Do you live in DFW? Do you like Hockey? Check this out...

If you live in the Dallas / Fort Worth area and you like Hockey you should check out the newest team to join the CHL, the Allen Americans. The team is owned by former NHL star Steve Duchesne.

Duchesne is a former NHL defenseman who played in 1,113 career games in the NHL over 17 seasons.  The high-scoring defenseman ranks 17th on the NHL’s all-time defensemen scoring list and has won a Stanley Cup Ring with the Detroit Red Wings in 2002.  Since moving to Dallas, he has been very active in the youth hockey community and was a coach for the Dallas Stars Midget AAA Hockey club in 2007.

The Allen Americans will call the new Allen Event Center their home and will play a home opener this Saturday, November 7, 2009 against the Corpus Christi IceRays.

Go out and support the team! They're awesome!

For more information on the Allen Americans visit www.allenamericans.com or follow the team on Twitter: @allenamericans.