight home wins the Americans will still be #2 all-time, but will be tied with four other teams. 

- I won't bore you with all of the stats on these games against Tulsa. You can look at the series preview from Wednesday if interested. It is worthwhile restating what Allen accomplished when the Americans beat Tulsa 10 days ago:

Allen scored first

Allen led after the first period

Allen led after the second period

Allen outshot Tulsa

Allen won the special teams battle

Allen got great goaltending

Allen allowed only two goals

 

- The Americans will be without forward Ayden MacDonald tonight because he was suspended by the ECHL for one game yesterday. MacDonald scored Allen's only goal in the 8-1 loss to Tulsa on Wednesday. He took a minor penalty for boarding in the first period. Minor penalties for boarding are not typically reviewed by the league for suspensions (major boarding penalties are automatically reviewed). Any team can submit video of  penalties for review. There is a form time frame for submitting a video and there is also a small fee ($75). When teams submit these videos they usually claim the player was injured and the penalty deserves a suspension. Not sure what happened in the MacDonald case, but the referee only called a minor penalty, the Tulsa player (Solag Backich) did not miss a shift and he scored a power play goal on the penalty that was called. Teams/coaches have different thresholds for submitting videos for review. Some submit very few and others submit many. 

 

- Based on coach Ferguson's post game comments you can expect more changes to the lineup tonight beside Ayden MacDonald. I will post the lineup later today. Colin Jacobs, who has been out injured the last three games, will return to the lineup.

 

- The game on Wednesday was worked by two referees. The game tonight will be worked by one of the two from Wednesday. Austin O'Rourke (#10) will be the referee and the linesmen will be Daniel Barnes (#76) and Michael Miggins (#47). On Wednesday there were 10 penalties, all minor penalties, five against each team. 

 

OTHER COMMENTS

- MY RANT

The ECHL announced its All-ECHL first and second teams yesterday. There are six players selected for each team, three forwards, two defensemen and a goalie. Unfortunately these teams are usually just the leagues top scorers and do not look at stats in depth. In my view the Mountain Division is over represented because it is the great offense, poor defense division. Five of the top 10 teams in the ECHL in goals scored are from the Mountain Division. The bottom three ECHL teams in goals allowed are in the Mountain Division. This is what you end up with when all you look at is points when selecting the teams:

• Five of the six forwards (83%) come from the Mountain Division.
• Of the six forwards selected, the #1, #2, #3, #4 and #5 in points were chosen plus the #1 in goals.
• The defensemen selected are #1, #3, #4, #5 in points. Interesting that #2 in points, Matt Register, who leads all defensemen in assists (51), is #2 among all ECHL players in assists, has a better plus/minus (+28) than the four defensemen selected, was skipped over. I know the three time Kelly Cup champion and three time ECHL Defenseman of the Year is a almost a decade older than the 20 somethings that made the All-ECHL teams, but he should have been selected.

I am not saying those selected are not deserving as they all having outstanding seasons. My point is if the All-ECHL teams are merely a list of the league's top scorers something is missing. When no Eastern Conference forwards are selected to the All_ECHL teams and the best teams in the league play in the  Eastern Conference, something is wrong.  Here is the ECHL press release with all of the details: https://echl.com/news/2025/04/all-echl-first-and-second-teams-announced          

 

- Congrats to Riley Gill who will have a special night tonight at the Reading Royals game. Reading has a Wall of Honor where it recognizes those who have made distinctive contributions to the success of the Royal's organization. Riley will be the 19th inductee to the Wall of Fame and will be honored with a permanent display on the concourse of the arena.

During his career Riley was in three Kelly Cup finals and won all three. Many Allen fans forget his first Kelly Cup (2013) was with Reading. Riley started the season in the SPHL and didn't join the Royals until the end of February. He went on to lead Reading to the Kelly Cup with a playoff GAA of 1.91 and save percentage of .930. His record was 13-3-1 and included four shutouts with two of the shutouts in the finals. For his effort he was named Kelly Cup playoff MVP.

FYI, I say this every year, but it is time to put Riley, the ECHL all-time leader in playoff wins by a goaltender (53), in the Hall of Fame. Maybe Allen should join forces with Reading and make a joint submission to the league. 

