TM ® 2011 BRICE ALASKA GOAL RUSH 2011-12 SCHEDULE SERIES DETAILS: Date Opponent Time September Date ........................ Friday, October 14 Alaska 24 BLUE & GOLD GAME # Gold, W 4-2 Time ............................ 8:05 p.m. AKDT October Central Collegiate 1 NORTHERN ALBERTA IT # W 8-0 Location .......................... Fairbanks, AK 7 St. Cloud State $ L 1-4 1-1-0 Venue ............... Carlson Center (4,595) 8 Clarkson $ W 3-1 ® vs 14 MERCYHURST ** 8:05 pm ...............................................200’x100’ 15 #15/16 NEBRASKA-OMAHA ** 7:05 pm 21 WESTERN MICHIGAN * 7:05 pm TV .....KFXF Fox 7 (Tape Delayed @ 11 p.m.) Mercyhurst 22 WESTERN MICHIGAN * 7:05 pm 27 Ohio State * 3:05 pm Internet Audio ................820sports.com Atlantic Hockey 29 Ohio State * 3:05 pm Live stats ................alaskananooks.com November 0-2-0 4 MIAMI (OHIO) * 7:05 pm 5 MIAMI (OHIO) * 7:05 pm 11 Notre Dame * 3:05 pm SERIES DETAILS: 12 Notre Dame * 3:05 pm 18 FERRIS STATE * 7:35 pm Alaska Date .....................Saturday, October 15 19 FERRIS STATE * 7:35 pm Time ............................ 7:05 p.m. AKDT 25 Bowling Green * 3:05 am Central Collegiate 26 Bowling Green * 3:05 pm 1-1-0 Location .......................... Fairbanks, AK December Venue ............... Carlson Center (4,595) 2 MICHIGAN * 7:05 pm ® vs 3 MICHIGAN * 7:05 pm ...............................................200’x100’ January 6 Northern Michigan * 3:35 pm 15/16 UNO TV ...........KFXF Fox 7 (TD on Sun @ 4 p.m.) 7 Northern Michigan * 3:35 pm Internet Audio ................820sports.com 13 Ferris State * 3:05 pm Western Collegiate 14 Ferris State * 3:05 pm Live stats ................ alaskananooks.com 20 BOWLING GREEN * 7:05 pm 21 BOWLING GREEN * 7:05 pm 1-1-0 27 NOTRE DAME * 7:05 pm 28 NOTRE DAME * 7:05 pm LASKA HOOTING OR OAL USH ITLE February A S F G R T 4 Western Michigan * 3:05 pm Need to know notes about the Brice Alaska Goal Rush & Alaska hockey... 5 Western Michigan * 3:05 pm 10 LAKE SUPERIOR STATE * 7:05 pm • The Alaska Nanooks open their regular- • UNO, the Nanooks old rivalry partner from 11 LAKE SUPERIOR STATE * 7:05 pm season home schedule by hosting the Brice the CCHA, comes to Fairbanks for the first time 18 Michigan State * 3:05 pm Alaska Goal Rush this weekend at the Carlson since Dec. 11-12, 2009. The teams split the 19 Michigan State * 3:05 pm Center. Alaska welcomes the Mercyhurst two-game series at the Carlson Center with the 25 Anchorage ^ 7:07 pm Lakers, the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks and Nanooks taking home the victory Friday night, 26 ANCHORAGE ^ 7:05 pm the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves. The two 4-3 and the Mavericks proving the victor in the Home games in ALL CAPS # Exhibition Alaska schools will not meet in tournament rematch, 5-3. They met in Omaha just under a All Times Alaskan * CCHA game play but meet each of the two Outside teams month later with the same result - Alaska won $ Kendall Hockey Classic on opposite nights. the first game, 3-1 and UNO took the second ** Brice Alaska Goal Rush 2-1. ^ Alaska Airlines Governor’s Cup • Alaska will faceoff against Mercyhurst in the second game of the tournament. It • The Nanooks split last weekend’s games at ALASKA MEDIA RELATIONS marks the third time in the last four years the Kendall Hockey Classic for a third-place Director of Media Relations .........Jamie Foland that the Nanooks and the Lakers will meet finish after dropping their first game to St. Office Phone ...................... (907) 474-6807 in tournament action as Mercyhurst was a Cloud State, 4-1 and then responding with a Mobile Phone ...................... (907) 687-3226 member of the inaugural Brice Alaska Goal Rush 3-1 win over Clarkson. SO F Colton Beck was E-mail ...................... [email protected] tournament field in 2008 and participated in named to the Classic’s All-Tournament team Media Relations Intern ................Chris Brooks the 2009 Kendall Hockey Classic in Anchorage. after notching a goal and an assist in Alaska’s Phone .............................. (907) 474-6805 The Blue and Gold have outscored the Lakers victory. E-mail ...................... [email protected] 10-1 in their last two encounters. Fax .................................. (907) 474-5162 • The Nanooks received votes in both of the Carlson Center Press Box .......... (907) 451-1800 • SR G Scott Greenham was named one of 20 major Division I men’s hockey preseason polls Website ................... www.alaskananooks.com candidates for the 2012 Lowe’s Senior CLASS released on Monday, Oct. 10. They were listed Interviews All interviews must be arranged