Alaska is hockey heaven -- the Alaska Aces are perennial ECHL contenders, the UAA Seawolves play in the nation's premier college league and NHL star Scott Gomez headlines a contingent of pros. Join the conversation about the Aces and Alaska hockey with Doyle Woody, who has covered the game here at all levels for 24 years.
Contact: dwoody@adn.com
Aces: McCambridge Names Captains, Cuts 3 - 10/10/2008 12:24 pm
Here Are Our Boys In the BigTime (NHL Rosters) - 10/9/2008 5:53 pm
The AHL Opens - 10/8/2008 7:06 pm
Aeros Release Soares; That's Aces' Gain - 10/8/2008 9:43 am
Isles Snag Thompson Off Waiver Wire - 10/8/2008 9:36 am
Kronschnabel Is Bound For Bako - 10/7/2008 12:36 pm
Thompson Among Last Bruins Cuts - 10/7/2008 12:31 pm
J.J., Hamilton In Utah Camp (ECHL) - 10/6/2008 3:15 pm
Crabb Among Last Thrashers Cuts - 10/6/2008 2:58 pm
This Time It's Gomez With GWG - 10/5/2008 11:03 am
Dubinsky Opens NHL Season With Game-Winning Goal - 10/4/2008 10:51 am
Aces: Reinforcements Arriving From Peoria - 10/4/2008 8:45 am
Crabb Bags Goal (NHL Exhibition) - 10/4/2008 8:36 am
Gomez Gets An 'A' On His Sweater - 10/3/2008 12:03 pm
Spencer To Vegas; Greentree To AHL - 10/3/2008 11:45 am
Media And Coaches Polls: Seawolves Picked Last In Both - 10/1/2008 11:06 am
Shyiak Gets Four More Years - 9/30/2008 11:40 am
Where Guys Are: Training Camps Update - 9/29/2008 4:01 pm
Curtis And Calgary Cream Beaverson And Panthers (NHL Exhibition) - 9/26/2008 7:48 pm
Bourne Is Bound For Reading - 9/26/2008 5:28 pm
Joey Crabb gets an exhibition gig with Thrashers - 9/26/2008 3:59 pm
U-18s vs. UAA: Live From Wasilla - 9/25/2008 6:33 pm
OCTOBER 10, 2008 - 12:24 PM
Alaska Aces coach Keith McCambridge today named veteran winger Scott Burt the ECHL club's captain, which wasn't a surpising move since he brought in Burt for his leadership skills.
McCambridge also named veteran defenseman Matt Shasby and defenseman Derick Martin, both returners, as assistant captains.
OCTOBER 9, 2008 - 5:53 PM
The NHL truly gets under way tonight, so here's the list of Alaska-connected players on NHL rosters, according to the folks at league headquarters.
And by connected, we mean guys who either are from here or played here -- not just some dude who came up and fished the Kenai in the summer. And, granted, St. Louis Blues forward D.J. King is a stretch -- though he did play five games for the Alaska Aces in 2005-06.
In any event, here they are:
Calgary Flames -- former UAA Seawolves winger Curtis Glencross.
OCTOBER 8, 2008 - 7:06 PM
The American Hockey League kicked off its 2008-09 season with a pair of games Wednesday night, and it was tough sledding for a couple of guys with Alaska connections.
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, who include former Alaska Aces sniper Chris Minard and winger Tim Wallace of Anchorage, surrendered five power-play goals and got smoked, 8-4, by the Hershey Bears.
Minard managed a power-play assist, an even rating and four shots. Wallace was -1 with one shot and two minor penalties. Hershey center Jay Beagle, the former UAA pivot, was even with two shots.
OCTOBER 8, 2008 - 9:43 AM
Tough news for Alaska Aces winger Josh Soares is great news for the Aces: The Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League released Soares on Tuesday, which means he should be headed here.
And he brings serious credentials as the Aces' leading scorer last season: 36 goals, All-ECHL and All-Rookie honors.
Headed down to Sullivan Arena soon to check in at Aces practice and confirm Soares is headed here. (Aces coach Keith McCambridge confirmed Soares is on the way).
