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The Alaska Aces are a minor league ice hockey team in Anchorage, Alaska. They were originally part of the West Coast Hockey League, but when the WCHL was absorbed by the East Coast Hockey League in 2003, the team joined the merged ECHL. In 2005, the Aces joined an affiliation with the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League and the Peoria Rivermen of the American Hockey League. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1025x863, 275 KB) Summary The Alaska Aces Licensing This is a logo of a corporation, sports team, or other organization, and is protected by copyright and/or trademark. ... The Sullivan Arena is a 7,800-seat multi-purpose arena in Anchorage, Alaska. ... Nickname: Motto: BIG WILD LIFE Location in the state of Alaska Coordinates: Borough Municipality of Anchorage Government  - Mayor Mark Begich (D) Area  - City 5,079. ... The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey, with teams scattered across the United States and Canada, generally regarded as a tier below the American Hockey League. ... The St. ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... This article discusses the current American Hockey League team. ... The American Hockey League (AHL) is regarded as the top professional hockey league in North America outside the National Hockey League (NHL) for which it serves as the primary developmental circuit. ... The Alaska Aces is a Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) team since 1986 under the ownership of Alaska Milk Corporation. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Nickname: Motto: BIG WILD LIFE Location in the state of Alaska Coordinates: Borough Municipality of Anchorage Government  - Mayor Mark Begich (D) Area  - City 5,079. ... West Coast Hockey League was a minor league in ice hockey in United States from 1995 to 2003. ... The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey, with teams scattered across the United States and Canada, generally regarded as a tier below the American Hockey League. ... The St. ... “NHL” redirects here. ... This article discusses the current American Hockey League team. ... The American Hockey League (AHL) is regarded as the top professional hockey league in North America outside the National Hockey League (NHL) for which it serves as the primary developmental circuit. ...

Originally an amateur club known as the Anchorage Aces, they won the National Amateur Championship in 1993 and 1994. They finished second in 1992 and 1995.

Anchorage was an original WCHL franchise, joining the league in 1995. In 2002, with financial troubles, the team was put up for sale on eBay. They were renamed the Alaska Aces in 2003. The team gained national notoriety in 2004 when it signed New Jersey Devils all-star and Alaska-born Scott Gomez after the NHL lockout, who went on to lead the ECHL in scoring and win league Most Valuable Player honors. (That also led to Gomez' influence in bringing his Aces linemate, Chris Minard, to Devils training camp in 2005-06, where Minard was in Albany for most of the season.) Home games are played at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage. eBay headquarters in San Jose eBay North First Street satellite office campus (home to PayPal) eBay Inc. ... The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. ... Scotty Gomez Scott Gomez (born December 23, 1979, in Anchorage, Alaska) is a professional ice hockey player. ... The Sullivan Arena is a 7,800-seat multi-purpose arena in Anchorage, Alaska. ...

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In 2006, the Aces became only the second team in ECHL history (joining the South Carolina Stingrays of Charleston, SC) in winning both the Brabham Cup and Kelly Cup championships in the same season. Coincidentally, it was the 18th ECHL season, and nine years after the Stingrays were the first team to do so. The South Carolina Stingrays are an ECHL team based in North Charleston, South Carolina, a suburb of the metropolitan area of Charleston, South Carolina and have become one of the longest established teams in the ECHL. Since 2004, the team has been affiliated with the Washington Capitals of the National...

The Aces play in the West Division of the ECHL's National Conference.

In 2006, Alaska won the ECHL Kelly Cup title in five games over the Gwinnett Gladiators. This was the first professional sports title won by an Alaska team since 1980. Mike Scott received the ECHL Kelly Cup MVP award after the Aces' 4-3 win over the Gladiators in Game Five of the series. The Kelly Cup goes to play-off champion of the East Coast Hockey League. ... The Gwinnett Gladiators are a minor league ice hockey team playing at the Arena at Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Georgia. ... Mike Scott (born April 4, 1977 in Calgary, Alberta Canada) is the current left wing player (#21) for the ECHL team Alaska Aces. ...

