UAF Nanooks

Friday, March 5, 2010

CCHA Playoffs Rd. 1 Live Blog

Thursday, March 4, 2010

We're off to Nationals



We're taking two girls to NCAAs this Saturday. Last year Mariya was an All-American in the 400 IM.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

2010 Governor's Cup CHAMPIONS

2010 Governor's Cup CHAMPIONS!! In case you missed the celebration, here's a montage that Megan Otts and Todd Paris compiled (thanks again)!



GO NOOKS!

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Taranto Grabs Rookie of the Month




Taranto Grabs Second CCHA Rookie of the Month Award

Alaska Sweeps UAA

If you missed the Alaska Nanooks weekend sweep of UAA, here's a video that captures Friday night's 7-4 thumping. Thanks to Thomas Bohnet for making the trip south to capture this:



Playoff Tickets go on sale today at noon at the Patty Center and all Ticket Master outlets. Click here for more information.

Senior forward Dion Knelsen has been named one of seven finalists for the 2010 BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award, given annually to the college hockey player that most personifies community spirit through leadership, effort and time. Click here to read the full release.

He is also ranked second in fan votes (with 13.2 percent) for the 2010 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. YOUR VOTE COUNTS! Fan balloting counts for 1/3 of the total with the remaining 2/3 determined by NCAA Division I coaches and national media members. Log on to the LSC Award website to vote for Dion. You can also text H5 to 74567 once a day (that's up to two votes per day per person).

Congratulations to freshman forward Andy Taranto and sophomore defenseman Scott Enders, who were named the CCHA Rookie and Defenseman of the Week, respectively, on Monday. Here's the full release.

Don't forget this weekend's WHITEOUT for the playoffs. Sport your white gear (from head to toe if possible) or get over to the bookstore to buy some - there should be special discounts on all white Alaska Nanooks merchandise this week only.

GO NOOKS!!

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Dion Knelsen for Lowe's Senior Class Award

As you may, or may not, know senior forward Dion Knelsen is a finalist for the Lowe's Senior Class Award.

The Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award is presented each year to the outstanding senior NCAA Division I Student-Athlete of the Year across nine different sports. The acronym “CLASS” stands for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School™.

The Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award celebrates the loyalty of seniors that honor a four-year commitment to their university. The Senior CLASS Award™ recognizes these student-athletes for great achievement during competition and in their community while staying in school.

Award winners are determined by a selection process that includes, NCAA Division I college coaches in each respective sport, national media, and fans. The voting process determines the winner in addition to a Senior CLASS All-America Team.

Here is a video interview of Dion speaking about the award and what hockey means to him:



You can vote for Dion by voting online and text messaging your vote. You can vote online here and you can also text H5 to 74567 to vote. You are able to vote online once per day and text message one vote for day so make sure you vote every day as the voting process accounts for 33% of the final decision. Here is a breakdown of the selection process.

So go and vote!

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Rifle Live Blog