Alaska Hockey vs. St. Cloud State University

Follow along live with the Alaska Nanooks as they take on the St. Cloud State Huskies of the WCHA today at 5:07 p.m. in the first game of the 2011 Kendall Hockey Classic (hosted by Alaska Anchorage).

Here are the line-ups for tonight's game:

Alaska Nanooks

Forwards
26 - Gehon, 14- Henderson, 20-Meyers (C)
7- Yaremchuk, 37-Kunyk, 39-Finucci
25- Youngmun, 15-Filzen, 11-Gates
36-Beck, 17-Granberg, 29-Taranto (A)
Defense
24-Butcher (A), 5-Gens (A)
2-Tateson, 4-Enders
13-Odegard, 23-Kaiser
Goalies
35-Grenham
1-Steve Thompson
38-Cahil

St. Cloud State Huskies

Forwards
11-Festler, 19-LeBlanc (C), 26-Dowd
10-Hanowski (C), 23-Reid, 22-Eddy
15-MacMillan, 13-Christian, 12-Novak
27-Oliver, 8-Thorson, 18-Milan
Defense
28-Prochno, 14-Jensen
7-Gravel, 4-Johnson
3-Zabkowicz, 2-Rabey
Goalies
30-Lee (C)
29-Faragher

NCAA Rifle: Alaska Nanooks vs. Rose-Hulman Figntin' Engineers

What's A Seawolf? It's What's For Dinner!

Don't miss your chance to eat seawolf and cheer on the Alaska Nanook hockey team as they take on the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves next month at the Sullivan Arena.

The Department of Athletics will host a seawolf taco feed and Governor's Cup Viewing Party on Saturday, February 26 at the UAF Patty Center.

Check out the details and don't miss the party!

Alaska Skiing Feature on NCAA.com

Don't miss this feature article on NCAA.com about the Alaska Nanooks men's and women's ski teams. Go Nooks!

Skiers Volunteer On The Road

If you haven't seen it yet, here's today's entry on the Alaska Nanooks Skiing blog:

The UAF men’s ski team lent a hand to the Marshall School yesterday in constructing a new timing cabin. Though it looks like a deluxe ice shanty for fishing the local lakes, it is a top-o-the-line timing facility. We look forward to seeing it in action during our races this weekend here in Duluth.

Getting the first wall up.

The completed cabin (sans windows). Top row (l-r) Ray Sabo, Cody Priest, John Parry, and assistant coach Matt Dunlap. Bottom row (l-r) Alex Morris, Erik Soederstroem, and builder Jay ?? (Sorry Jay — we missed your last name.) Not pictured: Lars Arneson.

Alaska Skiers Open Road Trip At U.S. Nationals In Maine

Here's a note from head coach Scott Jerome just before the team left for their current road trip:

Packing for 28 Days

"Just finished packing for a 28 day trip to the lower 48. We hit US Nationals in Maine, then fly from Boston to the midwest for college races in Duluth and the Minneapolis USSA SuperTour.

Packing for a long road trip has gotten easier after six full seasons here at UAF, but it’s still a challenge. Basically we have to take enough wax, tools, and other equipment for 12 athletes competing in eight events over four weeks. We basically pack up the entire wax room and take it south.

Living on the road is a challenge, too. A simple ear infection or lost bag can create all sorts of issues. Fortunately, we have many friends all over the country who always lend a hand when we come up short. The good people at Michigan Tech, Northern Michigan, St. Scholastica, Chisholm Ski Club, St. Cloud State, St. John’s University, Team Homegrown, the Marshall School and many more have all helped us out over the years, and we are very thankful.

Many people ask how we can miss so much school on a road trip like this. Due to our university calendar, we only miss three days of classes for this four week road trip. We are on break for 25 of the 28 days. Later in the season will miss a bit more, but our student-athletes, like most skiers around the country, are diligent and hard-working. It’s not easy, but they get the job done.

I am very fortunate to travel with such a great team. They all pitch in when we have to pack up and head to the next venue. I couldn’t ask for a better group of university athletes.

Thanks to our friends out there — we appreciate your support on these long trips. We look forward to seeing you at the races."

-S. Jerome

Here are some images from some of the team members at last year's U.S. Nationals in Anchorage. Best of luck to all the Nanooks as they take to the trails at U.S. Nationals this week in Rumford, Maine.

Nanook Hockey Players Sporting Moustaches, Supporting "Movember"

Several of the Alaska Nanook hockey players have joined together to participate in "Movember" to help raise awareness and funds for the Prostate Cancer Foundation and LIVESTRONG.

The Mo, slang for moustache, and November come together each year for Movember.

Movember challenges men to change their appearance and the face of men’s health by growing a moustache. The rules are simple, start Movember 1st clean-shaven and then grow a moustache for the entire month. The moustache becomes the ribbon for men’s health, the means by which awareness and funds are raised for cancers that affect men. Much like the commitment to run or walk for charity, the men of Movember commit to growing a moustache for 30 days.

The funds raised through Movember’s US campaign benefit the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) and LIVESTRONG, the Lance Armstrong Foundation.

The PCF uses the money raised by Movember to fund research that is accelerating the discovery of better treatments and ultimately finding a cure for prostate cancer. One such program is the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center’s research, which has recently made a significant breakthrough. They identified 24 different kinds of prostate cancer and how aggressive each is. This should enable scientists to soon be able to answer the agonizing question facing men with prostate cancer: does their cancer need immediate treatment, and if so what is the best treatment, or can it be left alone?