OCTOBER 8, 2008 - 9:36 AM
Good news for center Nate Thompson of Anchorage -- the New York Islanders picked him up off waivers, which would seem to enhance his chances of starting the season in the NHL.
The Boston Bruins placed Thompson on waivers Tuesday.
And here's the most encouraging thing for Thompson about the move to Long Island -- the Isles' rookie coach is Scott Gordon, who was Thompson's bench boss with the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League. Thompson captained the Baby Bruins last season, his third as a pro.
OCTOBER 7, 2008 - 12:36 PM
Former UAA Seawolves captain Charlie Kronschnabel will start the season with the Bakersfield Condors of the ECHL after being assigned to California by the Iowa Chops of the American Hockey League -- both clubs are affiliated with the Anaheim Ducks.
Kronschnabel spent last season, his rookie campaign, with the Reading Royals of the ECHL. He earned 13-22--35 totals in 72 regular season games and 3-5--8 totals in 13 playoff games.
OCTOBER 7, 2008 - 12:31 PM
Center Nate Thompson of Anchorage, coming off a career season in the American Hockey League, was among the last three players cut by the Boston Bruins.
Thompson, who made his NHL debut two seasons ago, was placed on waivers, making him available to other NHL teams. If he clears waivers, he's headed back to the Providence Bruins, Boston's AHL affiliate.
Thompson last season bagged 19-20--39 totals in 75 game
OCTOBER 6, 2008 - 3:15 PM
Our man Justin Johnson from Anchorage -- he's a former UAA Seawolves and Alaska Aces skater -- is back in camp with the Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL, and he's joined by former UAA winger Shea Hamilton.
J.J., 27, last season earned 8-3--11 totals and racked up 118 penalty minutes in 57 games with the Grizzlies.
Hamilton, 23, last season p
OCTOBER 6, 2008 - 2:58 PM
Third-year winger Joey Crabb of Anchorage was among the last players cut by the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers, who today trimmed their roster to 23 players.
Crabb was among three players cut. He was assigned to Chicago of the American Hockey League, where he has spent his previous two pro seasons.
Crabb last season won a Calder Cup with the Wolves.
OCTOBER 5, 2008 - 11:03 AM
Not a bad weekend for New York Rangers centers from Anchorage.
One day after Brandon Dubinsky's game winner gave the Rangers a season-opening 2-1 win over Tampa Bay in Prague, Czech Republic, Scott Gomez on Sunday bagged the GWG in another 2-1 Rangers victory.
Gomez also assisted on New York's other goal and with 22:02 of ice time logged the most minutes by any forward in the game for the second straight day. He fired four shots, but also had three giveaways.
OCTOBER 4, 2008 - 10:51 AM
Picking up where he left off in his fabulous rookie campaign last season, second-year center Brandon Dubinsky of Anchorage scored the third-period, game-winning goal Saturday that lifted the New York Rangers to a 2-1 win over Tampa Bay in the NHL season opener in the Czech Republic.
Dubinsky scored his power-play strike with about five minutes left and finished with five shots on goal in 18:21 of ice time in Prague.
Meanwhile, teammate Scott Gomez of Anchorage assisted on the Rangers' other goal. His 24:07 of ice time was the most by any forward in the game, and his six shots tied for the game high. He also won 11 of 13 draws.
OCTOBER 4, 2008 - 8:45 AM
Not sure if these guys will make it into town for today's Alaska Aces training-camp opener, but the Peoria Rivermen of the American Hockey League have shipped several guys out of camp, bound for Anchorage.
On the way to the ECHL club are wingers Bo Cheesman and Erik Felde, center Alexandre Imbeault, tough guy Robin Richards and goaltender Jean-Philippe Lamoureux.
OCTOBER 4, 2008 - 8:36 AM
Third-year winger Joey Crabb of Anchorage, trying to make the Atlanta Thrashers roster, scored a goal Friday night in Atlanta's 6-4 exhibition loss to Nashville.
