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GF Tribune: Behind strong goaltending, Americans primed for playoff run

By Steve Schreck, sschreck@greatfallstribune.com 

March 17, 2016

Sound goaltending can allow hockey teams to make a lot of noise in the playoffs.

That’s why the Great Falls Americans, of the North American 3 Hockey League, are poised to do just that.

The Americans of head coach Jeff Heimel are out to defend their Frontier Division title from a season ago, and that begins Thursday night, when a first-round, best-of-three series with the Bozeman IceDogs commences at the Great Falls IcePlex. The puck is scheduled to drop at 7:30.

Great Falls, which finished the regular season Saturday at 34-11-2 overall and second in points (70) behind first-place Yellowstone (73), qualified for the postseason for many reasons.

While it packs a significant punch on offense, Great Falls has won just as many games with its defense. And the backline of every defense is the goalie.

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