Ontario Reign

For the second time in a week, Scott Howes scored for the Aces to snap a scoreless tie against the Ontario Reign -- but this time, it wasn't enough to give Alaska a victory. The Reign's Michael Pelech scored the equalizer 15 seconds after Howes' third-period strike, evening the score 1-1. The game went to overtime, the fourth Aces home game out of five this season to go past regulation. That's where Jeff Corey buried the game-winner for the Reign, 39 seconds into the extra frame.

The Alaska Aces picked up a 5-2 win on the road Saturday night against the Ontario Reign. Four different Aces found the net but Brian Swanson led the scoring barrage with two goals. Alaska's record is now a sterling 7-2, good enough for sole possession of first. The Aces will be home this coming weekend. Contact Charlie Sokaitis at csokaitis@ktuu.com

Coach Brent Thompson could get used to the Alaska Aces’ goaltending. Gerald Coleman stopped all 27 shots he faced Thursday as the Aces posted their third shutout in the last four games, defeating the Ontario Reign 1-0. Scott Howes buried the only goal of the game 12:24 into the second period. The win gives Alaska a 6-2-0 record, as Ontario slips to 2-5-1. Contact Kevin Wells at kwells@ktuu.com

The Alaska Aces squandered two power plays in overtime and fell to the Ontario Reign, 4-3 in a shootout to extend Alaska's winless streak to four games.  The Aces remain an ECHL-best 31-9-6 overall.  Dan Kissel, Zach Harrison, and Jordan Kremyr scored for the Aces, while Adam Courchaine saved 21 shots in regulation and overtime. Alaska heads to Las Vegas to begin a huge three-game series on Thursday.  The Aces lead the Wranglers by eight points for the ECHL's top overall record.

Having last season's MVP serving the second half of a two-game suspension would not normally be considered the recipe for a team to post a season-high in goals.  Ethan Cox did a pretty good Wes Goldie impression on Friday night. Cox tallied his first professional hat trick, his first three goals of the season as the Aces beat the Ontario Reign, 8-4 to begin a three-game series.  Zach Harrison and Steve Ward each had a goal and an assist for Alaska, while Bryan Miller notched three assists.

Nick Mazzolini scored a shorthanded goal and a power play goal, and then added an assist on Jordan Kremyr's empty net tally as the Alaska Aces took down the Ontario Reign, 4-1 on Friday night to extend their winning streak to 13 straight games. The Aces set a season-high with 46 penalty minutes in the first period alone as several fights broke out.  Ontario and Alaska were playing for the fourth consecutive time and face off again on Saturday.  Zach Harrison scored his ninth goal of the season, while Kremyr returned to action after missing several weeks with an injury.

The Alaska Aces were on home ice Sunday night at the Sullivan Arena for the final contest of a five-game series against the Ontario Reign, but neither side was able to score until the second period. The Reign was first to sink a puck, as Dusty Collins stuffed home an Eric Doyle shot for a 1-0 lead. That lead doubled in the third period when Reign captain David Walker scored a second goal. A late Aces goal by Wes Goldie wasn’t enough to turn the tide as Alaska fell 2-1, dropping its record to 7-4-1-0.

The Alaska Aces won their seventh in a row, a 5-3 see-saw victory over the Ontario Reign on New Year's Eve.  Alaska trailed 2-1 until Scott Howes and Kory Falite scored 66 seconds apart late in the second period to give Alaska the lead entering the third. After Ontario tied it, Brian Swanson buried the game-winner 44 seconds later for a 4-3 advantage.  Swanson now has 11 goals on the season.  Howes added an empty net goal for the final margin, his second of the game.   Alaska stand 18-9-1 on the season, and enters 2011 as the hottest team in the ECHL.

The Alaska Aces’ resolution for the new year was simply for more of the same, as the hockey squad rode a seven-game winning streak into a confrontation with the Ontario Reign. A first-period scrum broke out in front of the Ontario net, allowing Wes Goldie to come up with a loose puck and sound the horn for a 1-0 Aces lead. Alaska continued to press as Scott Howes batted home a rebound, putting the Aces ahead 3-1. The game still had tension until Goldie tapped home a late empty-netter for a hat trick, making the final score 5-3 as the Aces swept the Reign.

The Alaska Aces streak of 11 straight games earning at least one point was broken Wednesday night in a 3-2 regulation loss to the Ontario Reign.  Alaska took a 2-1 lead early in the third on a goal by Brian Swanson, but the Reign quickly evened things up, getting the game-winning shorthanded goal by Dusty Collins. Scott Howes also buried one for Alaska, his 12th of the season. The Aces, who finished their recent 12-game homestand 10-1-1, played in Ontario to begin a stretch of five games in seven days.

