Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:09:07 GMT

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Senior forward Dion Knelsen tallied the Alaska Nanooks only goal of the game as the home team settled for a 1-1 tie against the visiting No. 12 Michigan State. However, the Blue and Gold was unable to come away with the extra point Saturday night with the Spartans winning the shootout 2-1.

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:08:38 GMT

Senior forward Dion Knelsen lit the lamp twice and sophomore goalie Scott Greenham stopped all 16 shots he faced as the Alaska Nanooks shut out the No.12 Michigan State Spartans 2-0 Friday night at the Carlson Center. [Box Score]

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:32:21 GMT

The Blue and Gold host the No.12 Michigan State Spartans for a two-game Central Collegiate Hockey Association series at the Carlson Center on Friday and Saturday. Opening face off Friday night is at 7:05 p.m. AKT, while Saturday's contest is set to start an hour earlier at 6:05 p.m. AKT to accommodate a live national television broadcast of the match-up by KFXF Fox 7 and Comcast. [Alaska vs. Michigan State Series Notes]

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:19:50 GMT

Alaska Nanooks senior forward Dion Knelsen (Three Hills, AB, Drumheller (AJHL)) has been named as one of 10 finalists for the 2010 Men's Ice Hockey division of the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. Nationwide balloting begins immediately to determine the winner. Lowe’s, an official Corporate Partner of the NCAA, will announce the Senior CLASS Award™ winner in April at the NCAA Men’s Frozen Four® in Detroit, Michigan.

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:49:48 GMT

A three-goal first period for the Northern Michigan Wildcats proved too great a debt for the Alaska Nanooks to overcome, as they fell 3-2 at the Berry Events Center Saturday night in Central Collegiate Hockey Association action. One bright spot of the evening for the Blue and Gold was that senior Dion Knelsen (Three Hills, AB, Drumheller (AJHL)) became the 28th skater in program history to eclipse the 100-point career mark with his 14 goal of the season. [Box Score]

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:44:21 GMT

For the third time in as many encounters this season the Alaska Nanooks and the Northern Michigan Wildcats ended their Central Collegiate Hockey Association contest with a tie and a deciding shootout. Alaska picked up one point with a 2-2 overtime tie against the 'Cats, but was unable to secure the extra point and fell 2-0 in the shootout Friday night at the Berry Events Center. [Box Score]

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:23:14 GMT

The Blue and Gold head to Michigan's Upper Peninsula this weekend to take on the Northern Michigan Wildcats in a pair of Central Collegiate Hockey Association games at the Berry Events Center. The games, which are slated for 3:35 p.m. start time in Alaska, will both be shown live locally on KFXF Fox 7 in Fairbanks as well as GCI Cable statewide. [Alaska at Northern Michigan Series Notes]

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:26:45 GMT

It was a tough night at the rink for the Alaska Nanooks as they were outworked by a highly-potent No. 2 Miami RedHawks team, dropping the series finale to the visitors in a 5-0 shutout Saturday night at the Carlson Center. [Box Score]

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:56:36 GMT

For the first time this season, the Alaska Nanooks fell victims to their opponent in a conference shootout coming away with one point after a 3-3 tie in overtime against the No. 2 Miami RedHawks and then a 1-0 shootout loss Friday night at the Carlson Center. [Box Score]

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:25:08 GMT

This weekend the Nanooks play their first home series of 2010 against the No. 2 Miami Redhawks. Alaska will look to make the most of its home-ice advantage and build on the 5-2-3 record at the Carlson Center through the first half of the season. [Alaska vs. Miami Series Notes 1-22-10]