Alaska Aces
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| Alaska Aces | |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Home ice | Sullivan Arena |
| Based in | Anchorage, Alaska |
| Colors | Black, Powder Blue |
| League | ECHL |
| Head coach | Davis Payne |
| General manager | Terry Parks |
| Owner | Terry Parks, Dan Coffey, Jeff Van Abel, Jerry Mackie, Steve Adams, Steve Agni, Rod Udd, Al Haynes |
| Media Affiliates | B2 Networks Internet Audio\Video feeds |
| Captain | Mike Scott (21) |
| Alternates | Matt Shasby (41), Barrett Heisten (57) |
| Affiliates | St. Louis Blues (NHL) Peoria Rivermen (AHL) |
| Division Championships | 2004-05 ECHL West, 2005-06 ECHL West |
| Conference Championships | 2005-06 ECHL National |
| League Championships | 2005-06 ECHL Kelly Cup |
- For the Alaska Aces PBA team, see Alaska Aces (PBA).
The Alaska Aces are a minor league ice hockey team in Anchorage, Alaska. They were originally part of the West Coast Hockey League, but when the WCHL was absorbed by the East Coast Hockey League in 2003, the team joined the merged ECHL. In 2005, the Aces joined an affiliation with the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League and the Peoria Rivermen of the American Hockey League.
Originally an amateur club known as the Anchorage Aces, they won the National Amateur Championship in 1993 and 1994. They finished second in 1992 and 1995.
Anchorage was an original WCHL franchise, joining the league in 1995. In 2002, with financial troubles, the team was put up for sale on eBay. They were renamed the Alaska Aces in 2003. The team gained national notoriety in 2004 when it signed New Jersey Devils all-star and Alaska-born Scott Gomez after the NHL lockout, who went on to lead the ECHL in scoring and win league Most Valuable Player honors. (That also led to Gomez' influence in bringing his Aces linemate, Chris Minard, to Devils training camp in 2005-06, where Minard was in Albany for most of the season.) Home games are played at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage.
The triple overtime win against Las Vegas Wranglers (2006) was the third longest game in ECHL history, a whopping 113 minutes, 30 seconds long.
In 2006, the Aces became only the second team in ECHL history (joining the South Carolina Stingrays of Charleston, SC) in winning both the Brabham Cup and Kelly Cup championships in the same season. Coincidentally, it was the 18th ECHL season, and nine years after the Stingrays were the first team to do so.
The Aces play in the West Division of the ECHL's National Conference.
In 2006, Alaska won the ECHL Kelly Cup title in five games over the Gwinnett Gladiators. This was the first professional sports title won by an Alaska team since 1980. Mike Scott received the ECHL Kelly Cup MVP award after the Aces' 4-3 win over the Gladiators in Game Five of the series.
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[edit] History of the Alaska Aces
[edit] Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout Losses, PTS = Points, PCT = Winning Percentage, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Records as of October 28, 2006. <ref>Hockeydb.com, http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/teamseasons.php?tid=647 Anchorage Aces season statistics and records 1995-2003.]</ref> <ref>Hockeydb.com, http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/teamseasons.php?tid=3259 Anchorage Aces season statistics and records 2003-Present.]</ref>
| Season | League | Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | SOL | PTS | PCT | GF | GA | PIM | Coach(es) | Result |
| 1995-96 | WCHL | WCHL | 58 | 24 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 53 | 0.414 | 271 | 299 | 1758 | Steve Gasparini | Out of Playoffs |
| 1996-97 | WCHL | WCHL | 64 | 41 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 87 | 0.641 | 349 | 260 | 2142 | Walt Poddubny | Lost in Finals |
| 1997-98 | WCHL | WCHLN | 64 | 36 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 80 | 0.562 | 308 | 261 | 2075 | Walt Poddubny | Lost in round 2 |
