Great Falls Americans

This article is about the current NA3HL team. For the original WHL franchise of same name, see: Great Falls Americans (WHL).
Great Falls Americans
City Great Falls, Montana
League NA3HL
Founded 2011 (In the AWHL)
Home arena Great Falls IcePlex (1,500)
Colors Red, White, and Blue
              
Owner(s) Jim Keough
General manager Jeff Heimel
Head coach Jeff Heimel
Franchise history
2011–present Great Falls Americans

The Great Falls Americans are an USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier III Junior A ice hockey team from Great Falls, Montana and play out of the Great Falls IcePlex in North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL). The players, ages 16–20, carry amateur status under Junior A guidelines and hope to earn a spot on a Canadian Major Junior, Collegiate or minor professional team.

History

The Americans were founded in 2011 as an expansion team scheduled to be part of the Northern Pacific Hockey League (NorPac) for the 2011–12 season.[1] Instead, the team joined the rest of the eastern NorPac teams in creating the new American West Hockey League (AWHL).

In March 2014, the AWHL joined the North American 3 Hockey League as the Frontier Division for the 2014–15 season.[2]

Season-by-season records

Season GP W L OTL Pts GF GA PIM Regular Season Finish Playoffs
American West Hockey League
2011–12 48 1 46 1 2 97 359 1,343 6th of 6, AWHL Did not qualify
2012–13 48 16 30 2 34 129 194 954 6th of 7, AWHL Did not qualify
2013–14 48 36 9 3 75 216 121 981 2nd of 8, AWHLWon Semifinals, 3-1 vs. Gillette Wild
Lost Finals, 0-3 vs. Helena Bighorns
North American 3 Hockey League
2014–15 47 34 10 3 71 168 87 644 1st of 7, Frontier Div.
3rd of 31, NA3HL		Won Div. Semifinals, 2-0 vs. Billings Bulls
Won Div. Finals, 2-0 vs. Helena Bighorns
0-3-0 in Silver Cup Round Robin
(L, 1-3 vs. Wolves; L, 1-3 vs. Jets; L, 1-6 vs. Bulls)
2015–16 47 34 11 2 70 203 93 735 2nd of 7, Frontier Div.
8th of 34, NA3HL		Won Div. Semifinals, 2-0 vs. Bozeman Icedogs
Won Div. Finals, 2-0 vs. Yellowstone Quake
2-1-0 in Silver Cup Round Robin
(W, 2-1 vs. Ducks; L, 1-4 vs. Bulls; W, 8-1 vs. Quake)
Lost Semifinal game, 4-5 vs. Metro Jets

References

  1. ↑ Staff (June 13, 2011). "Americans now part of AWHL". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  2. ↑ http://www.na3hl.com/news/story.cfm?id=11149

External links

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