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The Alpena IceDiggers are a Junior Aice hockey team in the North American Hockey League's north division. The team plays out of Northern Lights Arena in Alpena, Michigan. Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ... Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of ice hockey competition for players generally between the ages of 16 and 20 years old. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... The North American Hockey League (NAHL) and the defunct American West Hockey League merged in 2003 to form a 21-team Junior A league, sanctioned by USA Hockey. ... Lighthouse at the Alpena Municipal Marina Alpena is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area Ranked 11th - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²) - Width 239 miles (385 km) - Length 491 miles (790 km) - % water 41. ...
Alpena head coach Mike Mankowski is leaving to become an assistant coach at Canisius College.
AlpenaIceDiggers ownership and head coach Mike Mankowski have agreed to waive the coach's contract and obligations to the IceDiggers to pursue a career of coaching college hockey.
The Toledo IceDiggers won the Continental Elite Hockey League hampionship in 2002 and were runners-up in 2003.
Alpena struck for three goals - as many as it has scored in any game this season - in the third period alone.
Alpena - playing without defensemen Chris Lanciano, Adam Snead and Jeff Miller, backup goalie Justin Marriott and forward Ricardo Yescue after a large fight in a loss to Team USA last Sunday - played a physical game.
After Alpena jumped out to a 3-1 advantage in shots on goal early, Traverse City went on a streak where the Stars outshot the IceDiggers 10-3 for the remainder of the opening stanza.
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