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Check Out This Season's Alaska Connections In The AHL

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Anchorage Daily News

Posted: October 16, 2012 - 4:59 pm

Nearly 20 dudes in the American Hockey League this season have some sort of Alaska connections, so let's get right to it and identify those gentlemen:

Abbotsford Heat -- Former Alaska Aces (and they hope future) winger Tyler Ruegsegger.

Adirondack Phantoms -- Former Aces defenseman Zack FitzGerald.

Binghamton Senators -- Former UAA goaltender Nathan Lawson and former UAF defenseman Tyler Eckford.

Charlotte Checkers -- Winger Tim Wallace of Anchorage.

Connecticut Whale -- Former UAA winger Tommy Grant.

Grand Rapids Griffins -- Goaltender Jordan Pearce of Anchorage.

Hershey Bears -- Former Aces defenseman Patrick Wellar.

Manchester Monarchs -- Former UAA and Aces winger Justin Johnson of Anchorage.

Norfolk Admirals -- Former UAF defenseman Jordan Hendry.

Peoria Rivermen -- Former Aces forward Chris Bruton, former Aces winger Anthony Peluso and former Aces defenseman David Shields.

Portland Pirates -- Former UAF goaltender Chad Johnson.

Rockford IceHogs -- Former Anchorage Aces winger Wade Brookbank (Yeah, you read that correctly -- ANCHORAGE Aces, back in the 'ol WCHL. Brookbank played for the Aces in 1997-98 and 1998-99, and was a tad feisty, as evidenced by his combined 72 regular-season and playoff games and combined 550 penalty minutes. Has played 127 NHL games).

Springfield Falcons -- Former Aces winger Tim Spencer.

St. John's IceCaps -- Former UAA winger Kevin Clark. Head coach Keith McCambridge, the former Aces captain, assistant coach and head coach.

Syracuse Crunch -- Former Aces winger Eric Neilson.

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