History

Origin

Dennis Sorenson formed an Anchorage senior men’s ice hockey team, named Anchorage Aces to compete against a local in-state team, the Fairbanks Gold Kings. Sorenson, a former Gold King, ultimately envisioned an Aces team with about a twenty game schedule, similar to the Gold Kings. The Aces played four unofficial games during in the 1989-90 season. During the 1990-1991 season, Keith Street led the team on their 22-game schedule, which included 20 games against teams registered with USA Hockey. The 1990-1991 season ended with the Aces winning the Senior Men's Open National Championship held in Fairbanks. Nickname: Motto: BIG WILD LIFE Location in the state of Alaska Coordinates: Borough Municipality of Anchorage Government  - Mayor Mark Begich (D) Area  - City 5,079. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Fairbanks is a city located in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. ... USA Hockey is recognized as the governing body for amateur ice hockey in the United States and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. ...

Pacific Northwest Hockey League

The Aces joined the Pacific Northwest Hockey League for the 1991-92 season, playing six of their home games at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage and eight at the Central Peninsula Sports Center in Soldotna. The Aces finished second in the PNHL with a 16-12-2 regular season record, and were the runners-up in the national USA Hockey tourney after a 0-4-1 tourney run. The Sullivan Arena is a 7,800-seat multi-purpose arena in Anchorage, Alaska. ... The City of Soldotna Sports Center (also referred to as the Central Peninsula Sports Center) is a 2,000-seat multipurpose arena located in Soldotna, Alaska. ... Soldotna is a city located in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. ...

In the 1992-93 season, new Head Coach Mike Ashley led the Aces to a 19-3-0 regular season record. However, in the USA Hockey Senior Men's Open Tournament, the Aces finished second for the second year in a row after compiling a 4-1 record in the tourney, losing the tiebreaker to the Chicago Chargers. Ashley resigned following the season.

For the 1993-94 season, Steve Gasparini took over as head coach, and led the Aces to a 22-9-1 regular season record. The Aces also won their second championship in the USA Hockey Senior Men's Open National Tournament with a 5-0 run highlighted by the 6-0 rout of the Fresno Falcons. In 1994-95, the team went 27-9 and lost in the championship game to the Gold Kings. The Fresno Falcons are a minor league hockey affiliate of the San Jose Sharks. ...

West Coast Hockey League

After an unsuccessful attempt to form a new Pacific Rim Hockey League, the Aces joined the new West Coast Hockey League for the 1995-96 season, and played in that league until 2003. Mid-way through the 1995-96 season, the Aces released forward Mike Myers after he was charged with rape. Three juries failed to convict Myers of the charges. West Coast Hockey League was a minor league in ice hockey in United States from 1995 to 2003. ...

Mike Cusack Jr. became sole owner of the franchise following the 1995-1996 season.

In the 1996-97 season, the Aces initially lost in the league playoffs to the Fresno Falcons three games to one. However the WCHL commissioner determined that their 2-4 loss in game four would be changed to a 1-0 victory due to forfeit by the Fresno Falcons when they failed to meet the minimum roster requirement because of injuries and suspensions. The Aces won the deciding fifth game 5-3 and advanced to the Taylor Cup.

In the 2000-2001 season, the Aces finished in third place with a 34-30-4 record and advanced to the semifinals, only to be ousted by Tacoma in three games.

In 2000-01, the Aces signed former NHL goalie Vincent Riendeau and right wing Kevin Brown. The Idaho Steelheads defeated the Aces 3-0 in the first round of the playoffs. Vincent Riendeau (born 20 April 1966 in St. ... Kevin J. Brown (b. ... The Idaho Steelheads are a minor league ice hockey team in Boise, Idaho. ...

In 2001-02, the Aces hired a new GM and hired former NHL coach and player Butch Goring as their new head coach, and re-signed only four players from the previous season. The Aces signed five former NHL players: defenseman Jim Paek, goaltender Scott Bailey, wingers Todd Harkins and Daniel Goneau and center Clayton Beddoes. Clayton Beddoes retired just a few games into the season due to a previous shoulder injury. The Aces promoted a "Guaranteed Win Night" where if they lost the game, the fans in attendance would receive free Aces tickets. After a 10-18-4 start, Aces owner Mike Cusack fired head coach Butch Goring and VP of business operations Lou Corletto, and hired former head coach Poddubny. Shortly thereafter, general manager Stirling Wright stepped down. Robert Thomas Butch Goring (born October 22, 1949 in St. ... Jim Paek (Korean: 백지선, Baek Ji-seon) was born on the 7th of April, 1967, in Seoul, South Korea. ...

