Boston Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman of Anchorage gets win in NHL debut
The 22-year-old sounded as if he was giving an awards acceptance speech as he rattled off a list of people he recognized for helping him reach the NHL.
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Some in hockey community think sport is being singled out with Anchorage School District’s testing requirement
They say the sport is being held accountable for COVID-19 cases that could just as easily have been the result of contact elsewhere.
Anchorage high school hockey players face mandatory COVID-19 testing after spike in exposures
More than 60 students have had to quarantine, and most exposures are linked to recent comp-league hockey tournaments in the Valley.
Anchorage gets a Tier II junior hockey team starting next season
The Anchorage Wolverines will play in the same division as the Fairbanks Ice Dogs and Kenai River Brown Bears.
Anchorage community’s effort to rebuild Bayshore Elementary ice rink is nearing its goal
A decision to demolish the school’s old rink rallied neighbors to raise money for a new one.
The UAA hockey team is fighting for survival, and the Seattle Kraken are here to help
Seattle’s new NHL franchise is enlisting help from its fans in an effort to save the Seawolves.
Homer erases two-goal deficit to claim DII state hockey title with overtime victory over Palmer
It’s the second straight state championship for the Mariners.
Homer, Palmer to meet for Division II state hockey championship
The title game will be a rematch of the 2019 state championship game.
Division II state hockey opens with an OT win for Soldotna and a flurry of late goals for Homer
The tournament continues Friday with semifinals and consolation games.
8 teams, including defending champion Homer, set to tangle in Division II hockey championships
The three-day tournament begins Thursday at Wasilla’s Menard Memorial Center.
Some Alaska hockey teams traveled to Texas expecting sunshine and warmth. All they got was more winter.
An unprecedented blast of winter hit Texas right when a handful of Alaska youth hockey teams got there. “You walk into the hotel room and you can see your breath,” one coach said.
South-Bartlett beats Chugiak-Eagle River in OT to win girls high school hockey championship
A season like no other ends like the previous two — with South-Bartlett proving to be the cream of the crop.
Chugiak/Eagle River and South/Bartlett post shutouts, will clash in girls high school hockey finale
Upstart CER will be looking to keep South/Bartlett from a three-peat when the two teams collide Saturday afternoon.
Chugiak/Eagle River girls hockey team no longer under the radar after upset of No. 1 Service/East
Winless coming into the girls high school championships, CER made a big splash Monday night.
Cold can’t keep girls high school hockey teams from chasing chilly championship on outdoor ice
South/Bartlett opens bid for three-peat by shutting out Dimond/West and Chugiak/Eagle River upsets top seed Service/East as competition heats up a truly frozen four tournament.
From one mythological creature to another: Seattle Kraken donate $100K to save UAA Seawolf hockey
The newest NHL franchise is also challenging 10 other businesses or individuals to donate $100,000 to help save one of the few Division 1 college hockey programs in the Northwest.
Saturday’s UAA-UAF alumni game part of continuing push to save UAA hockey team
Faceoff for the game is 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the outdoor rink near Ben Boeke Ice Arena.
With its fundraising deadline less than two months away, UAA hockey is one-third of the way toward $3 million
The Save Seawolf Hockey group has a number of fundraisers planned for January.
Team USA hockey team will head to World Juniors without Eagle River player
Cam McDonald was one of 29 players invited to the weeklong training camp but he didn’t make the final roster.