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 29 years.

Contact: dwoody@adn.com

Here's a historically encouraging way of looking at UAA's WCHA series in Grand Forks - 10/25/2012 3:43 pm

Aces: Ambroz released (Plus, Courchaine note) - 10/25/2012 1:26 pm

Aces: Gee, those are some decent linemates Imbeault just got; plus, numbers changes - 10/25/2012 10:45 am

Aces add a defenseman in fourth-year pro Alain Goulet - 10/25/2012 9:59 am

A bunch of Alaska connections play in the Austrian League where Alexandre Imbeault began the season - 10/24/2012 5:41 pm

Man, UAA's Early Schedule Is Odd - 10/24/2012 5:07 pm

Former Aces Center Imbeault Is Now Current Aces Center Imbeault (UPDATED) - 10/24/2012 1:16 pm

North Pole's Copley Is WCHA Rookie Of The Week - 10/23/2012 12:19 pm

ESPN Mention Of Aces' Winger Chris Bruton (Except He Was Identified As Chris Burton)

The story going around today about the Alabama football team's BSC trophy getting accidentally knocked off a case and smashed prompted ESPN to do a round-up of other trophies that have been damaged.

And so it was The Blog was walking through his living room -- ESPN News was on the TV -- and heard Scott Van Plet describe other trophy incidents, and mention Alaska Aces winger Chris Bruton, who captained the Spokane Chiefs to the 2008 Memorial Cup as champions of major-junior hockey. If you didn't know, Bruton dropped the Cup, though to be fair, the Cup fell apart in his hands, which led to the drop.

Alas, Van Pelt identified Bruton as "Chris Burton.'' Ah, well, perhaps there is no such thing as bad publicity.

Anyhow, click here to check out video of Bruton’s faux pas.

Bonus: The broadcaster talking about the Chiefs organ-I-zation.

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