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2021-22 GF Americans Camps

Great Falls Americans Summer Program

Great Falls Americans: Capstone Invitational Teams

When: Friday, July 30 through Sunday, August 1, 2021

Location: Edina, Minnesota

4 Games Guaranteed

Cost: $285.00

During the offseason, the Great Falls Americans will be participating in the 2021 Capstone Invitational. The goal of the summer program will give potential prospects the opportunity to skate with the current Great Falls Americans squad and get to know the staff.

Capstone Hockey puts on these events and many junior and college coaches recruit heavily at both events including the United States Hockey League (USHL), North American Hockey League (NAHL), NCAA Division I and NCAA Division III.

The event takes place at the Braemer Ice Arena in Edina, Minnesota.

If you are interested in participating, please contact Great Falls Americans Head Coach Greg Sears to register by email at gsears@gfamericans.com 

Click here to view the official Capstone Invitational Flyer

2021 NA3HL Top Prospects Tournament

FRISCO, TX (April 13, 2021): The rosters and schedule have been announced by the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL) for the 2021 Top Prospects Tournament that will be held on Sunday and Monday (April 18-19, 2021) in conjunction with the 2021 NA3HL Fraser Cup (National) Tournament that is taking place from April 15-19. 2021. Both events are being hosted in St. Peters, Missouri at the St. Peters Rec Plex for the first time this season.

This year, the teams will not be comprised of the five divisions that make up the NA3HL like in years past rather they will have four teams with the following names with mixed rosters: Team Krampade, Team K1, Team Apex, and Team Bauer. Each of the TPT teams (88 players and eight coaches total) will each play two games with each squad having 22 players (13 forwards, 7 defensemen, and 2 goaltenders) along with a head coach and an assistant coach. Respective head coaches nominated any players that were considered for the prestigious event.

The NA3HL’s Frontier Division will be represented by two coaches including Great Falls Americans head coach Greg Sears, who will be the head coach of Team Bauer and former Great Falls Americans Assistant Coach and current head coach of the Gillette (WY) Wild, Ethan Hayes will be assisting El Paso Rhinos Head Coach Vinny Bohn on Team K1. To view the full list of coaches and the schedule, please click here.

The Frontier Division will have a total 22 players spread throughout the four teams competing in the ‘all-star like” event including five from the Great Falls Americans, four from the Gillette (WY) Wild (Carson Kuche, Tristan Baker, Brock Trboyevich, Declan Young), three each from the Missoula Junior Bruins (Kieran Christianson, Jacob Saenger, Mi-Kwan Tallman), Helena Bighorns (Harlan Wojtusik, Andrew Deskin, Anthony Adleman), and the Bozeman Ice Dogs (Kadyn Fennell, Tanner Klockzo, Blake Nerney), two each from the Butte Cobras (Nick Bradshaw and Luke Schlensner) and the Yellowstone Quake (Dylan Rumpke and Austin Lawless).

The Great Falls Americans will be sending goaltender Trever Mellen, forwards Henry Chavez and Alex Jackson and defensemen, Tommy Janes and Tyler Lorring to Missouri. Janes and Jackson will be on Team Krampade coached by Peoria Mustangs head coach Steve Ortman, Lorring and Chavez will be teammates on Team Apex coached by Willmar WarHawks head mentor Kirk Olimb and Trever Mellen will be on Americans head coach Greg Sears’ squad on Team Bauer.

Click here to view the NA3HL Press Release with rosters, coaches, and schedule and information for the 2021 Top Prospects Tournament. Fans can also follow the action live at HockeyTV and see the stats updated live on the NA3HL Scoreboard.

The following links are articles relating to the 2021 Top Prospects Tournament.

April 12, 2021: NA3HL News: NA3HL announces 2021 Fraser Cup and Top Prospects Schedule

February 8, 2021: NA3HL News: NA3HL announces 2021 Fraser Cup, Top Prospects and Draft

To view more information about the 2021 Top Prospects Tournament, please visit the tournament webpage: http://na3hl.com/tpt/

2021 NA3HL Frontier Division Finals

GREAT FALLS, MT (April 5, 2021):  After defeating the #3 Gillette (WY) Wild 2-1 in the Frontier Division Semi-Finals this past week, the #2 Great Falls Americans will face the #1 Sheridan (WY) Hawks in a best-of-three Frontier Division Finals (April 8-10. 2021).

**NO COVID-19 ATTENDANCE RESTRICTIONS (PLEASE WEAR MASKS), ALL FANS WELCOME!!!

2021 NA3HL Frontier Divisional Finals (Best-of-3 Format)

(All Times MST)

Click here to check up-to-date scores on the NA3HL Playoff Scoreboard for all playoff teams.

