Playoff Time in North Texas

Has it really been 16 years since the Dallas Cowboys were in a Super Bowl? Has it really been 4 years since the Dallas Mavericks were in the NBA Finals?  And has it really been 12 Years since the Dallas Stars won the Stanley Cup?

My oh my! Lets see-- FC Dallas has been in the MLS Finals-- that's a good thing-- but as for the other teams-- its been slim pickings!

Last year-- in their first year-- the Allen Americans made it to the Ray Miron President Cup Finals in the Central Hockey League-- before that-- the Texas Brahmas won the whole damn thing!

Now with just a mere week or so away-- the Playoffs for the 2010-11 season is about to start for the Central Hockey League and the Allen Americans once again are in the thick of things.

Best record in the League-- they won the Governor's Cup... for that record-- they have over 40 wins this season-- however-- before we get ahead of ourselves-- many times-- we have seen this in other sports-- you might have the best record for the league-- but it don't mean a thing without that RING!

For those of you not familiar with the Allen Americans Hockey team, allow me to first tell you they play in Allen, Texas. Just north of the Dallas area and literally just north of Plano... they play in a beautiful facility called the Allen Event Center, they have a good fan base where they average just under 4000 a night in a 6000 seat capacity building. They are family friendly-- they also provide (hold on to your hats for this one) FREE PARKING to all events at the center.. there is an entertainment area , like restaurants in the immediate area, imagine that! And its cost effective for families to go and enjoy the evening!

WOW Does that sound like something that was tried to have been done in the Downtown Dallas area when they build the AAC and around that area called VICTORY PARK? Can YOU afford to go down there with a family of four? NOT!

In the North Texas area.. lets just say the Upper Metrocrest-- that includes-- McKinney, Frisco,  and Allen... there is enough entertainment in the area to enjoy with your family! IN Frisco alone you have the NBA "D" League-- Texas Legends coached by the legend herself Nancy Lieberman... along with the Frisco Roughriders of the Texas League and affiliated with the Texas Rangers-- you have the McKinney Marshalls and the North Texas Copperheads in the Texas Collegiate League at Craig's Ranch, you have the already mentioned, Allen Americans, not too mention the Texas Tornado (also hockey) the Allen Wranglers (Indoor Football) just to name a few!

People talk about not having anywhere to go for entertainment, that's a value to them and their family, I just named a bunch of sports teams, and to go along with that, concerts that are affordable or for that matter free at areas in and around that Plano/Allen corridor, how about the Eisman Center in Richardson, just south of what we have been mentioning, there are plenty of concerts, plays and performances there as well!

Its not all about sports! But lets face it-- when a sports teams makes their push to the playoffs, the fan base increases-- the excitement grows, and the word of mouth spreads!

Fairly soon the Texas Rangers will start back up, the Mavericks season will make their way to the Playoffs, the Dallas Stars are hanging on to one more spot for their shot at Lord Stanley's cup, and we still not sure what will happen in the National Football League!

So-- for now-- go and buy your tickets to the Americans Hockey Playoffs.. and enjoy the excitement of seeing the future of Hockey in North Texas-- the Americans by the way ARE affiliated with the Dallas Stars... wonder if we can exchange teams-- and see if these young lads can make a push to the playoffs--

HEY! Its just a thought!