In May of 2002, the Aces filed for bankruptcy; according to the filing papers, the team was almost $2 million in debt. In June of 2002, the Aces were put up for sale on eBay. The club's owner, Cusack, accepted a $1.862 million bid from Duncan Harrison, owner of Alaskan Automotive Distributing in Anchorage, but U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge Donald MacDonald converted the Aces' bankruptcy case to Chapter 7, which allowed him to reject the Harrison bid. The club was eventually sold for $1.05 million to a seven-member group led by Terry Parks, a local investor, and Dan Coffee, a local businessman. Notice of closure stuck on the door of a computer store the day after its parent company, Granville Technology Group Ltd, declared bankruptcy (strictly, put into administration - see text) in the UK. Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organizations to pay their... eBay headquarters in San Jose eBay North First Street satellite office campus (home to PayPal) eBay Inc. ... Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code governs the process of liquidation under the bankruptcy laws of the United States. ...

ECHL

The Aces joined the ECHL for the 2003-04 season following a merger between the WCHL and the East Coast Hockey League. They were renamed the Alaska Aces after the league switch, and unveiled a new logo and new uniforms. The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey, with teams scattered across the United States and Canada, generally regarded as a tier below the American Hockey League. ...

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout Losses, PTS = Points, PCT = Winning Percentage, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Records as of January 29,2007. ^{[1] [2]}

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Current roster

As of April 6, 2007. Numbers taken from ECHL Website. ^[3]

Goaltenders
#		Player	Catches	Date of birth	Place of birth
34		Derek Gustafson	L	June 21, 1979	Gresham, Oregon, USA
39		Isaac Reichmuth	L	December 29, 1982	Fruitvale, British Columbia, Canada

Defencemen
#		Player	Shoots	Date of birth	Place of birth
4		Peter "Big Baby" Metcalf	L	February 25, 1979	Pembroke, Massachusetts, USA
7		Steven Later	R	September 12, 1984	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
14		Florian Iberer	L	December 12, 1982	Graz, Styria, Austria
27		Corbin Schmidt	L	September 19, 1980	Anchorage, Alaska, USA
28		Zack FitzGerald	L	June 16, 1985	Duluth, Minnesota, USA
31		Joey Hope	R	January 1, 1982	Anchorage, Alaska, USA
41		Matt Shasby	L	July 2, 1982	Eagle River, Alaska, USA

Forwards
#		Player	Shoots	Date of birth	Place of birth
9		Jason Bloomingburg	L	November 29, 1982	Canton, Michigan, USA
9		Gino Guyer	L	October 14, 1983	Coleraine, Minnesota, USA
10		Matt Robinson	L	August 13, 1985	South Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
11		Kevin Croxton	R	September 8, 1982	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
12		Justin Bourne	R	December 12, 1982	Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
17		Jeff Smith	L	January 2, 1981	Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
19		Kimbi Daniels	R	January 19, 1973	Long Plain, Manitoba, Canada
21		Mike Scott	R	April 4, 1977	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
26		Vladimir Novak	L	June 26, 1980	Jihlava, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
36		Joe Talbot	R	April 23, 1980	Wahnapitae, Ontario, Canada
47		Julian Talbot	L	March 24, 1985	Wahnapitae, Ontario, Canada
57		Barrett Heisten	L	March 19, 1980	Anchorage, Alaska, USA
64		Olivier Filion	L	October 3, 1982	Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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NHLers

• Vincent Riendeau
• Kimbi Daniels
• B.J. Young
• Scott Gomez
• Barrett Heisten
• Wade Brookbank
• Matt Underhill
• Doug Lynch
• Derek Gustafson
• Chris Beckford-Tseu
• D.J. King

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Notable players

• Keith Street
• Dean Larson
• Chad Richard
• Scott Gomez
• Tim Ingalls
• Barrett Heisten
• Wade Brookbank
• Chris Beckford-Tseu
• Matt Underhill
• Cliff Hahn

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Retired numbers

• Keith Street – #8
• Dean Larson – #18

External links

• Alaska Aces official site