Idaho Steelheads

The Alaska Aces defeat the Idaho Steelheads 2-1 in game 2 of their 3 game series at the Sullivan Arena.  In the opening frame, Aces' Dan Kissel found the back of the net, giving Alaska the 1 - 0 advantage.  After a scoreless second period, it was Alaska to strike again.  Nick Mazzolini set up Matt Ambroz, giving Ambroz his first goal of his professional career. The Steelheads were not ready to accept defeat, and answered with a power-play goal from Chad Klassen. The Aces were able to hold off Idaho, even when they pulled the goalie.  Game 3, the series finale, takes place Saturday October 22, 7pm, at the Sullivan Arena.

The Alaska Aces defeated the Ontario Reign 7-4 Sunday evening to claim the series victory 2-1.  After being blanked Saturday, the Aces offense fired up from the get go.  At 3:44 in the first period, Dan Kissel found the back of the net.  Alaska's second goal would come at 7:04, courtesy of Russ Sinkewich.  Aces would finish out the period with two more goals from Ethan Cox and Chris Bruton. Ontario came back in the third period, with a goal from Geoff Irwin to make the game 5-4.  Dan Kissel answered immediately, scoring only 11 seconds later.  The Aces will be on the road the next 3 weeks.

Tyler Ruegsegger and Dan Kissel each scored two goals in a span of less than four minutes to lead the Aces to a 7-2 victory over the Idaho Steelheads on Friday night in Boise.  Kissel leads Alaska in goals with nine, while Ruegsegger has six for the 10-4-0 Aces. The scoring spree by the two forwards broke the game open after Idaho had tied the game 2-2 in the second period.  Defensemen Russ Sinkekwich and Bryan Miller gave Alaska an early 2-0 lead on goals in the opening three and a half minutes.

Watch out of the Idaho Steelheads if the Aces meet them in the Kelly Cup Playoffs.  Idaho beat Alaska for the fourth straight time on Friday, snapping the Aces' nine game winning streak, 4-2.  The Aces other defeats to the Steelheads this season all came in shootouts or overtime. Wes Goldie scored twice for Alaska, giving him 22 goals for the season.  Goldie is now within 11 of tying the ECHL's career record of 368 goals, held by Rod Taylor.  However, Idaho's Jerry Kuhn stopped everything else, made 33 saves, and the Steelheads received the game-winning goal from Jacob Cepis at 6:35 of the third period.  The Steelheads improve to 18-7-3 overall, while the Aces still lead the ECHL at 29-6-5.           

The Alaska Aces lost for the sixth time in nine games on Wednesday, falling to the Idaho Steelheads, 3-2 in the ninth contest of Alaska's 11-game road trip.  Nick Mazzolini scored both of the Aces goals to snap a six-game drought, but Alaska never led.  The Aces best chance to tie the game in the final minute was denied by Idaho goaltender Jerry Kuhn, who robbed Wes Goldie at point-blank range. With the loss, the Aces drop to 32-12-6 overall, still tops in the ECHL.  The Aces and Steelheads play twice more Friday and Saturday in Boise.

Alaska Aces captain Brian Swanson scored the winning goal with 1:34 left in regulation in his second game back from injury as the Aces broke a three-game slide, 3-2 over the Idaho Steelheads.  Swanson missed 12 games with an injury and his winning tally marked his first goal since December 18th, when he buried two goals against Stockton. Swanson also assisted on Dan Kissel's goal that tied the game in the third period only one minute and 10 seconds after Idaho took a 2-1 lead.  Steelheads goaltender Jerry Kuhn saved 45 of 48 shots, while Adam Courchaine earned the win with 16 saves.

The Alaska Aces never led for the second straight game, falling 4-3 in regulation to the Idaho Steelheads on Friday night at Sullivan Arena.  The Steelheads, who have now won five of six head to head meetings, become the first visiting team to win consecutive games at Sullivan Arena this season.  Alaska still owns the most points in the ECHL with a record of 46-13-7, including a mark of 26-7-2 at home.  Alex Hudson scored twice for the...

The Aces mounted a third period comeback against the Idaho Steelheads on Wednesday night, but ultimately fell one goal short in the first night of a six game, five city road trip, 2-1.  Nick Mazzolini tallied his team-leading ninth goal of the season for Alaska in the loss. The win by the Steelheads snaps the Aces' six game winning streak and drops Alaska to 11 and 5 overall.  Alaska trailed 2-0 going into the third period and came out firing in the final frame, registering 15 shot to Idaho's four.  Josh Robinson made 15 of his 30 saves in the third to boost the Steelheads.  Mark Guggenberger made 26 stops for Alaska.

The Alaska Aces signed forwards Shawn Skelly and Samson Mahbod, and defenseman Mike Baran, Aces Head Coach Rob Murray announced Friday.    Prior to the signings, Alaska was down to 12 active skaters for Friday night.  All newcomers are expected to be in the line up for the game.      Skelly joins Alaska from the SPHL, and is considered a consistent threat to the net, talling 17goals and 30points in his 31 games this...

If the Aces win Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals Friday night in Boise, they could end the Idaho Steelheads' season. If not, they stick around for Game 5 on Saturday. The Alaska Aces hold a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series against the Idaho Steelheads, and have only allowed two goals from Idaho in those three games. However, Idaho's 11 shots on goal to the Aces' four in the third period of Wednesday's Game 3 has the Aces knowing that they need to limit scoring opportunities.