UAA’s 1-0 road upset of No. 6 Wisconsin at the Kohl Center in Madison on Friday night triggered memories of the Seawolves’ postseason shocker there 20 seasons ago. This time around, sophomore Jared Whale snuffed 41 shots to make freshman defenseman Gunnar VanDamme’s...
After a weekend split with the rival Fairbanks Ice Dogs, the Anchorage Wolverines are sitting in strong position in the North American Hockey League’s Midwest Division. Sure, the Wolverines are listed just fifth in the eight-team standings, though tied for fourth in...
Two seasons ago, the NCAA Division III Aurora University women’s hockey team featured two Matsons in sisters Darci and Olivia of Wasilla, who were the Spartans’ top two scorers and led them to the program’s first NCAA tournament appearance. Darci, then a freshman,...
The weekend results for the UAA hockey team proved encouraging – a 3-2 win over visiting Robert Morris on Friday, a comeback 2-2 tie Saturday, a big weekend from defenseman Brett Bamber and more supportive work from goaltender Jared Whale. One caveat: The Seawolves...
Wonderful symmetry connected freshmen Teague Porter, Jakub Hall and Chase Conlon over the weekend – the three rookie skaters from Anchorage each bagged his first NCAA Division III college hockey goal, and each did it in his fourth career game. No matter what else...
The last year has been a heavenly rink return for winger Hunter Fejes of Anchorage – a celebration, really, after being declared cancer-free – and he continues to savor a second chance. Roughly this time a year ago, Fejes reported he was cancer-free after undergoing...
UAF administered a special-teams tutorial to UAA over the weekend to get the early jump on its rival in the annual Governor’s Cup for Alaska college hockey bragging rights. The Nanooks pumped the Seawolves for three first-period, power-play strikes, two from Brady...
Rough news greeted NCAA Division III women’s goaltenders to start the hockey season: Darci Matson and Kaylee Merrill have not exhausted their eligibility. And that means opposing goalies will again be regularly fishing the puck out of their net when facing junior...
To frame goaltender Jeremy Swayman’s wicked-hot start to the NHL season, remember how he reacted a few months ago to his first experience with salary arbitration. The Boston Bruins reportedly offered the Anchorage native, who was a restricted free agent, $2 million...
Coming off strong seasons, Drake Glover and Cayden Cahill of Anchorage are off to productive starts in the early days of the Southern Professional Hockey League campaign. Glover, the former UAA forward, scored the Birmingham Bulls’ opening goal last Friday in a 5-0...
Anchorage hockey player Jeremy Swayman was named our Alaska Athlete of the Week after putting together one of the best back-to-back performances of his young NHL career. On Tuesday, the Boston Bruins goalkeeper kept his net clean in a shutout on the road against the...