With 10 games left in the ECHL regular season, the Aces have eclipsed last year's win total.  Alaska defeated San Francisco, 2-1  on Wendesday for its 5th straight win, its 9th in the last 10 games, and its ECHL-leading 44th on the season.  Alex Hudson and Chris Clackson scored goals for the Aces.  Clackson's game winner came at 9:14 of the 3rd. Mark Guggenberger stopped 20 of 31 shots in net for the Aces, who remain six points...

Oh what a night for Alexandre Imbeault, the Aces forward carded a natural hat trick on Sunday, accounting for all of the Aces goals in their 3-1 victory over the Stockton Thunder.  Alaska swept the series winning three games in three nights against the California based team.  For Imbeault the scoring outburst accounted for his 12th, 13th, and 14th goals of the year.  After the game the man with three horn sounders gave some of the credit to...

Colton Yellow Horn, who appeared in The Hockey News Greatest Name Tournament earlier this year, appeared on the score sheet often as the Ontario Reign snapped the Alaska Aces 13-game unbeaten streak with a 3-1 victory over Alaska on Saturday night.  The Aces had not tasted regulation defeat since December 12th.  Yellow Horn scored twice, his 25th and 26th goals of the season, and added an assist in the game to drop the Aces to 30-9-1. ...

Nick Mazzolini scored a shorthanded goal and a power play goal, and then added an assist on Jordan Kremyr's empty net tally as the Alaska Aces took down the Ontario Reign, 4-1 on Friday night to extend their winning streak to 13 straight games. The Aces set a season-high with 46 penalty minutes in the first period alone as several fights broke out.  Ontario and Alaska were playing for the fourth consecutive time and face off again on Saturday.  Zach Harrison scored his ninth goal of the season, while Kremyr returned to action after missing several weeks with an injury.

Bobby Hughes socred a goal and added two assists in the second period alone as the Alaska Aces rallied from a 3-0 deficit to tie and then defeat the Ontario Reign in a shootout, 4-3 on Wednesday night.  The win enables the Aces to extend their unbeaten streak to 12 games with an ECHL-best record 29-8-1 overall. Alaska scored its three second period goals in a span of 6 minutes, 36 seconds.  Hughes tallied the equalizer, and assisted on goals by Alexandre Imbeault and Merit Waldrop.

The Alaska Aces moved one step closer towards clinching the regular season conference title and a first round bye in the Kelly Cup playoffs on Tuesday night.  Ironically, they lost a game in doing so. The Las Vegas Wranglers scored three times in less than six minutes in the second period to beat the Aces, 4-2.  The loss prevented the Aces from clinching the number one seed in the ECHL's Western Conference. However, the team chasing Alaska, the Ontario Reign, also lost in a 3-0 decision to the Colorado Eagles.  With only three games remaining, Ontario trails Alaska by four points in the standings.   The Aces fall to 10-3-3 in the last 16 games and can still clinch the first round bye by winning in Bakersfield on Wednesday.  Brian Swanson and Tyson Marsh scored goals for the Aces.  Adam Miller notched a goal and two assists for the Wranglers.

Alaska Aces goaltender Gerald Coleman is returning to Alaska on loan from the AHL's Lake Erie Monsters.  Coleman has spent the past two months with Lake Erie, after being loaned from the Aces January 11th.  The goaltender arrives just in time for a crucial series against the Ontario Reign, the team 3 points behind the Aces.  Coleman has been recognized as the 2011 ECHL Goaltender of the Year.  His record is 17-4-2 with Alaska this...

The Alaska Aces squandered two power plays in overtime and fell to the Ontario Reign, 4-3 in a shootout to extend Alaska's winless streak to four games.  The Aces remain an ECHL-best 31-9-6 overall.  Dan Kissel, Zach Harrison, and Jordan Kremyr scored for the Aces, while Adam Courchaine saved 21 shots in regulation and overtime. Alaska heads to Las Vegas to begin a huge three-game series on Thursday.  The Aces lead the Wranglers by eight points for the ECHL's top overall record.

Avenging Saturday's loss, the Alaska Aces drowned the Ontario Reign 6 - 3 for the series win Sunday evening. In the first period, Alaska's Garry Nunn scored at 7:18 with assists from Zach Harrison and Brandon Gentile.  By first intermission, Alaska had tallied 13 shots on goal while Ontario only managed 6. The Aces held on to their momentum going into the second. Brian Swanson added the second goal of the evening at 3:12. Also scoring for the Aces were Wes Goldie and Dan Kissel.

The Alaska Aces dropped game 2 of the 3 game series, 4 - 1, to the Ontario Reign Saturday night at the Sullivan Arena. After a scoreless first period, Nick Mazzolini found the back of the net at 2:08 in the second. The Reign were quick to fire back. CJ Stretch came in with the equalizer at 4:21, and the go-ahead from Vincent LoVerde less than a minute later. Also scoring in the period for the Reign was right wing Derek Couture. The fourth Ontario goal came from Chris Huxley with the empty netter, at 18:59 in the third.