ALLEN, Texas | The Allen Americans of the ECHL announced over the weekend the signing of The University of Alabama in Huntsville forward Tyler Poulsen to an Amateur Try-Out contract.
 
A native of Arvada, Colorado, Poulsen had a career-best campaign in 2017-18 as the junior ranked second on the roster with 26 points on a team-best 17 assists and nine goals. In his career with the Chargers, Poulsen appeared in a totaled of 88 games and registered 38 points from 12 goals and 20 assists.
 
The Allen Americans are the ECHL affiliate for the NHL's San Jose Sharks, which makes Poulsen the third player from UAH's 2017-18 roster to sign with a NHL affiliated club as Josh Kestner (AHL's Toronto Marlies) and Brennan Saulnier (ECHL's Atlanta Gladiators) inked contracts earlier in March.
 
The Chargers as a team experienced the program's strongest season since joining the WCHA for the 2013-14 campaign, as the squad finished as the seventh seed with a WCHA record of 10-16-2 for 33 league points while finishing with an overall record of 12-23-2 which is the highest win total for UAH since 2009-10.