Game Day Preview: Americans welcome Jacksonville to Allen for the first of three

Dallas/Allen, Texas-– The Allen Americans (14-31-8-2), ECHL affiliate of the Utah Hockey Club, powered by Energy Transfer Partners, face the Jacksonville Icemen (34-16-5-1) tonight at 7:10 PM CST in the first of a three-game series. The Americans ended their12-game losing streak last Sunday afternoon in Tahoe.

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Pregame Show: 6:40 PM CST
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Next Home Game: 3/7/25 vs. Jacksonville Icemen, 7:10 PM CST

Streak Stopped: The Americans ended their 12-game losing streak last Sunday afternoon in Tahoe, beating the Knight Monsters 4-1, at Tahoe Blue Event Center. The Americans opened the scoring in the first period as Americans defenseman J.C. Brassard fired a shot from the right faceoff circle that trickled into the Knight Monsters net past goalie Jesper Vickman to give Allen the early 1-0 lead. Patrick Polino and Brayden Watts added assists. The Americans added a second goal in the middle frame as Jay Powell scored his first of the season and first in an Allen sweater to make it 2-0 Americans. Kyle Crnkovic and Miko Matikka with the helpers. Tahoe cut the lead to 2-1, scoring late in the second frame with 55 seconds left in the period. The Americans put the game away in the third as Quinn Warmuth netted his third of the season unassisted to give Allen their two-goal lead back at the 14:33 mark. J.C. Brassard scored his second of the game into an empty net with two and a half minutes remaining to secure the Americans victory 4-1. The Americans went 0-for-3 on the power play. Luke Richardson made the start, getting the win stopping 34 of 35 Tahoe shots.    

The D for the Win: For the first time in Americans history, all four goals scored in last Sunday’s 4-1 win were achieved by blueliners. The previous high was two goals scored by a defenseman, on two different occasions (Brassard 2, Warmuth, and Powell).

Warmuth leads the way: Americans rookie defenseman Quinn Warmuth leads the way for Allen with a three-game point streak. Over that stretch the two goals and an assist over the last three games.

Head-to-Head with Jacksonville: The Americans and Icemen have met only on time in team history, and that matchup came during the 2017-2018 season. The Americans beat Jacksonville 3-1, on Sunday, February 11th at VyStar Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Casey Pierro-Zabotel (14), Zach Pochiro (11), who had the game winning goal, and Bryan Moore provided the offense for the Americans. Jeremy Brodeur made the start in net for Allen that day stopping 32 of 33 Jacksonville shots to earn the victory. The three stars of the game that afternoon were (1) Zach Pochiro, (2) Jeremy Brodeur, (3) Bryan Moore.

Allen Americans:
Home: 6-15-4-1
Away: 8-16-4-1
Overall: 14-31-8-2
Last 10: 1-7-1-1
 
Allen Americans Leaders:
Goals: (18) Mark Duarte and Spencer Asuchak
Assists: (33) Kyle Crnkovic
Points: (48) Brayden Watts
/-: (+1) Kamerin Nault
PIM’s: (80) Nick Isaacson
 
Jacksonville Icemen:
Home: 21-4-2-1
Away: 13-12-3-0
Overall: 34-16-5-1
Last 10: 7-0-3-0

Jacksonville Icemen Leaders:
Goals: (17) Olivier Nadeau
Assists: (28) Noah Laaouan
Points: (38) Chris Grando
+/-: (+21) Peter Tischke
PIM’s (59) Ty Cheveldayoff

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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.