Crabb, who won a Calder Cup with the American Hockey League champion Chicago Wolves last season, also registered two hits in 13:21 of ice time.
Elsewhere, former UAA Seawolves sniper Curtis Glencross scored the overtime goal to lift Calgary over Edmonton, 4-3. Glencross also added an assist, three shots and three hits in 17:03.
OCTOBER 3, 2008 - 12:03 PM
The New York Rangers have announced that center Scott Gomez of Anchorage this season will wear an 'A' as an alternate captain -- so will free-agent newcomer Markus Naslund -- and that center Chris Drury will captain the team.
This is the first time Gomez, 28, has been an NHL captain of any sort -- he debuted in the league with the New Jersey Devils in 1999.
Drury replaces Jaromir Jagr, the previous captain who is back playing in Russia.
And speaking of abroad, Gomez and company -- including second-year center Brandon Dubinsky of Anchorage and former UAF Nanooks winger Aaron Voros -- open the NHL season Saturday in Prague, Czech Republic, against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
OCTOBER 3, 2008 - 11:45 AM
Just a quicky to note a couple of roster moves: Former Alaska Aces enforcer Tim Spencer has signed with the Las Vegas Wranglers of the ECHL and former UAF Nanooks winger Kyle Greentree, who made his NHL debut with Philly last season before an offseason trade to Calgary, was demoted to Quad City of the American Hockey League.
OCTOBER 1, 2008 - 11:06 AM
For what it's worth, the UAA Seawolves were picked to finish last in the WCHA in a couple of polls released Wednesday.
The media poll released by the Capital Times in Madison, Wis. and the annual WCHA coaches poll released by the Grand Forks (N.D.) Herald were exactly the same, right down to a fourth-place tie between Minnesota and Wisconsin.
UAA has finished last three straight seasons, so the results were hardly shocking.
The media poll also includes preseason predictions for Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year and All-League First Team. The coaches poll has some of that.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 - 11:40 AM
UAA on Tuesday announced it has signed hockey coach Dave Shyiak to a four-year extension.
Shyiak, 41, in the last year of his initial four-year deal, is re-upped through 2012-13.
The Seawolves have finished last in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association in each of Shyiak's previous three seasons. Yet they have won the Governor's Cup against UAF for two straight seasons and are unbeaten (6-0-2) in their last eight games against the rival Nanooks.
For more details on Shyiak's new deal, check out the dead-trees edition of the ADN on Wednesday.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2008 - 4:01 PM
As the NHL regular season nears, more training-camp cuts have been delivered, with a bunch of Alaska-connected players being shipped down to minor leagues.
The Capitals dropped former UAA Seawolves center Jay Beagle down to Hershey of the American Hockey League. The Canadiens shipped former UAA defenseman Chad Anderson to Hamilton (AHL). And former UAA captain Luke Beaverson was sent to Rochester (AHL) by the Panthers. Also, the Wild dropped winger Jason Ryznar, who logged NHL games with New Jersey, to Houston (AHL).
SEPTEMBER 26, 2008 - 7:48 PM
A couple of former UAA Seawolves played against each other in an NHL exhibition game on Friday night, and the more experienced of the two enjoyed the outcome more than the relative newbie.
Former green and gold sniper Curtis Glencross, a bonafide NHLer, bagged one goal and one assist for Calgary in an 8-2 demolition of the visiting Florida Panthers, who included erstwhile UAA captain Luke Beaverson. Curtis went +1 with three shots, one hit and two blocked shots. Beav, a rookie, only played 4:07 and was -1 with three hits and a blocked shot. In a head-scratcher, the Panthers dressed nine defensemen. And no, Alaska Aces fans, former Aces tender Chris Beckford-Tseu did not take the pain for the Panthers -- those eight goals all belonged to Tomas Vokoun.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2008 - 5:28 PM
Former UAA Seawolves and Alaska Aces winger/quote machine Justin Bourne has signed to play this season with the ECHL's Reading Royals.
Bourne, 25, split last season, his first full pro campaign, between Utah (ECHL) and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League.
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