NAHL Fairbanks Ice Dogs
Ice Dogs win their third Robertson Cup championship
Date:06/03/2016 Source:NAHL Fairbanks Ice Dogs
FAIRBANKS - The Ice Dogs captured their third NAHL Robertson Cup Championship today in Minnesota. The Robertson Cup is the top prize in the 24-team Tier II Junior A league. The Ice Dogs scored twice in the third period as they beat the Wichita Falls (Texas) Wildcats 2-0 in the North American Hockey League title game on Sunday in Edina, Minnesota. The Ice Dogs were the...
Lutz, Nieto propel Ice Dogs into NAHL Robertson Cup final
Date:05/14/2016 Source:NAHL Fairbanks Ice Dogs
FAIRBANKS— It seemed that the North American Hockey League’s Robertson Cup tournament on Friday afternoon turned into the Reggie Lutz Cup. Officials of the Tier II Junior A league didn’t really change the name of their postseason showcase. Lutz, though, has been an impact player for the top-seeded Fairbanks Ice Dogs’ drive to the title game after his ...
Lutz lifts Ice Dogs in Robertson Cup semifinal
Date:05/13/2016 Source:NAHL Fairbanks Ice Dogs
FAIRBANKS — Fairbanks Ice Dogs head coach Trevor Stewart said he thought that Reggie Lutz didn’t have his best game Thursday against the Aston Rebels in the opening contest of a North American Hockey League Robertson Cup semifinal series in Edina, Minnesota. Lutz, though, played well enough to give Fairbanks a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series in the Braemer Arena. The right ...
Reggie Lutz’ late goal lifts Ice Dogs past Wilderness for 2-0 series lead
Date:05/01/2016 Source:NAHL Fairbanks Ice Dogs
AIRBANKS — The Fairbanks Ice Dogs had four power-play opportunities during regulation but couldn’t score against the Minnesota Wilderness on Saturday night. They made their sixth man-advantage opportunity and second one in overtime count. Reggie Lutz one-timed a shot from the top of the right faceoff circle at 2:33 of overtime to give the Ice Dogs a 3-2 win at the Big Dipper Ice...
Mitchell Baumann’s overtime goal lifts Ice Dogs past Wilderness
Date:05/01/2016 Source:NAHL Fairbanks Ice Dogs
FAIRBANKS — Fairbanks Ice Dogs right wing Mitchell Baumann called it a “typical breakout pass,’’ in overtime against the Minnesota Wilderness on Friday night at the Big Dipper Ice Area. Typical led the Ice Dogs to a 2-1 victory and a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five North American Hockey League Midwest Division final series. Defenseman Josef Ingman sent a pass from the I...
Ice Dogs down Chill, reach Midwest Division final
Date:04/24/2016 Source:NAHL Fairbanks Ice Dogs
FAIRBANKS — The Fairbanks Ice Dogs led the Coulee Region Chill on Friday night after the second period of game 4 of their North American Hockey League Midwest Division semifinal series. Top-seeded Fairbanks, though, didn’t take comfort in its 2-1 advantage on the scoreboard at the Green Island Ice Arena in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The Ice Dogs also entered the...
Ice Dogs take series lead against Chill
Date:04/21/2016 Source:NAHL Fairbanks Ice Dogs
The Fairbanks Ice Dogs allowed six goals in Game 1 of their North American Hockey League Midwest Division semifinal against the Coulee Region Chill on Friday night. Games 2 and 3 have seen the Ice Dogs hold the Chill to just one goal in 120 minutes of action, capped off by goaltender Gavin Nieto’s 22-save performance in a 3-0 win on Sunday at the Big Dipper Ice Arena. “In a play...
Ice Dogs’ second-period surge evens playoff series with Chill
Date:04/21/2016 Source:NAHL Fairbanks Ice Dogs
FAIRBANKS — The Fairbanks Ice Dogs focused on defense in the first period against the Coulee Region Chill on Saturday night in Game 2 of their North American Hockey League Midwest Division semifinal series. In the second period in the Big Dipper Ice Arena, the Ice Dogs cranked up the offense on the way to a 6-1 win that evened the best-of-five playoff matchup. Game 3 takes place at ...
Chill crush Ice Dogs 6-1 in NAHL playoffs opener
Date:04/21/2016 Source:NAHL Fairbanks Ice Dogs
FAIRBANKS — The Fairbanks Ice Dogs scored the first goal of Friday’s North American Hockey League Midwest Division semifinal series-opener. The Coulee Region Chill scored the next six en route to a 6-1 win at the Big Dipper Ice Arena. “We just come out and played our game,” Chill forward Larry Jungwirth said. “Finished hits, got pucks to the net and they went i...
Chill crush Ice Dogs 6-1 in NAHL playoffs opener
Date:04/21/2016 Source:NAHL Fairbanks Ice Dogs
FAIRBANKS — The Fairbanks Ice Dogs scored the first goal of Friday’s North American Hockey League Midwest Division semifinal series-opener. The Coulee Region Chill scored the next six en route to a 6-1 win at the Big Dipper Ice Arena. “We just come out and played our game,” Chill forward Larry Jungwirth said. “Finished hits, got pucks to the net and they went i...
