Drake Glover won’t get the postseason possession he undoubtedly wanted most – the President’s Cup as champion of the Southern Professional Hockey League – but he bagged a considerable consolation prize Wednesday. The 28-year-old forward from Anchorage, who led the...
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David Carle of Anchorage named Alaska Athlete of the Week after coaching Denver Pioneers to NCAA hockey championship
University of Denver hockey coach David Carle was named our Alaska Athlete of the Week after guiding the No. 3-ranked Pioneers to their second NCAA championship in the last three years with Saturday's 2-0 victory over No. 1-ranked Boston College in St. Paul, Minn. The...
Around The Rinks (Puck Potpourri): Drake Glover rocked, but his team upset in SPHL playoffs; Cayden Cahill’s OT dagger (plus minor pro and junior notes)
Drake Glover of Anchorage won the Southern Professional Hockey League’s goal-scoring title with 33 markers to help lift his Birmingham Bulls to the President’s Cup as regular-season champions. The former Seawolves forward kept it up in the playoffs last week. His team...
Around The Rinks: Wolverines lose regular season-ending shootout in Fairbanks, but seize 1st NAHL Midwest Division title, playoff home ice
The Anchorage Wolverines didn’t savor a great weekend in Fairbanks to close the North American Hockey League regular season, but they did just enough – the bare minimum – to seize their first Midwest Division title in their three-season existence. The Wolverines’ 5-4...
Around The Rinks (Final NCAA Edition): Anchorage’s David Carle is just 34, and he’s already coaching legend after leading Denver to 2nd NCAA title in 3 years
David Carle is just 34, and already a coaching legend. The Anchorage native on Saturday guided the University of Denver to its second NCAA Division I men’s hockey championship in three years with Saturday’s 2-0 textbook victory over No. 1-ranked Boston College in St....
Around The Rinks (Anchorage Wolverines Edition): Streaking Anchorage Wolverines are out of control, and a lot of it is Liam Beerman’s fault; looking at you too, Vaughn Makar
These Anchorage Wolverines long ago passed the point of being impressive, have rounded the corner on ridiculousness and left it buried in ice shavings on the way to absurdity. C’mon, a franchise-record 19-game point streak? Wrap your melon around this: Dudes haven’t...
Around The Rinks (Pro Edition): Anchorage’s Drake Glover wears SPHL goal-scoring crown, big wins for Jeremy Swayman and Isaiah Saville, Nolan Walker still riding heater
With time winding down in regulation Saturday on the final night of the Southern Professional Hockey League regular season in Evansville, Ind., Birmingham Bulls forward Drake Glover of Anchorage was tied for the league lead in goals. The Bulls trailed 2-1 in the final...
Around The Rinks (USA Youth Nationals Championship Games Edition): Hockey Club Fairbanks 19U girls win Tier II title; Anchorage North Stars 18U boys finish runner-up (plus, notes on Alaskans)
The usual suspects – forwards Galilee Murray and Clara Creviston, and goaltender Gennesaret Halbert – spearheaded Hockey Club Fairbanks to the first national championship in program history on Sunday. HC Fairbanks’ 19U girls used a goal and an assist from Creviston,...
Around The Rinks (USA Youth Nationals Playoff Edition): Anchorage North Stars 18U boys, Hockey Club Fairbanks 19U girls march into Tier II championship games
Two Alaska teams, the Anchorage North Stars 18U boys and Hockey Club Fairbanks 19U girls, advanced to Tier II championship games Sunday on the strength of quarterfinal and semifinal wins Saturday at the USA Hockey National Championships. The North Stars (5-0-0) beat...
Around The Rinks (USA Youth Nationals Edition): Karissa Haimes and Alaska All Stars Tier II 19U girls pull off last-minute miracle, 5 of 7 Alaska teams advance to playoffs
The Alaska All Stars Tier II 19U girls found themselves in a tough spot midway through the third period of their final pool-play game in the 2A division Friday at the USA Hockey National Championships in East Lansing, Mich. The All Stars trailed the Mid Fairfield...
Around The Rinks (USA Youth Nationals Edition): 2 Alaska Tier II boys teams go 2-0 in pool play, Tier II 18-U Alaska All Stars girls post win (plus notes)
Buoyed by Joseph Christiansen’s hat trick and 23 saves from goaltender Zachary Blanton on Thursday, the Anchorage North Stars improved to 2-0-0 in the Tier II 18U 2A division at the USA Hockey National Championships in Delmont, Penn. The North Stars beat the Casco Bay...