Riley Gill - Reading Royals Honoree

 

 - There are two ECHL teams with 100 points, both from the South Division. South Carolina (105 points) and Florida (102 points) are arguably the two best teams in the ECHL. While several other teams (Kansas City, Toledo and Trois Riviéres) have a chance to crack the 100 point milestone this weekend none of those teams have the combination of skill and toughness of South Carolina and Florida. South Carolina is the ECHL #1 team in point percentage (.761), goals for (267), goals against (154) and penalty minutes (1210). A perfect formula for a Kelly Cup champion. The only thing going against the Stingrays is the Brabham Cup curse that says the regular season champion won't win the Kelly Cup. South Carolina can avoid the curse if it loses its final three games (all on the road) and Florida wins its final two games, but that is not likely. 

 

- Everyone knows the regular season doesn't mean much to Florida when it comes to the playoffs. The Everblades have won three straight Kelly Cups after finishing #8, #11 and #3 in the regular season. It looks like Florida will finish #2 in the regular season and the Everblades are #4 in penalty minutes (1110). A South Carolina vs Florida division finals would be epic. Hard to believe one of these teams will be eliminated in the second round of the playoffs. 

 

- Tulsa and Wichita can clinch playoff berths tonight. Wichita has three ways, Tulsa two. Here is how they qualify for the playoffs:

• If Wichita wins and Idaho loses or if Wichita loses in overtime/shootout and Idaho loses in regulation or if Wichita wins and Tulsa loses in regulation.
• If Tulsa wins and Idaho loses or if Tulsa loses in overtime/shootout and Idaho loses in regulation.

 

- There is a full schedule of 14 ECHL games tonight. In addition to Tulsa and Wichita, Worcester can also make the playoffs tonight. Here is the ECHL Today with all of the previews: https://echl.com/news/2025/04/echl-today-april-11

 

 

DID YOU KNOW: Number of goalies used this season by each ECHL team:

 

8: IND, NOR

7: BLM

6: ALN, ORL

5: ADK, GVL, IDH, IA, *KC*, REA, WHL, WIC

4: CIN, JAX, KAL, RC, *SC*, TAH, *TOL*, *TR*, WOR

3: ATL, FLA, FW, MNE, SAV, TUL, UTA 

 

*Division Champions/Leaders

Allen Loses 8-1, Game Recap, Video Highlights, Coach's Comments, Division Race, Worst Allen Losses, Tie Breakers and More

 

The best way to describe Allen's 8-1 loss to Tulsa last night is look at the keys to the game from the blog yesterday and how the Americans performed against those keys. Last night's results are in parenthesis.

- The keys to the games in this series would mirror Allen's performance in its win over Tulsa just eight days ago on on April 1st. If the Americans can match that effort against Tulsa, they will win.

• Allen scored first - (Nope)
• Allen led after the first period - (Nope)
• Allen led after the second period - (Nope)
• Allen outshot Tulsa - (Nope)
• Allen won the special teams battle (Nope)
• Allen got great goaltending (Nope)
• Allen allowed only two goals (Nope) 

- It was pretty clear it was going to be a long night for the Americans when they accomplished none of the keys to victory when Allen beat Tulsa on April 1. Last night Tulsa scored three goals on 13 shots halfway through the first period and the games was over. The Oilers scored three more goals on their first, fourth and seventh shots of the second period and the route was on. After trailing 6-0 the Americans finally got on the scoreboard at the 7:11 mark of the second period. Ayden MacDonald scored his ninth goal of the season (3rd since joining Allen 8 games ago). Tulsa tacked on two more goals to make the final score 8-1.

 

- Here are some other stats that help explain the loss:

• Allen had 38 shots on goal, but score just one goal. That is a shooting percentage of 2.6%. The Americans shooting percentage this season is 8.0%, the worst in the league.
• Allen was 0-5 on the power play and has fallen to #24 in power play percentage (16.6%).
• Tulsa was 2-5 on the power play.
• Allen gave up the first goal of the game. Tulsa has scored first six times against the Americans this season and won them all.
• Tulsa led after the first period, the Oilers record with a first period lead is 20-2-1-1.
• Allen trailed after the second period, the Americans record when trailing after the second period is 2-39-2-2.

