Allen Loses in OT & Other Thoughts - 1/13/13

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Kale Kerbashian with two goals in first game

Adam Pineault  continued the streak of having a good weekend after doing an interview with our blog. Even though the Americans had a tough weekend with two losses Adam played well with a goal and an assist and was a +2 which led all forwards in plus/minus.

Adam's performance follows in the footsteps of Maiani, Bootland and Schaafsma (the last three player profiles) who also had great weekends their player profile was published.






Kale Kerbashian lived up to the high expectations set by coach Martinson before he arrived in Allen. In his first game the Thunder Bay, ONT. native had two goals including one to tie the game with less then five minutes left.











The Americans ended a disappointing weekend with a second consecutive loss to the Ft. Worth Brahmas. This time it was in their building and the loss was in overtime 4-3. Their lead in the standings actually increased as Wichita lost in regulation time so the Americans now have a six point lead and still have four games in hand. Missouri, Denver and Ft. Worth are in a three way tie for third place nine points back.

My thoughts and musings:

- The power play was shut out again last night and was 0-9 on the weekend. Bloomington has now taken the lead as the best power play in the CHL.

- The penalty kill group is still the tops in the league with a lofty 88.3%

- There was a good crowd at Nytex last night as the official attendance was 2414 which included a good Americans contingent. I also heard it was jersey giveaway night.

- Mike Montgomery did not play last night. I sure hope he is okay and will come back after the break as the Mike Montgomery we are used so seeing play.

- Lots of talk about the officiating by Fitzgerald and Daniels on the broadcast last night. I usually dismiss these comments as every team thinks they get the short end of the officiating stick. But last night sounded like there was something to the poor officiating reported by Mo and Tommy. Bryan Lewis who is the CHL Referee-in-Chief was at the game and Tommy was going to try and talk to him after the game. I hope Tommy gives us a report on that conversation. And yes that is the same Bryan Lewis that worked as a referee in over 1000 NHL games including nine Stanley cup finals.

- The players now get a few days off in what I hear referred to as the all star break even though there is no all star game. Not sure what the schedule will be for the week. They may practice on Wednesday and then leave for Arizona.

Finally, I hope you all have had a chance to read the player profile on Adam Pineault. If you have read the story you know his wife, Monique, was diagnosed with leukemia in 2011 and under went a bone marrow transplant. Monique was in Florida this week meeting with her transplant team. She got great news and has been able to discontinue several of the thirteen different medications she has been taking. Adam had a special request for Americans fans: Click on www.marrow.org and begin the process to determine if your marrow is a match for somebody, like Monique Pineault, who might one day need a transplant. All it takes to get on the registry is a swab of your mouth and a walk to the mailbox.