Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:38:30 GMT

Alaska Nanooks head coach Dallas Ferguson announced the 2010-11 men’s ice hockey schedule Thursday. The program’s 32nd NCAA hockey season includes 34 Division I games, including six against non-conference opponents and 28 against Central Collegiate Hockey Association foes.

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:55:40 GMT

Alaska Nanooks men’s hockey forward Dion ;Knelsen was selected to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America At-Large Men’s First Team announced Tuesday as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

Thu, 20 May 2010 10:29:19 GMT

FAIRBANKS, AK – Several Alaska Nanook student-athletes garnered recognition for their prowess in the classroom, being selected to various At-Large Academic teams as announced Thursday.

Fri, 14 May 2010 14:41:12 GMT

Alaska Nanooks senior center Dion ;Knelsen has signed a one-year deal with the Sparta Warriors of Sarpsborg, Norway, and the Norwegian Elite League. The Norwegian Elite League, or Get Ligaen, is the highest tier of professional hockey in Norway and it is there that Knelsen will develop his professional hockey game throughout the 2010-11 season.

Tue, 11 May 2010 14:36:49 GMT

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Department of Athletics will host the 26th Annual IBEW Nanook Fund Golf Scramble on June 11 at the North Star Golf Club. IBEW is in its seventh year as the title sponsor for the tournament, which is the major fund-raising event for student-athlete scholarships. Proceeds from the tournament will directly benefit the Alaska Nanooks. [2010 IBEW Nanook Fund Golf Scramble Application in PDF format]

Sun, 02 May 2010 17:46:00 GMT

Team Canada’s General Manager Mark Messier announced that former Alaska Nanook goalie Chad Johnson (Calgary AB), of the National Hockey League’s New York Rangers, has been added to the Team Canada roster for the 2010 International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World Championships, May 7-23, in Cologne and Manheim, Germany.

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:09:53 GMT

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Department of Athletics will hold its annual All-Sports Banquet Friday, May 7 from 6:30-9:00 p.m. at the Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge in the Edgewater Banquet Room.

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:15:03 GMT

For the first time in Alaska Nanook hockey history, a player has been named to the Lowe’s Senior Class Award All-Senior All-America First Team. Senior center Dion ;Knelsen (Three Hills, AB, Drumheller (AJHL)) became the second Nanook in the past two years and the third in the award’s four-year history to garner a spot on one of the Lowe’s All-Senior All-America teams.

Sat, 03 Apr 2010 12:31:49 GMT

Senior center Dion ;Knelsen (Three Hills, AB, Drumheller (AJHL)) received six awards, including Steve Moria Most Valuable Player, at the Alaska Nanooks annual hockey awards banquet Saturday night at the Fairbanks Princess Hotel. Six other Nanooks received awards, most of which were decided by a team vote.

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:34:31 GMT

Three Alaska Nanook seniors have made the next step in their hockey careers, joining the professional ranks this week. Center Dion ;Knelsen (Three Hills, AB, Drumheller (AJHL)) signed on with the American Hockey League’s Peoria Rivermen and was reassigned Tuesday to the Alaska Aces of the ECHL for the remainder of their season, while his brother Brandon ;Knelsen (Three Hills, AB, Drumheller (AJHL)) and former teammate Dustin ;Molle (Anchorage, AK, Waterloo (USHL)) have signed amateur tryout contracts (ATO) with the Idaho Steelheads.