Colorado College

Scott Allen buried his team-leading 10th goal of the season with 3:55 left in regulation as the UAA Seawolves rallied to tie Colorado College, 2-2 in Friday night WCHA action.  The result leaves UAA 1-15-5 in conference play. The Seawolves controlled the opening phase, generating the first eight shots on net, and taking the lead on Blake Tatchell's sixth goal of the year just 3:41 into the first period.  For the night, the Seawolves outshot the Tigers, 31-21. Alexander Krushelnyski and Andrew Hamburg scores for Colorado College. 

Following a 2-2 draw Friday night, the UAA Seawolves hockey team tied Colorado College Tigers 3-3 Saturday at the Sullivan Arena. The home team was first to strike, when defenseman Austin Coldwell buried one on the power play at 14:57 in the first. In the second period, Coldwell set up Matt Bailey to give Alaska a 2-0 lead.  CC's Mike Boivin put the Tigers on the board with less than 3 minutes remaining in the period, to make the score 2-1 headed into the third. Colorado picked up their game in the final frame.  A penalty shot from William Rapuzzi would even the score, and Archie Skalbeck nailed the go-ahead at 16:41.  Alaska senior Scott Warner managed the equalizer with less than 2 minutes left in play, rounding out the 3-3 final.

One season after finishing eighth place in the WCHA and winning a conference playoff series for only the second time in program history, the UAA hockey team has been picked to finish ninth in the conference's preseason media poll.  Denver is the favorite to win the league, with 16 of 26 first place votes.  The Pioneers came in second in the league standings last season behind North Dakota.  The Fighting Sioux are picked to finish third....

The North Dakota Fighting Sioux completed the weekend sweep with a 4 - 1 victory over the UAA Seawolves. In the first 2 minutes of play, UND's Brock Nelson found the net to give the Fighting Sioux an early lead.  The Seawolves Sam Mellow would answer minutes later, making the score a 1 - 1 tie.  The two teams continued to fire shots back and forth until the second period.  At 3:36 into the frame, Ben Blood reclaimed the lead for the...

The Alaska Aces have added a pair of players for the 2012-13 season. Defenseman Steve Ward returns for his third season with Alaska, while forward Tim Hall, who joined the club out of college late last season, have both re-signed with the Aces. Ward registered five goals and 20 assists last season for the second highest scoring total of his five year professional career. He will be among the Aces veteran players, having accumulated at least 260 games of pro experience. ECHL teams are limited to four veterans at a position besides goaltender.

The Aces organization confirmed on Saturday that Aces star Brian Swanson is retiring after thirteen seasons as a pro. Swanson had an impressive career as star at Chugiak High School, even before he got paid as a star.  He was an All-American at Colorado College where he led his team in scoring in three of his four seasons. Swanson made his way into pro-hockey in the NHL, where he played a 44 game stretch with the Oilers - his longest stint. He played in various leagues in the States and even abroad in Germany for a while before coming back to Alaska to help lead the Aces to a Kelly Cup championship a year ago in the ECHL.

The Western Collegiate Hockey Association voted Thursday to admit the University of Alabama in Huntsville into the conference. The addition of UAH brings the future membership of the league to 10 teams.  Membership begins as soon as the 2013-14 season, and currently consists of University of Alaska Anchorage, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Bemidji State University, Bowling Green State University, Ferris State University, Lake Superior State...

Both of Alaska's collegiate hockey programs were in action Friday night at the Brice Alaska Goal Rush. The University of Alaska Anchorage opened the tournament against 18th-ranked Colorado College. The game began with a first-period scoring bonanza, as a goal by UAA’s Curtis Leinwebber tied the game at 2. The point was soon answered by Colorado’s Tyler Johnson with a one-timer goal, giving the Tigers a 3-2 lead. That lead would hold until period’s end, but early in the second Jordan Kwas fired a rocket to the back of the net and again the contest was square, tied at 3. But the Seawolves were unable to get over the hump, as Colorado’s Andrew Hamburg netted the game-winner later in the second period and UAA suffered its first loss of the year.

University of Alaska Anchorage hockey coach Dave Shyiak has talked about stringing wins together during the break, and his team had a chance to do so Saturday in a rematch against Colorado College. A Seawolves power play was hugely successful in Friday’s game against Colorado -- and it worked again Saturday, as Tommy Grant threw a saucer pass over to Craig Parkinson to draw first blood for UAA. That 1-0 lead would hold until 20 seconds into the third period, when the Seawolves’ Curtis Leinweber fired off a shot and Alex Gellert stuffed it home, giving UAA a two-goal cushion.

The University of Alaska Anchorage hockey team entered the second half of the season with one of its best performances, showing no signs of a 35-day layoff. The Seawolves blistered 17th-ranked Colorado College, 4-1, scoring all four goals on special teams. UAA's power play ranked dead last in the WCHA, coming in at just under 13 percent, but the Seawolves scored three times on the man advantage against the Tigers. Tommy Grant buried a power-play strike and an unassisted shorthanded goal in the first period to give UAA a 2-0 lead.

