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 Greg Sears (2018–19)
Head coach Greg Sears (2018–19)
Franchise history
2011–present 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 the Great Falls IcePlex in the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL). The players, ages 16–20, carry amateur status under Junior A guidelines and hope to earn a place 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

SeasonGPWLOTLPtsGFGAPIMRegular Season FinishPlayoffs
American West Hockey League
2011–124814612973591,3436th of 6, AWHLDid not qualify
2012–134816302341291949546th of 7, AWHLDid not qualify
2013–14483693752161219812nd of 8, AWHLWon Semifinals, 3–1 vs. Gillette Wild
Lost Finals, 0–3 vs. Helena Bighorns
North American 3 Hockey League
2014–15473410371168876441st 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)
2015–16473411270203937352nd 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
2016–1747384581258966992nd of 8, Frontier Div.
4th of 48, NA3HL		Won Div. Semifinals, 2–0 vs. Gillete Wild
Lost Div. Finals, 1–2 vs. Yellowstone Quake
2017–184734112701951076332nd of 6, Frontier Div.
8th of 42, NA3HL		Lost Div. Semifinals, 0–2 vs. Helena Bighorns

Current roster

Last updated February 3, 2018[3]

No. S/P/C Player Pos Ht Wt DoB Hometown Previous team College commitment
26 California Trent Cowden D 5' 11" 180 lb 1998-03-03 Simi Valley, California California Titans 18U (NAPHL 18U) None
14 Alaska Cody Dearing F 6' 0" 181 lb 1998-08-26 Anchorage, Alaska Dimond (USHS–AK) None
9 California Michael Fary F 6' 4" 195 lb 1997-10-13 Anaheim, California Utah Outliers (WSHL) None
5 California Weston Goodman F 5' 11" 185 lb 1998-12-24 San Jose, California Boston Jr. Bandits (NCDC) None
17 Alaska Michael Houlihan F 6' 0" 195 lb 1998-12-24 Anchorage, Alaska Colorado Springs Tigers 18U (NAPHL 18U) None
19 Wisconsin Matthew Janke F 5' 10" 175 lb 1998-01-21 Weston, Wisconsin D.C. Everest (USHS–WI) None
10 Alaska Jens Juliussen F 5' 8" 150 lb 1998-08-27 Anchorage, Alaska Missoula Junior Bruins (NA3HL) None
18 Alaska Matt Larson F 5' 10" 175 lb 1998-06-23 Anchorage, Alaska Alaska Wolves 16U AA (Midget AA) None
20 Montana Braxton Lorenz D 5' 11" 150 lb 1998-10-09 Great Falls, Montana Atlanta Fire 16U (NAPHL 16U) None
35 Montana Cam Macintosh G 6' 0" 165 lb 2001-04-29 Great Falls, Montana None (None) None
24 Alaska Kyler Mack F 5' 9" 160 lb 1998-11-12 Anchorage, Alaska Dimond (USHS–AK) None
6 Alaska Payton McSharry F 6' 1" 190 lb 1998-03-17 Anchorage, Alaska Missoula Junior Bruins (NA3HL) None
23 Alaska Garrett Peters F 5' 10" 150 lb 1998-08-02 Anchorage, Alaska Dimond (USHS–AK) None
2 Wisconsin Brandon Peterson D 6' 2" 180 lb 1999-07-14 Oak Creek, Wisconsin Greendale (USHS–WI) None
16 Alaska Logan Rachow D 5' 9" 175 lb 1999-04-16 Eagle River, Alaska Eagle River (USHS–AK) None
8 Minnesota Nick Ramstad F 5' 10" 185 lb 1999-05-21 Red Wing, Minnesota Red Wing (USHS–MI) None
7 Alaska Tanner Rath F 5' 10" 200 lb 1999-01-06 Anchorage, Alaska Dimond (USHS–AK) None
22 California Luke Richesin D 6' 0" 210 lb 1999-01-19 Clovis, California Fresno Monsters (WSHL) None
13 Alaska Ben Rinckey F 5' 10" 195 lb 1999-09-11 Eagle River, Alaska Eagle River (USHS–AK) None
30 Minnesota Drew Scites G 6' 0" 200 lb 1998-05-06 Plymouth, Minnesota North Iowa Bulls (NA3HL) None
30 British Columbia Bryan Sharp G 6' 1" 175 lb 1998-01-06 North Vancouver, British Columbia North Van Wolfpack (PIJHL) None
27 California Nathaniel Simpson D 5' 10" 170 lb 1998-07-10 Claremont, California California Wave 18U AA (Midget AA) None
3 Idaho Kody Thomas D 5' 9" 170 lb 1999-03-13 Boise, Idaho None (None) None
25 Alaska Adam Vandenbos F 5' 6" 180 lb 1998-04-15 Anchorage, Alaska Colorado Rampage U18 (T1EHL U18) None
1 Washington (state) Mack Willy G 6' 1" 180 lb 1998-09-12 Tacoma, Washington Colorado Springs Tigers 18U (NAPHL 18U) None

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
  3. ↑ (2017-18 Roster), (2017-2018 Roster) (3 February 2018). "Great Falls Americans 2017-18 Roster". Retrieved 3 February 2018.
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