 

- If you want the blow by blow scoring, here are the recaps from both teams:

• Allen Americans: https://allenamericans.com/news/2025/04/game-recap-oilers-jump-on-the-americans-early-for-8-1-victory 
• Tulsa Oilers: https://tulsaoilers.com/news/2025/04/tyler-poulsen-scores-hat-trick-as-oilers-top-allen-in-largest-win-of-season 

- Here are the video highlights with all nine goals: https://echl.com/videos/tulsa-oilers-vs-allen-americans-apr-9-2025 

- To his credit, coach Ferguson stopped by after the game to talk to the season ticket holders, something that would not usually happen in the past when the Americans got embarrassed like they did last night. Here is what Ferguson had to say:

"It was a tough one tonight. We got behind the eight ball early. On the first goal our guy missed a pass right on the tape and they put it in the back of our net and then they scored two power play goals and it was 3-0 halfway through the first period."

"Obviously that team is fighting for their playoff  lives right now. Our guys need to realize they are fighting for their careers, they are fighting to play in this league next year, they are fighting to play for this team on Friday. Quite frankly it was very disappointing to watch. I feel sorry for you guys. You pay your hard earned money to watch pro hockey and quite frankly their is probably beer league game going on in the other rink where more effort was given. I want to apologize to you for how we played."

"We were just saying in my office there were two guys that were plus for us tonight. Mark Duarte and Ayden MacDonald. What they have in common is they play hard every single shift. there are others too, but these two players stood out tonight."

"The good news is we have responded before when we have had clunkers and Friday gives us a chance to respond. I am excited to see the fortitude our young men have."

 

 

OTHER COMMENTS

-  Former Allen players always seem to come back to bite the Americans on the backside. Last night was an extreme example. The are four former Allen Americans on the Tulsa roster.  Easton Brodzinski (2023-25), Solag Bakich (2023-24), Tyler Poulsen (2017-18 & 2021-22) and Duggie Lagrone (2018-19). Here is what these former Americans accomplished last night:

• All four had a point and they combined for nine points (4G, 5A).
• One goal was scored by Bakich and assisted by Poulsen and Lagrone.
• Poulsen has been a one man wrecking crew against the Americans. Last night he had a hat trick and five points. Tyler has 22 goals this season in 62 games. He has eight goals in 10 games against Allen. In his other 52 games he has 14 goals. That computes to 36% of Poulsen's goals this season coming against the Americans. 
  

 

 - The Mountain Division race for the playoffs had one team win in regulation (Tulsa), one team win in a shootout (Wichita) and one team lose (Idaho) last night. With two games remaining here are the points

• 85 points - Wichita
• 84 points - Tulsa
• 83 points - Idaho

Tulsa was the only one of the three to win in regulation and now has 30 regulation wins compared to 27 for Wichita and Idaho. That means Tulsa now owns the first tiebreaker (regulation wins) over both Wichita and Idaho which could be the difference maker. 

 

- I posted this stat a month ago, but with a seven goal loss last night wanted to update. This stat captures just how bad the 2024-25 season has been for the Allen Americans. In the 16 year history of the Allen Americans franchise, prior to this season, the team had lost a game by six or more goals just eight times. That is eight loses of six or more goals in 15 seasons. With two games remaining in the 2024-25 it has happened eight times. Allen has now lost the same number of games this season by six or more goals than in the entire history of the franchise. Let that sink in. Here is the list of all-time worst losses (6 or more goals) in chronological order:

• 8-1: Tulsa - 4/9/25 (home)
• 7-0: Idaho - 3/20/25 (away)
• 9-1: Jacksonville - 3/6/25 (home)
• 9-2: Wichita - 2/8/25 (home)
• 8-2: Fort Wayne - 12/14/24 (away)
• 6-0: Indy - 12/13/24 (away)
• 9-0: Kansas City - 10/26/24 (home)
• 8-2: Tulsa - 10/24/24 (away)

Allen vs Tulsa Series Preview, Tiebreaker Stats, Brabham Cup Curse, ECHL 14-Day IR Stats and More

 

It has finally arrived, the long and arduous season for the Allen Americans is coming to an end with one last three game series against the Tulsa Oilers, starting tonight. While Allen is playing for the proverbial "pride and jobs for next season" the Oilers will be playing for a spot in the Kelly Cup playoffs. Tulsa has fallen from second placed to fifth place in the division by going 3-7-0-0 over the last 10 games. The Oilers are one point behind Idaho and Wichita with three games remaining and need a sweep against Allen. No doubt Allen will see a very desperate team this week.