Following a 2-2 draw Friday night, the UAA Seawolves hockey team tied Colorado College Tigers 3-3 Saturday at the Sullivan Arena. The home team was first to strike, when defenseman Austin Coldwell buried one on the power play at 14:57 in the first. In the second period, Coldwell set up Matt Bailey to give Alaska a 2-0 lead.  CC's Mike Boivin put the Tigers on the board with less than 3 minutes remaining in the period, to make the score 2-1 headed into the third. Colorado picked up their game in the final frame.  A penalty shot from William Rapuzzi would even the score, and Archie Skalbeck nailed the go-ahead at 16:41.  Alaska senior Scott Warner managed the equalizer with less than 2 minutes left in play, rounding out the 3-3 final.

Scott Allen buried his team-leading 10th goal of the season with 3:55 left in regulation as the UAA Seawolves rallied to tie Colorado College, 2-2 in Friday night WCHA action.  The result leaves UAA 1-15-5 in conference play. The Seawolves controlled the opening phase, generating the first eight shots on net, and taking the lead on Blake Tatchell's sixth goal of the year just 3:41 into the first period.  For the night, the Seawolves outshot the Tigers, 31-21. Alexander Krushelnyski and Andrew Hamburg scores for Colorado College. 

The Western Collegiate Hockey Association voted Thursday to admit the University of Alabama in Huntsville into the conference. The addition of UAH brings the future membership of the league to 10 teams.  Membership begins as soon as the 2013-14 season, and currently consists of University of Alaska Anchorage, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Bemidji State University, Bowling Green State University, Ferris State University, Lake Superior State...

The Alaska Aces have added a pair of players for the 2012-13 season. Defenseman Steve Ward returns for his third season with Alaska, while forward Tim Hall, who joined the club out of college late last season, have both re-signed with the Aces. Ward registered five goals and 20 assists last season for the second highest scoring total of his five year professional career. He will be among the Aces veteran players, having accumulated at least 260 games of pro experience. ECHL teams are limited to four veterans at a position besides goaltender.

The Aces organization confirmed on Saturday that Aces star Brian Swanson is retiring after thirteen seasons as a pro. Swanson had an impressive career as star at Chugiak High School, even before he got paid as a star.  He was an All-American at Colorado College where he led his team in scoring in three of his four seasons. Swanson made his way into pro-hockey in the NHL, where he played a 44 game stretch with the Oilers - his longest stint. He played in various leagues in the States and even abroad in Germany for a while before coming back to Alaska to help lead the Aces to a Kelly Cup championship a year ago in the ECHL.

The 2012-13 UAA hockey schedule was announced today by head coach Dave Shyiak. The Seawolves 34-game schedule includes 17 home games, 2 in-season tournaments and 6 non-conference games.  The 34th season of Seawolf hockey begins with the 21st annual Kendall Hockey Classic, October 12-13.  Defending the title, UAA will play host to Air Force, Canisius and Alaska Fairbanks.  The 20th season of Western Collegiate Hockey Association play...

Our choice in number eight is a story that will have far-reaching effects to the UAA and UAF hockey programs. A hectic summer of restructuring the conference of college hockey resulted in sweeping changes to long-time powerhouse leagues, leaving both Alaskan teams scrambling to find new members to compete with. The first domino to fall was an anticipated one, as WCHA schools Minnesota and Wisconsin, along with Michigan, Michigan State, and Ohio State of the CCHA, announced their intention to leave their respective leagues and form a Big 10 hockey conference for the 2013-14 school year.

Mitch Bruijsten notched a hat trick as the UAA hockey team exploded for a 6-3 win at sixth-ranked Colorado College on Friday night in Colorado Springs.  The Seawolves improve to 3-9-1 in the WCHA while the Tigers drop to 6-5-0.  Down 2-0 early in the second period, Bruijsten got the Seawolves turned around with a shorthanded goal.  Special teams were the major factor of the game, as UAA went 4 for 11 on the power play.  Freshman Austin...

The North Dakota Fighting Sioux completed the weekend sweep with a 4 - 1 victory over the UAA Seawolves. In the first 2 minutes of play, UND's Brock Nelson found the net to give the Fighting Sioux an early lead.  The Seawolves Sam Mellow would answer minutes later, making the score a 1 - 1 tie.  The two teams continued to fire shots back and forth until the second period.  At 3:36 into the frame, Ben Blood reclaimed the lead for the...

One season after finishing eighth place in the WCHA and winning a conference playoff series for only the second time in program history, the UAA hockey team has been picked to finish ninth in the conference's preseason media poll.  Denver is the favorite to win the league, with 16 of 26 first place votes.  The Pioneers came in second in the league standings last season behind North Dakota.  The Fighting Sioux are picked to finish third....