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

Aces v. Idaho

Alaska's Zach Harrison races Idaho's Jace Coyle into the corner in the first period. The Alaska Aces played the Idaho Steelheads in Anchorage on Friday, January 20, 2012.

The Alaska Aces played the Idaho Steelheads in Anchorage on Friday, January 20, 2012.

Aces 3 Stockton 1

Lured out of retirement to aid his injury-depleted former team, Matt Shasby celebrates after scoring the first goal of the game for the Alaska Aces during first-period action against the Stockton Thunder Friday evening January 13, 2012 at Sullivan Arena. Shasby had last scored a goal April 24, 2009, and had last played a game June 5, 2009, the seventh game of the Kelly Cup finals.

Matt Shasby scores a goal and Jim Dahl earns an assist in a 3-1 Alaska Aces win over Stockton January 13, 2012 at Sullivan Arena.

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Big AHL Night For Former Aces In Springfield

The fingerprints of former Alaska Aces were all over the Springfield Falcons' 7-5 AHL win over Lowell today.

Former Aces sniper Chris Minard bagged two goals, including the game winner, and went +1. He owns 15-10--25 and +3 totals in 31 games -- he's played so few games because he missed a couple months with a concussion.

Former Aces winger Charles Linglet furnished a playmaker (three helpers) and went +2 to give him 18-49--68 totals and a -3 rating in 66 matches. That's Linger's career high for points.

And former Aces winger Ryan MacMurchy chipped in an empty-net goal and an assist, and went +1, to give him 2-10--12 and -7 totals in 49 games.

Elsewhere, erstwhile Aces goaltender Frank Doyle is in the net for the Worcester Sharks tonight at Abbotsford (UPDATE: He stopped 25 shots in a 2-1 win to improve to 1-1-0 with a 2.54 goals-against average and .911 save percentage). But erstwhile Aces defenseman T.J. Fast is not in the lineup for Peoria, which is entertaining Lake Erie.

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