- Allen is already guaranteed to have the worst season in franchise history even if the Americans sweep Tulsa in this three game series. The only other season that comes close to this season was 2018-19. In 2018-19 Allen was tied for the worst record in the ECHL(.389), but had 25 wins, including 15 at home. This season the Americans current point percentage is .312. Allen has 16 total wins and only seven wins at home. The seven home wins is the second fewest home wins in the 37 year history of the ECHL. Here is the record book listing for fewest home wins in a season. With seven home wins and three remaining you can see the Americans will have to sweep Tulsa to stay off this list altogether. 

• 5 - Greenville Grrrowl (2003-04)
• 7 - Allen Americans (2024-25) - three home games remaining
  
• 8 - Las Vegas Wranglers (2013-14)
• 8 - Stockton Thunder (2005-06)
• 8 - Texas Wildcatters (2004-05
• 8 - Victoria Salmon Kings (2004-05)
• 9 - Evansville Icemen (2014-15)
• 9 - Johnstown Chiefs (2009-10)
• 9 - Greensboro Generals (2001-02)

 

- Here are the head to head stats in the nine game against Tulsa this season:

• Allen's record is 2-5-2-0, including 1-2-1-0 at home.
• Tulsa has outscored Allen 38-23.
• Tulsa has shutout Allen twice.
• Tulsa has outshot Allen 371 to 261. Average per game is 41.22 vs 29.00.
• Tulsa has scored first in five of the nine games and won them all.
• Allen is 6-30 (20.0%) on the power play.
• Tulsa is 4-26 (15.4%) on the power play. 

- As you would expect the overall season stats heavily favor Tulsa who has a .594 point percentage compared to Allen's .312. Here is a comparison:

• Tulsa averages 3.2 goals per game, Allen 2.4
• Tulsa allows 2.9 goals per game, Allen 4.2
• Tulsa takes 36.9 shots per game, Allen 29.8
• Tulsa allows 30.3 shots per game, Allen 38.3
• Tulsa's power play percentage is 20.4%, Allen's is 17.0%
• Tulsa's penalty kill percentage is 81.3%, Allen's is 79.5%
• Tulsa's point percentage when they score 1st is .797, Allen's is .483

 

- The keys to the games in this series would mirror Allen's performance in its win over Tulsa just eight days ago on on April 1st. If the Americans can match that effort in any of the three games against Tulsa, they will win.

• Allen scored first
• Allen led after the first period
• Allen led after the second period
• Allen outshot Tulsa
• Allen won the special teams battle
• Allen got great goaltending
• Allen allowed only two goals 
  

- Injuries have taken a toll on the Americans. If you look at the number of players on the 14-day injured reserve only one ECHL team (Adirondack) has more than Allen (9 vs 8). Here is Allen's list:

• Harrison Blaisdell
• Liam Gorman
• Mike Van Unen
• Anson Thornton
• Kamerin Nault
• Brain Chambers
• Will Gavin
• Artyom Kulakov 

This list doesn't include Spencer Asuchak who just returned after seven weeks on injured reserve and Nick Isaacson who just returned after four weeks on injured reserve.

OTHER COMMENTS

- Allen's season will come to an end on April 12. A far cry from Allen's second Kelly Cup championship when the Americans game seven, 6-1 win over South Carolina, came on June 14, 2016.  

-  There is only one point separating Tulsa (82 points) from Wichita and Idaho (83 points) with three games remaining to decide which two teams make the playoffs. Games this week are Tulsa at Allen, Wichita at Tahoe and Idaho at home against Kansas City. How do these three teams stand if a tiebreaker is required to decide who makes the playoffs? 

First tiebreaker is regulation wins:

• 29 - Tulsa
• 27 - Wichita
• 27 - Idaho

Second tiebreaker is regulation and overtime wins:

• 36 - Tulsa
• 35 - Wichita
• 35 - Idaho

Third tiebreaker is goal differential:

• +36 Wichita
• +26 Idaho
• +19 Tulsa

 

- It is the last week of the ECHL season and five playoff teams still need to be decided; three in the Mountain, one in the Central and one in the North. Tahoe is the only team that can clinch a playoff berth tonight. 

