Woody on Hockey

Alaska is hockey heaven -- the Alaska Aces are perennial ECHL contenders, the UAA Seawolves play in the nation's premier college league and NHL star Scott Gomez headlines a contingent of pros. Join the conversation about the Aces and Alaska hockey with Doyle Woody, who has covered the game here at all levels for 27 years.

Contact: dwoody@adn.com


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Aces vs. Idaho

Matt Stefanishion of the Alaska Aces, left, collides with Ashton Rome of the Idaho Steelheads during second-period action Friday evening October 30, 2009 at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage, Alaska. Idaho claimed a 5-3 win in ECHL action.

Idaho defeats the Aces 5-3 Friday evening October 30, 2009 at Sullivan Arena.

Aces vs. Kings

The Alaska Aces host the Victoria Salmon Kings in their 2009 hockey season opener on Friday October 16, 2009 at the Sullivan Arena.

Upcoming Aces games

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12/3 7:00 PM

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12/4 7:00 PM

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12/11 7:15 PM

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Archive

Anchorage's Matt Carle Leads NHL In Plus/Minus - 11/23/2009 6:26 pm

UAA: Lafranchise Injury Not Serious - 11/23/2009 6:15 pm

Smelker, Nauheim Headed To Women's Division I - 11/23/2009 6:11 pm

Former Seawolves Center Beagle Bags 1st NHL Goal - 11/23/2009 6:01 pm

UAF Slips To No. 12; Yaremchuk CCHA Rookie Of Week - 11/23/2009 5:50 pm

Eagle River's Shane Wheeler Leads Division III No.1 St. Norbert - 11/22/2009 4:57 pm

Gomez Day-To-Day With Lower-Body Injury - 11/21/2009 5:45 pm

Say Unkle: Aces, Seawolves Both Get Bum-Rushed - 11/20/2009 11:12 pm

It's A Small, Small Hockey World (Just Ask Kris Tebbs And Kevin Nastiuk) - 11/20/2009 4:09 pm

On The Matt Robinson Merry-Go-Round: Back To Johnstown - 11/20/2009 3:49 pm

Brett Hemingway Lands With CHL Arizona (Debuted Tonight) - 11/19/2009 7:22 pm

Ex-UAF Blueliner Eckford Makes NHL Debut (Plus, Notes On UAA And UAF Players Who Made NHL) - 11/19/2009 6:55 pm

ECHL Cincy Picks Up Matt Robinson - 11/19/2009 2:43 pm

Former Eagle River Skater Nick Curry Headed To UMass-Lowell - 11/18/2009 8:44 pm

AHL Updates (Stefanishion, Johnson, Crowder, Mat Robinson, Lamoureux) - 11/18/2009 6:43 pm

Former Nanook Blueliner Eckford Called Up To NHL (Plus, Fun Draft Facts & UAA-Aces-Alaska Connections) - 11/18/2009 4:26 pm

On The Good-News, Bad-News Front, We Go Mat Robinson-Matt Robinson - 11/18/2009 3:49 pm

Glencross Returns From Suspension - 11/18/2009 9:38 am

Ovechkin's Return Is The Big News, But Former UAA Center Jay Beagle Is Back In The NHL - 11/17/2009 3:15 pm

Stefanishion Promoted To Peoria - 11/17/2009 9:26 am

Easy, There, Cowbell Crew: Aces On Same Pace As Last Season - 11/16/2009 4:13 pm

Nanooks Fall One Spot To No. 10 - 11/16/2009 11:17 am

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Aces: The Exodus To The AHL Begins (Fast Moves Forward)

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Posted: October 23, 2009 - 5:01 pm

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Alaska Aces defenseman T.J. Fast has been called up by the Peoria Rivermen of the American Hockey League, and is headed east as this is written.

Fast is the first AHL call-up this season for the Aces, an ECHL club that has started 4-0-0 and plays Las Vegas tonight.

The Rivermen need a 'D' because Justin Fletcher is out 6-8 weeks with a broken hand. Fast, a second-year pro under an NHL contract with the parent St. Louis Blues, has played well for the Aces so far, and coach Brent Thompson singled him out for praise after Thursday night's 5-2 Aces win in Vegas.

The Aces will also be without defenseman Ryan Turek, who injured his shoulder Thursday and has been placed on the 7-day injured reserve list.

Meanwhile, defenseman B.J. Crum was activated and will likely make his season debut tonight. Expect Lee Green in the lineup for the second straight night. Crum and Green will be joined by Derick Martin, Tyson Marsh, Bryan Miller and Nick Tuzzolino to give the Aces six D. With Fast gone and Turek out, that's the six healthy D the Aces have.


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