The Allen Americans are a professional ice hockey team headquartered at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center in Allen, Texas, which currently plays in the ECHL. The team was founded in 2009 in the Central Hockey League (CHL) where they played for five seasons, winning the Ray Miron President's Cup twice. The CHL folded in 2014 and the ECHL accepted the remaining CHL teams as members for the 2014–15 season. In their first two seasons in the ECHL, Allen advanced to the Kelly Cup finals, winning the championship in both years. The team is led by President Jonny Mydra and Head Coach/General Manager Chad Costello. Currently, the Americans are affiliated with the National Hockey League Ottawa Senators and the American Hockey League Belleville Senators.
The Fort Worth Brahmas vs. the Americans at the Allen Event Center on January 11, 2010.
Allen's Hank Crone - 2023 ECHL MVP Winner
Americans Forward Jakov Novak during Round 1 of the 2023 Kelly Cup Playoffs.
Allen Americans 2023 Staff and Players
Allen is a city in Collin County in the U.S. state of Texas, and a northern suburb in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The population was 104,627 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 111,551 in 2022. Allen is located approximately twenty miles (32 km) north of downtown Dallas and is a part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area.
SDCX steam locomotive next to Allen Heritage Center
Allen Water Station was built for the railroad in 1874.
An Allen Americans hockey game at CUTX Event Center.
Allen High School