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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 […]

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ECHL: Hank Crone’s Three-Point Night Leads Allen Americans To Series Opening Win

Hank Crone led the Allen Americans in the regular season, and in Game One of the Kelly Cup Playoffs, they would lean on him once again as he had three assists en route to a 3-2 win by the Americans. Allen would get on the board early in the first as Colby McAuley fed Colton […]

ECHL: Hank Crone Wins Rookie of the Year

The ECHL announced the winner of the John A. Daley Memorial Trophy (rookie of the year) on Monday afternoon. The award is voted on by ECHL coaches, broadcasters, media relations directors, and media members. This year’s choice was an easy pick for the voters. As Allen American forward, Hank Crone was chosen as the rookie […]

ECHL: Allen American Weekend Recap

ECHL: Allen American Weekend Recap Wednesday, April 5th, at Allen Event Center. Wednesday, April 5th, The Allen Americans went against Savannah Ghost Pirates in the first game of the three-game series. In the first period, Colby McAuley scored the game’s first goal at 8:02, Assisted by Colton Hargrove and Hank Crone. Neither team was able […]

ECHL Announces 2022-23 All-ECHL First and Second Teams

On Thursday, the ECHL announced its All-ECHL First and Second Teams selections. Each team consists of a Goalie, two defensemen, and three forwards. The Brabham Cup-winning Idaho Steelheads have the most selections with three total players. The Allen Americans, Toledo Walleye, and the Greenville Swamp Rabbits each had two selections. Rounding out the rest of […]