Ice Dogs set NAHL record in regular-season finale
Date:04/05/2016 Source:NAHL Fairbanks Ice Dogs
FAIRBANKS — The Fairbanks Ice Dogs set a North American Hockey League record on Saturday night. They also shut out the Kenai River Brown Bears 6-0 during the Ravn Alaska Cup, Midwest Division and regular-season finale in the Big Dipper Ice Arena. Their eighth shutout this season, and their 16th straight win against Brown Bears in 2015-16, gave the Ice Dogs a 49-8-3 record for 101 poin...
Ice Dogs jump on Brown Bears early, wrap up regular season tonight
Date:04/05/2016 Source:NAHL Fairbanks Ice Dogs
FAIRBANKS—Thursday’s overtime victory against the Kenai River Brown Bears was fresh in the collective psyche of the Fairbanks Ice Dogs for Friday’s game of their North American Hockey League series. The overtime asset in the opener of the three-game Midwest Division and Ravn Alaska Cup series at the Big Dipper Ice Arena was a reminder to the Ice Dogs to try to not let the Bro...
Alex Mehnert lifts Ice Dogs past Brown Bears in overtime
Date:04/05/2016 Source:NAHL Fairbanks Ice Dogs
FAIRBANKS — The Fairbanks Ice Dogs were happy about their outcome against the Kenai River Brown Bears in Thursday night’s North American Hockey League game in the Big Dipper Ice Arena. They weren’t happy that they needed extra time to achieve it. The team with the best record in the Midwest Division and in the league pulled out a 3-2 victory against the team with the worst re...
Ice Dogs set multiple franchise marks in 2-1 win against Titans
Date:03/27/2016 Source:NAHL Fairbanks Ice Dogs
FAIRBANKS—The Fairbanks Ice Dogs accomplished a whole lot more than just posting another victory in Saturday night’s North American Hockey League game at the Big Dipper Ice Arena. The Ice Dogs’ 2-1 triumph against the New Jersey Titans set all sorts of team records and put them within one win of securing the best regular season record in the NAHL and home ice throughout the u...
Ice Dogs crush New Jersey Titans in series opener
Date:03/27/2016 Source:NAHL Fairbanks Ice Dogs
FAIRBANKS—Reggie Lutz and the rest of the Fairbanks Ice Dogs hit the post three times in the first period of Friday night’s North American Hockey League game against the New Jersey Titans. Lutz hit the post twice on his own at the Big Dipper Ice Arena. “I got a little mad after the second post,” Lutz said. “I’m like ‘Jeez, am I’m going to get ...
Tyler Tomberlin lifts Ice Dogs past Knights in overtime
Date:03/20/2016 Source:NAHL Fairbanks Ice Dogs
FAIRBANKS—It seemed fitting Saturday night that overtime decided the outcome of the last game between the Fairbanks Ice Dogs and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights in this North American Hockey League regular season. It happened in the finale of the first two-game encounter between the teams three months ago in Pittston, Pennsylvania. History repeated itself Saturday in the Big Dipper Ic...
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights end Ice Dogs’ 11-game win streak
Date:03/20/2016 Source:NAHL Fairbanks Ice Dogs
AIRBANKS—The Fairbanks Ice Dogs and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights have met only in three North American Hockey League games. Each contest was decided by three goals. The latest outcome was a 4-3 victory for the visitors from Pittston, Pennsylvania, in Friday night’s opener of a series in the Big Dipper Ice Arena. “They’re a team that plays with a lot of pace, similar...
Fairbanks Ice Dogs sweep Jr. Blues with 4-2 win
Date:02/28/2016 Source:NAHL Fairbanks Ice Dogs
FAIRBANKS—The Fairbanks Ice Dogs were missing a few teeth, but they didn’t miss another win against the Springfield Jr. Blues this North American Hockey League season. The Ice Dogs swept the visitors from the Illinois capital with a 4-2 victory on Saturday night in the Big Dipper Ice Arena. Ryner Gorowsky and linemate Logan Coomes each had a goal and two assists, and fello...
Todd Burgess lifts Ice Dogs past Jr. Blues in overtime
Date:02/28/2016 Source:NAHL Fairbanks Ice Dogs
FAIRBANKS—Friday night’s North American Hockey League series opener between the Fairbanks Ice Dogs and Springfield Jr. Blues was mostly a game of bounces. Ice Dogs center and team captain Todd Burgess got the biggest bounce of the night in the Big Dipper Ice Arena with the overtime game-winning goal, lifting Fairbanks to a 2-1 victory over its Midwest Division rival. Burgess was...
Todd Burgess lifts Ice Dogs past Jr. Blues in overtime
Date:02/28/2016 Source:NAHL Fairbanks Ice Dogs
FAIRBANKS—Friday night’s North American Hockey League series opener between the Fairbanks Ice Dogs and Springfield Jr. Blues was mostly a game of bounces. Ice Dogs center and team captain Todd Burgess got the biggest bounce of the night in the Big Dipper Ice Arena with the overtime game-winning goal, lifting Fairbanks to a 2-1 victory over its Midwest Division rival. Burgess was...
