Americans Weekly 1-13-25

MEDIA CONTACT:  Tommy Daniels
tommy@allenamericans.com 
Phone: 469-387-7118

For Immediate Release:
Monday, January 13, 2025

Dallas/Allen, Texas – The Allen Americans (10-18-7), ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Utah Hockey Club, powered by Energy Transfer Partners, picked up four out of a possible eight points last week with one regulation victory, and two overtime losses. The Americans are tied with Rapid City, sixth overall in the Mountain Division. This week the Americans play two games. Tulsa at home on Tuesday night, and in Wichita on Wednesday.

Last Week’s Record: 1-1-2
Overall record: 10-18-7

Last Week’s Results:

Wednesday, January 8th
Wichita 5 at Allen 5 Final

Friday, January 10th
Allen 2 at Wichita 5 Final

Saturday, January 11th
Allen 1 at Wichita 2 Final OT

Sunday, January 12th
Allen 4 at Tulsa 5 Final OT

-- Upcoming Games --

Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Opponent: Tulsa Oilers
Time: 7:10 PM CST
Location: CUTX Event Center, Allen, Texas   
Broadcast Info:  Streaming on Americans 24/7 and Flo Hockey TV

Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Opponent: Wichita Thunder
Time: 7:05 PM CST
Location: Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita Thunder  
Broadcast Info:  Streaming on Americans 24/7 and Flo Hockey TV

Regular Season Team Leaders:
Goals – (15) Brayden Watts 
Assists – (14) Kyle Crnkovic 
Points – (38) Brayden Watts 
Power Play Goals – (5) Spencer Asuchak
Power Play Assists – (13) Brayden Watts 
Shorthanded Goals – (1) Spencer Asuchak and Mark Duarte
Shorthanded Assists – (1) Liam Gorman
Game Winning Goals – (3) Brayden Watts
First Goal – (4) Spencer Asuchak and Brayden Goals
Insurance Goals – (3) Mark Duarte  
Penalty Minutes – (55) Colin Jacobs 
Plus/Minus – (+3) Cole Fraser  
Shots on Goal – (91) Brayden Watts 
Points per game (1.09) Brayden Watts
Save Percentage – (0.918) Luke Richardson 
Goals against average (2.93) Luke Richardson
Goalie Wins – (4) Luke Richardson and *Dylan Wells
* In the American Hockey League

Americans Notables:

- Brayden Watts has a six-game point streak
- Brayden Watts is tied for sixth in the league in scoring with 38 points.
- Brayden Watts is tied for second overall with 13 power play assists.
- Spencer Asuchak leads Allen with five power play goals.
- Allen’s power play ranks seventh at 22.0 %.
- Allen is 8-1-2 when leading after two periods.
- Allen is 3-1-0 in two goal games. 
- Brayden Watts is tied for second overall with 17 power play assists.
- Kyle Crnkovic leads Allen with 24 assists.
- Mark Duarte and Spencer Asuchak are tied with one shorthanded goal each.
- Anson Thornton leads the ECHL with 690 saves.
- There have been only three penalty shot goals scored this season in 15 attempts. The Americans allowed one of the three (Easton Brodzinski 1/12/25 at Tulsa).
- Allen is averaging just under 12 penalty minutes per game (11.77).
- The Americans have won just two of their nine overtime games this season (2-7).
- Allen is one of eight teams who have not been involved in a shootout this season.
- Allen is 6-7-4 when scoring first.
- The Americans are 10-16-6 against the Mountain Division.
- The Americans power is 19th overall in the league at 79.1 %.
- Opponents are outscoring the Americans by 20 goals in the third period (46-26).
- The Americans are allowing just over four goals per game (4.09).
- Americans opponents are averaging just under 40 shots per game (39.26).
- The Americans are 1-16-2 when trailing after two periods.
- The Americans have outshot their opponent only three times this season (2-1-0).
- Allen is 3-3-7 in one-goal games.
- The Americans are 1-7-1 when trailing at home after the first period.

This Week’s Schedule
Tuesday, January 14th
Morning Skate 10:00 AM CST
Tulsa at Allen, 7:10 PM CST

Wednesday, January 15th
No Morning Skate: 
Allen at Wichita, 7:05 PM

Thursday, January 16th
Off

Friday, January 17th
No Game

Saturday, January 11th
No Game

Sunday, January 12th
Off