The Allen Americans are getting in gear for their second run for the Ray Miron Cup, that is the trophy that is given to the champion in the Central Hockey League.
In only their second year of existence, this young team has already been to the finals once, last year as they lost to Rapid City in a best of seven series 4-2… But this year they have the slogan of UNFINISHED BUSINESS!
In only their second year of existence, this young team has already been to the finals once, last year as they lost to Rapid City in a best of seven series 4-2… But this year they have the slogan of UNFINISHED BUSINESS!
A couple of days before their opening round match up against Rio Grand Killer Bees at the Allen Event Center on Thursday, March 31st, 2011 at 7:30PM. The match up will have the first seed playing the 8th seed.
For the season the Americans have led the Perry Division for all of just a week, and after that, the Americans never looked back.
A little background about the Allen Americans for those of you that have no idea who they are, or what they are.
The Central Hockey League is sorta like the what the Texas League is to minor league baseball for North Texas, there has always been a team representing the North Texas area in the league. There is some old timers that remember the old Dallas Blackhawks and the Fort Worth Texans/Wings/Texans (take your pick of their nickname) later there was the Dallas Freeze and the Fort Worth Fire, then the Fort Worth/Texas Brahmas, which by the way, in 2009, won the championship themselves. Now there is the Allen Americans which have taken the mantel, and has run with it for two years in a row now.
This league has exciting hockey that is considered double A type of teams. The Americans are associated with the Dallas Stars, in that they can move players around to the Triple A club in Austin, Texas known as the Texas Stars, and a possible step up to the major team, the Dallas Stars.
Now that you have your brief history, this team has a great venue to play in up in Allen, the Event Center holds about 6000 thousand capacity, close to the action, and good family entertainment, for a good dollar value. Oh and FREE PARKING! That right there is worth the price of admission!
The hockey is good, the value is good, the venue is great, and there is not a reason for anyone not to make it to a playoff game this spring, if you are living in the Plano, Allen, McKinney, Frisco area of the Metroplex, even though there are people that come up as far away as south Dallas. Its just FUN!
Dwight Mullins, the head coach for the Americans, has Texas ties, even though he’s Canadian, he played for the Ft. Worth Fire back in the late 80’s early 90’s, then was named as the coach for this new bunch of guys, no expectations last year, and to find themselves in the Finals in their First year, now here they are again in the second year, they are right back in the playoffs.
This might sound like an ad for the League or the team, and in a weird way it is, but the truth is, this is a good hockey team!
The BEST record in the league, and for that matter with over 40 wins with just 11 losses and a couple of ties on the season! What’s the old adage, “It don’t mean a thing, with out that RING!”… and that’s what this hockey team, this community, and this portion of North Texas is looking for!
Its just a thought!
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