Printable 2021 NA3HL Playoff Information (Updated Apr. 10, 2021)

Printable 2020-21 GF Americans Schedule (including playoffs) (Updated Apr. 11, 2021)

NA3HL Playoff Hub (NA3HL.COM)

 #2 Great Falls Americans (30-13-3-0) #1 Sheridan (WY) Hawks (42-2-0-0)

Game 1: Thursday, April 8th: #1 Sheridan (WY) Hawks @ #2 Great Falls Americans, 7:00PM, Great Falls Ice Plex, Great Falls, MT (GF 4-1 L Box Score)/Game Story)

Game 2: Friday, April 9th: #2 Great Falls Americans @ #1 Sheridan (WY) Hawks, 7:30PM, Whitney Rink in the M&M’s Center, Sheridan, WY (GF 7-3 W Box Score)/Game Story)

Game 3: Saturday, April 10th: #2 Great Falls Americans @ #1 Sheridan (WY) Hawks, 7:30PM, Whitney Rink in the M&M’s Center, Sheridan, WY (GF 4-1 L Box Score)/Game Story)

2021 NA3HL Frontier Division Semi-Finals

GREAT FALLS, MT (March 29, 2021): The Great Falls Americans have clinched the #2 spot in the Frontier Division Semi-Finals in April. The two winners advance to the 2021 Frontier Divisional Finals the following week (April 8-11, 2021).

**NO COVID-19 ATTENDANCE RESTRICTIONS (PLEASE WEAR MASKS), ALL FANS WELCOME!!!

2021 NA3HL Frontier Divisional Semi-Finals (Best-of-3 Format)

(All Times MST)

Click here to check up-to-date scores on the NA3HL Playoff Scoreboard for all playoff teams.

Printable 2021 NA3HL Playoff Information (Updated Apr. 10, 2021)

Printable 2020-21 GF Americans Schedule (including playoffs) (Updated Apr. 5, 2021)

NA3HL Playoff Hub (NA3HL.COM)

#3 Gillette (WY) Wild (24-17-1-1) @ #2 Great Falls Americans (29-11-3-0)

Game 1: Thursday, April 1st: #2 Great Falls Americans @ #3 Gillette (WY) Wild, 7:00PM, Spirit Hall Ice Arena , Gillette, WY (GF 2-0 W (Box Score)/Game Story)

Game 2: Friday, April 2nd: #3 Gillette (WY) Wild @ #2 Great Falls Americans, 7:30PM, Great Falls Ice Plex, Great Falls, MT (GF 3-2 L OT (Box Score)/Game Story)

Game 3: Saturday, April 3rd: #3 Gillette (WY) Wild @ #2 Great Falls Americans, 7:30PM, Great Falls Ice Plex, Great Falls, MT (GF 2-0 W Box Score/Game Story)

#4 Missoula Jr. Bruins (21-19-2-0) @ #1 Sheridan (WY) Hawks (41-1-0-0)

2021 NA3HL Frontier Divisional Semi-Finals (Best-of-3 Format)

Game 1: Friday, April 2nd: #1 Sheridan (WY) Hawks @ #4 Missoula Jr. Bruins, 7:30PM, Whitney Rink in the M&M’s Center, Sheridan, WY (SH 4-2 W Box Score)

Game 2: Saturday, April 3rd: #4 Missoula Jr. Bruins @ #1 Sheridan (WY) Hawks, 7:30PM, Whitney Rink in the M&M’s Center, Sheridan, WY (SH 10-1 W Box Score)

Great Falls Ice Plex: Renovation Master Plan

January 23, 2021: The Great Falls Community Ice Foundation (www.gf-ice.org) is excited to present the Great Falls Ice Plex Master Plan, which lays out the improvements that are expected to happen over the next several years. The project will be over six phases and prioritized by need set by the GFCIF Board of Directors. The improvements will make the GF Ice Plex a preferred destination for hockey tournaments, skating competitions and other year-round events including concerts and expositions. Click here to read more about the fundraising efforts and how you can donate to make this a reality.

GF Americans Story: Great Falls Ice Plex releases Master Plan for future improvements

Story Courtesy: MTN Sports (KRTV): MontanaSports.com: Great Falls Community Ice Foundation unveils plans for Ice Plex (January 24, 2021) 

560AM KMON: Weekly Radio Interview

2020-21 560AM KMON: Weekly Radio Interviews with Coach Sears

UPDATED: 04/14/21: Tune in live weekly every Friday throughout the regular season at 6:11AM/7:11AM/8:11AM (MST) on 560AM KMON in Great Falls for a weekly interview with Americans Head Coach Greg Sears by KMON’s Randy Bogden. Click here to listen to the full interviews.

2020-21 GF Americans Schedule

All Games can be seen on the NA3HL’s official streaming service, Hockey TV with Americans Play-By-Play Announcer, Justin Latham on the call for all home games.

The 2020-21 GF Americans Schedule was released on September 10, 2020. 

Fans that have a subscription to Hockey TV can watch current and previous Great Falls Americans games:

Click here for the current (2020-21) Season

Click here for the games completed during the 2019-20 Season

To view the entire 2020-21 Great Falls Americans and NA3HL league schedules, please click here.

2020-21 GF Americans: Upcoming Schedules

(Updated Apr. 13, 2021)

April 2021