Eagle River’s Carter McCormick helped spark the Kenai River Brown Bears’ superlative weekend. McCormick, 19, scored 1 minute, 38 seconds into overtime Friday to lift Kenai River to a 3-2 North American Hockey League victory over the visiting Janesville (Wisc.) Jets....
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Another week, another award for Mac Swanson of Anchorage. The Fargo Force left wing, who led the U.S. Hockey League in playoff scoring and earned a hat trick of regular-season honors on the country’s top junior circuit, on Wednesday was named USA Hockey’s David Tyler...
Mac Swanson’s dream season ended Saturday night with the 18-year-old from Anchorage lifting the U.S. Hockey League’s Clark Cup and earning the playoff Most Valuable Player award after leading the postseason in points. The decorated left wing set up Brandon Svoboda’s...
The end of the line is never easy – only one hockey club gets to hoist hardware and rejoice – but the Anchorage Wolverines, once the sting of elimination wears off, can savor a strong season. The Lone Star Brahmas, the North American Hockey League’s top team in the...
When it was over Friday night, when disappointment pierced Jeremy Swayman deeper than the game-winning goal that leaked between his blocker and the left post, Boston Bruins fans serenaded the 25-year-old goaltender from Anchorage. “Sway-man, Sway-man,’’ chanted the...
By the time the Anchorage Wolverines got their game in gear Friday afternoon, it was the third period, and it was too little, too late. The Lone Star Brahmas had already dropped a six-goal anvil on the Wolverines through two periods on the march to an 8-2 victory in...
The Boston Bruins’ season remains alive, and Jeremy Swayman remains a big reason why. The 25-year-old goaltender from Anchorage helped the Bruins skirt Stanley Cup elimination Tuesday night, when he snuffed 28 shots to backstop a 2-1 road victory over the Florida...
Mac Swanson rocked an award-winning week: U.S. Hockey League general managers voted him the circuit's Player of the Year and Forward of the Year, and a First-Team All-USHL selection. To cap off the week of hardware, the Alaska Sports Report voted him Alaska Athlete...
After three straight losses to the Florida Panthers, the Boston Bruins face Stanley Cup playoff elimination Tuesday night on the road, but no one can pin the rap on Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman of Anchorage. Swayman tied his career playoff high with 38 saves...
Anchorage’s Mac Swanson is one win away from capping an award-filled season by seizing the most coveted crown of all, the U.S. Hockey League’s Clark Cup. Swanson furnished an empty-net goal and two assists Saturday night to spearhead the Fargo Force’s 6-3 win over the...
The same formula that elevated the Anchorage Wolverines to the North American Hockey League’s Robertson Cup championship game in their inaugural season in 2022 – sublime goaltending, depth scoring – has delivered the club into the Cup semifinals for the second time in...