through Jamie Foland in the Award last week. The Addison, Ont. native was eighth with five votes among “Others Receiving Media Relations Office, and requests must be made by noon on also named a CCHA Preseason All-Conference Votes” in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine the day of the interview. Foland can be reached via e-mail (jm- Second Team selection last week. He has made Men’s College Hockey poll, which ranks the [email protected]); office phone (907.474.6807) or cell phone 79 consecutive starting apperances for the top 15 teams, and seventh with 18 votes in (907.687.3226). Please note that contact information for student- athletes WILL NOT be made available to reporters, per Depart- Alaska Nanooks, starting in every single game the USCHO.com poll, which ranks the top 20 ment of Athletics policy. for the past two seasons. teams. • Alaska blanked the visiting Northern Alberta • The Nanooks were picked to finish fifth in HEAD COACH Institute of Technology Ooks, 8-0, in exhibition the Central Collegiate Hockey Association by DALLAS FERGUSON play on Oct. 1, at the Carlson Center with 13 the Michigan-based league’s 11 head coaches of 20 skaters picking up at least one point. and 72 media members. The Blue and Gold, Ferguson enters his fourth season as head coach of the The Nanooks top line accounted for just over who were predicted to finish third in the CCHA Alaska Hockey program. He a third of the scoring (nine out of 24 points) a year ago, finished the 2010-11 campaign in was named the eighth head with sophomore Colton Beck notching a pair seventh with a 16-17-5 overall record and 10- coach of his alma mater on of goals (including the game-winner) and an 13-5 league mark. May 15, 2008, following four years of service as an assistant assist, and juniors Jarret Granberg (0-3--3) coach for the Blue and Gold. and Andy Taranto (1-2--3) also checking in with three-point nights. Junior left wing Chad A former Nanook defenseman and team captain, Gehon also had a big hand in the win, matching Ferguson guided the program to new heights in his first three seasons at the helm. After leading the team Beck’s offensive output (2-1--3). to a fourth place finish in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and capturing the league’s Coach of the Year award in 2008-09, he took the Nanooks to the NCAA tournament for the first time in program history in 2009- LAST TIME IT HAPPENED... 10. Under his tutelage, the Nanooks are averaging 17 wins Weekend series sweep at home Attempted a penalty shot a season (more than any of his seven predecessors) and have hosted and won three consecutive CCHA home Alaska: Mar. 3-4, 2011 Alaska: Feb. 26, 2010 playoff series in each of his first three seasons at the helm Michigan State, (W 3-2 OT, W 4-3 2OT) Brandon Knelsen vs. Alaska-Anchorage of his alma mater. He has also led the program to back-to- Opponent: Feb. 5-6, 2010 Scored (Bryce Christianson) back Alaska Airlines Governor’s Cup titles and four non- Ferris State, (L 1-2, L 2-3) Opponent: Feb. 14, 2009 conference tournament titles. Patrick Galivan at Western Michigan Missed (Chad Johnson) The Wainwright, Alberta native has coached thirteen Weekend series sweep on road Nanooks who have gone on to professional hockey Alaska: Nov. 20-21, 2008 careers, including rearguard Jordan Hendry of the Scored with extra attacker at Ferris State (W 3-2, W 2-0) 2010 National Hockey League Stanley Cup Champion Alaska: Feb. 5, 2011 Opponent: Jan. 21-22, 2011 Chicago Blackhawks, 2009 CCHA Player of the Year and vs Ferris State (L 1-2) All-American Chad Johnson of the New York Rangers Michigan, (L 0-2, L 3-4) and 2008 CCHA Offensive Defenseman of the year and Opponent: Nov. 25, 2010 Alaska’s only First Team All-American Tyler Eckford (New vs. Ohio State (T 3-3) Jersey Devils). Shutout Alaska: Jan. 28, 2011 Scored shorthanded Through his first four seasons as an assistant coach, Ohio State, W 1-0 (Scott Greenham) Alaska: Jan. 22, 2011 Ferguson was part of Nanook squads that defeated Opponent: Jan. 21, 2011 four No.1-ranked teams, captured two Alaska Airlines vs. Michigan, Cody Kunyk (L 3-4) Governor’s Cups, finished third at the CCHA Super Six No. 6 Michigan, L 0-2 (Shawn Hunwick) Opponent: Jan. 14, 2011 tournament at Joe Louis Arena, won three CCHA first- vs Notre Dame, Anders Lee (L 1-2) round playoff series on the road, and set a program record for road wins in a season (10, 2005-06). Shutout at home Alaska: Jan. 28, 2011 Scored 5 on 3 Since his arrival at Alaska in the summer of 2004, Ohio State, W 1-0 (Scott Greenham) Alaska: Feb. 26, 2010 Ferguson has steadily climbed the professional ladder.