Is the time right for junior hockey in Anchorage? Weekend series could provide answer
Alaska's two Tier 2 junior hockey teams will play neutral-site games this weekend in Anchorage and Palmer.
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Another former UAA hockey player will skate at Olympics
Luka Vidmar, a UAA defenseman from 2007-11, was named to Slovenia's hockey team this week. He's the second UAA skater to make an Olympic hockey team for the Pyeongchang Games.
Chinese pro women’s hockey team makes stop in Anchorage for exhibition game
Zoe Hickel of Anchorage plays for China's Kunlun Red Star team, which is playing an exhibition game Friday at the Subway Sports Centre.
Playing abroad: Hockey takes Alaskans to distant lands
Two examples: William Wrenn of Anchorage is headed to Latvia and Tanner Sorenson of Anchorage is headed to Kazakhstan.
Lance West to serve as interim hockey coach at UAF
West spent the last eight seasons at UAF as an assistant coach and was a volunteer coach for two seasons before that.
UAF hockey coach Dallas Ferguson resigns for WHL gig in Calgary
The former Nanooks defenseman will become head coach of the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League, a major-junior circuit that is a principal development path for future NHL players.
Anchorage’s Nate Thompson signs 2-year, $3.3 million deal with Ottawa Senators
The 32-year-old veteran NHL center and unrestricted free agent heads from one Stanley Cup contender (Anaheim) to another (Ottawa).
North Pole goalie Pheonix Copley signs 2-year, $1.3 million deal with Caps
The 25-year-old is one of only two Alaskan goalies to play in the NHL.
NHL draft: Anchorage’s Swayman to Bruins in 4th round, Evingson to Winnipeg in 7th
Goaltender Jeremy Swayman, 18, is headed to the University of Maine. Meanwhile, defenseman Croix Evingson, 19, is headed to UMass-Lowell.
Former Alaska Aces coach Rob Murray is ECHL Tulsa's new bench boss
Murray replaces Jason Christie, the league's all-time wins leader, who resigned after two seasons and recently took the job guiding the Jacksonville IceMen.
Dan Rogness, volunteer extraordinaire, made Alaska hockey go round
Rogness, who died Sunday at 74 from complications following lung surgery, touched thousands of lives as a behind-the-scenes jack-of-all-trades instrumental to the rise of hockey here.
Scott Gomez scores coaching gig with New York Islanders
Alaska's most accomplished hockey player, two-time Stanley Cup winner Scott Gomez, is starting his coaching career after a stint in broadcasting.
Anchorage's Nate Thompson gets his third shot at NHL conference finals
The 32-year-old Anaheim Ducks center, a nine-season veteran, appreciates a third chance to get to the Stanley Cup Final after twice losing Game 7s in conference finals to eventual Cup winners.
Heckuva hockey save: Rapid fundraising spares Kenai River Brown Bears
The Peninsula community raised $300,000 in less than a month to keep the North American Hockey League franchise alive.
Playoff pucks: Plenty of Alaska connections still chasing hockey hardware
More than three dozen Alaska-connected players and coaches remain alive in playoffs, ranging from the NHL all the way down to junior leagues.
They're the North Stars 16-U girls, and now you can also call them national hockey champs
The Anchorage North Stars Tier II 16-U girls seized a USA Hockey national championship on Monday, when three other Alaska girls earned Tier I titles with their Outside teams.
North Stars 16-U girls play for USA Hockey Tier II national title Monday
The Anchorage North Stars on Saturday beat the Potsdam Icestorm of New York 2-1 in the semifinals in Troy, Michigan, and earlier in the day beat the Nova Ice Dogs of Virginia 5-2 in the quarterfinals.
4 Alaska youth teams, including 2 that clash Sunday, advance at USA Hockey nationals
The boys Tier II 14-U Anchorage North Stars and Alaska Grizzlies of Fairbanks traveled to nationals in Naples, Florida, where, after three days of pool play, they play a quarterfinal elimination game Sunday.
U.S. wins fourth straight women's hockey world championship
For Canada, where hockey is nearly a religion, the silver medal represented a disappointing finish and left its women's hockey team facing serious questions with the next Winter Olympics less than a year away.
Alaska boys teams go 7 for 7 Friday at USA Hockey nationals
Alaska's nine teams in Tier I and Tier II tournaments went 7-1-1 on Friday and are 10-7-1 through two days of pool play.