Punctuating a strong first full season in the NHL, Anchorage goaltender Jeremy Swayman continued his electrifying work on the international stage Thursday. The 23-year-old from Anchorage fed previously undefeated Switzerland a 33-save bagel to backstop Team USA’s 3-0...
Only one team gets to rejoice when the final horn sounds on the season. The Anchorage Wolverines, the most improbable of contenders, were not that club. A journey in which this first-year expansion team marched to the final game in the North American Hockey League...
Anchorage’s Jeremy Swayman, fresh off light goaltending duty Tuesday, and his Team USA mates are moving into the quarterfinals at hockey’s World Championships in Finland. The Americans (5-2-0), who closed preliminary play with a 4-2 victory over Norway in Tampere to...
The 19-year-old Anchorage goaltender Raythan Robbins earned Alaska Athlete of the Week honors for his key role in guiding the Anchorage Wolverines to the precipice of the NAHL's Robertson Cup national title in the team's inaugural season. At the end of the week...
Just one game separates the Anchorage Wolverines from glory. Buoyed by Raythan Robbins’ usual bullish goaltending, an edge in special teams and depth scoring that sustained them yet again, the Wolverines carved out a 6-2 victory Saturday over the St. Cloud (Minn.)...
Jeremy Swayman boosted his business at the International Ice Hockey Federation’s World Championships on Saturday. In addition to his usual work stopping pucks (20 saves), the Team USA goaltender from Anchorage added an assist to his rink repertoire by starting the...
Never underestimate the power of glorious goaltending. Friday, it sustained the expansion Anchorage Wolverines, which in large part is how they find themselves two victories from the improbable, hoisting the North American Hockey League’s Robertson Cup. As late...
The world championships debut of goaltender Jeremy Swayman went about as well as these things can. The 23-year-old from Anchorage pitched a shutout in his first appearance on a USA Hockey senior national team. Swayman stopped 17 shots Thursday for Team USA in a 3-0...
The ECHL Kelly Cup playoffs are all out of Alaskans after two second-round games Monday night. Kenny Hausinger of Anchorage and the Reading Royals fell to the Newfoundland Growlers, 4-2, in Game 7, then Alec Butcher of Anchorage and the Rapid City Rush were...
That’s a wrap on Jeremy Swayman’s first full season in the world’s best hockey league. The 23-year-old goaltender from Anchorage and his Boston Bruins mates fell 3-2 at Carolina on Saturday afternoon in Game 7 of the first-round series in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The...
The Anchorage Wolverines’ magical journey continued Friday night. Next stop: Blaine, Minn., home of the Robertson Cup tournament, a four-team fight for the North American Hockey League championship. Not bad for a first-year club. Hell, not bad for any club. The...