 

- South Carolina's winning streak has reached 15 games and is the fifth longest winning streak in the 37 year history on the ECHL. The Stingrays three remaining games are on the road against Norfolk (2 games) at Greenville. If South Carolina wins all three it would finish at #2 all time with 18 straight wins. South Carolina also holds the #1 spot all-time at 23 wins (2015).

 

- If Allen gets swept by Tulsa the Americans final point percentage will fall under .300 (.299). The last time an ECHL team finished a season with a points percentage below .300 was in 2016-17 (.292 - Elmira Jackals).

 

- The ECHL regular season champion (Brabham Cup) is not yet decided, but South Carolina will clinch the championship if Florida loses tonight. The Brabham Cup curse is alive and well. The last time the regular season champion went on the win the Kelly Cup was Alaska in 2014. 

 

There are nine games on the ECHL schedule tonight with all eight Mountain Division teams in action. Here is the ECHL Today with the previews: https://echl.com/news/2025/04/echl-today-april-9    

 

DID YOU KNOW: Injuries can have a big impact on team success. Here are the number of players currently on 14-day injured reserve for each ECHL team:

 

9: ADK

8: TOL, ALN

7: REA, IND

6: UTA, TUL, MNE, TAH

5: ORL, NOR, FW, FLA, BLM

4: WIC, TR, KAL, IA, FW, CIN

3: WOR, WHL, SC, SAV, IDH, GVL

2: KC, JAX, ATL

1: RC

 

Allen Shutout 2-0, Game Recap, Coach's Comment, Allen Close to Many ECHL Records, Playoff Race in Depth, Former Players in EIHL Playoffs, ECHL 70 Point Scorers

 

It was predictable a tired Allen Americans team would travel to Wichita overnight on Saturday to take on a rested Wichita Thunder team on Sunday afternoon would end in defeat. The end result was Allen got doubled up in shots (42-21) and the Americans were shutout (2-0) for the ninth time this season. The Americans finished the season series against Wichita with a record of 3-8-2-0 (.308).

 

- Despite the outcome in Wichita, if you watched the game, the team played hard and were still in the game until the Thunder scored a power play goal late in the third period to take a 2-0 lead. Goalie Dylan Myskiw, playing his first game for Allen, kept the Americans in the game stopping 40 of 42 shots for a .952 save percentage. 

 

- If you want the blow by blow recap of the game, here are the recaps from both teams:

• Allen Americans: https://allenamericans.com/news/2025/04/game-recap  
• Wichita Thunder: https://wichitathunder.com/news/2025/04/thunder-closes-home-schedule-with-2-0-win-vs-allen 

- I swapped messages with coach Ferguson after the game and asked him one question:

Q: I know losing sucks, getting doubled up on shots sucks, getting shutout sucks and moral victories suck, but you must be proud of the effort your team gave you today under tough circumstances, your thoughts?

A: I am extremely proud of our group today. We were dealt the hand with the schedule makers and other circumstances (team had hotel issues) and didn't let it affect our game. We knew this was a playoff game for Wichita and we matched their intensity. Myskiw stood tall in net and gave us a chance. We had our chances, including two power play opportunities early in the third period. We just came up short today.

 

- The season is now down to three home games this week (Wednesday, Friday, Saturday) against the Tulsa Oilers, as another desperate team comes to Allen. Ironically, Allen's last seven games of the season have been against the three teams battling for two playoff spots. Tulsa, Wichita and Idaho are all in playoff mode trying to make the playoffs.. Here is how the final seven games are going:

• April 1:  3-2 win over Tulsa at home
• April 4: 7-3 loss to Idaho at home
• April 5: 7-2 loss to Idaho at home
• April 6: 2-0 loss to Wichita on the road
• April 9: ???? Tulsa at home
• April 11: ???? Tulsa at home
• April 12: ???? Tulsa at home   

 

- Allen has plenty to play for in addition to a direct impact on the teams making the Kelly Cup playoffs. The stats below show how close Allen is to making the record book in several categories. Here is a list of the stats for losing/ineptness and Allen's current number. These aren't the all-time records, but the number to make the all-time record book list (usually the top 6-10 depending on the category). 