| 1998-99 | WCHL | WCHLN | 71 | 46 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 0.648 | 332 | 260 | 1759 | Walt Poddubny | Lost in round 2 |
| 1999-00 | WCHL | WCHLN | 74 | 31 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 71 | 0.419 | 272 | 334 | 1828 | Walt Poddubny, Bob Wilkie, Derek Donald, Steve MacSwain | Unknown |
| 2000-01 | WCHL | WCHLN | 72 | 27 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 0.375 | 264 | 324 | 1820 | Walt Poddubny | Unknown |
| 2001-02 | WCHL | WCHLN | 72 | 19 | 44 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 47 | 0.264 | 222 | 350 | 1573 | Butch Goring, Walt Poddubny | Lost in round 1 |
| 2002-03 | WCHL | WCHL | 72 | 21 | 46 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 0.292 | 210 | 327 | 1926 | Rod Davidson, Perry Florio | Out of Playoffs |
| 2003-04 | ECHL | Pacific | 72 | 38 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0.569 | 220 | 210 | 1648 | Davis Payne | Lost in round 2 |
| 2004-05 | ECHL | West | 72 | 45 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 0.681 | 233 | 187 | 1389 | Davis Payne | Lost in round 3 |
| 2005-06 | ECHL | West | 72 | 53 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 0.785 | 289 | 168 | 1786 | Davis Payne | ECHL Kelly Cup Champions |
| 2006-07 | ECHL | West | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.750 | 17 | 14 | 82 | Davis Payne | T.B.D. |
| Totals | 2 | 4 | 767 | 384 | 314 | 21 | 48 | 0 | 837 | 0.501 | 2987 | 2994 | 19786 | 9 | 7/9 Playoff Seasons (not counting Unknown result, 1 Championship |
[edit] Current roster
As of October 22, 2006. Numbers taken from ECHL Website. <ref>http://echl.leaguestat.com/stats/roster.php?team_id=1</ref>
| # | Player | Catches | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Derek Gustafson | L | 2006 | Gresham, Oregon, USA |
| 39 | Image:Flag of Canada.svg | Isaac Reichmuth | L | 2006 | Fruitvale, British Columbia, Canada |
| <center>Defencemen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
| 4 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Peter Metcalf | L | 2006 | Pembroke, Massachusetts, USA |
| 9 | Image:Flag of Canada.svg | Steven Later | R | 2006 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| 14 | Image:Flag of Austria.svg | Florian Iberer | L | 2006 | Graz, Austria |
| 27 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Corbin Schmidt | L | 2006 | Anchorage, Alaska, USA |
| 31 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Joey Hope | R | 2006 | Anchorage, Alaska, USA |
| 41 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg | Matt Shasby | L | 2006 | Eagle River, Alaska, USA |
| <center>Staff | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Staff Member | |||||
| Head Coach | Davis Payne | |||||
| Assistant Coach | Keith McCambridge | |||||
| Trainer | Jared Crawford | |||||
| Equipment Manager | Mark Kincher | |||||
| Public Address Announcer | Bob Lester | |||||
[edit] NHLers
- Vincent Riendeau
- Kimbi Daniels
- B.J Young
- Scott Gomez
- Barrett Heisten
- Wade Brookbank
- Matt Underhill
- Doug Lynch
- Derek Gustafson
- Chris Beckford-Tseu
- D.J King
[edit] Notable players
- Keith Street
- Dean Larsen
- Chad Richard
- Scott Gomez
- Tim Ingalls
- Barrett Heisten
- Wade Brookbank
- Chris Beckford-Tseu
- Matt Underhill
[edit] Retired numbers
- Keith Street – #18
- Dean Larson – #8
[edit] External links
| ECHL | |
| 2006-07 teams: Alaska Aces | Augusta Lynx | Bakersfield Condors | Charlotte Checkers | Cincinnati Cyclones | Columbia Inferno | Dayton Bombers | Florida Everblades | Fresno Falcons | Gwinnett Gladiators | Idaho Steelheads | Johnstown Chiefs | Las Vegas Wranglers | Long Beach Ice Dogs | Pensacola Ice Pilots | Phoenix RoadRunners | Reading Royals | South Carolina Stingrays | Stockton Thunder | Texas Wildcatters | Toledo Storm | Trenton Titans | Utah Grizzlies | Victoria Salmon Kings | Wheeling Nailers | |
| Planned 2007-08 teams: Greensboro | Mississippi Sea Wolves | Myrtle Beach Thunderboltz | |
| Trophies and Awards: Patrick J. Kelly Cup | |
| Related Articles: NHL | AHL | CHL | SPHL | UHL | World Cup | |
