Stockton Thunder

Sparked by two goals in a span of 19 seconds, the Alaska Aces broke open a close game by scoring three times in the third period of a 4-0 win over the Stockton Thunder in game three of the ECHL Western Conference Semifinals.  The win gives Alaska a 2-1 series edge after the teams split the first two contests at Sullivan Arena. Ryan Cruthers gave the Aces a 1-0 lead with his first goal of the playoffs on a power play at 11:37 of the first period.  Gerald Coleman made 13 first period saves, and shut out the Thunder on 22 saves for the night.  But the game was still in doubt entering the third.

Chris D'Alvise scored the game winning goal on a power play 9:19 into overtime to give the Stockton Thunder a 3-2 win over the Alaska Aces in game two of the ECHL's Western Conference Semifinals on Saturday at Sullivan Arena.  The best of seven series is tied at one game apiece, with game three Wednesday in Stockton. Alaska never trailed in regulation, thanks to goals by Brandon Gentile and Nick Mazzolini in a span of 51 seconds in the second period.  The Thunder rallied to tie the game by period's end, setting the stage for D'Alvise's game winner.

Garry Nunn scored with 3:08 remaining in regulation to cap a wild third period and give the Alaska Aces a 2-1 victory over the Stockton Thunder in game one of the ECHL's Western Conference Semifinals at Sullivan Arena.  Following two scoreless periods, Stockton's Greg Squires broke the ice with a goal 8:07 into the third.  The lead proved to be short lived, however, as Dan Kissel scored less than four minutes later, setting the stage...

Despite controlling play and outshooting the opposition by 13, the Alaska Aces fell victim to a hard-luck shootout loss on Sunday, falling to the Stockton Thunder, 4-3.  Alaska's lead over Las Vegas for the ECHL's best record grows to four points as the Aces are now 37-15-9.  The Wranglers were idle on Sunday. Shane Owen, just acquired on Saturday in a trade with the Florida Everblades, stopped 21 shots in his Aces debut.  Blair Yaworski, Brian Swanson, and Nick Mazzolini all scored for the Aces in regulation.  However, following a scoreless overtime period, Alaska shooters were blanked in the shootout.  The Aces have seven shootout losses, tied for the most in the league.

Ethan Cox scored two of the Aces four goals and James Reid made 24 saves for his first pro victory as the Alaska Aces started a three-game road trip with a 4-2 win over the Stockton Thunder. Wes Goldie added his team-leading 31st goal, while Blair Yaworski tallied three assists for the ECHL leaders.  Alaska improves to 37-14-8 this season, and stays five points ahead of the Las Vegas Wranglers for the most in the league.  The 21-year old Reid, signed last week, played one game in net last weekend, a shootout loss to Las Vegas.

The Aces have been blasting opponents all season.  Friday night, they received a blast from the past. Former Ace Matt Shasby, out of pro hockey since retiring after the 2009 Kelly Cup Finals, was signed by the shorthanded Aces just prior to game time on Friday, and delivered the game's first goal in Alaska's 3-1 win over the Stockton Thunder.  Alaska improves to an ECHL-best 28-5-5 overall, and owns an eight-game winning streak.  ...

With ECHL goaltender of the year Gerald Coleman on an AHL promotion, Adam Courchaine will be carrying the load in net for the Aces.  Seems he's up to the task. Courchaine stopped all 29 shots for his second shutout of the season, and the Aces defeated the Stockton Thunder, 3-0 on Thursday to remain unbeaten in their last 11 games.  Courchaine has lost only once in 14 starts this season.  Jordan Kremyr, Nick Mazzolini, and Steve Ward all scored for the Aces, who started the game with only 14 healthy skaters, two short of the ECHL maximum.  That was before captain Brian Swanson left the ice early on with an injury.     

The Alaska Aces have a 0.792 win percentage and a dominating 11 point lead on the rest of the ECHL and that has caught the attention of teams a level up looking for players.  This week, in a press release from the Aces organization, it was announced that goaltender Gerald Coleman and Defenseman Brandon Gentile have been called up to the AHL. The reigning goaltender of the year Coleman has been loaned to the Lake Erie Monsters.  So far this...

Adam Courchaine finally got the help he needed to collect his first win in three starts for the Alaska Aces this season.  The second year goaltender wasn't too bad, either. Courchaine made 41 saves to lead Alaska to a 4-1 victory over the Stockton Thunder on Wednesday night.  The win gives the Aces a 3-0-1 start to their eight-game road trip. Alaska received goals from Jordan Kremyr, Wes Goldie, Dan Kissel, and Chris Bruton in the victory.  Kremyer's was the first of his pro career, while Goldie and Kissel have now scored in back to back games.  Kissel leads the team with 10 goals.

Wes Goldie reached the 40-goal plateau for the fifth consecutive year, helping the Alaska Aces win, for the ninth time in the last 10 games, 3-2 over the Las Vegas Wranglers Tuesday night at the Orleans Arena. The victory gives the Aces a nine point lead over the Stockton Thunder in the race for the best record in the ECHL Western Conference with six games to go. Alaska won for the fourth straight time in Las Vegas despite never being granted a power play the entire game. Curtis Fraser and Russ Sinkewich also tallied goals for the Aces, who improve to 42-21-3 on the season.