Ice Dogs rally for shootout victory over Jets
Date:02/21/2016 Source:NAHL Fairbanks Ice Dogs
FAIRBANKS—Fairbanks Ice Dogs left wing Liam Stirtzinger didn’t change anything when it was his turn during the shootout against the Janesville Jets in Saturday night’s North American Hockey League game in the Big Dipper Ice Arena. The 6-foot-4, 215-pounder from Moorpark, California, lifted the Ice Dogs to a 2-1 victory for a sweep of the Midwest Division series agai...
Ice Dogs rally for shootout victory over Jets
Date:02/21/2016 Source:NAHL Fairbanks Ice Dogs
FAIRBANKS—Fairbanks Ice Dogs left wing Liam Stirtzinger didn’t change anything when it was his turn during the shootout against the Janesville Jets in Saturday night’s North American Hockey League game in the Big Dipper Ice Arena. The 6-foot-4, 215-pounder from Moorpark, California, lifted the Ice Dogs to a 2-1 victory for a sweep of the Midwest Division series agai...
Ice Dogs overwhelm Jets in series opener
Date:02/20/2016 Source:NAHL Fairbanks Ice Dogs
FAIRBANKS—The Fairbanks Ice Dogs turned the tables on Friday night against a Janesville Jets squad which the Ice Dogs had a 1-4-1 record this North American Hockey League season. Fairbanks, with 18 saves from goaltender Gavin Nieto and two goals and an assist from league-leading scorer Todd Burgess, soared to a 7-2 win in the Midwest Division series opener at the Big Dipper Ice Arena. ...
Ice Dogs sweep Jr. Blues
Date:02/14/2016 Source:NAHL Fairbanks Ice Dogs
FAIRBANKS—Head coach Trevor Stewart wasn’t surprised that Saturday’s North American Hockey League game between his Fairbanks Ice Dogs and the host Springfield Jr. Blues came down to a shootout, won by the visitors. “They (Springfield) came out hard and there was a good crowd,” Stewart said of the 917 fans who came to the 2,100-seat Nelson Center in Springfield, Il...
Special teams aid Ice Dogs to win in Springfield
Date:02/12/2016 Source:NAHL Fairbanks Ice Dogs
FAIRBANKS—Head coach Trevor Stewart had a mixed reaction to special teams accounting for half of the Fairbanks Ice Dogs’ success against the host Springfield Jr. Blues in Friday night’s North American Hockey League series opener. Left wing Cameron Cook’s short-handed goal and defenseman Jakob Stridsberg’s power-play deposit helped the Midwest Division leaders to a...
Ice Dogs end skid against Jets, win 5-3
Date:02/07/2016 Source:NAHL Fairbanks Ice Dogs
FAIRBANKS—The Fairbanks Ice Dogs finally grounded the Janesvile Jets in this North American Hockey League season. Aided by center Todd Burgess’ four-point effort and 26 saves from goaltender Gavin Nieto, the Ice Dogs rallied for a 5-3 win in the finale of the Midwest Division series on Saturday night in the Janesville Ice Arena in Janesville, Wisconsin. Division-leading Fairbank...
Jets continue giving Ice Dogs trouble, win 2-1
Date:02/06/2016 Source:NAHL Fairbanks Ice Dogs
FAIRBANKS—All of the scoring on Friday night in the Janesville Ice Arena occurred in the first period. It’s also where the Janesville Jets continued to be a thorn in the side for the Fairbanks Ice Dogs this North American Hockey League season. League-leading scorer Todd Burgess produced the only goal for Fairbanks in a 2-1 loss in the opener of the Midwest Division series in Jan...
CJ Boothe gets first shutout for Ice Dogs
Date:02/01/2016 Source:NAHL Fairbanks Ice Dogs
FAIRBANKS—Saturday at the Big Dipper Ice Arena was a night of firsts for Fairbanks Ice Dogs players CJ Boothe and Cameron Cook. In a series-sweeping 3-0 win over the Kenai River Brown Bears, Boothe registered 26 saves for his first shutout as an Ice Dog and Cook produced the game’s first goal and his first with Fairbanks. “It’s feels great,” Boothe, ...
Ice Dogs shut out Brown Bears 8-0
Date:02/01/2016 Source:NAHL Fairbanks Ice Dogs
FAIRBANKS—Head coach Trevor Stewart had a simple desire for the Fairbanks Ice Dogs for Friday night’s North American Hockey League game against the Kenai River Brown Bears. “We just didn’t want to give up much,’’ Stewart said. “The guys seemed to buy into that a lot better than last night.” The Ice Dogs didn’t give up any goals while gat...
Ice Dogs down Brown Bears 5-1 in series opener
Date:02/01/2016 Source:NAHL Fairbanks Ice Dogs
FAIRBANKS—The power play for the Fairbanks Ice Dogs sputtered for most of Thursday night’s North American Hockey League and Ravn Alaska Cup series opener against the visiting Kenai River Brown Bears. The Ice Dogs, though, were efficient in other areas at the Big Dipper Ice Arena on the way to a 5-1 win in the first of three games this week against their intrastate and Midwest...