• Fewest points - 39 makes the the list, Allen has 43.
• Lowest point percentage - .271 makes the list, Allen at .312.
• *Fewest wins - 16 makes the list, Allen has 16.
• *Fewest home wins - 9 makes the list, Allen has 7. 
• Fewest road wins - 5 makes the list, Allen has 9.
• Most losses - 49 makes the list, Allen has 42.
• *Most home losses - 24 makes the list, Allen has 21.
• Most road losses - 27 makes the list, Allen has 21.
• Longest winless streak - 15 makes the list, Allen had 12.
  
• Longest home winless streak - 12 makes the list, Allen had 10.
• Longest road winless streak - 18 makes the list, Allen had 12.
• *Fewest goals scored - 168 makes the list, Allen has 166.
• Lowest goal per game average - 2.33 makes the list, Allen at  2.41
• *Fewest shots on goal one game - Allen has the all-time record of 7, vs Indy (12/13/24).
• *Most games shutout - 9 makes the list, Allen has 9. 

* The categories marked with an asterisk are categories Allen has already made the record book list or could make the list depending on the outcome of the three games against Tulsa this week.

 

OTHER COMMENTS

- The EIHL (Great Britain) playoff teams are set. The first round is a best of two with total goals the tiebreaker. The first round is this weekend. Here are the first round match ups, with seeding and former Allen players on the rosters:

• #1 Belfast - Scott Conway
• #8 Dundee - Kameron Kielly

• #2 Sheffield - Colton Saucerman, Dominic Cormier, Daniel Leavens, Patrick Watling
• #7 Glasgow - Liam Finlay

• #3 Nottingham - Tim Doherty
• #6 Guilford - Travis Brown

• #4 Cardiff - None
• #5 Coventry - Terrance Amorosa   

The four teams that win this weekend will meet in Nottingham in a one game semi-final playoff on April 19. On the 20th the two winners play for the EIHL championship and the two losers play for third and fourth place. Highly likely a former Allen American will win a championship.   

 

- The three Mountain Division teams in the playoff race seem to switch places after every game. Yesterday Idaho and Wichita won while Tulsa lost. The loss dropped Tulsa from third place to fifth place. It will be easy to track the playoff race this week because all three teams play three games, all on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and all against the same team. Here is the schedule:

• Tulsa plays st Allen
• Wichita plays at Tahoe
• Idaho plays Kansas City at home

 

 

- Tulsa clearly has the easiest schedule playing Allen. The Americans home record is 7-21-4-1 (.288). Idaho is at home, but plays the best team in the division in Kansas City. The Mavericks road record is 23-8-2-0 (.727). Wichita is on the road against the #2 team in the division and can pass Tahoe for second place if they sweep the Knight Monsters. However, Tahoe has the best home record in the division, 21-8-3-1 (.697). 

 

 

 

- If you go by the team playing the best hockey recently, it is Tulsa in trouble. Here are the records over the last 10 games:

• 8-2-0-0 - Idaho
• 6-4-0-0 - Wichita
• 3-7-0-0 - Tulsa

 

 

- One question I have is how hard will Kansas City be trying to beat Idaho since the Mavericks have already clinched first place. I have to expect the Mavericks want no part of the Steelheads in the first round of the playoffs and would prefer to play a team closer to home in the first round. Kansas City is 4-4-0-0 against Tulsa this season and 8-1-1-0 against Wichita. If the Mavericks could pick I assume they would prefer the Thunder in the first round based on that record plus Wichita is the closest team (200 miles). It will be interesting to see how many players the Mavericks rest in the Idaho series.   

DID YOU KNOW: The ECHL Stats post today is about players with more than 70 points this season. Allen's leading scorer this season is Brayden Watts with 50 points. The Americans have never had a team leader in points with fewer than 60 points in a season since they joined the ECHL in 2014. And of course Allen has had the ECHL leader in points four times:

 

• 125 points - Chad Costello (2014-15)
• 103 points - Chad Costello (2015-16)
• 122 points - Chad Costello (2016-17)
• 105 points - Hank Crone (2022-23) 

Last season 13 ECHL players finished with more than 70 points. With one week remaining in the 2024-25 season only eight players have more than 70 points, three are from the same team:

 

86 - Brandon Hawkins,Toledo

75 - Peter Bates, Wichita

75 - Michal Stinil, Wichita

74 - Ryan Wagner, Rapid City

74 - Sloan Stanick, Tahoe

73 - Jack Dugan, Fort Wayne

71 - Jay Dickman, Wichita

71 - Brady Fleurent, Norfolk