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06-07-10 06:14 PM - Post#112645
Americans bring back fan favorite Musitelli for 2010-11 season
ALLEN, Texas – The Allen Americans started the summer with a bang by re-signing fan favorite Nino Musitelli for the 2010-11 season. The forward played on Allen’s top line during its inaugural year and was an integral team member.
“Nino was a huge part of our success last season. He is an exciting, dynamic player that can break open a game,” Americans Head Coach and General Manager Dwight Mullins said.
The Macomb, Michigan, native scored 63 points in 62 games during the regular season, which is 13 points higher than his first professional year. Musitelli only trailed linemates Justin Bowers and Bruce Graham in scoring for the Americans. His above average play continued in Allen’s first postseason. The 23-year-old finished the 2010 playoffs with 26 points in 20 games, tied for second overall in scoring in his first postseason. Three of his 13 playoff goals were game winners.
Musitelli strung together the longest point streak of the 2009-10 season, garnering 21 points in 17 straight games. He was also the last player of the year to earn the Oakley CHL Player of the Week award.
He is looking forward to another year with the Americans. “Allen can only get better, and we as a team can only get stronger,” Musitelli said Wednesday. “I can’t wait to get back on the ice.”
Musitelli also expressed gratitude for the community’s support of the first-year team. “We appreciate what they do for the organization.”
Americans hook their Horn
Colton Yellow Horn back with Southern Conference Champs
ALLEN, Texas – The Allen Americans added another familiar face to the 2010-11 roster with the signing of forward Colton Yellow Horn. After announcing last week that winger Nino Musitelli would be returning next season, Allen revealed that Yellow Horn would be joining him.
Yellow Horn joined the Americans in the midst of their inaugural season Dec. 11. He finished the year scoring 35 points (10g-25a=35) in 43 games, fifth highest on the team. The left-handed forward continued to produce for Allen in the postseason, garnering 20 points (10g-10a=20) in 20 games. He was +8 during the playoffs and scored one game-winning goal and one shorthanded goal. He also nabbed his first professional hat trick in the Ray Miron Presidents’ Cup Finals en route to a 5-2 victory April 28 in front of a home crowd at the Allen Event Center.
Americans Head Coach and General Manager Dwight Mullins is pleased with Allen’s second signing. “Colton continues to develop and grow as a franchise player. He has a great sense for the game and is very talented with the puck,” Mullins said Monday. “He's a fan favorite and a big piece of our pursuit to win the Cup.”
Yellow Horn is looking forward to what next season holds. “It was a really good year last year. I think we have one good team coming back and I’m excited to be back in the place that I enjoyed,” the five-foot-six Brocket, Alberta, native said Monday.
Before playing for the Americans, the 23-year-old spent time with the Austrian Hockey League’s Salzburg EC and the ECHL’s Elmira Jackals and Stockton Thunder. Yellow Horn spent his junior years with the Western Hockey League’s Lethbridge Hurricanes and Tri-City Americans from 2003 to 2008. During his five seasons, he scored a combined 349 points (153g-196a=349) in 330 games.
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