Dallas must have something up his sleeve November 29, 2008
Posted by sunstarsports in hockey.Tags: Alaska, CCHA, Dallas Ferguson, Fairbanks, hockey, hockey stats, Nanooks, UAF, University of Alaska Fairbanks
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Doyle Woody, the Anchorage Daily News’ hockey guy, devoted a whole post in his hockey blog to the Nanooks’ success under first-year head coach Dallas Ferguson. Some of the Nanooks’ highlights:
- Chad Johnson’s 1.63 Goals Against Avg. (Seventh in the nation)
- Johnson’s .941 Save percentage (ninth in the nation)
- Team 1.38 goals per game avg. (third-fewest in the nation)
- 91 percent penalty killing efficiency (11th in the nation)
- 8-4-1 record overall, 6-3-0 CCHA; tied for third in the conference
And if you look at the CCHA stats page:
- Johnson’s GAA and save percentage overall lead CCHA goaltenders (third and second, respectively, in CCHA play)
While the Nanooks’ defense is on, their offense could still use a little help. The first time Nanooks show up on the top scorers’ list is a big tie for 26th with Adam Naglich and Dion Knelsen. Also, the Nanooks are eighth in scoring offense in CCHA play, but second in scoring defense (in CCHA. The ‘Nooks are first in scoring defense in overall play). Last in penalty minutes (CCHA and overall), that’s good. No. 9 in power plays.
Note: The above stats (not from the ADN blog) are ranks among CCHA teams, not nationally.
On one of the NCAA’s ranking sites, though Anchorage is ranked No. 19 (in the nation), the Nanooks did receive 14 votes. That’s not a whole lot, but someone was thinking of us.
women’s bball beats No. 10 Holy Family November 29, 2008
Posted by sunstarsports in women's basketball.Tags: Alaska, Fairbanks, GNAC, Mt. McKinley Bank North Star Invitational, Nanooks, UAF, University of Alaska Fairbanks, women's basketball
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In the Mt. McKinley Bank North Star Invitational, the Nanooks’ women’s basketball team defeated No. 10 Holy Family University 60-59. Tomorrow the Nanooks take on UCSD for the championship game.
Quick updates during a study break November 28, 2008
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Yeah, I know it’s Thanksgiving Break, but… whatever.
US College Hockey Online- towards the end there’s a bit about the Nanooks.
A few recent Nanook hockey alumni (Darcy Campbell, Jordan Hendry and Jeff Penner) donated the money for 15 new exercise bikes for the team. All three former Nanooks are playing on AHL teams.
Here’s a News-Miner article about Assistant Captain sophomore Derek Klassen, and how he can keep his cool in stressful situations on the ice.
CCHA.com preview of this weekend’s hockey series against LSSU.
An article about some of the changeups the women’s basketball team is facing due to injuries and illness.
The Lady Nanooks won the first game of the Mt. McKinley Bank North Star Invitational, but it wasn’t pretty.
Lakers Headed North November 26, 2008
Posted by sunstarsports in hockey.Tags: Alaska, CCHA, Fairbanks, hockey, Lake Superior State University, Nanooks, UAF, University of Alaska Fairbanks
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The Lake Superior State University hockey team is headed up to Fairbanks this weekend. Here’s the Soo Evening News’ preview of the weekend. Note: The Lakers haven’t won in Fairbanks since 2000.
Also, I just found this link, it has more to do with the Michigan series, but it’s basically a profile of head coach Dallas Ferguson.
Team goes mushing November 26, 2008
Posted by sunstarsports in women's basketball.Tags: Alaska, basketball, Fairbanks, Mt. McKinley Bank, Nanooks, North Star Invitational, UAF, University of Alaska Fairbanks
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The University of California- San Diego women’s basketball team, in Fairbanks for this weekend’s Mt. McKinley Bank North Star Invitational tournament, got to go dog sledding earlier this week.
Blurb November 25, 2008
Posted by sunstarsports in men's basketball.Tags: Alaska, Fairbanks, GNAC, Kyle Rische, men's basketball, Nanooks, UAF, University of Alaska Fairbanks
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Men’s basketball player Kyle Rische was mentioned in a brief of his hometown paper, The Hour. Scroll all the way to the bottom.
Skiers chase down Seawolves November 25, 2008
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Despite a daunting 27-15 deficit going into Sunday’s ski races, the Alaska ski team rallied back to beat the UAA Seawolves and take the Nordic Cup.
The women had the first three collegiate finishers (behind red-shirting Aurelia Korthauer), and the men had first, second and third place in Sunday’s races.
Coach Scott Jerome praised the tenacity of his team: “On the women’s side, Anna Coulter fell (Saturday), but she got back up, chased down the UAA skier in front of her, and passed her.” (excerpted from Tom Hewitt’s article which appears in today’s Sun Star.)
Johnson featured on CCHA Radio November 25, 2008
Posted by sunstarsports in hockey.Tags: Alaska, CCHA, Chad Johnson, Fairbanks, hockey, Justin Brossman, Nanooks, UAF, University of Alaska Fairbanks
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Senior Chad Johnson, recently named the CCHA’s goalie of the week, was featured on Inside the CCHA radio. You may have to download Microsoft Silverlight (yeah, I’d never heard of it either) to listen. Johnson talks about some of the challenges in adjusting to a smaller rink at Ewigleben arena, and about mentoring freshman goalies Scott Greenham and Eric Babcook.
Johnson was also mentioned on the NHL FanHouse blog, as one of the big players to watch before hitting the NHL. Johnson was drafted by Pittsburgh before joining the Nanooks. “One of the other awesome stories in the country so far is the play of Alaska,” author Bruce Ciskie says, which he attributes partially to solid play from Johnson.
Justin Brossman, the CCHA’s rookie of the week, was also mentioned on USHL weekly.
Swimmers make big splash at Nike Cup November 24, 2008
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The Nanook swim team…well, kicked ass this weekend at the Nike Cup. Four Nanooks are headed to the NCAA championships in March (they made “A” cuts) and many more made “B” cuts. Sam Zinsli, Mar Brunet, Courtney Nichols and Mariya Pavlovskaya all hit the mark this weekend. Zinsli was also named the PCSC swimmer of the month just before the meet started. (I can’t for the life of me find the PCSC site, so the Alaska page will have to do) Here are some links:
Nanooks shine bright in pool- Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Two Nanooks Earn Trips to Nationals- Athletic Dept.
Nanooks make quantum leap in pool- Athletic Dept.
For next week’s Sun Star, we’re working on an article about the Nanooks’ fancy new swimsuits. They got the kind that the Olympians wear that shed water better than skin or something like that. Fancy. Effective. Legal. It’s pretty sweet. A Nanook swimmer hasn’t qualified for nationals in two years.
This just in from Michigan… November 24, 2008
Posted by sunstarsports in hockey.Tags: Alaska, CCHA, Fairbanks, hockey, Player of the week, Sarah Palin, UAF, University of Alaska Fairbanks
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The hockey team finished up its series at Ferris State with a sweep. Here are some of the stories out of that:
Chad Johnson and Justin Brossman named CCHA players of the week (goalie and rookie, respectively) Johnson earned his second shutout of the season on Saturday, and Brossman scored the game-winning goal, the first of his career.
Saturday’s game was “Sarah Palin night” for the students of Ferris State. However, their power blazers and paper signs didn’t do a whole lot to affect the Nanooks.
