Hank Crone

ECHL: Idaho Steelheads Sign 2023 MVP and Rookie Of The Year

The Idaho Steelheads made a splash on Thursday as they announced that they’ve signed forward Hank Crone to a contract for the 2024-25 season. The 26-year-old forward had an exceptional rookie year with the Allen Americans, putting up 49 goals and 56 assists for 105 points in 69 games, and would add a goal and […]

ECHL: Allen Americans 2023-24 Season Recap

The Allen Americans 2023-24 season has come to an early end, but there were many highs to take out of the season, as well as some lows. Regular Season Stats The Allen Americans finished the 2023-24 regular season third in the Mountain Division, eighth in the Western Conference, and 18th in the league. Allen had […]

ECHL Playoffs: Allen Americans vs. Idaho Steelheads Game 3 | 04/26/2024

Game three of the Kelly Cup playoffs round one was a pivotal match between the Allen Americans and the Idaho Steelheads. Despite the Americans trailing by two in the series, their strong performance in the latter part of the season offers hope for a comeback. The Idaho Steelheads, one of the top road teams this […]

ECHL: Allen Americans Announce 2024 Kelly Cup Playoff Roster

The Allen Americans have officially announced their 2024 Kelly Cup Playoffs roster. The Americans’ roster consists of 14 forwards, seven defensemen, and three goaltenders. Roster The forwards Allen has on their playoff roster are James Hardie, Easton Brodzinski, Mikael Robidoux, Grant Hebert, Blake Murray, Colby McAuley, Liam Finlay, Kameron Kielly, Chaz Smedsrud, Bennett MacArthur, Jordan-Ty […]

ECHL Game Recap: Adirondack Thunder vs Allen Americans | 04/07/2024

The Adirondack Thunder came into Sunday looking to salvage a disappointing weekend that included back-to-back blown leads in the first two games of the team’s final five-game road trip of the regular season. One thing Adirondack had done well all weekend was get pucks on net and get Grade A opportunities, which they got plenty […]

ECHL Game Recap: Adirondack Thunder vs Allen Americans | 04/05/2024

The Adirondack Thunder made their first-ever trip to Allen on Friday Night to begin a three-game series against the Allen Americans as they wrapped up their final three non-divisional games of the season. Adirondack would come out with a very solid first period, putting 17 shots on Marco Costantini as T.J. Friedmann got the Thunder […]

ECHL: Five Notable Names That Moved On This Summer

Every off-season, we see some big names from the ECHL make the jump over to the AHL or over to Europe, and the 2023 off-season was no exception, as there is a ton of ECHL talent that will be taking their talents overseas next season. While tracking all the names that have gone overseas from […]

ECHL: Allen Americans 2022-23 Season Recap

The Allen Americans came into the 2022-23 season looking for an even better run than they had in the 2021-22 season. The Americans made it to the playoffs in the 2021-22 season but were eliminated by the Rapid City Rush in five games in the first round. Top Performers The Americans had a slow start […]

ECHL: Allen Americns Respond With Blowout Win Vs Idaho Steelheads; Trails Series 2-1.

The Allen Americans need something to go their way after losing the first two games in the series and that’s exactly what they did on Friday Night. Allen would make a change in net for game three as Chase Perry got the nod in favor of Kevin Mandolese, and it looked to be the wrong […]

ECHL: Allen Americans Hank Crone Wins MVP

Hank Crone was already named Rookie of the Year, ECHL All-Rookie Team, and All-ECHL First team adds to his trophy collection as he was named the league MVP. The Texas native finished the year with 49 goals and 56 assists for 105 points in 69 games. He lead the league in goals (49) and points […]