LIVESTRONG uses the money raised by Movember to fund important programs to support young adults and their families battling and surviving cancer. These programs include:

• Fertile Hope, an initiative dedicated to providing reproductive information, support and hope to cancer patients and survivors whose medical treatments present the risk of infertility.

• My Planet, an online community of peer support that allows young adults to find and communicate with other young adults whose lives have been affected by cancer.

• Continuing Nursing Education program on Young Adult Cancer Survivorship. LIVESTRONG encourage nurses to know the warning signs of cancer, understand what types of cancer for which young adults may be at risk, and learn about cancer screening.

The Nanooks' Movember team includes:

Volunteer Assistant Coach Ryan Reinheller
Forwards: Ron Meyers, Jarrett Granberg, and Justin Filzen
Defensemen: Bryant Molle and Scott Enders
Goalie: Steve Thompson

Check out their team page at: http://us.movember.com/mospace/1174546/index/tp/2

Nanooks Open CCHA With Tie, Shootout Win at MSU

The ninth-ranked Alaska Nanooks got a regulation goal from rookie Cody Kunyk and shootout goals from Colton Beck and Ryan Hohl to secure a 1-1 overtime tie and 2-1 shootout win against the 16th-ranked Michigan State Spartans tonight in East Lansing. Both teams square off again tomorrow at 1 p.m. AKT.

The Blue and Gold are unbeaten against the Spartans in their last four games 2-0-2.

Live game coverage for Saturday's match-up can be heard on KCBF 820 AM or 820sports.com with Bruce Cech on the call. GO NOOKS!

1st Day of Hockey Practice

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HALL OF FAME INDUCTION THIS WEEKEND!

This weekend is Alumni Reunion Weekend at Alaska, and the athletics department will hold its third annual Nanook Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Come out and be a part of the festivities!

The 2010 Nanook Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place this Saturday, Sept. 25 at the Carol Brown Ballroom at the Wood Center. Tickets are $25 per person and may be purchased by calling 907-474-7081 or 1-800-770-2586 until Sept. 21, and at 907-474-5977 after the 21st.

All inductees will then attend the Blue vs. Gold hockey game at 5 p.m. at the Patty Center and the volleyball match vs. Simon Fraser 7 p.m. Come out and meet some of the brightest stars to compete at Alaska!

This year's inductees are former athletic director John C. Gilmore, former Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Harris Shelton, and former student-athletes Sigrid Aas (women's skiing and cross country), Mallory Larranaga (volleyball), Melissa Mulloy-Mecozzi (rifle), and Stuart Watkins (rifle).

Live Blog From VB Match against Drury

Join Media Relations Intern Nick Steyn for a live blog from today's volleyball game against Drury at 1 p.m.

Shots from today's VB practice in Anchorage

Alaska Volleyball Holds First Practice of '10

The volleyball team held fitness and on-court skills evaluations today. The team, after losing five starters last season, will have a fresh look this season. There are eight new faces, including five freshmen and three transfers.

Alaska Volleyball Earns AVCA Team Academic Award

The Alaska Nanooks volleyball squad has been named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association’s list of Team Academic Award winners for 2009-10, according to an AVCA announcement Wednesday.

Read the complete release here.

Jason Nichols Named Women's Basketball Assistant Coach

Head coach Cody Burgess and the Alaska Nanooks women’s basketball program announced Jason Nichols as the team's assistant coach for 2010-11 Wednesday.

Read the complete release here.

Women's Hoops Adds NWAACC Transfers

The Alaska Nanooks women’s basketball team announced the signings of junior transfers Autumn Greene and Lindsay Sommers Monday. Both players come from the competitive Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges.

Read the complete release here.

Nanook Hall of Fame Class of 2010

Three women and three men have been named the inductees for the Nanook Hall of Fame’s Class of 2010, as announced Saturday by University of Alaska Fairbanks athletic director Forrest Karr.

This year’s inductees are former athletic director John C. Gilmore, former Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Harris Shelton, and former student-athletes Sigrid Aas, Mallory (Bergstrom) Larranaga, Melissa Mulloy-Mecozzi, and Stuart Watkins.

The complete release can be read at alaskananooks.com.

Congratulations to the Class of 2010!

Red Wings' Development Camp Journal

Alaska Nanooks senior forward Ryan Hohl spent a week training and practicing in the Detroit Red Wings development camp, July 8-13. Here in his own words is a summary of the experience.

"Overall, I felt it was an extremely beneficial experience for skill development
and some new conditioning and strength ideas. They preached their systems and the importance of them a lot throughout the week. I felt that their overall philosophy was very similar to the one we have at Alaska. Also, the drills we did throughout the week are similar to those we do in our practices. We focused a lot on D-zone and offensive entry: again same exact philosophy we portray. My plan is to continue with my training and include some of the new things I learned throughout the week for the next month and a half. At this point I’m just going to keep focusing on skating, and training for the rest of the summer. I hope all is well. I can’t wait for the season."

-Ryan Hohl

The 2010-11 men's and women's basketball schedules were announced. The men's team will play a full schedule at 26 games, while the women have 25.

Read the full schedule release here.

Brad Oleson Helps Team To Championship, Makes Spanish National Team Pre-Roster

Former Alaska Nanooks men’s basketball NCAA All-American and all-time leading scorer Brad Oleson, added a championship title to his basketball career list of accomplishments as the North Pole native helped Caja Laboral Vitoria down Regal FC Barcelona 79-78 in overtime in Spain’s ACB League Championship game.

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