Given the number of players from Alaska, and given the high roster turnover in the ECHL, which includes the Alaska Aces, there are three dozen Alaska-connected players on ECHL season-opening rosters. And that's not even counting the Aces.
Taking into account the 27 teams in the league other than the Aces, 22 of those clubs have at least one Alaska-connected player on the roster.
So, Aces aside -- we reported their season-opening roster on Wednesday -- here are those Alaska-connected players:
Adirondack -- Former Aces C Greg Wolfe, former Aces D David Shields.
Allen -- Former UAF D Aaron Gens.
Atlanta -- Former Aces W Garry Nunn, former Aces G Andy Iles.
Brampton -- Former Aces W Scott Howes.
Colorado -- Former UAA F Jordan Kwas.
Elmira -- Former Aces D Brad Richard, former Aces C Chris Langkow.
Evansville -- Former UAF G Scott Greenham.
Florida -- Former Aces D Corey Syvret.
Fort Wayne -- Former Aces W Peter Sivak, former Aces W Alex Belzile.
Greenville -- Former Aces W Jack Combs.
Idaho -- Former UAF W Colton Beck, former Aces D Corbin Baldwin.
Indy -- Former Aces D Dave Pszenyezny (Davey Alphabet!), on IR; former Aces G Shane Owen.
Kalamazoo -- Former Aces D Brett Ponich, former Aces W Tanner Sorenson of Anchorage.
Manchester -- Former Aces W Eric Neilson, whose next ECHL game will be his first since playing for Aces in 2007-08, been in the AHL since.
Mizzouri -- Former Aces and UAA D Kane Lafranchise, former UAA W Scott Allen.
Orlando -- Former Aces W Brett Findlay, former UAA and Aces F/D Tyler Currier, W Scott Wamsganz of Anchorage (IR).
Quad City -- Former UAA D Austin Coldwell, former Aces G Niklas Lundstrom, former Aces W Raphael Bussieres, former Aces C Ryan Tesink.
Rapid City -- Former UAA F Winston Day Chief.
Reading -- Former Aces G Connor Knapp.
South Carolina -- Former UAA W Brett Cameron.
Toledo -- Former UAA D Derek Docken, W Austin Wuthrich of Anchorage (IR).
Utah -- Former Aces F Ryan Walters.