Dallas/Allen, Texas – The Allen Americans (7-10-5-0), ECHL affiliate of the Utah Hockey Club, powered by Energy Transfer Partners, face the Wichita Thunder (13-10-2-0) tonight at 7:10 PM CST at CUTX Event Center. This is the first of three meetings this week between two teams. The Americans have lost six straight games.
Americans Tonight:
Pregame Show: 6:50 PM CST
Puck Drop: 7:10 PM CST
Watch Live: FLOHOCKEY.TV
Listen Live: AMERICANS 24/7
On the Call: Tommy Daniels and Maurice Fitzgerald
Executive Producer: Tyler Luker
Ice Time: Manuel Acuna
On Ice Interview: Sara Farmer
Social Media: Alyssa Santos
Next Home Game: 12/20/24 vs. Wichita 7:10 PM CST
Power Play Woes: The Americans were blanked on the power play for the third game in a row going 0-for-2 on Sunday afternoon. The team entered the weekend with the fourth ranked power play in the ECHL but dropped to 10th overall after going 0-for-11 this past weekend. Easton Brodzinski leads the Americans with four power play goals.
Streak at Six: The Americans dropped their sixth straight game on Sunday afternoon in Fort Wayne. It’s the teams longest losing streak of the season. Allen was outscored 18-5 over the three-game series.
Jake Returns: The Americans traded Ryan Mahshie to the Worcester Railers on Monday for Colin Jacobs. Jacobs had 15 points in 39 games for Allen last year.
Swept in the Hoosier State: The Americans dropped the final game of the Indiana road trip losing to the Fort Wayne Komets in overtime 4-3 last Sunday afternoon at Memorial Coliseum. The Americans jumped out to a 2-0 first period lead on goals from Spencer Asuchak (8), and Robbie Baillargeon. Despite being outshot 15-9 in the opening period, the Americans owned a 2-0 lead after the first period. Fort Wayne cut the lead in half in the second period as Jack Dugan scored his first of the night, and fourth of the season. The Americans led 2-1 after two periods of play. Fort Wayne took their first lead of the game, scoring back-to-back goals one minute apart in the third period. First, Anthony Petruzzelli (8) at the 5:36 mark of the final frame to tie the game at 2-2. One minute later Jack Dugan (5) scored on the power play to give the Komets the lead 3-2. The score remained that way until 2:11 left in regulation when Mark Duarte found the back of the net for the sixth time this season to even the score at 3-3. Both teams collected a point as the Americans and Komets headed to overtime. It took Fort Wayne exactly 55 seconds to end the game as Jack Dugan scored on his third breakaway of the game netting a hat trick as Fort Wayne beat Allen 4-3.
Comparing Allen and Wichita
Allen Americans:
Home: 2-4-4
Away: 5-6-1
Overall: 7-9-4
Last 10: 2-5-3
Allen Americans Leaders:
Goals: (11) Easton Brodzinski
Assists: (14) Brayden Watts
Points: (22) Brayden Watts
+/-: (2) *Hudson Wilson
PIM’s: (33) Artyom Kulakov
*In the AHL with Tucson
Wichita Thunder:
Home: 9-6-1-0
Away: 4-4-1-0
Overall: 13-10-2-0
Last 10: 6-3-1-0
Wichita Thunder Leaders:
Goals: (13) Michal Stinil
Assists: (16) Peter Bates and Kobe Walker
Points: (28) Michal Stinil
+/-: (+14) Peter Bates
PIM’s (28) Dillon Boucher
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About the Allen Americans
The Allen Americans Professional Hockey Club is a member of the ECHL, the world’s top Double-A hockey league, and is the affiliate of the National Hockey League’s (NHL) Utah Hockey Club
Founded in 2009, Championship Hockey is the backbone of the franchise, with the Americans having captured back-to-back ECHL Kelly Cup Championships in 2014-15 & 2015-16 and two Central Hockey League President’s Cups in 2012-13 & 2013-14.
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