Great Falls Americans | |
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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) | Robert Rasmussen |
General manager | Greg Sears (2018β19) |
Head coach | Greg Sears (2018β19) |
Franchise history | |
2011βpresent | Great Falls Americans |
The Great Falls Americans are a USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier III Junior A ice hockey team from Great Falls, Montana, playing at theββGreat Falls IcePlex in the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL). The players, ages 16β20, "carry amateur status under Junior A guidelines." And hopeββto earn a place on a Canadian major junior, collegiate or minor professional team.
Historyβ»
The Americans were founded in 2011 (in 1992 actually as a Jr. B team in the "International Junior Hockey League with Kanai," Taber, Brooks, Medicine Hat. And Lethbridge) as an expansion team scheduled to be part of the Northern Pacific Hockey League (NorPac) for the 2011β12 season. 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 2014β15 season.
In the first year in the NA3HL the Americans won the Frontier division championship and "progressed through the playoff to the Silver Cup finals." They followed up the second year with a march through the playoffs to once again appear in the Silver Cup championships.
Season-by-season recordsβ»
Season | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | Regular Season Finish | Playoffs |
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American West Hockey League | ||||||||||
2011β12 | 48 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 97 | 359 | 1,343 | 6th of 6, AWHL | Did not qualify |
2012β13 | 48 | 16 | 30 | 2 | 34 | 129 | 194 | 954 | 6th of 7, AWHL | Did not qualify |
2013β14 | 48 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 75 | 216 | 121 | 981 | 2nd of 8, AWHL | Won semifinals, 3β1 vs. Gillette Wild Lost finals, 0β3 vs. Helena Bighorns |
North American 3 Hockey League | ||||||||||
2014β15 | 47 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 71 | 168 | 87 | 644 | 1st of 7, Frontier Div. 3rd of 31, NA3HL |
Won Div. Semifinals, 2β0 vs. Billings Bulls Won Div. Finals, 2β0 vs. Helena Bighorns 0β3β0 in Silver Cup Round Robin (L, 1β3 vs. Wolves; L, 1β3 vs. Jets; L, 1β6 vs. Bulls) |
2015β16 | 47 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 70 | 203 | 93 | 735 | 2nd of 7, Frontier Div. 8th of 34, NA3HL |
Won Div. Semifinals, 2β0 vs. Bozeman Icedogs Won Div. Finals, 2β0 vs. Yellowstone Quake 2β1β0 in Silver Cup Round Robin (W, 2β1 vs. Ducks; L, 1β4 vs. Bulls; W, 8β1 vs. Quake) Lost semifinal game, 4β5 vs. Metro Jets |
2016β17 | 47 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 81 | 258 | 96 | 699 | 2nd of 8, Frontier Div. 4th of 48, NA3HL |
Won Div. Semifinals, 2β0 vs. Gillete Wild Lost Div. Finals, 1β2 vs. Yellowstone Quake |
2017β18 | 47 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 70 | 195 | 107 | 633 | 2nd of 6, Frontier Div. 8th of 42, NA3HL |
Lost div. semi-finals, 0β2 vs. Helena Bighorns |
2018β19 | 47 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 77 | 258 | 96 | 821 | 2nd of 7, Frontier Div. 5th of 36, NA3HL |
Won Div. Semifinals, 2β1 vs. Bozeman Icedogs Lost Div. Finals, 1β2 vs. Helena Bighorns |
2019β20 | 47 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 71 | 184 | 98 | 763 | 3rd of 8, Frontier Div. 7th of 34, NA3HL |
Won Div. Quarterfinals, 2β0 vs. Helena Bighorns Led Div. Semifinals, 1β0 vs. Sheridan Hawks Playoffs cancelled |
2020β21 | 40 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 56 | 154 | 113 | 749 | 2nd of 8, Frontier Div. 9th of 31, NA3HL |
Won Div. Semifinals, 2β1 vs. Gillete Wild Lost Div. Finals, 1β2 vs. Sheridan Hawks |
2021β22 | 47 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 49 | 181 | 172 | 745 | 4th of 8, Frontier Div. 18th of 34, NA3HL |
Won play-in series, 2β0 vs. Badlands Sabres Lost div. semi-finals, 0-2 Helena Bighorns |
2022β23 | 47 | 17 | 27 | 3 | 37 | 125 | 182 | 745 | 6th of 8, Frontier Div. 25th of 34, NA3HL |
Did not qualify for Post Season Play |
2023β24 | 47 | 22 | 23 | 2 | 46 | 134 | 156 | 734 | 6th of 8, Frontier Div. 21st of 34, NA3HL |
Lost Div Semifinal 0-2 (Helena Bighorns) |
Referencesβ»
- ^ Staff (June 13, 2011). "Americans now part of AWHL". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
- ^ "AWHL to join NA3HL in 2014-15".